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A civil war test to assess the students knowledge
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1
Which battle gave the union control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
Bull Run
2
Where does the south meet to create their Constitution Convention?
Richmond, VA
Charleston, SC
Atlanta, GA
Montgomery, AL
3
If approved, what would the Corwin Amendment have done?
Ended the Civil War
Forced each state to have popular sovereignty
Outlawed Slavery
Guaranteed and protect slavery
4
Which Union General is famous for his "March to Sea"?
William Sherman
Winfield Scott
George Mead
Ulysses Grant
5
Which of the following is true regarding the Compromise of 1820
Maine was a free state Missouri was a slave state
Montana is a slave state and Maine was a free state
Maine is added as a slave state and Missouri as a free state
Mississippi was a slave state and Missouri was a free state
6
After the election of _ Republicans realized they only had to win the _ states to win
1852, free
1848, free
1856, free
1852, slave
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Lee’s two invasions of the north happen at
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Vicksburg and Manassas
Antietam and Gettysburg
Manassas and Antietam
8
Who is named the Confederate President at the Confederacy’s convention?
Alexander Stephens
Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
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Which if the following was a cause of the Civil War?
North didn't believe the south had the right to secede
The South states followed the states’ rights theory
North wanted to abolish slavery, South wanted to have it
All of the above are true
10
What is Andersonville best known for?
where Lee leaves his battle plans
Where the war began
the location of the bloodiest day in history
Prison where soldiers were kept
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Where did John Brown raid?
Mississippi River
Harpers Ferry
Fort Sumter
South Carolina
12
What were the Union's strengths?
Army size
Ability to make goods
All of the above
Rail roads
13
Which state is the first to secede the Union?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
14
Which of the following is a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act:
Abolitionists and Pro-slavery southerners go to Kansas
All of the above are results
Kansas finally is admitted as a free state
Charles Sumner is “caned” on the Senate floor
15
The Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that…
Dred Scott was forever free
Dred Scott was denied his freedom and ordered to be executed
Dred Scott, and other slaves, could never be citizens
Dred Scott was free, had another year of slavery
16
What definition best fits the term total war?
A destruction of anything and everything to defend the enemy
A total war is when one side wins every battle in a war
A destruction of all of the homes and schools
one side starts to lose the war and never recovers
17
What is popular sovereignty?
The right to decide the price of each slave
The right to decide who is able to vote in a territory
The right to decide whether it be a free or slave state
The right to decide when the territory will become a state
18
What was the anaconda plan?
South would release thousands of snakes.
North would stop supplies to the south
Great Britain and France to help the south
South to starve the north
19
How does the Emancipation Proclamation change the outcome of the war?
It orders all southern states to rejoin the union
It frees all slaves
It turn the focus of the war to slavery
Southerners who joins the war with be charged with treason
20
What is Appomattox Courthouse best known for in the Civil War?
The location where the war comes to an end
where Lee leaves his battle plans laying in a meadow
A Confederate prison where Union soldiers were kept
The location of the “bloodiest day in American history.”
21
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
Gave Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignty over slavery
Kansas popular sovereignty, Nebraska right to be slave state
Made both Kansas and Nebraska slave states
22
The slave trade was eliminated in Washington D.C. as part of the
Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Lecompton Controversy
Kanas-Nebraska act
23
Which Battle was fought in southwestern Tennessee?
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Vicksburg
24
What Battle ended any hope that the Confederacy would get foreign aid?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Bull run
25
The Election of 1860 saw ______ candidates run for President
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5
4
3
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According to the Emancipation Proclamation, who was set free?
All slaves in border states
All slaves living in the confederacy
All slaves
Only slaves who had not tried to rebel
27
Which of the following words best describes John Brown?
Radical
Peaceful
Persuasive
Annoying
28
What event started the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln declared war on Confederacy
Ulysses Grant conquered Vicksburg
Robert E. Lee led his troops to Antietam Creek
Fire on Fort Sumter
29
Why was John Brown hung?
He successfully lead a slave revolt after seizing an arsenal
He wrote anti-Tom novels in the south
He was hanged after being convicted of treason
He attacked Charles Sumner, killing him on the Senate floor
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Which battle was the turning point for the Civil War?
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin became an instant best seller in 1852 and was written by?
Hinton Helper
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
