WorksheetsCivil War Causes and War Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
"Manifest Destiny" was the belief that:
Americans would expand into Canada
the United States would expand into South America
Americans wuld gain territory in Asia
the United States was destined to expand westward to the Pacific and into Mexican territory
Why did Eli Whitney's cotton gin increase the demand for slaves?
It allowed more cotton to be planted faster
Cotton could be woven into cloth more cheaply
Cotton fiber could be cleaned more quickly
More cotton products could be produced
Which of the following abolitionists called for the immediate and uncompensated emancipation of slaves in his paper "The Liberator?"
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Daniel Webster
This 1858 Supreme Court case declared slaves as property and not United States citizens:
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCullough v. Maryland
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?
It determined that a slave would count as 2/3 of a person for the purposes of determining representation
It prohibited slavery in California
It established a bicameral legislature in which the interests of both large and small states were addressed
It preserved the balance between slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave states and Maine as a free state
What was one provision of the Compromise of 1850?
California was admitted as a slave state
Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia
A more stringent (strict) Fugitive Slave law will be adopted
Slavery was prohibited in the New Mexico Territory
Which of the following best describes the doctrine of nullification?
the federal government may take control of a failing bank
The federal government may require illigal immigrantss to return to their homeland.
The states may repeal any federal law they believe is unconstitutional
Congress may override a presidential veto
Which of the areas in the map shown above was acquired through war with Mexico?
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
Which area in the map was acquired from France and was a focus of the Missouri Compromise?
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
Which of the following is NOT a result of the Dred Scott Decision?
Slavery was allowed to spread into new territories
Northerners were pleased with the decision
The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional
Slaves were considered property
What was a major result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Slavery was banned in all parts of the Kansas Territory
Slavery was extended into some parts of the Kansas Territory
The people were to decide the issue of slavery in the Kansas Territory through popular sovereignty
Slave catchers were allowed into the Nebraska territory
Why was the election of Abraham Lincoln followed by the secession of several Southern states?
Many southerners believed Lincoln would try to abolish slavery
He demanded the Virginia militia break up a secession convention.
He ordered the Navy to destroy Fort Sumter
Southerners believed Lincoln would be a weak leader
The first state to secede from the Union was______.
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
The start of the Civil War was signaled by the Confederate attack on:
Fort Belvoir
Fort Henry
Fort Sumter
Fort Duquesne
The Union plan for winning the war was known as_____. It had three parts: Blockade Southern ports, Control the Mississippi, Capture Richmond.
Python Plan
Anaconda Plan
Boa Constrictor Plan
Water Moccasin Plan
After the Union victory at the Battle of Antitam, President Lincoln:
Encourage Great Britain to support the Confederacy and slaveholding states
Ordered the Union army to provide the Confederacy with supplies they seized.
Forced the federal government to abolish slavery in the entire United States and Confederate states.
issued the Emancipation Proclamation aimed at the states in rebellion
The Lee's Army of Northern VA was surrounded by General Grant at: ______. It forced Lee's surrender.
Appomattox Court House
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Who was the former slave who urged Lincoln to recruit freed slaves into the Union Army?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
Booker T. Washington
What battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Bull Run or First Manassas
Antietam
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in January of 1863?
All slaves in the North
All slaves in the South
All slaves in areas under Confederate control
All slaves in areas under Union control
Which statement best describes the goal of the Gettysburg Address?
The address introduced conscription laws
The address discussed the need for more experienced generals
The address argued that all men are not created equal
The address redefined the ideas of freedom and equality in the United States
Which 1863 battle was Lee's last major offensive?
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Who was the Union general who captured Vicksburg?
Willliam Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClelland
Ambrose Burnside
Why was the Union victory at Vicksburg so important?
It was the first Union victory of the war
It gave the Union control of the Tennessee River
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
It gave the Union control of the largest barbeque restaurant in the South
What Union general led a campaign through Georgia in 1864 which was designed to strike at the Southern economy and morale to support the Confederacy?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClelland
Joseph Hooker
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Who led the attack on Pottawatomie Creek and later tried to start a slave revolt at Harper's Ferry, VA.?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Andrew Johnson
John Willkes Booth
John Brown
Who was the female abolitionist who by her accounts freed 120 slaves and gave directions to 70 more?
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Mary Chestnut
Although she never set foot in the South, who was the author whose book was about a Christian slave named Tom and the evils of slavery?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Phyllis Wheatly
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the man who hated secession and slavery, yet led the Confederate Army of Virginia to defend home?
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall"Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Which Union general was appointed the head of the Union Army after his victory at Vicksburg?
Robert E.Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
George Meade
Which was NOT an outcome of the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln defined the USA as one nation not a collection of states
Lincoln added that ending slavery was now an additional goal of the war
Lincoln announced that African Americans could join the Confederate army
Lincoln restated that the main goal of the war was to preserve the Union
Which area of the map was acquired through War with Mexico?
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
Which area had its slavery question settled by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
What best describes the states colored light blue during the Civil War?
They were slave holding states which remained in the Union and did not secede
They were buffer states between the North and the South
They were areas where most of the battles occurred
They were states where slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation
Who debated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 in a contest for the Illinois Senate seat? He will also run against Lincoln in the 1860 Presidential election?
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
All of the following are true of the common soldiers experience EXCEPT:
They rode railroads from one battle to another all the time
Their diaries, letters, and verbal accounts told the horrors of war
They often engaged in hand to hand combat
They often returned home to poverty and destroyed homes
Which African American unit in the Union army proved that African Americans were ferocious fighters at the Battle of Fort Wagner?
1st Boilermakers
54h Massachusetts
87th Cavalry
The Black Irish Brigade
What was typical of the African-American soldiers experiences?
They were used for menial labor, had white commanders, and saw little combat
They were often protected by heavy artillery when they saw combat
They had strict African American commanders
When captured by the Confederates, they were shipped back to Africa
Which was NOT true about Frederick Douglass?
He was a prominent abolitionist
He urged the acceptance of African Americans into the Confederate Army
He published a newspaper called "The North Star"
He encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
When were African Americans accepted into the Union Army?
After the bombardment of Fort Sumter
They were never accepted into the Union Army
After Ulysses S. Grant became the Commander of the Union Army
Immediately after the Emancipation Proclamation
Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863?
All Slaves in the Union and the Confederacy
All slaves in areas under Confederate control
All slaves in the Border States
All slaves in areas under Union control
Which statement best describes the goal of the Gettysburg Address?
The address introduced conscription laws
The address discussed the need for more experienced generals in the Union Army
The address redefined the ideas of freedom and equality in the United States
The address argued that all men are not created equal and should not be treated as such
Which is not correctly matched with their activities after the Civil War?
Frederick Douglass- Ambassador to Haiti
Ulysses S. Grant - President of the United States
Robert E. Lee - Encouraged Southerners to reconcile with the Union and accept the Union victory
Robert E. Lee - Focused on Education as President of George Mason University
Which groups motives for fighting the Civil War is incorrect?
Union- Preserve the Union
Confederacy- State's Rights
Common Soldiers- Duty and to protect home
Slaves- more protection from their masters
