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A review of the Civil War
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1
Which of the following made it illegal to prevent someone from voting based on their race?
15th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
2
Which of these allowed southerners to go north to get their runaway slaves back?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott Decision
Plessy v. Ferguson Decision
3
Which of the following is an example of Civil Disobedience?
Texting your friends in class about math being boring.
Breaking dress code to show how unfair it is.
Cheating on a math quiz to get a better grade.
Wearing an Ohio State shirt to Mr. Webb's class.
4
Which general used total war to make it impossible for the south to continue fighting?
Sherman
Hooker
Lee
Grant
5
What did Lincoln decide to do at Fort Sumter?
Send supplies and make the south shoot first.
Take the troops out and recognize southern independence.
Send 100,000 troops to attack the south.
Bomb the fort using the newly created U.S. Air Force.
6
Which general used his troop strength to his advantage, resulting in heavy casualties?
Grant
Lee
Pickett
Sherman
7
What was the impact of Union soldiers being stationed in the south during Reconstruction?
It helped African Americans
It harmed African Americans
There was no impact
They invaded Mexico
8
He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin with Hitler looking on from the stands.
Jackie Robinson
Joe Louis
Mohammed Ali
Jesse Owens
9
Which of the following is a Jim Crow law?
Separate schools for black and white students.
Students punished in school for expressing opinions.
No discriminating against people from other countries.
No carry on bags over 40 lbs. on airplanes.
10
She was the first female artist to have 3 #1 singles on the same album.
Mariah Carey
Diana Ross
Beyonce
Whitney Houston
11
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?
Separate but equal segregation is allowed.
It's unconstitutional to ban slavery.
Southern states have no legal right to secede.
Slavery was ruled unconstitutional.
12
This artist played the Superbowl XLI halftime show. Who is he?
Coldplay
Justin Timberlake
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
13
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in the border states only.
Freed all slaves immediately.
Freed all slaves by January 1, 1863.
Freed slaves in rebelling states starting January 1, 1863.
14
Why did the southern states secede?
They thought Lincoln was going to end slavery.
They wanted to free their slaves; Lincoln wouldn't let them.
They were angry that John Brown was found not guilty.
The Supreme Court made them free their slaves.
15
Larry Doby and Satchel Paige are the first African Americans to achieve this distinction.
Most double plays in baseball history.
First to win a World Series
Most combined home runs in a season.
First to play for a Major League Baseball team.
16
How did Lincoln want to treat the south at the end of the war?
Harshly to make them suffer for starting the war.
Kindly, to bring the nation together.
It wasn't up to him since the north lost the war.
He would let Congress decide what to do.
17
Who was the first African American QB to win a Superbowl?
Warren Moon
Michael Vick
Steve McNair
Doug Williams
18
What happened to John Brown?
He was found guilty and hanged for attempting a rebellion.
He was found innocent and the south soon seceded.
He was killed in battle and never put on trial.
He was found guilty but escaped to Canada.
19
Which of these had a positive impact on equality for all Americans?
The Plessy v. Ferguson Decision
Jim Crow Laws
The 14th Amendment
The Dred Scott Decision
20
Which best describes Lincoln's views on slavery during the course of the Civil War?
Against it, for it, then neutral.
Always against slavery.
Neutral then gradually against it.
He never cared about slavery.
21
What do the Plessy v. Ferguson and Dred Scott rulings have in common?
They were both anti-equality.
They banned slavery.
The allowed segregation.
They allowed slavery.
22
What western state saw much violence over slavery in the years before the Civil War?
Ohio
California
West Virginia
Kansas
23
He was the first African American to play professional baseball.
Hank Aaron
Bob Gibson
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
24
What did Lincoln tell the south in his first inaugural address?
You can leave the union if you give us your slaves.
You can keep your slaves, you just can't leave the union.
You can't leave the union and you must free your slaves.
Free your slaves or I will attack you with the north.
25
This Motown group had hits with songs like "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg".
The Four Tops
The Four Seasons
The Righteous Brothers
The Temptations
26
Which of the following was put in place to prevent African Americans from voting?
Literacy tests
The Plessy v. Ferguson decision
The 13th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
27
What do the Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott case and John Brown trial outcome have in common?
They helped bring the country together.
They all benefited the south.
They all benefited the north.
They all promoted the idea of secession.
28
Which of the following officially banned slavery?
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
The Dred Scott decision.
29
Which of these made California a free state and allowed voting over slavery in the west?
13th Amendment
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott Decision
Kansas Nebraska Act
30
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Slavery is allowed in all states and cannot be banned.
Segregation is legal if the facilities are equal in quality.
Segregation by race is unconstitutional.
Slavery or involuntary servitude is unconstitutional.
31
He was the first African American to win an Oscar for best actor.
Sidney Poitier
Louis Gossett, Jr.
Denzel Washington
James Earl Jones
32
Which of the following granted former slaves American citizenship?
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
They were always citizens.
33
She was the first African American to win the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jennifer Hudson
Viola Davis
Cicely Tyson
Halle Berry
34
Which is true of the battle of Antietam?
All of these.
It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
It was the bloodiest day in American history.
It was the first major battle fought in the north.
35
Which side had the telegraph, railroad, manpower and supply advantage?
North
They all had the same resources.
West
South
36
Why did Thoreau write Civil Disobedience?
He hated the idea of ending slavery.
He wanted the south to gain independence without a war.
He was ashamed the U.S. government allowed slavery.
He was angry about the election of Lincoln.
37
He was the first African American to win a Grammy for Album of the Year.
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
Sam Cooke