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Unit 8: Civil War

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins

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1.

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.


Abraham Lincoln,

first inaugural address, 1861


Which idea does President Lincoln express in the excerpt?

a)

the Union exists only through the consent of sovereign states

b)

the Union requires a nationwide decision on slavery

c)

the Union will be preserved through military force if necessary

d)

the Union matters more than current disagreements between states

2.

What was one major impact of this novel?

a)

Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

b)

The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.

c)

The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.

d)

Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.

3.

“Bleeding Kansas”

Beating of Senator Sumner

Raid on Harper’s Ferry


What do the events listed above illustrate about the U.S. in the 1850s?

a)

The North and South had very different economic systems.

b)

The debate over slavery was becoming more personal and divisive.

c)

Tariffs on Southern states were the main source of conflict.

d)

Manifest Destiny had more support in the South and West.

4.

How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?

a)

The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war.

b)

The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River.

c)

The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.

d)

The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.

5.

Which of the following completes this diagram?

a)

the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

c)

the Gettysburg Address

d)

the Thirteenth Amendment

6.

After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to -

a)

elect a new president and vice president

b)

complete construction of the Capitol

c)

establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

d)

implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

7.

Which was a direct result of the Battle of Vicksburg?

a)

Union forces were able to stop blockade runners

b)

Union forces gained control of the Mississippi River

c)

Confederate forces attacked Washington, D.C

d)

Confederate forces were unable to invade Pennsylvania

8.

The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should

a)

receive fair treatment after the war

b)

be allowed to continue the practice of slavery

c)

pay for the damages suffered by the Union

d)

be punished for seceding from the Union

9.

The proclamation above was issued during which of these historical events?

a)

Shays’ Rebellion

b)

The Nullification Crisis

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Civil War

10.

In the cartoon above, which regional group is represented by the man with the tattered clothes on the left?

a)

Southern planters

b)

Eastern bankers

c)

Northern merchants

d)

Western miners

11.

Which would be considered a major cause of the Civil War?

a)

Southern states claimed the right to secede from the Union

b)

Northern states objected to high tariffs

c)

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Democrats demanded a recount of votes in the election of 1860

12.

These speakers here are debating which issue that eventually led to the start of the Civil War?

a)

nullification

b)

judicial review

c)

states’ rights

d)

federalism

13.

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

a)

the legal ability of states to secede

b)

the right of citizens to choose representatives

c)

the power of states to organize militias

d)

the unalienable rights of citizens

14.

One advantage of the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had -

a)

knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

b)

numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition

c)

a large number of military troops in reserve

d)

an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies

15.

Which conclusion about the Civil War is most clearly supported by information in the chart?

a)

The South would have the advantage in a long war.

b)

The South would have a larger, better-equipped fighting force.

c)

The North and the South were evenly prepared for the war.

d)

The North was expected to win the war quickly.

16.

Which statement describes an economic difference between the North and South in the period just before the state of the Civil War?

a)

The South’s economy was more diverse than the North.

b)

The South was agricultural; while the North was agricultural and industrial.

c)

More European immigrants went to the South than to the North.

d)

Transportation was far more advanced in the South than the North.

17.

Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in this chart?

a)

Sectionalism was based on social and economic differences.

b)

The South had more large cities that the North.

c)

The South was better developed than the North.

d)

Agriculture was no longer important to the United States economy.

18.

Information in the chart above suggests that just prior to the Civil War the…

a)

North could raise an army five times larger than that of that South

b)

South was economically stronger than the North

c)

South was more industrialized than the North

d)

South was poorly equipped to fight a war against the North

19.

Which federal legislation provided the basis for Burns’ arrest?

a)

the Compromise of 1850

b)

the Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

the Homestead Act

d)

the Gadsden Purchase

20.

These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?

a)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

21.

Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?

a)

Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California.

b)

Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law.

c)

Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets.

d)

Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession.

22.

This data could be used to support which conclusion?

a)

Gulf Coast states had to rely on steamboats to transport goods

b)

Border states had to import needed raw materials.

c)

States in the upper South were heavily industrialized.

d)

States in the lower South had more land devoted to plantations.

23.

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

a)

Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.

b)

Fighting broke out between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansas.

c)

Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.

d)

The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.

24.
The bloodiest single day battle was at...
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Shiloh
c)
Antietam
d)
Bull Run
25.
The first major battle of the Civil War was at...
a)
Bull Run
b)
Antietam
c)
Shiloh
d)
Gettysburg
26.

At the beginning of the war the main goal of the North was to...

a)

free all of the slaves

b)

become independent

c)

punish the South

d)

reunite the Union

27.

The Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate forces to General Grant at...

a)

Petersburg, VA

b)

Gettysburg, PA

c)

Richmond, VA

d)

Appomattox Court House, VA

28.

Robert E. Lee never again tried to invade the North after his defeat at...

a)

Shiloh

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

29.

This statement changed the purpose of the war to make its main purpose to be about the ending of slavery.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Proclamation of Freedom

30.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Bull Run
d)
Manassas
31.
What battle was considered a turning point in the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Fredericksburg
d)
Anteitam
32.
This court case ruled that slaves were not citizens of the U.S. 
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
33.
Fighting erupted between pro-slavery groups and anti slavery groups in this territory. It became known as "Bleeding . . . . . )
a)
Kansas
b)
Missouri
c)
Minnesota
d)
Nebraska
34.
________ and ________ were admitted to the Union as part of the Missouri Compromise. 
a)
Missouri, Maine
b)
Michigan, Montana
c)
Minneapolis, Mesquite
d)
Kansas, Nebraska
35.
He was responsible for the assassination of President Lincoln. . . . 
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Henry Clay
36.
A loyalty to the interests of one's own region rather than to the country as a whole is known as. . . .
a)
Sectionalism
b)
States Rights
c)
Slavery
d)
Tariffs
37.

Which statement best describes the North before the Civil War?

a)

agricultural, people lived on farms/small towns, supported states' rights

b)

industrial, people lived in large cities, supported states' rights

c)

agricultural, people lived in large cities, supported a strong fed gov't

d)

industrial, people lived in large cities, supported a strong federal gov't

38.

Which statement best describes the South before the Civil War?

a)

agricultural, people lived on farms/small towns, supported states' rights

b)

industrial, people lived in large cities, supported states' rights

c)

agricultural, people lived in large cities, supported a strong fed gov't

d)

industrial, people lived in large cities, supported a strong federal gov't

39.

In which speech did Lincoln describe the Civil War as a struggle to preserve the nation that was dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal" and ruled by a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people"?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

2nd Inaugural Address

d)

House Divided Speech

40.

The Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas Nebraska Act all attempted to--

a)

maintain a balance of free and slave states.

b)

increase the South's power.

c)

limit the rates of protective tariffs.

d)

decrease the influence of Washington D.C. over the western territories.

41.

During which speech did Lincoln say, "with malice towards none, with charity for all...let us bind up the nation's wounds...and secure a just and lasting peace"?

a)

House Divided Speech

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

2nd Inaugural Address

42.
The Nullification Crisis in South Carolina was a conflict over:
a)
slave vs. free states
b)
states' rights vs. federal power
c)
relations with foreign countries
d)
westward expansion
43.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
44.
The event that caused South Carolina and 10 southern states to secede was:
a)
the election of Lincoln to the presidency
b)
the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
c)
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
d)
James Buchanan's threat to invade South Carolina
45.
Grant's victory at _________________ gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Petersburg
d)
Antietam
46.
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address showed his intention to:
a)
prosecute Confederate leaders for war crimes
b)
replace southern plantations with factories
c)
show compassion and mercy to the South
d)
make the South 
47.

The Union’s victory at Gettysburg ended the ___________________ attempt at invading the ___________.

a)

Confederacy's; South

b)

Union's; South

c)

Confederacy's; North

d)

Union's; North

48.

What state, was the first to secede from the Union because they feared, with Lincoln’s election, he would abolish slavery everywhere?

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Virginia

49.
Why did the slave population increase at the same time cotton production increased?
a)
More grain farms meant they needed more slaves to work on them.
b)
More cotton increased the need for more slaves to work
c)
Cotton production and the growth of the slave production were unrelated
d)
The invention of the cotton gin led to a decline in the demand for slave labor to clean raw cotton.