Civil War I
_____________ led the attack on the US government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, in the hope of giving guns to slaves.
a) Frederick Douglas b) John Brown
c) Andrew Johnson d) Mr. Cole
b) John Brown
______________ was the president of the Confederacy.
a) Jefferson Davis b) Stephen A. Douglas
c) Robert E. Lee d) Mrs. Melton
a) Jefferson Davis
What did the Emancipation Proclomation accomplish?
a) freed all slaves in the Confederacy
b) declared war on the Confederacy
c) ended slavery everywhere
a) freed all slaves in the Confederacy
Lincoln's Gettysburg address...
a) went on for 2 hours
b) freed slaves
c) honored falled soldiers at Gettysburg
d) was where you could find his Gettysburg mansion
c) honored falled soldiers at Gettysburg
The secret society that fought violently against equal rights for African Americans was the ______________.
a) abolitionists
b) Ku Klux Klan
c) Underground Railroad
b) Ku Klux Klan
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?
a) Dred Scott was a free man since he lived in Louisianna.
b) slaves were property, & Congress couldn't take away a person's right to his property by passing a law
b) slaves were property, & Congress couldn't take away a person's right to his property by passing a law
This Union strategy kept the Confederates from selling cotton and buying supplies.
a) march to the sea b) naval blockade
c) total war d) Mrs. Queen's pitbull
b) naval blockade
This Union general's strategy was to fight and wear down the enemy.
a) Stonewall Jackson b) Ulysses S. Grant
c) George McClellan d) Mrs. Griffith
b) Ulysses S. Grant
Which government organization was established to assist former slaves?
a) Underground Railroad b) American Red Cross
c) TJCA Beta Club d) Freedmen's Bureau
d) Freedmen's Bureau
_____________ is to accuse a government official of doing something wrong or improper.
a) secede
b) impeach
c) emancipation
b) impeach
_________________ invented the cotton gin.
a) John Calhoun
b) Mrs. Mode
c) Eli Whitney
c) Eli Whitney
Which battle started the Civil War?
a) Chancellorsville b) Gettysburg
c) Bull Run d) Fort Sumter
d) Fort Sumter
Which Confederate general was famous for moving around and attacking quickly?
a) Mr. Reggie b) David Farragut
c) Stonewall Jackson d)George Meade
c) Stonewall Jackson
Fredrick Douglas was ...
a) an escaped slave who became an abolitionist.
b) the author of the Emancipation Proclamation.
c) the first African American to serve in Congress.
a) an escaped slave who became an abolitionist.
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War was called_____________.
a) emancipation b) impeach
c) Reconstruction d) secede
c) Reconstruction
What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish?
a) It allowed Missouri to become a state without Congress's approval.
b) It divided the Missouri Territory into the states of Missouri and Illinois.
c) It created a line with free states to the north and slave states to the south.
c) It created a line with free states to the north and slave states to the south.
This lady was a famous Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.
a) Sojourner Truth b) Harriet Tubman
c) Mrs. Queen d) Clara Barton
d) Clara Barton
Congressional Reconstruction...
a) threw out state governments that passed Black Codes.
b) refused to allow Confederate leaders back into Congress
c) ratified amendments to the constitution to secure the right to vote to black Southerners
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
________________ killed Abraham Lincoln.
a) John Brown b) Andrew Johnson
c) John Wilkes Booth d) no one, he's still alive today
c) John Wilkes Booth
An official change or addition to the Constitution is a(n) _________.
a) constitutional ammendment
b) new rule
c) civil rights
a) constitutional ammendment
Harriett Beecher Stowe was....
a) a civil war nurse
b) the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
c) a famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
b) the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Why did Lincoln have a problem with General McClellan?
a) McClellan was disorganized and terrible at training soldiers
b) McClellan was too reluctant to fight the enemy
c) McClellan was too eager to engage in battle
b) McClellan was too reluctant to fight the enemy
What did Grant's victory at Vicksburg accomplish?
a) It allowed Lee to escape yet again.
b) It gave the Union control of Richmond.
c) It gave the Union control of the Mississippi.
d) Grant was defeated at Vicksburg.
c) It gave the Union control of the Mississippi.
What was General Sherman famous for?
a) His victory at Gettysburg.
b) Failing to attack the enemy.
c) His march to the sea.
d) His homemade chocolate fudge recipe.
c) His march to the sea.
The rights all citizens are supposed to have according to the Constitution and its amendments is called __________.
a) civil rights b) emancipation
c) impeach d) Union
a) civil rights