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Civil War Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Civil War occurred during what decade?
a)
1840s
b)
1850s
c)
1860s
d)
1870s
2.
What was one cause of the Civil War?
a)
desire to maintain a balance of power
b)
ownership of California
c)
Northern opposition to the annexation of Texas
d)
the growth of the abolitionist movement in the South
3.
The capital of the Confederate States of America was...
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
New York, New York
c)
New Orleans, Louisiana
d)
Richmond, Virginia
4.
Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
5.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
a)
slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
b)
sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
c)
the Souther states should be allowed to secede
d)
to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
6.
What document is considered a primary source from the Civil War?
a)
a biography of the life of a war general
b)
a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
c)
an encyclopedia article about women in the war
d)
a documentary on medical treatments used during the war
7.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An avid abolitionist
b)
President of the United States of America
c)
A rich slave owner
d)
A southern democrat
8.
How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?
a)
John Brown became a hero.
b)
It made the nation come together.
c)
It further divided the North and the South
d)
It had no affect on the country. 
9.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
10.
The south was for slavery because
a)
they wanted to be difficult
b)
they liked slaves
c)
slavery was profitable 
d)
this is wrong. 
11.

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights

a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
12.
Secede?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
13.
The primary issue of the war changed. What was the underlying issue that became profound?  
a)
Money
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Slavery
d)
Self-defense
14.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
15.
Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850s?
a)
large cities
b)
farms and small towns
c)
plantations
d)
large towns
16.
What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850s?
a)
They thought slavery was profitable.
b)
They believed slavery had its place.
c)
They saw slavery as a luxury.
d)
They wanted to outlaw slavery.
17.

The Confederacy wanted to preserve the Union.

a)

False

b)

True

18.

What were 3 reasons that lead to the Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

States' Rights

c)

Election of Abraham Lincoln

d)

Manifest Destiny

e)

Annexation of Texas

19.

What was the Capital of the Union?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Richmond, Virginia

c)

Albany, New York

d)

Augusta, Maine

20.

What are border states?

a)

Southern states that sided with the Union

b)

Northern states that sided with the Confederacy

c)

Southern States that left the Union

d)

Northern states that stayed with the Union

21.

The first battle of the Civil War

a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Vicksburg

22.

First MAJOR battle of the Civil War

a)

Battle of Fort Wagner

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Fort Sumter

23.

After this battle, Britain withdrew support for the Confederacy

a)

Battle of Fort Wagner

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Vicksburg

24.

The North gained complete control of the Mississippi River with this victory

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Fort Wagner

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Battle of Vicksburg

25.

Turning point for the North

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Fort Sumter

26.

Battle with the first African American regiments in the North

a)

Battle of Fort Wagner

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

27.

Captured and burned Atlanta, then marched to Savannah, destroying everything in their path

a)

Appomattox Court House

b)

Sherman's March

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Vicksburg

28.

Confederacy surrender

a)

General Grant

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Robert E. Lee

29.

April 12, 1861

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Battle of Bull Run

30.

July 21, 1861

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Fort Wagner

31.

September 17, 1862

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Fort Wagner

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Antietam

32.

May 18 - July 4, 1863

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Fort Wagner

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

33.

July 1-3, 1863

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fort Wagner

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

34.

July 18, 1863

a)

Battle of Fort Wagner

b)

Sherman's March

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Fort Sumter

35.

November 15 - December 21, 1864

a)

Appomattox Court House

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Sherman's March

36.

April 9, 1865

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Sherman's March

37.

Confederate General

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

38.

Union General

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

39.

During the Civil War, which side was fighting a defensive war with a "home-field advantage" because most of the battles took place in their territory?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

40.

During the Civil War, which side had a larger population which provided more soldiers for their army?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

41.

During the Civil War, which side produced most of the country's manufactured goods?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

42.

During the Civil War, which side produced the majority of the country's cotton?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

43.

During the Civil War, which side had more railroads to provide better transportation?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

44.

During the Civil War, which side had more money and a stronger economy?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

45.

During the Civil War, which side had a stronger military tradition and more experienced generals?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

46.

What was the South's goal in fighting the Civil War?

a)

to reunite the North and South as one country

b)

to separate from the U.S. and create their own country

c)

to bring about the end of slavery

d)

to leave the U.S. and become part of Mexico

47.
The President of the Confederacy was:
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
48.

An advantage that the Union had was:

a)

a larger population

b)

more railroads

c)

more factories

d)

Home field advantage

49.

An advantage of the Confederacy was:

a)

A larger population

b)

Home Field advantage

c)

Better generals

d)

fought defensively

50.
Robert E. Lee was:
a)
The President of the Confederacy
b)
An important Union General
c)
An important Confederate General
d)
The inventor of the Ironclad ship
51.
Who was the Union general who eventually led the North to victory?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
George McClellan
c)
Ambrose Burnside
d)
Robert E. Lee
52.

The name given to the North

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

53.

The name given to the South

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

54.

California being admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Law are both part of

a)

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Nullification Act

55.

The Dred Scott case determined that slaves

a)

could sue for their freedom with enough proof.

b)

would be freed if they lived in the Northern states.

c)

were property and could not bring a case before the court.

d)

could travel freely with their master's permission.

56.

The Missouri Compromise

a)

created rules for all new territories regarding slavery

b)

allowed slave states to come in without a free state to balance them out

c)

maintained the balance of slave and free states

d)

established rules for statehood in the Mexican Cession

57.
The Compromise of 1850...
a)
allowed California to enter as a free state.
b)
ended the Fugitive Slave law.
c)
gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.
d)
banned slaver in Washington D.C.
58.
Why did the South oppose tariffs?
a)
Favored the Northern economy and threatened to hurt the Southern economy 
b)
Allowed slavery in the North
c)
Favored the Westwern economy and had no effect elsewhere
d)
Allowed slaves to runaway
59.
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
60.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
61.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
62.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
63.
This said all blacks were NOT US citizens
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case

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