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1. The Civil War was caused by a number of issues, but the issue of slavery led to the strongest disagreements. The
book Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe added to the disagreements between the North and the South. The
book was about slaves
A. joining with their masters in the construction business.
B. being brought to the South from western Africa.
C. fleeing the South and heading to the North and freedom.
D. moving to the West and starting a new country.
2. By 1864, the North was winning the Civil War. To help bring the war to an end, the North sent General William
Sherman on his "March to the Sea." The purpose of this was to
A. move Union troops to the coast where they could be moved to other places.
B. destroy property and make Southerners realize they could not win the war.
C. help people in the South who wanted to end the war by surrendering.
D. allow European forces to join Union troops in the coastal areas of the South.
3. The Civil War began with the attack on Ft. Sumter by Confederate troops in 1861. President Abraham Lincoln
stated that the main goal of the North was to
A. end slavery.
B. start a new nation.
C. save the Union.
D. expand to the West.
4. Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852. What was the impact of this book on the American public?
A. It marked the beginning of the Civil War.
B. It reduced the threat of violence against slaves.
C. It led Congress to pass the Missouri Compromise.
D. It convinced many people that slavery was morally wrong.
5. One of the causes of the Civil War was the question of states' rights. The people from the South who supported
states' rights would MOST LIKELY support
A. recession, the slowing of the economy.
B. the prohibition of alcohol.
C. secession, or leaving the Union.
D. the abolition of slavery.
6. Differences between the North and the South finally led to war in 1861. What event started the Civil War?
A. the announcement of the Dred Scott decision
B. the bombardment and Northern surrender of Fort Sumter
C. the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
D. the invasion of the North by Confederate troops
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7. The Civil War began in 1861 when Union forces surrendered at Ft. Sumter. The war ended at Appomattox in 1865
when
A. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.
B. President Jefferson Davis left office and fled to Europe.
C. General Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to General Robert E. Lee.
D. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
8. The issue of slavery was a primary cause of the American Civil War. What was one other major issue that led to
the war between the states?
A. states setting their own borders
B. drought in the South destroying the cotton crop
C. states having more power than the national government
D. construction of factories in the South
9. What political problem faced the United States at the end of the Civil War?
A. how to convince the Southern states to free their slaves
B. how to stop the army from taking over the government
C. how to bring the defeated states back into the Union
D. how to keep foreign countries out of North America
10. In 1861, the United States was almost to the point of a civil war. The firing on Ft. Sumter by Confederate troops
would force President Abraham Lincoln to take action. He had several options, but he chose to
A. ask people in the South to overthrow their leaders.
B. surrender Ft. Sumter and raise an army for battle.
C. meet with Confederate leaders to find a settlement.
D. surrender Ft. Sumter and hope that would be the end.
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What book turned many Northerners against slavery?
A. Hand in Hand
B. Night Journeys
C. Uncle Tom's Cabin
D. The Story of Sacagawea
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Abraham Lincoln played a major role in ending slavery. How did he impact this issue?
A. Lincoln developed the Underground Railroad.
B. Lincoln fought in the Battle of Lexington.
C. Lincoln voted for Texas to be a separate country.
D. Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Answer Key
1. C) fleeing the South and heading to the North and freedom.
2. B) destroy property and make Southerners realize they could not win the war.
3. C) save the Union.
4. D) It convinced many people that slavery was morally wrong.
5. C) secession, or leaving the Union.
6. B) the bombardment and Northern surrender of Fort Sumter
7. A) General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.
8. C) states having more power than the national government
9. C) how to bring the defeated states back into the Union
10. B) surrender Ft. Sumter and raise an army for battle.
11. C) Uncle Tom's Cabin
12. D) Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
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