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1
Harriet Beecher Stowe can be described as an/a ________.
moderate
pro-slavery
abolitionist
2
What was Abraham Lincoln's nickname?
Lincoln
Cool dude Abe
Honest Abe
Abby
3
What were the South's strengths during the war?
Workers and manufacturing
Railroads and shipping
Defense and leadership
Industry and population
4
What did Abolitionists believe?
Slavery was a neccessary good
Slavery was better than working in Northern Factories
Slavery was ok as long as slaves were in the house
Slavery was evil and must be stopped
5
TRUE or FALSE: The North had more resources than the South during the Civil War.
FALSE
TRUE
6
What was the purpose of the Harper's Ferry
Start a country
Start a war
Start a slave rebellion
Start a white only state
7
As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to
End slavery
Increased congressional powers
Set new national boundaries
Preserve the Union
8
Harriet Tubman was famously associated with what anti-slavery movement?
The Underground Railroad
The Black Panthers
The NAACP
American Anti-Slavery Society
9
General of the North during the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
10
John Brown lost what devastating battle?
Kansas-Nebraska Free Slave Act.
Harper's Ferry Federal Armory.
Waterloo.
Athens Georgia.
11
What was the ruling of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
Found segregation unconstitutional
Blacks could be US Citizens
Blacks could not be US Citizens
Blacks could vote as 3/5 of a person
12
Why was the Republican party formed?
To have another party
So Donald Trump could have a party
to make people mad
to stop the spread of slavery in the west
13
Why did Abraham Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
to dedicate a cemetery to soldiers who died at Gettysburg
to encourage the North to continue fighting the South
to build a monument for the soldiers who died at Gettysburg
to discourage the South from rebelling against the Union
14
Who led the raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Caldwell
John Brown
Fredrick Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
15
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
One of the founders of the abolition movement in the north
President of the Confederate States of America
Commanding General of the Confederate army
Commanding General of the Union army during the Civil War
16
Who was Robert E. Lee?
General-in-Chief of the Confederate States Army
2nd President of the Confederate States of America
The wealthiest slave master of the south
A southerner who devoted his life to fight against slavery
17
After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Vicksburg
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
18
What was Harper's Ferry?
None of the above
A popular anti slavery newspaper
John Brown's attempt to seize weapons and end slavery
A boat that transported slaves to freedom
19
What was Abraham Lincoln's view on Reconstruction?
Unite the country?
Punish the rebels?
Imprison Southern Generals?
Ignore the Southern States?
20
How did John Brown die?
He was shot
He was hanged
He never died...ever
He caught a nasty disease
21
John Brown was
A slave owner
someone who believed force was the only way to end slavery
17th President of the U.S.
A school teacher of the south
22
Who was Jefferson Davis?
President of the United States
President of the Confederate States
General of the Confederate Army
General of the Union's Army
23
The strengths of the North included all but
Many resources
Large population
Fightinga war on their territory
Strong Navy
24
Antietam was the...
death of president Abe Lincoln
bloodiest single day in American military history
Turning point in history
victory for the Union and the South surrendered
25
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves living in the North
Freed the Southern states from the North
Freed slaves living in those states which were in rebellion
Freed all the slaves in the United States
26
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
Sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
The Southern states should be allowed to secede
Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
The North should compromise with the South
27
What happened at Harper's Ferry?
An attempt to raid a federal armory to arm slaves
Slaves were freed
A battle between union and confederates
A compromise
28
Who won the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Union
The Americans
The British
The Confederacy
29
Dred Scott v. Sanford, Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott could not sue in federal court because
only state courts had jurisdiction in slavery cases.
Sanford was not a free man.
African Americans were not U.S. citizens.
Scott was not a free man.
30
What was the Compromise of 1850?
A compromise that was supposed to solve the issue of slavery
The Fugitive Slave Act
A debate to outlaw slavery in all new territories
Allowing Kansas to vote on if they're free or slave
31
All of these are strengths of the South during the war, EXCEPT...
strong resolve
fighting in familiar territory
great leadership
Better Navy
32
Where was the Battle of Gettysburg?
South Carolina
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
33
Why did Abraham Lincoln choose to go to war?
he wanted to keep the United States unified
he wanted to end slavery in the United States
he wanted to defend the South's right to slavery
he wanted to divide the United States in two
34
What events led to the eventual breakdown of the compromises of 1820 and 1850?
Dred Scott Decision
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
Fighting at Ft. Sumter
Bleeding Kansas
35
The Underground Railroad __________.
is now part of AMTRAK
was underground
utilized cutting edge transportation technology
was made up of multiple routes, safehouses etc.
36
Harriet Beecher Stowe is the author of
Underground Airlines
Runaway Slaves
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Gone with the Wind
37
Who was John Brown supporting ?
South
North
38
Which of the following was theresponse/consequence of the battle at Fort Sumter?
Lincoln requested the confederacy to secede fromthe union
Union quickly regained control and ended the confederacy
The civil war had begun
It was bloody with many lives lost
39
True or False: The Underground Railroad was a real railroad.
True
False
40
What was the significance of the Siege of Vicksburg?
It showed the Union that the South was as strong as ever.
It gave the Union control of the capital of the Confederacy.
It showed the Union that it would win the Civil War.
It gave the Union total control of the Mississippi River.
41
Was Harriet Tubman a Union Spy?
No
Yes
42
Why did the South Carolinians open fire on Fort Sumter?
The Union took the fort from the south
Southerners wanted control of the fort.
Soldiers at Fort Sumter attacked South Carolinians first.
A Union naval force went to Fort Sumter.
43
The Confederates won the Antietam battle.
False
True
44
What is secession?
Withdrawal from the Union
Joining the Confederacy
Joining the Union
Withdrawal from the Confederacy
45
Which of the following were strengths of the north?
population, railroad system, factories and industry
population, airports, factories and industry
plantations, slaves, cotton
population, military leaders, homefront advantage
46
What was a significant result of the battle of Antietam?
The song "We Are The Champions" was written
Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln a needed “victory”
It forced Lincoln to create a peace treaty with the South
It was the least bloodiest battle of the Civil War
47
What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
Adopt/enforce the Fugitive Slave Law.
Ban the D.C. slave trade.
Admit California to the Union as a free state.
Utah and New Mexico, slavery based on popular sovereignty.
48
Who was Frederick Douglass?
was an antislavery activist. And was a former slave in the 1800s.
He created a famous black anthem
He was a former slave in the 1800s
was an antislavery activist.
49
Who was Dred Scott?
a slave who sued for voting rights
A Slave owner who sued to keep his slave
A slave who sued for his freedom and lost
A Missouri slave owner
50
Why was the civil war fought?
to end slavery and tariffs
Southern states seceded and to end slavery
to end slavery
The Union seceded and wanted to end slavery
