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Quiz on 8th Grade U.S. History 1850-1877 #civilwar
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1
The assassination of Lincoln became a huge political problem for the South
True
False
2
The greatest strength for the North was its
its cultural unity
its larger army
its good military leadership
Economy, especially its factories and railroads
3
To withdraw from the union means:
to deunionize
to separate
to secede
to succeed
4
Abolition was
the movement to end slavery
A movement to ban alcohol in the US
The fight for women's right to vote
the fight for free speech
5
What are three advantages the North had during the war??
The North had more ships and factories, but a smaller population
The North had more manufacturing, better military leaders and more soldiers
The North had more guns, more people and better military leaders
North had more railroads, more people, more factories
6
The South believed that England would help the South during the war because
Because France was helping the North
England needed the South's cotton
Because the North had stopped trade with England
English people were still angry about the Revolutionary War
7
Most white Southerners owned no slaves because
Slaves were too difficult to manage
Only large landowners could
The slave trade from Africa had ended
Slaves were too expensive
8
Before the war the South had _____ of the US economy, but after the war, only ____.
34%, 10%
40%, 20%
50%, 30%
30%, 12%
9
The North lost the major battles of the war during the first two years because
Southern military leaders were better than the Northern generals
The South had better weapons and equipment
The South could build guns and ships faster than the North
The Northern Army wasn't as strong as the Southern Army
10
What was the theme of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
The terribel lives of black slaves in the South
The life of early settlers in the American West
The suffering of Native Americans
Homelessness
11
By 1850, most slaves
had run away at least once
had learned to read and write
lived on large plantations
accepted that they would never be free
12
Most White Southerners were
Subsistence farmers
Opposed to slavery in new states
large land owners
Slave owners
13
Which minority helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?
German Immigrants
Chinese Immigrants
Russian Immigrants
Italian Immigrants
14
Abraham Lincoln's goal in the war was
win at any cost, no matter how many dies
rebuild Southern culture
To end slavery
to save the union
15
The act of an area leaving a country to form a new country is called
Secession
Abdication
Independence
Reconstruction
16
What was the Transcontinental Railroad ?
The train system in the South
The subway system in New York City
A railroad stretching all the way across North America throught the U.S.
The secret train route under Washington DC
17
US leaders believed the only way to keep the west coast territories from breaking away from the US was
to build a transcontinental railroad
build a canal across the US using rivers and lakes
send the army west to control them
quickly make the territories into states
18
Who was the leader of the South?
Jefferson Davis
Jeff Davidson
Davies Jeffries
David Jefferson
19
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre.
True
False
20
"Glory" portrays the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. This was
an integrated force of white and black soldiers
The first all-black army regiment
A black regiment used only for building roads and bridges
A black regiment led by black officers
21
This freed all slaves in Confederate territory:
The Freedom Proclamation
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Emaciated Proclaim
The Emancipation Proclamation
22
The KKK was
the grandfathers of the TF Boys
a religious group in the South
a group of Southern congressmen
a terrorist group that wanted to limit blacks' rights by using violence
23
The South opened fire on Fort Sumter
Because Lincoln ordered more soldiers to be sent there
Because the North's fort was deep in Southern territory
Because Northern soldiers from the fort attacked a Southern ship
Because President Lincoln sent supplies to the fort
24
At the end of the war, many free blacks
started their own businesses as the South rebuilt its economy
moved to South America to start their own farms
migrated westward for better job opportunities
took jobs in the new Southern government
25
What was another cause of the Civil War?
Nativism
Abolition
The election of Lincoln
Prohibition
26
In parts of the deep south, blacks made up at least _____ of the population
75%
45%
60%
50%
27
The movement to end slavery in the United States was called
Emancipation
Prohibition
Abolition
Republicanism
28
Reconstruction ended when federal armies left the South in 1877
False
True
29
The president of the South, Jefferson Davis had less power than Lincoln because
other Southern leaders didn't trust him
Lincoln had more support in Congress
the South believed in states' rights
He had never owned slaves
30
By 1860, there were nearly_______black slaves in the South
4 million
1.5 million
2.5 million
3 million
31
US leaders thought that a southern route for the Transcontinental Railroad would be best because
they could use slaves to build the railroad
it would be easier to build because the land was flat
it would please the Southern States and help their economies
the Northern states argued about the overall cost
32
The Radical Republicans were
Congressmen who wanted to make reentry into the union easy for the South
Very suportive of President Johnson's Reconstruction plan
Against Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction
A group of congressmen who wanted to punish the South for starting the war
33
Fort Sumter was
A northern fort in a Southern state where the Civil War began.
A Northern Fort in Delaware
The Northern fort where the war ended in April, 1865
A Southern fort in a northern state
34
Women leaders were upset about the 15th Amendment because
it outlawed alcohol
it allowed black men to vote, but not white or black women
it freed the blacks
it limited education benefits for women
35
What cause of the Civil War can still be found in the US today?
nativism
sectionalism
who has better regional food
Federalism
36
To gain its independence, the South did not have to win the Civil War. They only needed to fight to a draw.
False
True
37
The Union General, William Sherman used what strategy to fight the South?
He cut telegraph lines to stop Southern communication
He believed in using slaves as spies
He pioneered the use of Total War
Collateral Damage to crops and civilians
38
What did the 15th Amendment do?
made anyone born in the US a citizen
Outlawed Alcohol
Freed the Blacks
Gave Blacks the right to vote
39
Cotton was so important to the Southern economy that it was called
The Cash Crop
Export King
The Divine Crop
King Cotton
40
The Black Codes were laws designed to limit black rights in the South
False
True
41
Free blacks in the North
Had equal rights and a better life
had trouble finding work and getting a public education
were able to get housing in white areas of the city
had good educational opportunities
42
By 1860, most slaves lived in the "Black Belt", that is the deep South states of
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky
Alabama, Florida, Texas, and South Carolina
Virginia, Georgia and Mississippi
43
Which Amendment to the Constitution is the most obviously a result of the Civil war?
27th
1st
13th
48th
44
Rich families in the North and South were NOT exempt from the military draft.
True
False
45
What was the Underground Railroad?
The subway system in New York City
The secret train route under Washington DC
The train system in the South
A system of secret safe houses and guides to help slaves escape to freedom
46
Large numbers of volunteers joined the armies of the North and South
True
False
47
By the end of the war, the number one problem for the South was
no factories
Disease
fewer soldiers
starvation
48
By seceding from the US, South Carolina believed they were only following the historical example of the
French Revolution
the Russian Revolution
self-determination in the Declaration of Independence
the War of 1812
49
During the war, 1 slave in ____ ran away to the North.
3
10
4
7
50
President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
Punished the South for starting the war
Set a quota on the number of Southern Congressman
Allowed the South to easily re-enter the union
Limited the number of states that could re-enter each year
51
Chinese who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad
usually brought their families with them
received tents and food from their employers
received only half as much salary as white workers
were generally treated with kindness and respect
52
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Freed the Blacks
Gave Blacks the right to vote
Outlawed Alcohol
made anyone born in the US a citizen
53
The systematic destruction of a country's economy and infrastructure is called
Secession
Agression
Total War
Strategy
54
Some slaves gained their freedom by
being freed by sympathetic southern women
buying their freedom with money earned in parttime jobs
marrying their owner
being bought by abolitionists
55
When the South refused to sell cotton to England,
England decided to support the North instead
England began to plant cotton fields of its own
England began to buy cotton from Egypt
The English government complained to Southern leaders
56
The US lost more soldiers in the Civil War than in all the rest of its wars combined.
True
False
57
What significant event helped lead to the Civil War?
The repeal of the Stamp Act
The election of Lincoln to president
the admittance of Maine as a free state
The loss of the cotton business with England
58
Once inaugurated, Lincoln said the first thing he would do would be to abolish slavery!
false, he wanted slavery to be legal throughout the union
true, you go Lincoln!
False, he said he would abolish slavery in Georgia and Virginia only
false, he never said this
59
Many Northerners felt that the Black Codes proved that the South was acting as if the North had NOT won the war
True
False
60
What was one cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Nativism
Prohibition
Abolition
61
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Gave Blacks the right to vote
Freed the Blacks
made anyone born in the US a citizen
Outlawed Alcohol
