WorksheetsAmerican Civil War Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
When did the American Civil War start?
1861
1862
1864
1865
Which of the following descriptions of the southern and northern states before the American Civil War are correct? (i) The North believed that federal laws should be adopted for the nation. (ii) The South argued that the states had the right to withdraw from the federation. (iii) The South believed that the federal government and state governments had equal powers. (iv) The South and North reached a consensus about Constitution of the United States.
i and ii
i and iv
ii and iii
iii and iv
Which of the following descriptions of the economic development in the South and North before the American Civil War is INCORRECT?
The North supported protective tariffs to protect domestic industries.
Industry and commerce in the North developed rapidly.
The Southern economy highly depended on agriculture.
The South supported free trade in order to import expensive industrial goods from abroad.
Which of the following descriptions of the social structure in South and North before the American Civil War is INCORRECT?
The society of the North was mainly composed of capitalist class, middle class and working class.
Blacks and whites had equal status in the North.
Black slaves were at the bottom of society in the South.
The South was an agricultural society.
Which of the following descriptions of the protective tariffs introduced by the United States between 1828 and 1832 is INCORRECT?
Tariffs on imported industrial goods increased.
The Southern states feared that foreign countries would introduce revenge tariffs on their agricultural exports.
The Southern states finally accepted the original acts.
Certain Southern states nullified the acts.
Which of the following states nullified protective tariffs between 1828 and 1832?
Kansas
South Carolina
Texas
Oregon
Which of the following descriptions of the United States before the American Civil War is INCORRECT?
Slaves acted as a major labour force in the Southern economy.
'Free states' and 'slave states' co-existed in the United States.
The federal government had the power to abolish slavery.
The Northern and Southern states had disputes over slavery.
Which of the following w is NOT regarded as a result of the American Civil War?
The United States was reunified.
Slavery was abolished.
The South was placed under military rule.
National reconstruction started.
Which of the following is NOT regarded as an impact of the American Civil War on the United States?
National banking and currency systems were unified.
The states became independent.
The western territories further developed.
Black people got citizenship.
Which of the following economic policies were NOT introduced by the North during the American Civil War?
Introduced the Homestead Act
Increased protective tariffs
Reduced the export of industrial products
Subsidized private companies to build railways to connect to the western territories
Which of the following documents was proclaimed by Lincoln to emancipate slaves during the American Civil War?
The Bill of Emancipation
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Emancipation Proclamation
Which of the following descriptions of the development of the United States after the American Civil War is INCORRECT?
White Southerners’ discrimination against black people continued.
The United States increased in global influence.
The United States developed a new business model.
Europe still led the United States in industrial production.
Which of the following descriptions of the American Civil War are correct? (i) The United States moved towards racial justice and equal rights. (ii) The American Civil War worsened economic disparities in the United States. (iii) Agriculture became the economic pillar of the United States after the American Civil War. (iv) The American Civil War encouraged the Westward Movement.
i and ii
i and iv
ii and iii
iii and iv
