US History Test Civil
War
For the following questions decide which attribute is for
the North or South. North=a South=b
- Agricultural Society
- Industrial
- Pro central government
- Pro state’s rights
- Pro Slavery
- Anti-Slavery
- The Missouri Compromise
made the Maine a slave state?
- True
- False
- This group of people
wanted to get rid of slavery?
a.
Federalist
b.
Freeman
c.
Abolitionist
- William Lloyd Garrison was a leader of the
Abolition Movement?
a.
True
b.
False
- This man was involved in
the Supreme Court case that ruled African-Americans were property, not
people?
a.
Martin Luther King
b.
Abe Lincoln
c.
Fredrick Douglas
d.
Dred Scott
- What is the name of
the town that John Brown and his men tried to
take the South’s ammunition?
a.
Richmond
b.
Atlanta
c.
Harpers Ferry
- Which state was the first
to secede from the Union?
a.
North Carolina
b.
Virginia
c.
Georgia
d.
South Carolina
- What was the first battle
of the Civil War?
a.
Bull Run
b.
Yorktown
c.
Fort Sumter
d.
Gettysburg
- Who was given the
nickname “Moses” because they helped African-Americans escape slavery?
a.
Abe Lincoln
b.
Harriet Tubman
c.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d.
Uncle Tom
- This Battle is known as
the bloodiest DAY of the Civil
War?
a.
Gettysburg
b.
Bull Run
c.
Antietam
- What state were General
Lee and General Jackson from?
a.
Kansas
b.
Georgia
c.
Virginia
- During the middle of the Civil War the
North and South implemented conscription. Today we know this as what?
a.
Money
b.
A draft
c.
Training
- This amendment forbids
slavery?
a.
13th
b.
1st
c.
21st
- Who wrote Uncle Tom’s
Cabin?
A.
Harriet Tubman
B.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
C.
Sojourn Truth
D.
Clara Barton
- In what battle did
Stonewall Jackson receive his nickname?
a.
Gettysburg
b.
Antietam
c.
Bull Run
- This battle was the
South’s first major victory and gave them a lot of encouragement?
a.
Bull Run
b.
Antietam
c.
Gettysburg
- In the movie, what state
was Colonel Chamberlain from? ( The Union
officer with the mustache)
A.
Virginia
B.
Maine
C.
New York
- Who Assassinated Abe
Lincoln?
a.
Lee Harvey Oswald
b.
John Wilkes Booth
c.
William Lloyd Garrison
- How did Abe Lincoln gain
his popularity?
a.
Lincoln Douglas debates
b.
Being a Congressman
c.
Joining the Republican party
- Where did the South
Surrender to the North?
a.
Richmond
b.
Washington D.C.
c.
Appomattox Court House
d.
Gettysburg
26. Which president ordered Lewis and Clark to travel
west to explore the nation’s new purchase?
- James Madison
- John Marbury
- Thomas Jefferson
27. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States
and who?
- France
- Great Britain
- Ukraine
28. Women got the right to vote soon after the Seneca
Falls Convention?
- True
- False
29. Abolitionism was the idea of abolishing slavery in the
confederate states?
- True
- False
30. The idea that the American people had the God given
right to move west?
- Ex Post Facto
- Manifest Destiny
- Freedom
31. Which of the following was a part of the Market
Revolution?
- Lowell Textile Mills
- Texas Revolution
- Trail of Tears
32. Reconstruction was the time period before the Civil
War, when Abe Lincoln tried to bring the southern states back into the Union?
- True
- False
33. Who became president after Lincoln’s assassination?
- Andrew Johnson
- Mike Lee
- Andrew Jackson
- Fredrick Douglass
34. Radical Republican’s wanted to bring southern states
back into the Union quickly?
- True
- False
35. Abolitionists who moved south the profit from
reconstruction?
- Carpetbaggers
- Scalawags
- Radical Republicans
36. Andrew Johnson was impeached because of his
treatment of Reconstruction?
- True
- False
37. At the
beginning of Reconstruction African Americans prospered in the south by owning
land participating in politics, forming churches and building schools?
- True
- False
38. Because reconstruction was unsuccessful many African
Americans in the south turned to…?
- Slavery
- Manufacturing Jobs
- Sharecropping
39. The end of Reconstruction resulted in the beginning
of what era in the south?
- The New Era
- The Jim Crow Era
- The Prosperous Era
40. From the
movie Gods and General’s who won the Battles we watched?
- Union
- Confederacy
41. From the movie Gods and General’s most members of
the confederacy we saw were from what state?
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Virginia
42. In Gods and Generals immigrants from what country
end up meeting up and fighting. They are on the Confederacy and Union.
- France
- Great Britain
- Ireland
43. What Union Colonel did we watch defend Little Round
Top in the movie Gettysburg?
- Colonel Powell
- Colonel Stonewall Jackson
- Colonel Chamberlain
44. Who won the Civil War?
- Union
- Confederacy
45. Which of the
following was NOT a part of the
Union’s strategy to win the war?
a. Blockade rivers and shipping ports
b. Capture the capital, Richmond, VA.
c. Convince Confederate troops to join the Union.
