The American Civil War

Question 1

The ______ army represented the Southern states.

Accepted Answer

Confederate

Question 2

Abraham Lincoln received only 40% of the popular vote, but he swept the North and California, winning the election.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

In 1859, John Brown led a raid on an arsenal (weapon storage) to try and help enslaved people escape. The escape was:

Accepted Answer

Not successful, and John Brown was sentenced to death, Not successful, but John Brown became an abolitionist hero

Question 4

The _____ army represented the Northern States.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 5

The American Civil War began in 1861, when Confederate troops bombarded:

Accepted Answer

Fort Sumter

Question 6

By the 1850s, approximately how many people of African descent were enslaved in the South?

Accepted Answer

3,000,000

Question 7

Who risked her life to guide people through the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 8

What amendment officially ended slavery in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

The 13th Amendment

Question 9

In the mid-1800s, the North and the South had grown into two very different societies.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The Battle of Antietam, in 1862, was the deadliest one-day battle in U.S. history.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

In 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union and ________ other states followed.

Accepted Answer

6

Question 12

Abolitionists wanted to get rid of slavery entirely.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The Emancipation Proclamation was declared in January of what year?

Accepted Answer

1863

Question 14

In the case of Dred Scott, the court ruled that Scott was free after traveling to/living in a free state.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The Battle of ____________ , in 1863, was considered a turning point in the war, in favor of the Union.

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 16

What was the controversy when California wanted to join the Union?

Accepted Answer

CA wanted to be a free state

Question 17

What were the two major issues that caused so much conflict between the Northern and Southern states?

Accepted Answer

balance of power - federal vs. state governments, slavery - harvesting cotton/tobacco relied on slavery

Question 18

How and when did the American Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

in April 1865, When the Confederate army surrendered, At Appomattox Court House in Virginia

Question 19

Which are true about Frederick Douglass?

Accepted Answer

he wrote autobiographies to educate people about slavery, he advised President Lincoln on slavery, he was an abolitionist, he escaped slavery

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