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WorksheetsUnit 8: Civil War
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins
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?
the Union exists only through the consent of sovereign states
the Union requires a nationwide decision on slavery
the Union will be preserved through military force if necessary
the Union matters more than current disagreements between states
What was one major impact of this novel?
Support grew for the abolitionist movement.
The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.
The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.
Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.
“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?
The North and South had very different economic systems.
The debate over slavery was becoming more personal and divisive.
Tariffs on Southern states were the main source of conflict.
Manifest Destiny had more support in the South and West.
How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?
The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war.
The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River.
The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.
The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.
Which of the following completes this diagram?
the Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
the Gettysburg Address
the Thirteenth Amendment
After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to -
elect a new president and vice president
complete construction of the Capitol
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
Which was a direct result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
Union forces were able to stop blockade runners
Union forces gained control of the Mississippi River
Confederate forces attacked Washington, D.C
Confederate forces were unable to invade Pennsylvania
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should
receive fair treatment after the war
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
be punished for seceding from the Union
The proclamation above was issued during which of these historical events?
Shays’ Rebellion
The Nullification Crisis
The War of 1812
The Civil War
In the cartoon above, which regional group is represented by the man with the tattered clothes on the left?
Southern planters
Eastern bankers
Northern merchants
Western miners
Which would be considered a major cause of the Civil War?
Southern states claimed the right to secede from the Union
Northern states objected to high tariffs
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Democrats demanded a recount of votes in the election of 1860
These speakers here are debating which issue that eventually led to the start of the Civil War?
nullification
judicial review
states’ rights
federalism
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
the legal ability of states to secede
the right of citizens to choose representatives
the power of states to organize militias
the unalienable rights of citizens
One advantage of the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had -
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition
a large number of military troops in reserve
an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies
Which conclusion about the Civil War is most clearly supported by information in the chart?
The South would have the advantage in a long war.
The South would have a larger, better-equipped fighting force.
The North and the South were evenly prepared for the war.
The North was expected to win the war quickly.
Which statement describes an economic difference between the North and South in the period just before the state of the Civil War?
The South’s economy was more diverse than the North.
The South was agricultural; while the North was agricultural and industrial.
More European immigrants went to the South than to the North.
Transportation was far more advanced in the South than the North.
Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in this chart?
Sectionalism was based on social and economic differences.
The South had more large cities that the North.
The South was better developed than the North.
Agriculture was no longer important to the United States economy.
Information in the chart above suggests that just prior to the Civil War the…
North could raise an army five times larger than that of that South
South was economically stronger than the North
South was more industrialized than the North
South was poorly equipped to fight a war against the North
Which federal legislation provided the basis for Burns’ arrest?
the Compromise of 1850
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Homestead Act
the Gadsden Purchase
These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Worcester v. Georgia
Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?
Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California.
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law.
Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets.
Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession.
This data could be used to support which conclusion?
Gulf Coast states had to rely on steamboats to transport goods
Border states had to import needed raw materials.
States in the upper South were heavily industrialized.
States in the lower South had more land devoted to plantations.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.
Fighting broke out between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansas.
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.
At the beginning of the war the main goal of the North was to...
free all of the slaves
become independent
punish the South
reunite the Union
The Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate forces to General Grant at...
Petersburg, VA
Gettysburg, PA
Richmond, VA
Appomattox Court House, VA
Robert E. Lee never again tried to invade the North after his defeat at...
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
This statement changed the purpose of the war to make its main purpose to be about the ending of slavery.
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Treaty of Ghent
Proclamation of Freedom
Which statement best describes the North before the Civil War?
agricultural, people lived on farms/small towns, supported states' rights
industrial, people lived in large cities, supported states' rights
agricultural, people lived in large cities, supported a strong fed gov't
industrial, people lived in large cities, supported a strong federal gov't
Which statement best describes the South before the Civil War?
agricultural, people lived on farms/small towns, supported states' rights
industrial, people lived in large cities, supported states' rights
agricultural, people lived in large cities, supported a strong fed gov't
industrial, people lived in large cities, supported a strong federal gov't
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"?
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
2nd Inaugural Address
House Divided Speech
The Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas Nebraska Act all attempted to--
maintain a balance of free and slave states.
increase the South's power.
limit the rates of protective tariffs.
decrease the influence of Washington D.C. over the western territories.
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"?
House Divided Speech
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
2nd Inaugural Address
The Union’s victory at Gettysburg ended the ___________________ attempt at invading the ___________.
Confederacy's; South
Union's; South
Confederacy's; North
Union's; North
What state, was the first to secede from the Union because they feared, with Lincoln’s election, he would abolish slavery everywhere?
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
