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Civil War Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 4hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following Civil War Battles

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Antietam

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg

e)

Appomattox

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

The Confederate surrender arrangement occurred in ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Appomattox Court House
Antietam
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
The Supreme Court
California
Springfield
3.

​ (a)   was not a part of the North´s advantages over the South

Choose from the below words
First-rate Generals
Factories
Food
Location
Larger Navy
4.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

5.
The name given to the southern army.
a)

Confederates

b)

Union

c)

Americans

d)

Military

6.

Match the following images with it's Civil War Battle

a)
1.

Fort Sumter

b)
2.

Antietam

c)
3.

Vicksburge

d)
4.

Gettyesburg

e)
5.

Appomattox

7.

​ (a)   ​ was president of the Confederate States of America.  

While the general for the Confederacy was ​ (b)   ​ ​

​ (c)   was president of the Union.

While the general for the Union was ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S Grant
8.

Match the following images with the correct event that will lead to the Civil War

a)
1.

Missouri Compromise

b)
2.

Compromise of 1850

c)
3.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)
4.

Dred Scott Decision

e)
5.

1860

9.

Label the chart to which side had the advantage in the Civil War. North or South

10.

Compromise of 1850:

Checking for understanding - How would the issue of slavery be determined in other territories gained in the Mexican-American War?

a)

Slavery would be legal

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Slavery would be illegal

d)

The states would be divided between slave state and free state

11.

The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the

​ (a)   and caused many Northerners to ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Compromise of 1850
join the abolition movement
Missouri Compromise
Nullification Crisis
cooperate with Southern slave owners
run for Congress
12.

Why did westward expansion increase tension between the North and the South?

a)

They had different opinions on if war was necessary with other countries

b)

They had different opinions on treatment of Native Americans

c)

As new states were added representation would change and each region wanted to maintain their power in Congress

13.
Balancing slave and free states by admitting Missouri as slave and Maine as free was know as the...
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
14.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 probably created the most controversy?

a)

the admission of California as a free state

b)

the organization of New Mexico and Utah as territories open to slavery

c)

the ending of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

d)

the passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their owners

15.

What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

to admit Kansas as a free state and Nebraska as a slave state

b)

to allow the citizens to decide if a state would be a free state or a slave state

c)

to allow border ruffians to vote in Kansas elections to promote slavery

d)

to negotiate a deal for territory with Native Americans in Oklahoma

16.

In the 1850s, the phrase "Bleeding Kansas" was used to describe clashes between

a)

pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas Territory

b)

Native Americans and new American settlers

c)

Chinese and Irish railroad workers clashing over wages

d)

freed slaves and white settlers out west fighting over slavery

17.

What does the term sectionalism mean?

a)

Loyalty to a particular region instead of the nation as a whole.

b)

Loyalty to the nation instead of a particular region.

c)

Loyalty to the section of the nation instead of the region.

d)

Loyalty to the foreign countries that buy exports instead of the U.S.

18.

What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of slavery?

a)

They feared the expansion of slavery.

b)

They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slaves would leave plantations.

c)

They feared that if slavery expanded into the territories that the slave trade would increase.

d)

They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slavery would be outlawed.

19.

All of these attributes describe the South EXCEPT?

a)

Established manufacturing.

b)

Depended on slavery.

c)

Against Abolitionist

d)

Tended to be Democratic-Republican.

20.

All of these attributes describe the North EXCEPT?

a)

Typically Federalists.

b)

Freed their slaves.

c)

Established trade and small farms.

d)

Established plantations.

21.
An agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed one state to enter the Union as a slave state and another to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of 36°30´ latitude.
a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Peace Agreement of 1820

c)

Clay Compromise Agreement

d)

Secession

22.

Supreme Court case which ruled that slaves are not citizens but are property, slaves do not become free if they travel to free territories or states, which fueled the abolitionist movement and seemed like a victory for the south.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

John Brown Court Case

d)

Confederate Convict Clause

23.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
24.

What type of transportation was common in the north but uncommon in the south?

a)

Roads for vehicles

b)

Wagon paths

c)

Railroads

d)

Steamboats for river travel

25.

Which of the following best describe the South's economy? Choose all that apply.

a)

Agrarian

b)

Wage Labor

c)

Slave Labor

d)

Industrial

e)

Weak

26.

Match the following image that best describes the economy of the the following regions

a)
1.

The North

b)
2.

The West

c)
3.

The South

27.

Which of the following best describe the North's economy? Select all that apply.

a)

Wage Labor

b)

Industrial

c)

Agrarian

d)

Dependent

e)

Self-Sufficient

28.

What year did the Civil War begin?

a)

1961

b)

1681

c)

1861

d)

1761

29.

Where did the Civil War begin?

a)

Fort Summer

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Lexington

d)

Fort Sumter

30.

In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the North?

a)

to save the slaves

b)

to save the Confederacy

c)

to save its way of life

d)

to save the Union

31.

In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the South?

a)

to save the slaves

b)

to save the Confederacy

c)

to save its way of life

d)

to save the Union

32.

What advantages did the North have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

wise president

e)

excellent military leaders

33.

What advantages did the South have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

fought on familiar land

e)

excellent military leaders

34.

Why is the Battle of Antietam famous?

a)

It was the turning point of the war.

b)

It was the biggest battle of the war.

c)

It had the most soldiers fight in the war.

d)

It was the bloodiest day of fighting in the war.

35.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

It freed the slaves in the United States.

b)

It changed the Constitution.

c)

It freed the slaves in the Confederacy.

d)

It saved the Union.

36.

Explain in One sentence the MAIN reason the North went to war with the South in the Civil War.

4 lines
37.

When did the war end?

a)

1776

b)

1861

c)

1868

d)

1865

e)

2023

38.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

the Union

b)

the Onion

c)

the Confederacy

d)

the British

39.

Match the following

a)

Harriet Tubman

1.

A conductor for the Underground Railroad

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

2.

Author of Uncle Tom´s Cabin

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

General of the Union

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

16th President of the United States

e)

Jefferson Davis

5.

President of the Confederacy

40.

The Confederate surrender arrangement occurred in ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Appomattox Court House
Antietam
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
The Supreme Court
California
Springfield
41.

Explain the Historical Significance of Bleeding Kansas in One sentence.

4 lines
42.
1. What was a major cause of the Civil War?
a)
a. land
b)
b. economy
c)
c. Taxes
d)
d. Slavery
43.
2. Who attacked an army post in Harper's Ferry, Virginia? He wanted to start a slave rebellion.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Brown
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Stonewall Jackson
44.
3. Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Tennessee
c)
South Carolina
d)
Florida
45.
4. Why did the Southern states want to leave the union?
a)
a. They wanted to continue to have slaves
b)
b. They wanted to be rich
c)
c. They did not want Jefferson Davis as President
d)
d. They wanted to be free of England
46.
5. What event started the Civil War on April 12, 1861?
a)
a. John Brown’s Raid
b)
b. The battle of Gettysburg
c)
c. The battle of Fort Sumter
d)
d. The battle of Vicksburg
47.
7. Who was the general who burned down Atlanta and then marched his troops toward Savannah, GA?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
William T. Sherman
48.
8. Who became the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
a. Abraham Lincoln
b)
b. Stonewall Jackson
c)
c. Jefferson Davis
d)
d. John Brown
49.
9. General Sherman's March to the Sea through Georgia used his strategy of total war. What did he and his troops do in that strategy?
a)
a. Gave money to the poor Southerners.
b)
b. Destroyed railroads, burned homes and businesses in the South, stole cattle and grain
c)
c. Sent supplies to the North
d)
d. Captured all slaves
50.
11. Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War and where President Lincoln gave his famous speech after the battle.
a)
a. Atlanta, GA
b)
b. Fort Sumter, SC
c)
c. Gettysburg, PA
d)
d. Harper’s Ferry, VA
51.
12. Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
a)
a. Confederate General
b)
b. Slave owner
c)
c. Union General
d)
d. President of the Confederacy
52.
15. How did the South make money?
a)
a. Agriculture
b)
b. Technology
c)
c. Industry
d)
d. Politics
53.
16. What was the economy in the northern states based on?
a)
a. Farming
b)
b. Plantation work
c)
c. Services
d)
d. Industry
54.
17. Which of the following is true about States’ Rights?
a)
a. Southern states believed that states had the power to cancel out any federal law they disagreed with.
b)
b. Northern states believed that state law was supreme over federal law.
c)
c. The North believed in states' rights, that each state gets to make its own laws.
d)
d. President Abraham Lincoln knew that states seceding from the country would be good for the future.
55.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

made slavery legal

b)

began slavery

c)

ended slavery in the Confederate states

d)

ended slavery only in the North

56.

This is where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865..

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Appomattox

c)

Dallas

d)

New York

57.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
58.

Who was the President of the US during the Civil War?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

59.

Why did the South have more property damage than the North?

a)

more battles were fought in the South than the North

b)

the South lacked great leadership during the war

c)

more battles were fought in the North than the South

60.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019

61.
When a navy tries to prevent its enemy from trading overseas they create
a)
 an embargo 
b)
 a cut-off attack 
c)
 a flank attack
d)
 a blockade 
62.
What is an ironclad?
a)
 a submarine 
b)
a treaty or agreement 
c)
 a cannon 
d)
 a ship covered by metal plates 
63.
What is total war?
a)
a military strategy that includes destroying the enemy's ability and will to fight
b)
a military strategy that includes flanking the enemy
c)
a military strategy put into effect by Southern Generals
d)
a military strategy put into effect by Southern Generals
64.
Which Union "victory" in Maryland had 23,000 casulties, otherwise known as the "bloodiest day" of the war?
a)
Second Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
65.
The Union army gained control of the Mississippi River after winning the Battle of
a)
Antietam
b)
Appomattox
c)
Chancelorsville
d)
Vicksburg
66.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there

b)

An order issued by President Lincoln declared slaves to be set free

c)

The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully

d)

The 11 states that seceded from the Union

67.

What was the Gettysburg Address?

a)

An order issued by President Lincoln declared slaves to be set free

b)

The right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether they were imprisoned lawfully

c)

The 11 states that seceded from the Union

d)

A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there