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Civil War and Emancipation Concepts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Civil War?

a)

When two sides of the same country or union fight against each other

b)

When the civilians only fight

c)

When the civilians are thrown in prison by the military

d)

When two frozen soldiers from 1940s come back and fight each other in modern days.

2.

Being set free from social, political or legal restrictions

a)

Emancipation

b)

Proclamation

c)

Rebellion

d)

Courtship

3.

This "compromise" elected Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a ____state

a)

Slave

b)

Servant

c)

Free

d)

Paid

4.

The fugitive slave act required that enslaved people be brought back to their homes, even if they were caught in a free state

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The United States gained the remaining Western land after 2 years in the ______- American War

a)

Mexican

b)

Chinese

c)

Canadian

d)

Brazilian

6.

California was admitted as a ____ state

a)

Slave

b)

Free

c)

Paid

d)

Servant

7.

What novel, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, told the horrors of slavery and the slave laws.

a)

Aunt Lisa's Kitchen

b)

Uncle Joey's Farmhouse

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

8.

An official important announcement is known as what?

a)

A defense

b)

a proclamation

c)

a decision

d)

a speech

9.

Many people in the North did not agree with the horrors of slavery, but they didn't try to help any of the enslaved people.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who is this guy?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincolm