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