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Unit 4: Civil War
Test Description: Civil War Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This term means formal withdrawal from the Union.
A
Success
B
Secession
C
Succeed
D
Remove
2) When the Civil War began , Abraham Lincoln’s main goal was to
A
restore the Union.
B
free the slaves.
C
do nothing.
D
punish the south.
3) Which of the following occurred at Appomattox?
A
a crucial Union battle victory.
B
a conflict between ironclad shops that resulted in a draw.
C
a crucial Confederate battle victory.
D
the final surrender of the Confederate army.
4) Which of the following abolished slavery in the north?
A
The issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
B
The adoption of the anaconda plan.
C
The adoption of the 13th amendment.
D
The suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus.
5) He was a southern sympathizer that assassinated President Lincoln.
A
Lee Harvey Oswald.
B
John Wilkes Booth.
C
John Robert Wayne.
D
James Earl Ray.
6) The Wilmot Proviso proposed that slavery should be banned from
A
the entire nation
B
the District of Columbia
C
California only
D
all of the territories won from Mexico
7) Which view BEST summarizes Lincoln’s position on slavery?
A
slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong
B
slavery should be accepted because it is necessary for the nation’s economic health.
C
slavery should be made illegal in the United States.
D
slavery is not immoral but each state should decide what to do on this issue.
8) Lincoln suspended _____________ to deal with dissent in the Union States.
A
Voting rights for free African Americans
B
the writ of habeas corpus
C
conscription of men over 35 years of age
D
harsh sentences for draft rioters
9) Grant and Sherman’s strategy of total war targeted not only the Confederate Army, but also
A
the South’s population of enslaved Africans.
B
Native Americans who were not loyal to the United States.
C
the civilian population of the South.
D
Northern citizens sympathetic to the South.
10) Lincoln’s election to the presidency caused the south to secede from the Union because
A
Lincoln immediately abolished slavery.
B
they felt they lost a voice in government.
C
Lincoln declared war on the south.
D
Lincoln was born in the south and did not support slavery.
11) What was the goal of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
A
Abolish slavery
B
Keep the south from seceeding.
C
Cause an imbalance in power between the North and South
D
Expand slavery.
12) The Republican Party was formed by people who, despite their differences, were united in their
A
opposition to slavery.
B
support of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C
fear of Papal Power.
D
fear of federal power.
13) Which Civil War battle is considered a turning point because it crippled the Confederate forces so badly that they never again invaded a northern state?
A
Gettysburg.
B
Antietam.
C
Vicksburg.
D
Chancellorsville.
14) In which of the following areas did the south have an advantage over the north in the Civil War?
A
outlaw slavery in the new territories only.
B
avoid taking any position on the issue of slavery.
C
permit and guarantee the expansion of slavery.
D
outlaw slavery in every state and territory.
15) In the Dred Scott decision the Supreme Court appeared to
A
civilian leadership.
B
industrial capacity.
C
military leadership.
D
food production.
16) This battle started the Civil War.
A
First Battle of Bull Run.
B
Shiloh.
C
Antietam.
D
Fort Sumter
17) One effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it
A
kept Japan out of war.
B
united the Republican party.
C
immediately freed southern slaves.
D
gave a moral purpose to the war.
18) Which of the following best explains the dependence of the Southern economy on slavery?
A
the South needed slave labor to support its manufacturing economy
B
the Southern economy was rural and consisted mostly of plantations
C
enslaved Africans were well-suited to working in the hot Southern climate
D
immigrants who opposed slavery did not settle in the South
19) What was a result of passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A
several years of peace on the issue of slavery
B
popular sovereignty for Kansas and Nebraska
C
reaffirmation of the Missouri Compromise
D
the end of the political career of Stephen Douglas
20) The Northern strategy to defeat the south, coined the Anaconda plan, included all of the following except
A
putting up a blockade on southern ports.
B
protecting their homeland.
C
capturing the southern capital at Richmond, Virginia.
D
cutting the confederacy into two and capturing the Mississippi River.
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