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Political Changes Spark a Civil War

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Pick the candidates that were BOTH in the 1860 election
a)
Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun
b)
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
c)
Stephen Douglas, Alexander Hamilton
d)
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown
2.
Which was not a candidate of the 1860 presidential election?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Bell
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Stephen Douglas
3.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party 
d)
Constitutional Party
4.
Formally withdrawing from the United States
a)
To Confederate
b)
Leaving
c)
Succession
d)
Secession
5.
An Illinois lawyer who became the 16th President of the United States
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
James Buchanan
d)
John C. Fremont
6.
Which part of the country dealt more in industry?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Nortwhest
d)
Southwest
7.
Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?
a)
Debate over tariffs
b)
expansion of slavery
c)
U.S. policy of neutrality
d)
Growth of cities
8.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
9.

What does secession mean?

a)

to join

b)

to acquire

c)

to leave

d)

to change

10.

What event occurred right before the southern states started to secede?

a)

Lincoln elected president

b)

Slavery was outlawed in the North

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

11.

How many states seceded in 1860-61?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

11

d)

19

12.

What was the name of the new country formed from the states that seceded?

a)

Fredonia

b)

Confederate States of America

c)

Southern States of America

d)

Articles of Secession

13.

What was the stance of the Republican party regarding slavery?

a)

It should be abolished.

b)

The federal government had no power over slavery.

c)

Slavery should not be allowed to expand to western territories.

d)

The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.

14.

Who was the Republican candidate for president in 1860?

a)

John Bell

b)

Stephen Douglass

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Abraham Lincoln

15.

Which political party split over the slavery issue in the election of 1860?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Whig

d)

Federalist

16.

The Civil War began when the Confederates fired upon

a)

Washington DC

b)

the Alamo

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

New York Harbor

17.

Southern states vowed to secede in 1860 if what happened?

a)

The Missouri Compromise passed.

b)

The tariff was repealed

c)

A republican was elected president

d)

James Buchanan used the army to invade the south

18.

When did the Civil War begin?

a)

1850

b)

1860

c)

1812

d)

1861

19.

What issued bitterly divided the north and south?

a)

Should slavery be allowed in new states formed from western territories.

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

Republicanism

20.

What states seceded after the Civil War began?

a)

Kentucky and Maryland

b)

North Carolina and Tennessee

c)

Texas and Louisiana

d)

Ohio and Iowa

21.
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became free or slave?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
the 36'30" parallel
c)
one would be a slave state, the other a free state
d)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
22.

Which of these people ran for the Northern Democratic Party?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen A. Douglas

c)

Frederick Douglass

23.

Which of these people ran for the Southern Democratic Party?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William Garrison

c)

John Breckinridge

24.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
25.

During the Election of 1860...

a)

The Republican party was split over slavery.

b)

Whigs won easily

c)

The Democratic party was split over slavery

d)

Abraham Lincoln won over 80% of the popular vote

26.

Anti-slavery activists founded the ______________ Party in the northern states in 1854, largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

a)

Republican

b)

Democratic

c)

Libertarian

27.

The final tally of the ________________ determines the winner in a presidential election.

a)

popular vote

b)

Electoral College

28.

Which of these candidates did not run as a Republican or Democrat in 1860?

a)

John Bell

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Breckinridge

d)

Stephen Douglas

29.

Approximately what percentage of the popular vote did Abraham Lincoln receive?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

30.

Dred Scott was a slave who

a)

Sued for his freedom

b)

Led a slave revolt

c)

Wrote a popular slave narrative

d)

Served as an advisor to Lincoln

31.

The Dred Scott opinion stated that

a)

Congress could not stop the spread of slavery.

b)

The black man had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.

c)

Slavery was for the benefit of the African-Americans.

d)

All of the above.

32.

John Brown led a failed raid on

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

The White House

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Harper's Ferry

33.

John Brown was found guilty and sentenced to

a)

death by hanging.

b)

life in prison.

c)

death by firing squad

d)

community service.

34.

How are the North and the South different?

a)

The North has many factories

b)

The South economy is based on cotton

c)

The North had big cities and the South had small towns

d)

All are correct

35.

Why were Southerners upset that Lincoln won the Presidency?

a)

Southerners believed their way of life was in danger.

b)

Lincoln was against slavery

c)

both

36.

What does secede mean?

a)

to stay

b)

to leave

37.

Who supported the idea of popular sovereignty?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Henry Clay

d)

James K. Polk

38.

When was the attack on Fort Sumter

a)

1859

b)

1861

c)

1860

d)

1865

39.

Fort Sumter is in which state

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

New York

d)

Virginia

40.

Who was the commander of the Federal forces defending Fort Sumter

a)

Anderson

b)

Beauregard

c)

Lee

d)

Jackson

41.

Who was the commander of the CSA forces attacking Fort Sumter

a)

Anderson

b)

Beauregard

c)

Lee

d)

Jackson

42.

The commander for the CSA and for the USA at Fort Sumter were friends before the war

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Lincoln decided to_______

a)

send more troops and arms to Fort Sumter

b)

hand Fort Sumter over to the CSA

c)

send only food and medicine to the men in Fort Sumter

d)

invaded the South to defend Fort Sumter

44.

Fort Sumter defends which city

a)

Charleston

b)

New York

c)

New Orleans

d)

Boston

45.

Who won the Battle of Fort Sumter

a)

USA

b)

CSA

46.

Who was president of the CSA 

a)

James Buchanan

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Robert E Lee

47.

What Battle was the First of the American Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Fort Sumter

c)

Battle of Bull Run

48.

The Union forces began running out of supplies at Fort Sumter.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Several hundred men died in the Battle of Fort Sumter.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The Union army decided to pull out of Fort Sumter after the battle.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

How many people died at the Battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

100

b)

10

c)

0

d)

1000

52.

Who frightened the South by opposing the spread of slavery?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

53.

Who was determined to preserve the union by force if necessary?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

54.

Who was president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

55.

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

56.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
57.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
58.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
59.

Why did the North Agree to the Anaconda Plan?

a)

It would free slaves

b)

It would end the North's dependency on Southern cotton

c)

It would hopefully end the war quickly

d)

It would keep France out of the war

60.

What was the point of blockading southern ports?

a)

To Cripple the Confederate economy by ending the cotton trade

b)

To stop British ships from importing weapons

c)

To Capture the Capital City of Richmond

d)

To train the new US Navy

61.

Why was the Mississippi River so important to the South?

a)

it was an economic highway carrying goods and produce

b)

It was a great source of drinking water

c)

It was a holy site for southern Methodists

d)

It was a territorial boundary between the North and South

62.

The south used small, fast boats to get around the blockade that were called______________.

a)

drills

b)

trenches

c)

blockade runners

d)

mass fortresses

63.

Look at the map of the Anaconda Plan. What is the southernmost state that the ship blocked?

a)

Georgia

b)

Tennessee

c)

Mississippi

d)

Florida

64.

Look at the map again, Why was General Scott's plan called, "The Anaconda Plan?"

a)

anaconda snakes were in the area

b)

they tried to squeeze the South by snaking around it

c)

it blocked the Anaconda River, a strategic location

d)

it was in water

65.
Strong navy
a)
Union
b)
Confederate
66.
Industry/ Manufacturing
a)
North 
b)
South
67.
Fighting defensive battle on home turf 
a)
United States of America
b)
Confederate States of America
68.
Cotton/Wealth
a)
North
b)
South
69.
Larger population
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
70.
Railroads for shipping troops and supplies
a)
USA
b)
CSA
71.
Chance of getting foreign (British and French) aid
a)
North
b)
South
72.
Use of telegraphs for communicating with generals/ railroads/ etc
a)
North
b)
South
73.
Blockade coasts with navy to prevent trade and help from other nations
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
74.
Play defense and strike enemy forces when opportunity strikes 
a)
North
b)
South
75.
Northern strategy to take advantage of South's lack of manufacturing and choke off supply lines
a)
Offensive Defense
b)
Anaconda Plan
76.
This strategy involved blockaded the Southern Coast and Mississippi River
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Offensive Defense
c)
Snake Plan
d)
Snakey snake
77.
This Southern Strategy was to hold off North and make them want to quit, and strike North when possible. 
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Offensive Defense

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