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