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Civil War - Test Prep
The purpose of this quiz is to prepare you for the test we will be having at the
end of this learning unit.
We have been learning about the Civil War for over a week. In addition to what
we have discussed in class, you have been exposed to many online resources
such as videos, audio files, and reading passages that have given you the information necessary to
acheive the learning goals of the unit.
Read each question carefully. Please answer all of the questions. Good luck!
Number of Questions: 12
8th Grade eQuiz: The Civil War
Q1:
To balance Missouri's admission as a slave state, __________ was admitted as a free state.
California
Maine
Kansas
New Mexico
Q2:
The author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was _________________.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Greenleaf Whittier
Stephen A. Douglas
Sarah Grimke
Q3:
Stephen A. Douglas's plan to allow each territory to vote on slavery was called ____________________.
Popular Choice
Territorial Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty
Electoral Choice
Q4:
Many proslavery supporters rushed into Kansas from ________.
Missouri
Louisiana
Arkansas
Nebraska
Q5:
__________ was an enslaved African American whose suit for freedom reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
Roger Taney
John Fremont
Dred Scott
Millard Filmore
Q6:
True or False: In 1860, the Republican candidate for president was Stephen A. Douglas.
True
False
Q7:
The first state to secede from the Union was ______________.
South Carolina
Alabama
Virginia
Mississippi
Q8:
The last attack of the Battle of Gettysburg is known as __________________.
Storming the Hornet's Nest
The Devil's Marbleyard
Pickett's Charge
Stuart's Storm
Q9:
The phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people" is from ______________________.
The Declaration of Surrender
Stonewall Jackson's declaration at the First Battle of Bull Run
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Q10:
The North held the advantage over the South in each of the following areas EXCEPT ______________.
Farm acreage
Population
Knowledge of territory
Manufactured goods
Q11:
The single bloodiest day of the war was the Battle of _________________.
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Shiloh
Atlanta
Q12:
True or False: Lee Surrendered to Grant at the Appomattox Court House.
True
False