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BB - U4 Ch 2

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To officially end or stop

a)

abolish

b)

secede

c)

unalienable

d)

amend

2.

What was the relationship between cotton and enslaved labor in the South?

a)

As the supply of cotton grew, the demand for enslaved workers fell.

b)

As the demand for enslaved workers fell, the supply of cotton grew.

c)

As the demand for cotton grew, so did the demand for enslaved workers.

d)

As the supply of enslaved workers grew, so did the supply of cotton.

3.

Who is this person?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Martin Luther King

4.

What is Frederick Douglas known for? Select the three correct answers.

a)

He was an author and gave speeches

b)

He was an abolitionist

c)

He was a presidential canidate

d)

He was a leader of the Confederacy

e)

He was a newspaper publisher

5.

What is Harriet Tubman doing in this image?

a)

eading Confederate soldiers into a trap

b)

convincing Northerners that slavery is wrong

c)

helping people escape on the Underground Railroad

d)

reuniting families that have been separated by slavery

6.

Eleven states left the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president because they thought he was going to _____________.

a)

raise taxes

b)

abolish slavery

c)

sell Southern farmland

d)

stop the spread of slavery

7.

Why did President Lincoln send Union troops into war following the Confederacy’s attack on Fort Sumter?

a)

He thought it was the only way to reunite the country.

b)

He wanted to punish Southerners for leaving the United States.

c)

He wanted to scare Confederate leaders into surrendering.

d)

He knew it was the best chance of ending slavery in America.

8.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

It banned slavery in Union states.

b)

It banned slavery in the United States.

c)

It freed all enslaved people in the United States.

d)

It freed all enslaved people in Confederate states

9.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

a)

It reunited the Union.

b)

It freed enslaved Americans.

c)

It officially ended the Civil War.

d)

It banned slavery in the United States.

e)

It freed all enslaved people in Confederate states.

10.

What document did the Thirteenth Amendment change?

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the Articles of Confederation

d)

the Constitution

e)

the Bill of Rights

11.

What does the Juneteenth holiday celebrate?

a)

the end of the Civil War

b)

the end of slavery in the United States

c)

the end of the French and Indian War

d)

the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

12.

What, to the American slave, is the Fourth of July? I answer, a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham . . .

a)

White Americans do not celebrate the Fourth of July.

b)

The Fourth of July should be a day of celebration, not sadness.

c)

A country that enslaves people has no right to celebrate freedom..

d)

The Fourth of July is a fitting way to honor Americans’ struggles for freedom.

13.

Choose all the ways that people worked to end slavery in the United States?

a)

some people

wrote books

b)

some people spoke

out in public

c)

some people

published newspapers

d)

some people helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad

e)

Some people made movies about slavery

14.

Unable to be taken away or denied

a)

abolish

b)

secede

c)

banned

d)

unalienable

e)

amend

15.

A war between people who live in the same country

a)
Civil War
b)

American Revolution

c)

World War

d)

United States War

e)

Union War

16.

To change

a)

amend

b)

abolish

c)

secede

d)

unalienable

17.

To formally withdraw membership; to leave

a)

abolish

b)

secede

c)

Civil War

d)

The Declaration of Independence

e)

unalienable

18.

An official announcement or declaration

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

election

c)

proclamation

d)

abolish

19.

A change made to the United States Constitution

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

constitutional amendment

c)

proclamation

d)

abolish

e)

Declaration of Independence

20.

During the Civil War, the north was referred to as _________

a)

the Confederacy

b)

the Union

21.

During the Civil War, the southern states (that seceded) were referred to as _________

a)

the Confederacy

b)

the Union

22.

After Abraham Lincoln was elected president, how many states seceded from the United States?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

22

d)

8

23.

REVIEW QUESTION: Who was the 1st President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Donald Trump

e)

Thomas Payne

24.

REVIEW QUESTION: Who was the 16th President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Donald Trump

e)

Thomas Payne

25.

REVIEW QUESTION: Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Donald Trump

e)

Thomas Payne

26.

REVIEW QUESTION: Who was the 45th president and is about to be inaugurated to become the 47th president?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Donald Trump

e)

Joe Biden

27.

REVIEW QUESTION: In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

1776

b)

1800

c)

2025

d)

1803

e)

1861

28.

REVIEW QUESTION: This official document was written in 1776. It let the King know that we were no longer under his control or the colonies, but instead our own country, the United States of America. We were not going to be under the king's rule anymore, because we deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Pledge of Allegiance

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

29.

REVIEW QUESTION: This official document was written after the American Revolution It starts with the famous words "WE THE PEOPLE". It lays out what our government is and how it works. It makes sure that there are checks and balances, and no branch is stronger than the other. It is a living document, which means it can still be changed or amended.

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Pledge of Allegiance

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

30.

REVIEW QUESTION: How many branches of government do we have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

REVIEW QUESTION: How many terms can a president serve?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

8

32.

REVIEW QUESTION: The President and Vice President belong to this branch....

a)

Executive Branch

b)

White House branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

33.

REVIEW QUESTION: The Supreme Court belong to this branch....

a)

Executive Branch

b)

White House branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

e)

Courthouse Branch

34.

REVIEW QUESTION: Congress makes up this branch....

a)

Executive Branch

b)

White House branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

e)

Courthouse Branch

35.

REVIEW QUESTION: This branch makes sure that laws are just and fair...

a)

Executive Branch

b)

White House branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

36.

REVIEW QUESTION: This branch makes the laws....

a)

Executive Branch

b)

White House branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

37.

REVIEW QUESTION: This war started in 1775, but the official document declaring freedom was written in 1776 to the king. The last battle was in 1801 at the Battle of Yorktown when General Cornwallis surrendered. It officially ended when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1803.

a)

Civil War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

French and Indian War

e)

The Constitution

38.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

39.
Which of the following Constitutional amendments abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
40.

What year did slavery end? This was also the year the Civil War ended.

a)

1965

b)

1776

c)

1865

d)

1861

e)

1803

41.

This abolitionist was very brave. She escaped slavery. She was a part of the group that helped slaves escape to the north or Canada. This group organized the Underground Railroad. She went back to the south at least 19 times helping enslaved people escape.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Martha Washington

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

A slave named Eliza

42.

True or False: When Abraham Lincoln was running for President, he said he was going to abolish all slavery.

a)

True; he wanted slavery to end immediately

b)

False; he wanted more states to have slaves

c)

False; he did not agree with slavery, but NEW states would not be allowed to have slaves

43.

True or False: Abraham Lincoln was happy about the south seceding from the Union.

a)

True

b)

False