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Start of the Civil War Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: A Civil War means a country is fighting itself.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The American Civil War was between ______________ & ______________.

a)

The East and the South

b)

The West and the North

c)

The North and the South

d)

The West and the East

3.

About how many years did the American Civil War last?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

7

d)

4

4.

Which of these is NOT a reason why the war began?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

The Dred Scott decision

c)

The Election of 1860

d)

The North wanted to keep slavery

5.

True or False: The Missouri Compromise resolved the issue by admitting Missouri and Maine as slave states.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state and allowed the New Mexico and _____________ territories to decide whether to allow slavery.

a)

Arizona

b)

Utah

c)

Louisiana

d)

Colorado

7.

True or False: A decision in the Dred Scott case stated that African Americans were not citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who won the presidency in 1860?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Stephen Douglas

9.

Who had the greater population?

a)

The North

b)

The South

10.

Who had better military leaders?

a)

The North

b)

The South

11.

Who had more skilled soldiers?

a)

The North

b)

The South

12.

Who only had about 30% of the railroads?

a)

The North

b)

The South

13.

Who do you think had the biggest advantage? What was the biggest advantage?

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