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civil war quizzz by fahimhossain

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main cause of the civil war

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2.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)
  1. To enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

b)
  1. To provide education and assistance to former slaves

c)
  1. To oversee the Reconstruction process

d)
  1. To negotiate peace treaties between the North and the South

3.

A violent conflict between pro and antislavery was referred to as

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Battle of the Radicals

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Kansas and Nebraska Act

4.

What were the two major battles fought in

Gettysburg known as?

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5.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

6.
Of the following, which one is an advantage of the North during the Civil War?  The North . . .
a)
 had more military schools than the South did. 
b)
 had greater industrial resources. 
c)
knew the local terrain better than the South did. 
d)
could depend on Great Britain to help them defeat the South. 
7.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

8.
Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Border states
9.
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
10.

What were the advantages of the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War?

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11.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
the election of Jefferson Davis
b)
High tariffs
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the death of Stonewall Jackson
12.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

Abolished slavery in the Confederacy

b)

Abolished slavery in the United States

c)

Abolished slavery in the whole world

d)

Abolished slavey in the North only

13.

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
15.

Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?

a)

More Troops

b)

They had home fields and familiar lands

c)

Better Weapons

d)

Better Transportation

16.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War and resulted in a Confederate victory?

a)

The Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Bull Run

c)

The Battle of Vicksburg

d)

The Battle of Gettysburg

17.

How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South?

a)

all slaves would be freed.

b)

only male slaves would be freed.

c)

The South could keep their slaves if they stopped fighting.

d)

The slaves could decide if they wanted to remain on the plantations.

18.

Who was John Brown?

a)

A slave owner who was in favor of seceding from the Union to preserve slavery in the South.

b)

A Confederate soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

c)

A Union soldier who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.

d)

An abolitionist who led a raid for weapons, but was captured and sentenced to death for treason.

19.

What were the Reconstruction Amendments and why were they important?

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20.
This was the first battle of the Civil War
a)
Yorktown
b)
Bull Run
c)
Appomattox
d)
Gettysburg
21.

Which of the following WAS NOT an advantage of the North in the Civil War?

a)

Railroads

b)

Industrialization

c)

Well Trained Army

d)

Population

22.

The Fugitive Slave Act

a)

Banned slavery in Washington D.C.

b)

Provided safety for escaped slaves

c)

Forced all Americans to help catch escaped slaves

d)

Offered free slaves land in the West

23.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

made slavery legal

b)

began slavery

c)

ended slavery in the Confederate states

d)

ended slavery only in the North

24.

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

It was a tie

25.

In the 1840s, slavery was most commonly found in the:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East