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Civil War Unit Review
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1) Which of the following would describe the economy in the North during the time of the Civil War?
A
Large Plantations with farming
B
Slave labor
C
Exporting of goods to Europe including cotton
D
Factory work based on ship-building and war supplies
2) Which type of people would have been most likely to have gotten an education in the South?
A
Women from poor backgrounds
B
White children of plantation owners
C
Abolitionists
D
African Americans
3) The North believed in the ideals of which of the following documents?
A
Kansas-Nebraska Act
B
Olive Branch Petition
C
Articles of Confederation
D
Declaration of Independence
4) Which abolitionist wrote the newspaper called The North Star which told of his experiences as a slave? He also encouraged Abraham Lincoln to allow African Americans to fight for the Union.
A
Fredrick Douglass
B
WIlliam Lloyd Garrison
C
John Brown
D
Harriet Beecher Stowe
5) This abolitionist preached the evils of slavery through biblical teachings all across the United States. She was a powerful speaker that drew large crowds.
A
John Brown
B
Harriet Tubman
C
Harriet Beecher Stowe
D
Sojourner Truth
6) This abolitionist wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin which exposed the harsh treatment of slaves by their white masters.
A
William Lloyd Garrison
B
Harriet Tubman
C
Harriet Beecher Stowe
D
John Brown
7) This is a term used to describe being loyal only to a specific region. It also describes putting one's own needs before the needs of the whole country.
A
Sectionalism
B
Succession
C
Patriotic
D
Manifest Destiny
8) This group wanted a weak federal government and believed in states' rights. They did not want the federal government to have too much power.
A
Northerners
B
Women
C
Women
D
Southerners
9) Which of the following events DID NOT lead to the south seceding from the Union
A
Election of 1860
B
Argument of states' rights
C
Signing of US Constitution
D
Missouri Compromise and other legislation
10) This person was the Republican nominee in the election of 1860. The South was worried that if he was elected president he would free their slaves.
A
Robert E. Lee
B
Jefferson Davis
C
Ulysses S. Grant
D
Abraham Lincoln
11) This term was used to describe the south leaving the Union and forming their own country with Jefferson Davis as their leader.
A
abolition
B
election
C
succession
D
sectionalism
12) This was the first battle of the Civil War. At this battle, Jefferson Davis asked for the North to surrender, but they did not.
A
Surrender at Appomattox
B
Bleeding Kansas
C
Battle of Gettysburg
D
Battle at Fort Sumter
13) The Union wanted to split the Confederacy here so that their chain of supplies would be cut off.
A
Fort Sumter
B
Richmond
C
Mississippi River
D
Gettysburg
14) This was the turning point of the Civil War. After this invasion by the North, the South could only fight a defensive war.
A
Surrender at Appomattox
B
Battle of Bunker Hill
C
Battle of Gettysburg
D
Battle at Fort Sumter
15) The Confederacy believed they could win the war if they received help from their allies from this part of the world.
A
Mexico
B
Europe
C
Asia
D
Africa
16) This person was the general of the Union army when the South surrendered at the Appomattox Court House in 1865.
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Ulysses S. Grant
C
Robert E. Lee
D
Jefferson Davis
17) This is the speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the Confederate states.
A
Appomattox Surrender
B
Gettysburg Address
C
Emancipation Proclamation
D
State of the Union Address
18) This group worked as spies, guides, and messengers during the Civil War. Eventually they were able to fight for the Union during the war.
A
Native Americans
B
Children
C
White plantation owners
D
African Americans
19) What speech was given during the Civil War that promised to preserve a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
A
Emancipation Proclamation
B
Election of 1860 Debate
C
State of the Union Address
D
Gettysburg Address
20) This person led the raid at Harper's Ferry to oppose the spread of slavery to the western states. His raid was unsuccessful and he was later hanged.
A
Dred Scott
B
Fredrick Douglass
C
John Brown
D
Harriett Beecher Stowe
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