Which of the following was the main strategy the South hoped to use to win the Civil War?

Defend long enough until the North grew tired of the war

Which of the following was something the Compromise of 1850 did NOT do?

Kansas got to become a slave state

How did Ulysses S. Grant win the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi?

His army surrounded Vicksburg and starved them out

The 14th Amendment…

Granted citizenship to ALL born or naturalized in the U.S.

What did Dred Scott v. Sanford decide about Dred Scott?

No freedom because he was property

What would lead to General Stonewall Jackson’s death at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

He was accidentally shot by his own men

What was the reason for Sherman’s March to the Sea?

Break the South’s will to fight

Which of the following was NOT an advantage the North had in the Civil War?

Union soldiers knew the lay of the land in the South

Why did Lincoln fire George McClellan after the Battle of Antietam?

McClellan decided not to chase after a defeated Robert E Lee

How did sharecropping become similar to slavery?

Landowners could demand unfair rent and supplies costs

What was Lincoln’s view on punishing the South after the Civil War?

He did not want to punish the South

What was the purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau?

Help former slaves find homes, medical care and education

Which of the following would NOT be a way that blockading the South would help the North?

Stop the South from getting reinforcements from California

The Fugitive Slave Act said that…

Northerners had to return fugitive slaves or face charges

What did NOT happen as a result to Gettysburg?

Union soldiers were able to free all the slaves in Virginia

What was John Brown trying to do at Harper’s Ferry?

Stealing weapons to give to slaves

What did the First Battle of Bull Run show Northerners?

That the war was going to be more difficult than thought

Parts of U.S. having different opinions that divide them

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1
What is it called when you are selected to serve in the military?
A ratification
A draft
An impeachment
Due Process
2
Segregation is…
Separating people based on sex
Bring together different races of people
Splitting people apart based on race
Making sure all people are paid the same
3
What person came up with theMissouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850?
Andrew Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Clay
Thaddeus Stevens
4
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
George McClellan
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Pierre Beauregard
5
The Homestead Act…
Made homes more affordable in the U.S.
Encouraged settlers to move west by selling them cheap land
Added the Kansas-Nebraska Territory to the U.S.
Stopped all immigration to the U.S.
6
Which of the following was the main strategy the South hoped to use to win the Civil War?
Blockade the North
Defend long enough until the North grew tired of the war
Capture Washington D.C.
Send an assassin to kill Abraham Lincoln
7
Which of the following was something the Compromise of 1850 did NOT do?
Admit California as a free state
Banned slavery in Washington D.C.
Kansas got to become a slave state
Got the Fugitive Slave Act passed
8
Which of the following created the invisible line that separated free states and slave states?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
Tariff of Abominations
9
How did Ulysses S. Grant win the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi?
His army surrounded Vicksburg and starved them out
He had Vicksburg burnt to the ground
He flooded Vicksburg by breaking a dam
He sent in planes to bomb them
10
What kind of war was the Union fighting in the Civil War?
Naval
Defensive
Offensive
Guerilla
11
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves in the South
Freed only the female slaves in the U.S.
Banned slavery in the U.S.
Banned slavery in England
12
The 14^th Amendment…
Banned slavery in the U.S.
Said ALL males could vote
Granted citizenship to ALL born or naturalized in the U.S.
13
What did Dred Scott v. Sanford decide about Dred Scott?
He was to be freed
He had to serve in the U.S. army
No freedom because he was property
He had to be a slave for 5 more years
14
What would lead to General Stonewall Jackson’s death at the Battle of Chancellorsville?
His army was ambushed
His horse fell on top of him
He was stranded and starved to death
He was accidentally shot by his own men
15
What was the reason for Sherman’s March to the Sea?
Get France to send the Union more supplies by boat
To break the South into two parts
Break the South’s will to fight
Secure an escape route for Union soldiers
16
Which of the following was NOT an advantage the North had in the Civil War?
Union soldiers knew the lay of the land in the South
The North had more railroads to transport supplies faster
The North had a larger Navy to blockade the South with
The North had more factories to create supplies
17
Why did Lincoln fire George McClellan after the Battle of Antietam?
McClellan suffered a major loss
McClellan forced slaves to fight for him
McClellan decided not to chase after a defeated Robert E Lee
McClellan refused to follow any of Lincoln’s orders
18
The 13^th Amendment…
Banned slavery in the U.S.
Said ALL males could vote
Granted citizenship to ALL born or naturalized in the U.S.
19
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Atlanta
Vicksburg
Washington D.C.
Richmond
20
How did sharecropping become similar to slavery?
Sharecroppers weren’t allowed to grow cash crops like cotton
Sharecroppers were sold the worst land available
Landowners could demand unfair rent and supplies costs
Only African Americans could become sharecroppers
21
Who was the president of the Union?
Stonewall Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
22
What was Lincoln’s view on punishing the South after the Civil War?
He wanted them to be punished for 5 years
He only wanted them to pay for their reconstruction
He did not want to punish the South
He wanted to see them punished severely
23
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
Mississippi
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
24
What was the purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau?
Make sure slaves were being treated well by their masters
Move all African Americans from the South to the North
Help former slaves find homes, medical care and education
Show Southerners how they didn’t need to rely on slavery
25
Which of the following would NOT be a way that blockading the South would help the North?
It would stop the South importing and exporting goods
It would stop the South sending messages to other countries
The South would be unable to sell goods to other countries
Stop the South from getting reinforcements from California
26
The Fugitive Slave Act said that…
Fugitive slaves in the North wereto be given a place to hide
Oncea slave escaped, they could remain free
Fugitive slaves could sue for theirfreedom
Northerners had to return fugitive slaves or face charges
27
The 15^th Amendment…
Said ALL males could vote
Granted citizenship to ALL born or naturalized in the U.S.
Banned slavery in the U.S.
28
What group wanted more severe punishment for the South after the Civil War?
Radical Republicans
Democrats
Free Soil Party
Republicans
29
Who was the first African American Senator?
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Hiram Rhodes Revels
30
What did NOT happen as a result to Gettysburg?
Showed the South they could not win the Civil War
England decided not to support the South
The North began to win the war
Union soldiers were able to free all the slaves in Virginia
31
What was John Brown trying to do at Harper’s Ferry?
Show Lincoln the South was not very well defended
Stealing weapons to give to slaves
Created a settlement for runaway slaves trying to help them
Sabotage a shipment of Southern canons
32
What did the First Battle of Bull Run show Northerners?
That they stood no chance of ever defeating the South
African Americans were willing to fight for the South
The war was going to be an easy win against the South
That the war was going to be more difficult than thought
33
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Shiloh
34
Whatis sectionalism?
The borders that separated states
The different voting districts in a state
Dividing the U.S. into states and territories
Parts of U.S. having different opinions that divide them
35
Jim Crow Laws were made to separate who?
Mexico and the U.S.
Southerners and Northerners
Rich and Poor
Whites and African Americans

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