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Ch. 8- A Divided Nation
Ch. 8- A Divided Nation
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Ch. 8 Review
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1
Who is credited with winning the Civil War?
The North
Neither side
South Carolina
The South
2
Who was the general of the Union?
Ulysses S Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
Abraham Lincoln
3
Southerners were upset about a ______ that raised the cost of ______ coming into the country.
draft; exports
tariff; imports
war; cotton
sacrifice; cartridges
4
The Civil War is sometimes called the first modern war because a lot of new _________ was used.
drafts
technology
railroads
cartridges
5
Why did people send their families and belongings to Columbia during Sherman's March?
Union soldiers forced them to move to Columbia
they wanted to be closer to the action of the war
They were trying to get away from disease in Charleston
They thought Sherman would attack Charleston
6
Why did Lincoln order the blockade of Charleston and the entire South?
To keep Southerners from escaping to the North
To keep a closer watch on the South
To catch seafood along the coast
To keep the South from getting any supplies
7
What are people who worked to end slavery called?
Southerners
Abolitionists
Cartridges
Blockades
8
What did Abraham Lincoln issue that declared all slaves in southern states to be free?
Wayside Hospitals
the Declaration of Independence
the Ordinance of Secession
the Emancipation Proclamation
9
Which leader was in favor of slavery and spoke out for states' rights?
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Calhoun
Ulysses S. Grant
Horace Hunley
10
Who is the general of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
11
How many years did the Civil War last?
10 years
4 years
8 months
3 years
12
Women set up ________ _________ close to railroad lines, so they could care for soldiers.
Underground Railroads
nursing stations
Wayside hospitals
Penn Schools
13
Why did the firing on Fort Sumter take place?
Confederates wanted to destroy the fort
The Union wanted to get control of the fort.
Confederates wanted to punish the soldiers there.
Confederates were upset that the US still had control of it
14
Why were Southerners upset when Lincoln was elected president?
he wanted the northern states to secede from the Union
they wanted a president who would abolish slavery
they believed he might one day end slavery
he had a plan to raise taxes
15
The HL Hunley was a _________________ that sunk a Union blockade ship.
airplane
bomb
submarine
ship
16
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
17
Why did the Union take over Port Royal?
to force the white plantation owners there to leave
to capture slaves there and make them work for the Union
to have a place in the South to build textile mills
to get a base in the South to keep soldiers & supplies
18
South Carolina was the ____________ state to secede from the Union.
second
last
first
third
19
Where did the fighting first occur in the Civil War?
Sullivan's Island
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
Fort Sumter
20
What happened at the Secession Convention?
The leaders decided not to secede.
The leaders signed the Ordinance of Secession.
The leaders all got sick with yellow fever.
The leasers got in a fight, and nothing was solved.
21
__________________ spoke out against slavery.
Plantation owners
Farmers
Abolitionists
Jefferson Davis
22
What was one reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union?
The other states refused to trade with South Carolina.
People believed their states' rights were being denied.
Plantation owners were forced to trade with the north
The state was too far away from the state capital.
23
What was set up by missionaries to provide an education to freed African Americans?
the draft
the Emancipation Proclamation
the Underground Railroad
the Penn School
