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United States Civil War

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
2.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
3.
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
4.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
5.
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
6.
Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.
a)
slavery
b)
state's rights
c)
secede
d)
Gettysburg
7.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
8.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
9.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
Which newspaper headline might have appeared during the Civil War (1861-1865)?
a)
"John Brown captured in raid on Harpers Ferry"
b)
Supreme Court issues Dred Scott Decision"
c)
"Lincoln ends slavery in rebellion states."
d)
"Former slaves given the right to vote."
14.

The name given to the northern army.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Yankees

d)

Union

15.

The nickname given to the southern army.

a)

Rebels

b)

Union

c)

Americans

d)

Military

16.

What day did the Civil War begin?

a)

April 12, 1865

b)

November 19, 1863

c)

July 1, 1863

d)

April 12, 1861

17.

What battle is known for being the single bloodiest battle in US history?

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

18.

An abolitionist wants to

a)

spread slavery

b)

fight for the South (Confederacy)

c)

withdraw from the Union

d)

end slavery

19.

What method was used to help slaves escape to the north?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Secret Society Railroad

d)

Amtrak

20.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
21.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African American men the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
22.

The 1850 Compromise...

a)

made slavery illegal

b)

allowed states to secede from the Union

c)

outlawed plantaions

d)

allowed states to vote on becoming a slave or free state

23.

What state was the first to secede from the Union?

a)

South Carolina

b)

West Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Alabama

24.

Plantation are usually found in the

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Midwest

d)

West

25.

In a plantation, what was the main labor force?

a)

Industrial combines

b)

The automated Cotton Gin

c)

Slaves

d)

The new Cotton Picking Machines

26.

Out of the many states that seceded from the Union Texas was one of them.

a)

False, Texas did not secede

b)

True, Texas was one of the original 11 states

c)

False, Texas was not a state yet

d)

True, but a week later, fearing repercussion, the state senate voted to go back to the Union.

27.

What was the most famous speech given by President Lincoln, it lasted about 3 minutes.

a)

His Inauguration speech

b)

The state of the Union Address

c)

The Gettysburg Address

d)

His home Address

28.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution...

a)

gave them states rights.

b)

abolished slavery.

c)

gave everyone the right to vote

d)

was never signed

29.

Most Civil War deaths are attributed to

a)

major battles

b)

the invention of the canon

c)

disease

d)

wounds

30.

What Amendment grants citizenship to all person born on American soil except for Native Americans.

a)

The 14th Amendment

b)

The 16th Amendment

c)

The 13th Amendment

d)

The 15th Amendment

31.

Slavery is outlawed in the US by this amendment:

a)

The 13th Amendment

b)

The 14th Amendment

c)

The 15th Amendment

d)

The 16th Amendment

32.

What was the Freedman's Bureau?

a)

helped former slaves find family members; gain an education; afford food, shelter, and clothing

b)

punished slaves for escaping their owner's plantation

c)

a small battle between the Union and Confederacy

d)

a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on the Gettysburg fields

33.

After the Civil War, all former slaves were treated equally and all was right in the country.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

perhaps

d)

I do not know

34.

The Union army ...

a)

represented the northern states and wore grey

b)

represented the southern states and wore grey

c)

represented the northern states and wore blue

d)

represented the southern states and wore grey

35.

What happened after President Lincoln was reelected for a second term?

a)

He went on the road and celebrated with various rallies

b)

He was assassinated

c)

He was impeached

d)

He got the Lincoln Memorial

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