WorksheetsSocial Studies Civil War Test
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Another name for the South?
Union
Confederacy
When Lincoln was elected president, his number one priority was:
to preserve the Union.
to defeat Jefferson Davis.
to end slavery.
to compromise with the South about the expansion of slavery.
To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.
Secede
Blockade
Sovereign
Freedmen
Using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports.
Blockade
Sovereign
Conscription
Secede
What is annexation?
A process by which a country or city expands its boundaries into adjacent areas not already incorporated into the country or city
The process of being shortened or reduced in size and character
Beneficial to one’s health, social and personal well being
Not of the necessary quality or standard to meet the purpose
A group of people who helped slaves get to freedom.
the Hidden House
the Underground Railroad
the Pony Express
The Dred Scott judges said they would not end
black business
slavery
going to Canada
An abolitionist wants to
keep slavery
end slavery
pay slaves
a state that allowed slavery
free state
slave state
Northern state
a person who worked to get the United States government to end slavery
abolish
abolishionist
slavery
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
Sectionalism
Nationalism
Popular Sovereignty
Secession
land set aside for American Indians
frontier
nation
tribe
reservation
These show how far the area or country extends or goes.
Capital
Cities
Farmland
Boundary Lines
The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America
Manifest Destiny
Bill of Rights
Mexican-American War
Gold Rush
The purchase of Louisiana
was a costly mistake
was opposed by western farmers
doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River
led to war with Great Britain
Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
California
Maine
Missouri
Texas
The Legislative Branch is the _______________ branch of the federal government.
Lawmaking
Law enforcing
Law ignoring
Court
How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?
Equality
How big the state is
The state's population
The President picks
Man learnt ..... by understanding nature.
Food
Agriculture
Eating
It is the process of growing plants and raising animals for food, clothing, and other useful products.
Agriculture
Animal Science
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Science
