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SS8H5 Civil War Era Quiz

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which compromise included the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Georgia Constitution

2.

What importance did Atlanta have to the South in the Civil War?

a)

Due to its railroads and industry, it was the center of major trade and transportation.

b)

It was the capital of the CSA

c)

All of the Confederate Military spent their nights there

d)

The French allies were stationed there.

3.

Which was the first major battle of the Civil War fought in GA? This was also over major control of railroads.

a)

Battle of Alexandria

b)

Battle of Winterfell

c)

Battle of Hogwarts

d)

Battles of Chickamauga

4.

What was the primary goal of the Union Blockade?

a)

to prevent Confederate support from Spain.

b)

to keep the South from building up a powerful navy.

c)

prevent the South from shipping cotton to Britain and France in exchange for weapons and other supplies

d)

to block African slaves from being brought in the southern ports.

5.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Southern states agreed to end slavery before the war

b)

Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act.

c)

California was admitted as a free state.

d)

It created a power imbalance in House and Senate.

6.
What effect did Sherman's March to the Sea have on the Confederacy?
a)
Sherman's troops traveled only at night and avoided Confederate towns.
b)
Sherman's troops had no effect because the Confederacy army regrouped and attacked in early 1865.
c)
Sherman's troops rebuilt downs and railroads so the Confederate states could recover after the war.
d)
Sherman's troops destroyed towns, railroads, and farms so the Confederate army would have no supplies.
7.
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when the Confederate troops attacked the Union troops at
a)
Fort Sumter, SC
b)
Appomattox Court House
c)
Vicksburg, MS
d)
Atlanta, GA
8.
The Civil War finally ended when Lee surrenders to Grant on April 9, 1865 at
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Appomattox Court House
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Harper's Ferry
9.

The victory at _________ was considered a turning point in the war. This gave the Union a better chance at winning.

a)

Appomattox Court House

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Gettysburg

10.
Who led the Union Army from Atlanta to Savannah in a March to the Sea?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William T. Sherman
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
11.

What word best describes the economy of the Northern states in the years before the Civil War?

a)

free states

b)

industrialized

c)

slave states

d)

agricultural

12.
Which word would best describe the economy of the southern part of the United States in the years before the Civil War?
a)
tariffs
b)
industrialized
c)
hot
d)
agricultural
13.

Which side, Union or Confederate, wanted to abolish slavery?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

c)

Both

d)

None

14.
Where were the battles of the Civil War fought?
a)
Mostly in the South
b)
Mostly in the North
c)
Evenly between the two
d)
None of the above
15.
Which general ordered the "March to the Sea" through Georgia?
a)
William Tecumseh Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
George Patton
16.
Which term refers to the idea that southern states had the authority to make their own laws regarding slavery?
a)
secession
b)
sectionalism
c)
states' rights
d)
due process
17.
Which statement would be supported by someone believing in states' rights?
a)
The federal government has no right to tell states how to operate.
b)
Federal laws always take precedence over state laws.
c)
States may only pass laws on issues allowed by the U.S. Constitution.
d)
Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.
18.
Dred Scott sued his owners because
a)
he had worked long enough and had earned his freedom
b)
he and his family had saved enough money to buy their freedom
c)
because his owner had died, the owner had no legal right to Scott's family
d)
since he had lived in free states, he should be considered a free man
19.
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Andrew Jackson
20.
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
William T. Sherman
21.
Which battle is known for being the largest battle in GA and one of the bloodiest of the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Atlanta
b)
Battle of Chickamauga
c)
Battle of Savannah
d)
Battle of Fort Pulaski
22.

The notorious confederate Georgian prison where 13,000 Union soldiers died was

a)

Andersonville

b)

Griswaldville

c)

Chickamauga

d)

Adairsville

23.

Which of the issues listed below were most responsible for causing the Civil War?

a)

Indian removal and land lotteries

b)

California gold rush and expansion of railroads

c)

compromise of 1850 and GA Platform

d)

slavery and states' rights

24.
California was admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act was strengthened, slave trade banned in D,C
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Georgia Platform
25.
What was the Georgia Platform?
a)
a statement supporting states' rights
b)
a statement supporting slavery
c)
a statement supporting the Compromise of 1850
d)
a statement supporting popular sovereignty
26.
During the 1800s, Southern states were economically dependent on __ while the North became economically dependent on __.
a)
industry, agriculture
b)
agriculture, industry
c)
paid labor, free labor
d)
sharecropping, tenant farming
27.

What strategy does this picture illustrate?

a)

south's plan to sell cotton to Europe

b)

Northern plan of naval blockade (Union Blockade) to stop southern trade

c)

south's strategy to trade with the North

d)

North's plan to reopen trade with the South to get cotton

28.
What is the BEST reason for Sherman's use of "total war"?
a)
to keep the South from trading with Great Britain and France
b)
to get revenge for the treatment of Union soldiers at Andersonville
c)
to help lead slaves in an armed revolt against the CSA
d)
to destroy GA and break the Confederate's will to keep fighting
29.
Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?
a)
Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes. 
b)
Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery. 
c)
Lincoln said he would emancipate all slaves if elected. 
d)
Lincoln wanted settlers in territories to vote on slavery. 
30.
Many southerners were angry because they felt the north was intruding more and more on
a)
states' rights
b)
abolition
c)
sharecropping
d)
southern industry
31.
Who declared that slaves and freed blacks were not citizens of the U.S. and did not have the right to sue in the first place in the Dred Scott case of 1857?
a)
Georgia Supreme Court
b)
U.S. Supreme Court
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Dred Scott
32.
Which of the following is the best description of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
It freed all slaves in the Union and Confederacy.
b)
It freed slaves in the border states but not the Confederacy.
c)
It freed slaves in the rebellious (Confederate) states.
d)
It supported the expansion of slavery to free states.
33.
The deadliest single day in US history was at....
a)
Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Cold Harbor
34.
The Battle of Gettysburg was..
a)
the first major battle of the Civil War
b)
the turning point of the Civil War
c)
the last major battle of the Civil War
d)
a Confederate victory
35.
Lee surrendered to Grant at.....
a)
Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Yorktown
36.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
37.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
38.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
the election of Jefferson Davis
b)
High tariffs
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the death of Stonewall Jackson
39.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
40.
This freed the slaves in Confederate states.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address 
c)
The Battle of Antietam 
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
41.
Secede?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
42.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
43.
Which side won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
44.
Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850s?
a)
large cities
b)
farms and small towns
c)
plantations
d)
large towns
45.
What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850s?
a)
They thought slavery was profitable.
b)
They believed slavery had its place.
c)
They saw slavery as a luxury.
d)
They wanted to outlaw slavery.
46.

This act made it the responsibility of the North to return escaped slaves

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

47.

Supreme Court case that said slaves were property, not citizens

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

48.

Withdrawal from the Union

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Secession

49.

CSA, South, Rebels represents the.....

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Secession

50.

USA, North, Yankees, represents the......

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Secession

51.

Commanding general of the Northern army that won the war

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Abraham Lincoln

52.

Bloodiest single day, Union victory convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

a)

Antietam

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

53.

Turning point of the Civil War; Union victory

a)

Antietam

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

54.

The strategy in which the Union Army created a plan to defeat the Confederacy by surrounding them and not letting them export or import any goods or supplies was called__________________

a)

Total War

b)

Union Blockade

c)

Conspiracy Theory

d)

Chickamauga Plan

55.

Who was the commander of the Confederate prison that ended up being hanged for war crimes?

a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Henry Wirtz

d)

Abraham Lincoln

56.

The theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has said is unconstitutional is________________________

a)

Total War

b)

Electoral Collage

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Nullification

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