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Civil War Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

b)

Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

c)

Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

d)

All of the above

2.

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Confederate president Jefferson Davis

e)

Andrew Johnson

3.

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?

a)

The thirteenth amendment

b)

The nineteenth amendment

c)

The fifth amendment

d)

The first amendment

e)

The twenty-first amendment

4.

What date did Lincoln issue the proclamation?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

January 1, 1863

c)

April 7, 1860

d)

August 12, 1880

5.

Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

A change to the United States constitution allowing for all men to vote regardless of race.

b)

A new law issued by congress that said slavery was illegal in the North.

c)

An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that eventually led to the freedom of millions of slaves.

d)

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln asking for the Civil War to end.

e)

An order made by the Supreme Court saying that the Confederate states had the right to decide for themselves on slavery.

6.

Why did President Lincoln wait to issue the proclamation until after the northern victory at Antietam?

a)

He was too busy ordering troops around and didn`t have time before the victory.

b)

It was a complicated document and it took him a long time to write.

c)

He was waiting for the states to ratify it.

d)

He was waiting on the Supreme Court to say it was okay.

e)

He wanted strong support for the proclamation from the people and felt that the timing was right after this major victory in the Civil War.

7.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
8.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
10.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
a)
slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
b)
sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
c)
the Souther states should be allowed to secede
d)
to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
11.
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
12.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
13.
What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?
a)
The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
b)
The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
c)
Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
d)
The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South
14.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
15.
The graphic represents people and events that dominated which of the following era's?
a)
Colonial
b)
Revolutionary
c)
Civil War
d)
Reconstruction
16.
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
17.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
18.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
19.
The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Yorktown
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Appomattox 
20.
This was the first battle of the Civil War
a)
Yorktown
b)
Bull Run
c)
Appomattox
d)
Gettysburg
21.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
22.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
23.
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
24.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
25.
This was the main economy of the union
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
26.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
27.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
28.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
29.
War between people of the same country
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
civil war
d)
slavery
30.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
31.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
32.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
33.
An abolitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion by attacking an armory at Harpers Ferry, VA.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
state's rights
d)
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
34.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed  things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
35.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

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