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Civil War Test Review
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1
The South was known as the __________________.
Union
Confederacy
2
Why did the Confederates fire on Fort Sumter?
They wanted to punish the soldiers there.
They wanted to destroy the fort.
They were upset the Union still had control over the fort.
Union soldiers wanted to take control over the fort.
3
How did people in the South feel about slavery?
They wanted slaves to be make their own choices.
They thought slaves should be paid.
They wanted to keep slavery so they could be wealthier.
They were against slavery.
4
Who did South Carolina think should make decisions about slavery in their state?
the president
state government
slaves
national (federal) government
5
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
To travel in secret at night.
To return runaway slaves to their owners.
To transport slaves to different parts of the country.
To help slaves escape to freedom.
6
How were the lives of African Americans affected after the war?
They were still slaves but got paid some money.
They were given their freedom.
They had to remain slaves.
They were free in the North but not the South.
7
Abraham Lincoln was president of the Confederate States of America.
True
False
8
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
False
True
9
Slavery was the only reason South Carolina seceded from the Union.
False
True
10
What was the period of time called before the Civil War?
Reconstruction
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Antebellum Period
11
Who was the Civil War fought between?
England vs. United States
Confederacy vs. Union
United States vs. Slaves
South Carolina vs. North Carolina
12
How did the Hunley effect the Civil War?
It sank most of the Union's navy.
It sank a Union ship but did not end the war.
It ended the Union blockade.
It didn't sink any ships.
13
What event almost completely destroyed the South and ended the war?
the Hunley
Declaration of Independence
Firing on Fort Sumter
Sherman's March
14
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who wanted to end slavery.
Someone who owned slaves.
Someone who was okay with slavery.
Someone who wanted slavery to spread to new states.
15
To secede means to ___________.
break away
join together
16
What was the
main
reason South Carolina seceded from the Union?
They wanted slavery to remain legal.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
They wanted to rejoin England.
The argument over state's rights.
17
The North was known as the ___________.
Confederacy
Union
18
Slavery was against the law in the South.
False
True
19
What was an after effect of the Civil War in South Carolina?
South Carolina was able to become it's own country.
President Lincoln passed a law that slavery would be legal in all states.
The elite class became even more wealthy and bought more slaves.
Farms, towns, businesses, and railroads were destroyed.
20
President Lincoln was okay with slavery in the South, but did not want it to spread.
False
True
21
Farming was the most important part of whose economy?
South
North
22
Who was president of the Confederacy?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert Smalls
23
What is the name of the famous slave who sailed to freedom on the
Planter
and shared Confederate secrets to the Union?
Robert Smalls
William Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
24
How did the Union Blockade make life hard for people in South Carolina?
They had to grow more cotton.
They had to free their slaves.
They couldn't get food or supplies.
They had to buy food from Europe.
