Causes & Early Events
True or false...Can you use notes on your Social Studies test?
True
Which document is considered a primary source from the Civil War?
a) a biography of the life of a war general
b) a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
c) an encyclopedia article about women in the war
d) a documentary on medical treatments used during the Civil War
b) a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
Which conclusion can best supported by the advantages of the North vs South
a) The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads.
b) The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South.
c) Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South.
d) The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South.
d) The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South.
Which general led the Union forces during the Siege of Vicksburg?
a) Robert E. Lee
b) Ulysses S. Grant
c) William Tecumseh Sherman
d) Stonewall Jackson
b) Ulysses S. Grant
Which Civil War event occurred first?
a) Battle of Gettysburg
b) firing on Fort Sumter
c) assassination of President Lincoln
d) Emancipation Proclamation
b) firing on Fort Sumter
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
a) Disagreement over the institution of slavery
b) Economic differences
c) Political differences
d) Entangled alliances
d) Entangled alliances
On what principle from the Declaration of Independence did President Lincoln base the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) the principle that political power belongs to the people
b) the principle that the federal government should control slavery
c) the principle of limited federal powers
d) the principle that all men are created equal
d) the principle that all men are created equal
Which resource gave the Union a major advantage over the Confederacy during the Civil War?
a) Larger cavalry forces
b) Superior naval technology
c) Greater number of manufacturing plants
d) More experienced generals
c) Greater number of manufacturing plants
Which of the following was a direct result of the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg?
a) The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
b) President Lincoln was assassinated
c) The Confederacy gained control of the Mississippi River
d) General Lee was forced to retreat to Virginia
d) General Lee was forced to retreat to Virginia
Which event marked the official start of the Civil War?
a) Firing on Fort Sumter
b) Assassination of President Lincoln
c) Battle of Antietam
d) Battle of Gettysburg
a) Firing on Fort Sumter
In the election of 1860, which region of the country supported John C. Breckinridge?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
b) South
Which of Lincoln's speeches and writings praised the efforts of Union soldiers?
a) the Emancipation Proclamation
b) the first inaugural address (1861)
c) the second inaugural address (1865)
d) the Gettysburg Address
d) the Gettysburg Address
How did the Anaconda Plan serve as an advantage to the North during the Civil War?
a) It allowed the North to control important cities with its army
b) It allowed the North to surround the South with its soldiers
c) It allowed the North to gain a stronghold which led to the defeat of the South
d) It allowed the North to cut off supplies to the south using its Navy
d) It allowed the North to cut off supplies to the south using its Navy
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.
a) Border States
b) Cotton Diplomacy
c) Ironclads
d) Gettysburg Address
d) Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg was an important battle of the Civil War because
a) it was an overwhelming Confederate victory.
b) the Union army's advance on the Confederate capital was stopped.
c) it ended Lee's hopes of advancing into northern territory.
d) it enabled the Union to control the Mississippi River.
c) it ended Lee's hopes of advancing into northern territory.
What is loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole?
a) federalism
b) nationalism
c) protectionism
d) sectionalism
d) sectionalism
Which of the following best describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) It ended the Civil War immediately.
b) It allowed women to vote in national elections.
c) It freed all slaves in the United States.
d) It declared freedom for slaves in Confederate states.
d) It declared freedom for slaves in Confederate states.
Why was the capture of Vicksburg significant for the Union during the Civil War?
a) It forced General Lee to surrender
b) It ended the war immediately
c) It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River
d) It led to the assassination of President Lincoln
c) It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River
The place where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate forces to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.
a) Appomattox Courthouse
b) Ft. Sumter
c) Bull Run
d) Missouri Compromise of 1850
a) Appomattox Courthouse
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a) Gettysburg
Uncle Tom's Cabin published, Congress passes Kansas-Nebraska Act, and John Brown leads attack at Harpers Ferry are all examples of what?
a) Impacts of Industrialization
b) Closing the Frontier
c) Political Leadership
d) Events Leading to the Civil War
d) Events Leading to the Civil War
What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) To free slaves in Confederate-held territories
b) To allow women to vote
c) To end the Civil War immediately
d) To establish a new government in the South
a) To free slaves in Confederate-held territories
What was a direct result of the Union victory at Vicksburg?
a) General Lee retreated to Virginia
b) The Union lost control of the Mississippi River
c) The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
d) The Confederacy was split in two
d) The Confederacy was split in two
Why did the first Civil War battle take place in Ft. Sumter?
a) Northern (Union) soldiers tried to capture the city of Charleston.
b) The Confederate Navy wanted to seize control of South Carolina.
c) The Confederacy wanted to take control of the fort since it was in Confederate territory.
d) Confederate forces wanted to move their capital to Ft. Sumter.
c) The Confederacy wanted to take control of the fort since it was in Confederate territory.
Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and in American history.
c) Battle of Antietam