WorksheetsWC Ch 10 U.S. Civil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first shots of the U.S. Civil War were fired at?
a)
Fort Wagoner
b)
Fort Tejon
c)
Fort Miller
d)
Fort Sumter
2.
What was one of the North's main advantages during the war?
a)
more cotton fields
b)
more slaves
c)
more population
d)
better military leaders
3.
This was one the South's great advantages during the war?
a)
more railroads
b)
more factories
c)
better boats
d)
great military leaders
4.
Which was NOT a primary cause of the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
states' rights
c)
suffrage
d)
slavery
5.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 brought Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri in as a slave state. What was the goal?
a)
keep Senate balanced between free and slave states
b)
give the Union more power to overthrow the Confederacy
c)
end slavery in the rebel states
6.
In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between ___.
a)
proslavery and abolitionist groups
b)
President Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis
c)
Union General Grant and Confederate General Lee
7.
In 1859, John Brown led a raid on an arsenal in Virginia to arm slaves so they could revolt against their masters. He was executed for treason. John Brown was most likely ____.
a)
a slave owner
b)
a suffragette
c)
a slave
d)
an abolitionist
8.
What was an advantage the Confederacy had?
a)
better generals
b)
more factories
c)
more railroads and telegraph lines
d)
well-organized navy
9.
1. Who was a conductor of the Underground Railroad?
a)
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
b)
SOJOURNER TRUTH
c)
ANGELINA GRIMKE
d)
HARRIET TUBMAN
10.
2. He was an ex-slave who became an advisor to President Lincoln?
a)
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
b)
JOHN BROWN
c)
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
d)
ROBERT FINLEY
11.
WHICH ACT LET PEOPLE CHOOSE IF THEY WANTED SLAVERY IN NEW STATES/
a)
COMPROMISE OF 1820
b)
COMPROMISE OF 1850
c)
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
12.
12. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN RAISED PEOPLES AWARENESS ABOUT WHAT ISSUE?
a)
EDUCATION
b)
POVERTY
c)
IMMIGRATION
d)
SLAVERY
13.
WHAT POLITICAL PARTY WAS CREATED TO END SLAVERY?
a)
DEMOCRATIC
b)
REPUBLICAN
c)
WHIGS
d)
FREEDOM
14.
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION STATED THAT ALL SLAVES WERE?
a)
FREE
b)
INDENTURED SERVANTS
c)
PROPERTY
d)
ALLOWED TO MOVE WEST
15.
JOHN BROWN ATTACKED THE HARPER'S FERRY ARSENAL TO START WHAT?
a)
PEACE TALKS BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH
b)
START A SLAVE REVOLT
c)
GIVE WEAPONS TO THE POOR
d)
BUST DRED SCOTT OUT OF PRISON
16.
Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War?
a)
The Northern economy was primarily agricultural, while the Southern economy was based on manufacturing
b)
Jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than to the North
c)
Transportation systems were more developed in the North than in the South
d)
The Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy
17.
Between 1820 and 1860, the greatest issue created by the proposed admission of a new state into the Union was
a)
whether the new state would allow slavery
b)
where the new state's boundaries would be located
c)
how many representatives the new state would have in congress
d)
whether the new state had many natural resources
18.
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because it
a)
allowed slavery in California
b)
ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in territories
c)
upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
d)
outlawed slavery in the Southern states
19.
Abolitionists were reformers who worked to
a)
keep the United States out of foreign wars
b)
block immigration to the United States
c)
destroy monopolies and trusts
d)
end slavery in the United States
20.
When people of a new state decide if they will be a free or slave state
a)
Nullification
b)
Impressment
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Precednet
21.
What did the states that seceded call themselves?
a)
Confederate States of America
b)
Southern States of America
c)
Union States of America
d)
Unification of Southern States
22.
Dred Scott is famous for
a)
being sued for helping slaves escape
b)
suing in federal court for his freedom
c)
causing the Civil War
d)
becoming the first slave to win freedom through the justice system
23.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
24.
After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of __, or withdrawing from the Union.
a)
secession
b)
populous
c)
slavery
d)
federalist
25.
Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Stephen Douglas
26.
Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
a)
attack on Fort Sumter
b)
Lincoln-Douglas debates
c)
Lincoln inauguration
d)
secession of South Carolina
27.
This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.
a)
Annexation of Texas
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Laws
d)
Missouri Compromise
28.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
29.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
30.
When did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1860
c)
1754
d)
1987
31.
When did the civil war end?
a)
1945
b)
2013
c)
1864
d)
1865
32.
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
The Battle of Vicksburg
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
33.
Which part of the U.S referred to as the North during the Civil War?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
d)
None of the above
34.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
industrial
c)
union
35.
A civil war is a war between _________________.
a)
people of the same race
b)
people of the same country
c)
two different countries
36.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
United States of the South
b)
United States of the Confederacy
c)
Confederate States of America
37.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, West Virginia in 1859.
a)
Howardville
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Hop a Ferry
38.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
39.
General Sherman led his Union troops through Georgia using "total war" tactics of burning and destroying. This became known as
a)
The Battle of Gettysburg
b)
The Battle of Shiloh
c)
The Battle of Canada
d)
the March to the Sea
40.
Which side of the war had the advantage of fighting on home territory?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
d)
Neither
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