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Unit 7: Civil War Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is to secede?
a)
to separate from a group
b)
to disagree with
c)
success
d)
to opt out of
2.
A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.
a)
a plantation owner
b)
a protester
c)
an abolitionist
3.
The name of the Southern United states who seceded from the Union was _______.
a)
The Confederate States of America
b)
The United States of the South
c)
The Southern Union
d)
Texas
4.
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
5.
What was the main cause of the Civil War? 
a)
Debate over slavery
b)
Debate over land ownership
c)
Debate over religion
d)
Debate over taxes
6.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
7.

What was the name of the states that seceded from the Union?

a)

Southern smokes

b)

No caps all caps

c)

Union

d)

The Confederacy

8.
Why did Sam Houston not want to secede?
a)
He felt that the Union would crush the North, and there would be violence and destruction
b)
He felt that the Union would Crush the South, and there would be violence and destruction
c)
He felt that Texas needed to work on their economy 
d)
He felt that Texas needed more plantations and slaves 
9.
Slavery important in the South, because slaves were used for cheap field labor. True or False?
a)
True 
b)
False
10.
What Jobs were given to women during the Civil War?
a)
Factory work, farming, nurses, and spies 
b)
They were able to fight next to the men
c)
Women were only allowed to make quilts and uniforms, for the soldiers 
d)
Women worked as bankers and generals 
11.

Who won the battle of Galveston?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederates

12.

During this battle, The Union tried to invade Texas by sending boats into a river that separates Texas and Louisiana.

a)

The Battle of Galveston

b)

The Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

The Battle of Palmito Ranch

13.

Who won the Battle of Sabine Pass?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

14.

This was the very last battle of the Civil War and was fought on the border with Mexico.

a)

The Battle of Galveston

b)

The Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

The Battle of Palmito Ranch

15.

This president was a well known abolitionist and signed the emancipation proclamation.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Quincy Adams

16.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

It abolished trade with foreign countries.

b)

It abolished slavery in the United States.

c)

It abolished travel between the states.

17.
Prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries, testifying against whites in courts, or voting were all ______?
a)
black codes
b)
basis for the 13, 14 and 15th amendments
c)
inclusions to the new Texas Constitution of 1866
d)
laws that the Freedman's Bureau tried to abolish
18.
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery would be abolished
b)
The rights of the freed people would be protected
c)
African American could vote
d)
Women could vote
19.

The Northern States are commonly referred to as

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

20.

What were the three main causes of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery, The Economy, and States Rights

b)

Trade, Alliance with Mexico, and Annexation of Texas

21.

Which of the following battles occurred after the Confederate surrender?

a)

Battle at Galveston

b)

Battle at Sabine Pass

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

22.

What is the definition of secede?

a)

to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the union

b)

a concern for regional needs and interests

c)

to join something

d)

the act of giving someone freedom

23.

Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?

a)

Mirabeau Lamar

b)

Francis Lubbock

c)

Sam Houston

d)

John Bell Hood

24.
What is the primary reason why Sam Houston lost his job as Texas' governor?
a)
He opposed slavery and vowed not to fight again
b)
He swore an oath to the US Constitution and an oath to the Confederate States of America would violate that
c)
He refused to be part of a war he was convinced the Confederacy could never win
d)
He was convinced it was not in Texas' best interest to secede
25.
What does Juneteenth commemorate?
a)
The end of slavery in Texas
b)
The beginning of summer in Texas
c)
The beginning of Reconstruction in Texas
d)
The end of the Civil War in Texas
26.

Era of history following the Civil War during which the United States was rebuilt.

a)

Civil War era

b)

Revolutionary era

c)

Mexican National era

d)

Reconstruction era

27.

Worked to educate African Americans and register them to vote.

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Black Codes

c)

Sharecroppers

d)

Carpetbaggers

28.

System of labor that replaced slavery but left African Americans in poverty and debt

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Cattle Ranching

c)

Factory Labor

d)

Pickle Growing

29.
What "nickname" was given to the day that enslaved Texans were freed in 1865?
a)
Juneteenth
b)
Freedom Day
c)
Abolition Sunday
d)
Independence for Slaves
30.
What is the name of the government agency that helped former slaves obtain homes, jobs, and educations?
a)
the Freedmen's Bureau
b)
the Abolitionist Alliance
c)
the Helping Hands
d)
the Davis Guard
31.

the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union

a)

nullify

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Juneteenth

d)

black codes

32.
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery would be abolished
b)
The rights of the freed people would be protected
c)
African American could vote
d)
Women could vote
33.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Abolished slavery
b)
Gave African American men the right to vote
c)
defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
d)
made it illegal for any state to secede
34.
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery is abolished
b)
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
c)
African American men can vote
d)
Women can vote
35.

What were the laws that separated black people from white people called?

a)

Black laws

b)

Crow laws

c)

Jim Crow laws

d)

John Deere laws

36.

Separation based on race

a)

Segregation

b)

Discrimination

c)

Abolition

d)

Reconstruction