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1
Who were abolitionists?
Those who worked to end slavery
Those who accused the government of doing something wrong or improper
A secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom
A secret society that fought against the rights of African Americans.
2
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The wife of Robert E. Lee
A civil war nurse.
A famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
The Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
3
Who led the attack on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry?
Frederick Douglass
Andrew Johnson
Stephen A. Douglas
John Brown
4
What did The Emancipation Proclamation do?
It ended slavery everywhere.
It declared war on the Confederacy.
It declared the Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional.
It freed all slaves in the Confederacy
5
This general's strategy was to fight and wear down the enemy.
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
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Congressional Reconstruction did not care if black Southerners had the right to vote or have a fair trial.
False
True
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This civil war nurse started the American Red Cross.
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Clara Barton
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What did Lincoln do in the Gettysburg Address?
He honored the fallen soldiers.
He asked the people of Gettysburg to join the Union Army.
He spoke for two hours.
He freed the slaves.
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Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
Stephen A. Douglas
Robert E. Lee
10
An official change or addition to the Constitution is:
A Constitutional Modification
A Constitutional Betterment
A Constitutional Alteration
A constitutional Amendment
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Who was Frederick Douglass?
The author of the Emancipation Proclomation.
The first African American to serve in Congress.
A soldier in the Massachussetts 54th Regiment.
An escaped slave who became an abolitionist.
12
The rights that citizens are supposed to have according to the constitution are known as:
Archway Classroom Rights
Civil Rights
Humanitatian Rights
Property Rights
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What strategy did the Union use to keep the Confederates from buying supplies?
March to the Sea
Total War
Anaconda Strategy
Naval Blockade
14
The states that made up the United States and supported the US government during the Civil War.
The Union
The Confederacy
15
Which battle started the Civil War?
Chancellorsville
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
16
What problem did Lincoln have the General McClellan?
McClellan was trained as an admiral in the navy.
McClellan was too eager to fight the enemy.
McClellan was too reluctant to attack the enemy.
McClellan was a poor organizer and trainer of soldiers.
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This Confederate general was famous for his ability to move and attack quickly.
Stonewall Jackson
George McClellan
David Farragut
George Meade
18
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Brown
John Wilkes Booth
Stephen A. Douglas
19
What was the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott Case?
Slaves were property
Slavery was illegal.
The Compromise of 1850 was against the Constitution.
Dred Scott was a free man because he lived in Louisiana.
20
What was General Sherman famous for?
His naval blockade.
His march to the sea.
He failed to attack the enemy.
His victory at Gettysburg.
21
This government organization was set up to assist former slaves.
Freedmen's Bureau
The Underground Railroad
American Red Cross
Army of the Potomac
22
The Ku Klux Klan was:
A secret society that fought against equal rights for African Americans
The states that made up the United States and supported the U.S. government
An organization that worked to end slavery
A secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom.
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What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Created a line with free states to the north and slave states to the south
Allowed Missouri to become a state if it outlawed slavery.
It divided the Missouri Territory into Missouri and Illinois.
Allowed Missouri to become a state without Congress's approval.
24
Congressional Reconstruction threw out state governments that had passed black codes.
True
False
25
To accuse a government official of doing something wrong and improper.
Emancipate
Tattle
Secede
Impeach
26
To secede means to:
form a new club
refuse to do homework
promote to 6th grade
formally withdraw membership
27
Congressional Reconstruction refused to allow Confederate leaders back into congress
False
True
28
The act of setting someone or something free is:
R&R Weekend
Emancipation
Evacuation
Abolition
29
This person invented the cotton gin.
Nat Turner
Eli Whitney
John C. Calhoun
Thomas Jefferson
30
What was the Underground Railroad?
A Secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom.
A secret society that fought against equal rights for African Americans.
Places where tunnels had been blasted into mountains for trains.
The New York Subway System
31
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is called:
Rehabilitation
Renovation
Reconstruction
Preconstruction
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What was the result of Grant's Victory at Vicksburg?
It allowed Lee to escape one more time.
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
It resulted in the death of Stonewall Jackson.
It gave the Union control of Richmond.
