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CSA Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After secession, the southern states were called...

a)

The United Colonies of the Confederacy

b)

The Union

c)

The Confederate States of America

d)

The United States of America

2.

Whose presidential election in 1860 resulted in the southern states seceding?

a)

George Washington

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

3.

Most white Virginians were on the ___________ side.

a)

British

b)

Spanish

c)

Union

d)

Confederate

4.

"Stonewall" Jackson is best known for...

a)

blocking southern ports from Union ships

b)

defeating general Grant at Fredricksburg

c)

playing a major role in the first Battle of Bull Run

d)

burning Richmond near the end of the war

5.

During most of the Civil War, the capital of the Confederacy was...

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Richmond

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Manassas

6.

What is the outcome of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

a)

Neither the Union nor the Confederate Army won

b)

The Merrimack sunk the Monitor and won the battle.

c)

The Monitor sunk the Merrimack and won the battle.

d)

The Merrimack surrendered during the battle at sea.

7.

Which commander defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Robert E. Lee

8.

Which event happened at Appomattox Courthouse?

a)

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant

c)

First Battle between the north and the south

d)

Confederate capital was chosen

9.

What was the 1st major land battle of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Shiloh

b)

First Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Hampton Roads

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

10.

The Confederate Army relied on ______________ for labor.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Union Soldiers

c)

Migrants

d)

Enslaved Africans

11.

An abolitionist that led a raid on military armory in Harpers Ferry, VA

a)

John Brown

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

James Armistead

12.

An enslaved person who led a slave revolt in Virginia

a)

John Brown

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

James Armistead

13.

Who were abolitionists?

a)

John Brown

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

14.

What did the Confederates do to Richmond as they retreated?

a)

Flooded the city.

b)

Knocked the buildings down.

c)

Set fire to the buildings.

d)

Set up a blockade.

15.

Which battle ended in a tie (draw)?

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Monitor vs. Merrimack

c)

First Manassas

d)

Appomattox Court House

16.

Which of the following is an example of segregation

a)

A restaurant owners refuses to serve people of color

b)

African American children attend the same school as white childrem

c)

a state makes all people pay a poll tax to vote

d)

Whites are given nicer water fountains to drink from than people of color

17.

Jim Crow laws were mostly placed in____

a)

southern states

b)

northern states

c)

western territories

d)

new states

18.

During reconstruction, southern banks _____

a)

took over the northern banks

b)

were forces to close because confederate currency had no value

c)

partnered with northern banks to create a new economic system

d)

were only open to people who had sided with the confederates during the war

19.

Which of the following does NOT describe the effect of the railroad on Virginia's growth and economy?

a)

The railroad caused the farming industry to die out

b)

The railroad brought new jobs and people to the area

c)

The railroad helped small towns grow into cities

d)

The railroad caused factories to grow

20.

What happened to the rights of African Americans after Reconstruction?

a)

All African Americans gained more rights and could vote in elections

b)

Most African Americans moved north

c)

Many African Americans were forced to become slaves

d)

The rights were slowly taken away through violence and intimidation

21.

After Reconstruction, what established segregation and reinforced prejudices held by whites?

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Industrialization

22.

Which section on the map shows where Siouan language groups lived?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

23.

Which section of the map shows where Algonquian language groups lived?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

24.

Which sections of the map shows where the Iroquoian language groups lived?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

25.
Why was James Lafayette important during the American Revolution?
a)
He was a spy for the Continental Army
b)
He was George Washington's admiral
c)
He spied for the British Army
d)
He grew crops for the militia men to eat
26.
Who drafted the first version of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
27.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
28.
 Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
29.
Which document states that all Virginians should be free to worship as they please?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
The Virginia Charter
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
30.
Which document expressed reasons for wanting colonial independence from Great Britain?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
The Virginia Charter
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
31.

Which region of Virginia has rolling hills?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Tidewater

d)

Piedmont

32.

Which region of Virginia has elevated, flat land?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

James River

33.
Which region is the source of many rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley and Ridge 
d)
Piedmont
34.

The _________ is the natural border between the Piedmont and the Tidewater regions.

a)

Zip Line

b)

Blue Line

c)

Tree Line

d)

Fall Line

35.

Which was not a main reason for England to establish a colony in the New World?

a)

Conquer land

b)

Find gold and silver

c)

Find spices

d)

Find natural resources

36.

What three main things did the Native people have to trade with the settlers?

a)

food

b)

fur

c)

copper jewelry

d)

leather

37.

What three main things did the settlers have to trade with the Native people?

a)

tools

b)

fur

c)

copper jewelry

d)

pots

38.

The first legislative body set up in Virginia was called the _____________.

a)

The House of Commons

b)

The Congress

c)

The Senate

d)

The First General Assembly

39.

Who were government representatives elected by the people that served in Jamestown's government?

a)

Commons

b)

Burgesses

c)

Parliaments

d)

Senators

40.

How did the General Assembly change in the 1640s?

a)

They senators met in Williamsburg .

b)

The burgesses met in Richmond

c)

The burgesses formed the House of Burgesses.

d)

They decided to form Parliament.