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American History I- Civil Crisis and Civil War
American History I- Civil Crisis and Civil War
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This battle showed both sides that the war would be a long, bloody conflict.
Antietam
Ft. Sumter
Bull Run
Cold Harbor
2
Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Lincoln Theatre
Ford's Theatre
Gettysburg Address
The White House
3
Lincoln referred to her as the "Little old lady who started the Civil War."
Clara Barton
Dolly Madison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
4
Which was NOT an advantage the north had at the beginning of the Civil War
manufacturing and industry
population
Excellent military tradition and leadership
railway system
5
Why did southern states encourage the spread of slavery to the western territories?
To appease other Southern plantation owners
To prevent an economic depression from the loss of cotton
To increase representation in Congress
Trade with Mexico would be made easier
6
This 3-Day battle was the major turning point of the Civil War.
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
7
What was the name of the strategy devised by Union Generals to defeat the Confederacy?
Striker Plan
McClellan Plan
Slash and Burn
Anaconda Plan
8
What was Lincoln's main goal in the Civil War?
Conquer the South
Free the slaves
Preserve the Union
Repeal the Missouri Compromise
9
Term for Northern Democrats like Clement Vallandigham who pushed for an end to the Civil War.
Copperheads
Doves
Conscience Democrats
Conscience Whigs
10
Which slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
only slaves in states of rebellion
all of them
only slaves in states still in the Union
slaves in the border states
11
Where was the first major military engagement of the Civil War
Vicksburg
Antietam
Appomattox Court House
Bull Run
12
Lincoln's Famous two-minute speech. "Four Score and Seven Years Ago..."
State of the Union Address
Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln's Farewell Address
Gettysburg Address
13
Why did the Confederacy believe Great Britain would aid their cause?
The Confederacy believed Britain needed Southern cotton
Britain resented the U.S. for the Revolution and war of 1812
Britain strongly believed in Slavery
The Confederacy promised Britain land in North America
14
Who was Clara Barton?
First woman to graduate Med school
First female military nurse
Founder of the American Red Cross
First Female Civil War soldier
15
Political party also known as the "Order of the Star Spangled Banner" or the "American Party"
Republican Party
Know-Nothing Party
Conscience Whigs
Free-Soilers
16
After this battle, the Union effectively controlled the Mississippi River, splitting the South.
St. Louis
Vicksburg
Chattanooga
Gettysburg
17
Led the Pottawatomie Massacre and the raid on Harper's Ferry
Nathan Bedford Forrest
John Wilkes Booth
John Brown
Stephen Douglass
18
This Union General's nickname was "The Butcher"
Grant
Sherman
Lee
McClellan
19
What killed the most soldiers during the Civil War?
Disease
Cannons
Prison Camps
Minie Ball
20
The Fugitive Slave Act was......
...was a play that starred Hamilton.
...was the last straw that made the South leave the Union.
...when slaves got away the law said they were free forever.
..an 1850 law that said people had to return runaway slaves.
21
A draft of men into military service. Caused riots in N.Y. City
Conscription
Selective Service Acts
Habeas Corpus
Lincoln's Call for Volunteers
22
President of the Confederacy
Alexander Stephens
Stephen Douglass
Jefferson Davis
Nathan Bedford Forrest
23
Which social class supported the Fugitive Slave Act?
Poor White Farmers
Slaves
Abolistionists
Plantation Owners
24
What was the purpose of Atlanta and Sherman’s March to sea?
To gather resources in preparation for war.
Prepare Union soldiers for battle and harsh conditions
End the war by bringing destruction to the South
To divide the Confederacy
25
What was the name for the period of Rebuilding following the Civil War?
Redemption
Reconstruction
Reconciliation
Regression
26
He became President after Lincoln's assasination
Andrew Jackson
James Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
27
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
California enters the Union as a Free State
Popular Sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico
Tougher Fugitive Slave Laws
No slavery allowed north of the 36'30 parallel
28
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
George McClellan
Jefferson Davis
John C. Calhoun
29
John C. Calhoun.
abolitionist
pro-slavery
moderate
None of these
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Bloodiest single day in American History. McClellan found Lee's marching orders.
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Vicksburg
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What event caused Bleeding Kansas?
Presidential election of Abe Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854
Slave uprising