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Test Description: Civil War
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1) Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise?
A
It had little effect on the balance of slave and free states.
B
It ensured a decrease in the number of slave states.
C
It triggered a sharp rise in the number of free states shortly after 1848.
D
It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years.
2) During the first half of the 19th century, the abolition movement worked to
A
promote the civil service system
B
establish free public schools
C
limit consumption of alcoholic beverages
D
end slavery
3) Which literary work exposed the evils of slavery?
A
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
B
The Grapes of Wrath
C
Common Sense
D
The Jungle
4) The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 both dealt with the issue of
A
slavery in the territories
B
the slave trade
C
slavery in the South
D
slavery in the North
5) Who was an escaped slave that conducted the Underground Railroad?
A
Harriet Beecher Stowe
B
Harriet Tubman
C
William Lloyd Garrison
D
John Brown
6) Which of these individuals was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Jefferson Davis
C
Robert E. Lee
D
Ulysses S. Grant
7) Which of the following documents is considered a primary source from the Civil War?
A
an encyclopedia
B
a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
C
a documentary
D
a biography of the life of a war general
8) What was the North’s official goal at the start of the Civil War?
A
To protect the Northern way of life
B
To keep the Union together
C
To drive slave states out of the Union
D
To abolish slavery
9) Which of the following summarizes army life during the Civil War?
A
Combat was deadly, but medical facilities and treatment were advance
B
Combat was deadly, but infections and disease were greater threats
C
Weapons and ammunition were primitive, and casualties were rare
D
Combat technology were improved, but casualties were rare
10) Which Civil War Event occurred first?
A
Emancipation Proclamation
B
Attack on Fort Sumter
C
Assassination of President Lincoln
D
Battle of Gettysburg
11) Why was the Emancipation Proclamation issued by the North?
A
Because everyone in the north wanted to free the slaves
B
to free the slaves in the north and south
C
Because everyone in the south wanted to keep slavery
D
To weaken the South during the Civil War
12) What meeting in New York was a turning point in the struggle for women's rights?
A
Seneca Falls Convention
B
Continental Congress
C
Constitutional Convention
D
Saratoga Convention
13) What event signaled the beginning of the Civil War?
A
Confederate troops stationed at Fort Sumter fired on Union soldiers
B
Union troops fired on Confederate troops stationed at Fort Sumter
C
Union troops at Fort Sumter sank a confederate ship
D
Confederate troops fired on Union troops station at Fort Sumter
14) What was an advantage of the South during the Civil War?
A
highly developed industry
B
larger working railway system
C
larger navy and merchant fleet
D
fighting on their home soil
15) What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the country?
A
Northerners began to own slaves
B
more Northerners became abolitionists
C
many southerners became abolitionists
D
Southerners made slavery illegal
16) Which of the following was NOT an event that helped cause the Civil War?
A
Uncle Tom's Cabin
B
the 13th Amendment
C
Compromise of 1850
D
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
17) Which of the following events lead directly to the South seceding form the Union?
A
Uncle Tom's Cabin
B
Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
Election of Abraham Lincoln
D
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
18) Which of the following was NOT a way that geography impacted sectionalism
A
Fertile soil in Oregon caused many settlers to move west
B
Fast flowing rivers allowed growth of factories in North while slow moving rivers did not allow for factories in the South
C
Fast flowing rivers in the North lead to a need for railroads while the South used slow moving rivers for transportation
D
Fertile soil in the South lead to slavery while the rocky soil in the North lead to less agriculture and no need for slavery
19) Which of the following was NOT a way geography impacted Northern advantages during the Civil War?
A
Because they had fast flowing rivers they had more railroads to transport soldiers and supplies
B
Because they had more fertile soil they had more cotton to use in their factories
C
Because they had fast moving rivers that had factories to produce weapons
D
Because they had many harbors they were able to build more ships and have a better Navy
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