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This quiz about the Civil War made for middle school.
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The president of the Confederacy was
Stonewall Jackson
General Lee
Jefferson Davis
2
Tariffs are
The police force in a town
the economy
A tax imposed on imported goods and services.
3
The Confederate soldier's uniforms were
Black
Red
Blue
Grey
4
Many in the South felt that the Fed. Gov. shouldn't interfere, that each state should decide
what practices/laws their state should be able to have.
should not have a gov. at all & do whatever they wanted
5
The general that led the Union was
General Robert E. Lee
General Ulysses S. Grant
6
Many in the North believed that laws should be passed to ban slavery. How did the South feel?
The south felt that their economy was threatened.
The South was unhappy about this, but agreed to change.
The south agreed with this eventually.
7
A nickname for the southern soldiers were
The Rebels
The Yankees
The Yanks
The Union
8
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued and stated that
slaves in seceded states were free, but not in border states
slaves in border states were free
9
What were the northern states/soldiers called?
The Union
The southerners
The Confederates
The Rebels
10
An abolitionist is
A person who wants to end a practice/institution
A person who wants to promote a practice so it continues
11
Southerners felt that Uncle Tom's Cabin was
threatening their beliefs and value system.
was helping people to understand why slavery was good.
12
The South had many disadvantages, including
Little RR track = much harder to transport supplies & troops
few trained generals
not knowing how to fight in battle
not knowing the terrain
13
Harriet eventually helped her entire family escape to freedom in the north along the UGRR
True
False
14
After slavery was abolished, African Americans were immediately treated equally and had rights.
False
True
15
The Underground Rail Road was a train that ran underground
False
True
16
Beecher's book helped to convince many northerner's that
slavery strengthened the economy.
slavery was right.
African Americans/Black people deserved to be in slavery
slavery was wrong.
17
Where did the Civil War occur?
Canada
Germany
Great Britain
The United States
18
The north had many advantages during the war, including
more soldiers than the south
more supplies, weapons, railroad, & factories than the south
many more slaves and railroads than the south
19
The Union soldier's uniforms were
Black
Blue
Red
Grey
20
When was the Civil War?
1860-1864
1861-1865
1860-1865
1861-1864
21
The Union's political viewpoint was
The Union did not care about the issue of slavery
Overall, the Union agreed with the practice of slavery
Overall, the Union did not agree with the practice slavery
22
The South strongly believed in States' Rights, which were
the powers that states had to make decisions
rights of states are protected by Constitution from fed. gov
23
Harriet was trusted b/c she had made the journey along the UGRR & successfully helped slaves
True
False
24
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
25
What was the Confederacy's political viewpoint?
Overall, the Confederacy did not care about this practice.
They wanted to continue the practice of slavery
They did not want to continue the practice of slavery
26
Secede means
to throw away
To stay together as a whole
to break apart or separate
27
Why did the south want to continue the practice of slavery?
There had been slavery for many years, so why change?
They depended on slave labor in order to have an economy.
They were mean people and liked to treat people badly.
They wanted African Americans to cook and clean for them.
28
Who led the Confederate army?
General Ulysses Grant
General Robert E. Lee
29
The South also had some advantages, including
more trained generals, knew the land, trained men/fighters
a better economy than the north
more trained men to fight
30
In 1850, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin, which described
why slavery is good and the benefits of having slavery
the cruelty of the practice of slavery
how slavery helped America's economy
31
Safe houses were homes that slaves could stay at along their journey along the Underground RR.
True
False
32
Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia
Appomattox
Gettysburg
33
The Civil War is remembered in American history as the "Bloodiest War"
False
True
34
Harriet Tumban is most well known for
working as a conductor on the Underground Railroad
being Grandma Moses
being a runaway slave
35
Gettysburg was a 3 day battle. It's considered the turning point in the war because
the South lost men and supplies that they could not replace.
the south was winning the war.
The Union was losing the war.
36
An economy is
The wealth & resources of a country/region (goods/services)
Money
37
The nicknames for the northern soldiers were
The Union
The "Bad Guys"
The Yankees
The Rebels
38
Abolish means
to begin something
to continue a practice or institution
to end or get rid of a practice or institution.
39
Slavery and states’ rights helped divide the country between Northern & Southern states.
True
False
40
White bricks at the top of chimneys or a lantern outside of homes signaled it was a safe house.
False
True
41
What were the southern soldiers called?
Union
Yankees
northerners
Confederates
42
What is a Civil War?
A war that is civil.
A war between two or more nations.
A war between two nations.
A war between citizens of the same country.
43
The attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861 began the Civil War. S.C. succeeded.
True
False
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If the sky was cloudy & the stars were not visible at night, African Americans who were slaves
use moss that grew on the north side of a tree as a guide
would sleep at night and wait for a clear night
took a risk and went the direction they thought was right
