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Civil War

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe described the cruelty of slavery.

a)

Gone with the Wind

b)

Across the Lines

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Gettysburg

2.

War between people of the same country

a)

secede

b)

state's rights

c)

civil war

d)

slavery

3.

To break away from a group

a)

state's rights

b)

slavery

c)

Gettysburg

d)

secede

4.

What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?

a)

economy, slavery, new states

b)

economy, jobs, income

c)

slavery, new states

d)

economy, new states

5.

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

a)

Sherman's March to Sea

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Fort Sumter

6.

Which of the following WAS NOT an advantage of the south:

a)

Commitment to the Cause

b)

Population

c)

Defensive War

d)

Better Trained Army

7.

What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply)

a)

Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws

b)

Slavery

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

Lincoln winning the election of 1860

e)

All of these

8.

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation actually freed?

a)

Only the slaves in the Confederacy, so none of them

b)

Only slaves in Western Territories

c)

Only slaves in the border states

d)

All of the slaves in the North and South

9.

What was the single bloodiest day of battle during the civil war?

a)

Bulls Run

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Vicksburg

10.

President Lincoln's main goal in the Civil War was to eliminate slavery in all territory controlled by the United States

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Nurse during the Civil War and the Founder of the American Red Cross

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

David Farragut

d)

Mary Walker Edwards

12.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
13.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

14.

The Emancipation Proclamation truly freed slaves in ALL parts of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

15.
The president of the Confederate States of America was..
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Thomas Jefferson
16.
What was the North's point of view on slavery in the 1850s?
a)
They had outlawed slavery
b)
They were pro-slavery.
c)
The hired slaves as workers.
d)
Slavery was used for farming.
17.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
18.
What did slaves use to escape to Freedom?
a)
The Anaconda Plan
b)
The Oregon Trail
c)
The Union Express Railroad
d)
The Underground Railroad
19.
This person led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to fight against slavery.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
d)
Harriet Tubman
20.
What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve?
a)
Southern states wanted a free state.
b)
It made an equal number of slave and free states.
c)
It made more slave states.
d)
It made more free states.
21.
What was the effect of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?
a)
The North made John Brown a general.
b)
John Brown was given an award.
c)
It drew the North and South together.
d)
John Brown was hanged.
22.
The section of the country had more factories and railroads.
a)
North 
b)
South
23.

This was the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 

a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
24.

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

a)

Fugitive Immigrant Law

b)

Runaway Slave Clause

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Property Abandonment Clause

25.

Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. What piece of legislation did it overturn?

a)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Henry Clay Treaty

d)

Lincoln Agreement

26.

When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?

a)

Southern slave states

b)

The balance of power in Congress

c)

Northern Free States

d)

Foreign alliances with Pacific Coast allies

27.

Escaped slave that sued for his freedom

a)

Harriett Tubman

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Dred Scott

28.

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

a)

slavery would be banned in all future states.

b)

the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

c)

the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

d)

slavery would be allowed in every future state.

29.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
30.

How did the Dred Scott case impact the civil war?

a)

It impacted the civil war by making both sides of the slavery argument heat up.

b)

It did not Impact the Civil War

c)

It Added More Soldiers to the Sides

31.

The Dred Scott decision...

a)

angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

b)

satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

c)

promoted the abolitionist movement.

d)

resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

32.

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

a)

tariffs

b)

slavery

c)

states rights

d)

trade with Europe

33.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

34.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

35.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
36.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
37.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave 
d)
preserve the Union
38.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
39.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
40.

Lincoln's Reconstruction needed southern states to have at least ________ % of the voting population take a loyalty oath.

a)

10

b)

30

c)

50

d)

99

41.

The __________Amendment outlawed slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

42.

___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Union Army

43.

What amendment made all people born in the United States citizens?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

44.

A freedmen was required to have a labor contract in Mississippi after 1865. This is an example of ______________.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

sharecropping

c)

the black codes

d)

Reconstruction

45.

Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

46.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
47.
Jim Crow Laws passed after Reconstruction took away African American Voting Rights using...
a)
Voter Registration Laws
b)
Political Gerrymandering
c)
Voter Identification Laws
d)
Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests
48.
All of the following resulted from the end of Reconstruction EXCEPT:
a)
Ku Klux Klan is founded
b)
Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights. 
c)
Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South
d)
Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality
49.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
50.

Which of the following is TRUE about sharecropping

a)

Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.

b)

Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping

c)

Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty

d)

Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.

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