WorksheetsHistory Test 5/4
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 28mins
What bill allowed states west of the Mississippi River to determine status of slavery by popular sovereignty?
Anaconda Plan
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the first state to secede from the Union?
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
What radical abolitionist led a raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which statement best describes the Underground Railroad?
It was a train traveling to Canada that escaped slaves rode on at night
It was an underground cave system that escaped slaves used
It was a system of railroads that escaped slaves followed into Canada
It was a series of safe houses and secret routes for escaped slaves to get to Canada
What year did the Civil War start?
(a)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a leader for what side?
Union
Confederates
What battle did Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson win?
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Vicksburg
Who was the leader of the Confederate army?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Horace Lawson Hunley
Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Richmond
Washington D.C.
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Atlanta
New Orleans
Richmond
Washington D.C.
What were the slaves states that did not secede called?
The Last Five
Border States
The Slave States of the North
Northern States of Betrayal
True or False: Delaware seceded from the Union
True
False
True or False: Maryland secede from the Union
True
False
True or False: North Carolina seceded from the Union
True
False
True or False: Kentucky seceded from the Union
True
False
True or False: Missouri secede from the Union
True
False
True or False: Tennessee seceded from the Union
True
False
True or False: When Virginia seceded, part of Virginia became a new state and stayed in the Union
True
False
What were causes of the Civil War (choose all that apply)?
Election of President Lincoln
Disputes over slavery
The South thought they were unfairly taxed
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
What were causes of the Civil War (choose all that apply)?
Differences in economy
Disagreements on states rights versus federal rights
Jefferson Davis wanted to become dictator of the South
The 13th Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery
What advantages did the North have (select all that apply)?
Better geography
More manpower
Better rail system
More factories
What advantages did the South have (select all that apply)?
Accumulated a small store of supplies in preparation
Bigger population
Better military leaders
Motivated to defend homes and families
What was the bloodiest day of the war?
Siege of Vicksburg
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River when the Union took over what place?
New Orleans
Mississippi
Richmond
Charleston
What were the first two ironclad ships used in war?
Monitor
Memorial
Merriment
Merrimac
What was the Union strategy used in war?
Richmond Siege
Anaconda Plan
Viper Scheme
Boa Constrictor March
What gave the Union army control of the west?
New Orleans
Siege of Vicksburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Sherman's March to the Sea
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
Union
Confederates
What document freed all slaves in the Southern states except the border states?
Emancipation Proclamation
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Free Slave Act
What was Lincoln's most famous speech?
(a)
Who led the Union army in the March to the Sea?
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
John Brown
George McClellan
Where did the Confederates officially surrender?
Appomattox Courthouse
Richmond, Virginia
Washington D.C.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Who was the supreme commander of the Union army at the end of the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
A. E. Burnside
What was the first submarine to successfully sink a ship with a torpedo?
(a)
What became a state during the Civil War?
(a)
What is true about the March to the Sea (select all that apply)?
Besieged and destroyed Atlanta
Captured Savannah, SC
Destroyed Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Captured Athens, GA
What is true about the March to the Sea (select all that apply)?
Destroyed Richmond, VA
Destroyed a 60-mile path to the Atlantic Ocean
Ruined Charleston, SC
Devastated the South
What were terms of surrender after the Civil War (select all that apply)?
Confederate soldiers could keep horses and mules
Confederates would need to return home and stop fighting
Slavery would be allowed in the southern States
Entire Confederate army would surrender immediately
What were terms of surrender after the Civil War (select all that apply)?
Confederate officers could keep their side arms
All Confederate leaders would be put on trial for treason
Rations would be given to starving soldiers
General Lee could keep his sword
What were some innovations or advancements from the Civil War (select all that apply)?
Medicine
Photography
Weaponry
Daylight Savings Time
What were some innovations or advancements from the Civil War (select all that apply)?
Steel Production
Food Preservation
Cotton Gin
Ironclad Ships
What were some innovations or advancements from the Civil War (select all that apply)?
Hand Grenades
Cannons and Cannonballs
Gatling Guns
Long Range Weapons
What were some innovations or advancements from the Civil War (select all that apply)?
Tanks
Hot Air Balloons
Army Ambulance Corps
Naval Mines
