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Civil War Review
Who was president of the
Confederacy during the Civil War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Stephen A. Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Which of the following was NOT a
factor in the Civil War?
A. the issue of slavery
B. the acquisition of new land
C. the issues of states’ rights vs.
national unity
D. the preservation of a way of
life
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning
point in
the war because:
A. the north repelled Lee’s invasion
B. McClellan failed to pursue Lee into
Virginia
C. Ulysses S. Grant appointed general of
the
Union Army
D. the Union gained control of the
Mississippi
The culture in the North was
primarily:
A.
B.
C.
D.
slow
competitive
urban
agricultural
Which compromise was NOT attempted
to resolve differences over slavery in new
states joining the Union?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Missouri Compromise
Proclamation Line of 1763
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
As a result of this battle the North got
control of the Mississippi River and divided
the South.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Appomattox Courthouse
Manassas
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Who was the Civil War nurse who created
the American Red Cross?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Dolly Madison
Clara Barton
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
For which side did the African American
soldiers fight?
A.
B.
C.
D.
North
South
both North and South
not at all
Which one was NOT true about life on the
battle field during the Civil War?
A. family and friends fought each other
B. combat was brutal
C. disease was a major killer
D. all had adequate supplies
Disagreements over new states being
free or slave states was a cause of the
___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spoils System
Civil War
Fugitive Slave Act
Emancipation Proclamation
The first major battle of the war
was fought at ___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Manassas
Richmond
Gettysburg
Anita
Reconstruction
Review
The 13th Amendment ___.
A. bans slavery in the United States and
any of its territories
B. allows slaves to vote
C. allows women to vote
D. grants citizenship to all former slaves
Which Amendment gave all male citizens
the right to vote regardless of race?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4th Amendment
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
5th Amendment
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 gave equal
rights to ___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
American Indians
Spanish Americans
French Americans
African Americans
Which Amendment granted citizenship to
all persons born in the United States?
A.
B.
C.
D.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
5th Amendment
Why was Lincoln unable to carry out his
Reconstruction plan?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He lost the re-election vote.
He was assassinated.
He lost Congress’s support
He was impeached.
Who was the President of the United
States at the beginning of
Reconstruction?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Martin Van Buren
Abraham Lincoln
The Southern economy after the Civil War
was based mainly on ___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
agriculture
industry
banking and finance
information technology
Northerners who supported the
Republicans and moved South during
Reconstruction were called ___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
scalawags
carpetbaggers
freedman
fugitives
Which organization was created after the
Civil War to help former slaves?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Red Cross
Freedman’s Bureau
Republican Party
Ku Klux Klan
After the Civil War, freedmen most likely
became ___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
sailors
plantation owners
industrial workers
sharecroppers
Which of the following was a result of the
harsh Reconstruction policies that were
applied to the South?
A. African-Americans could not hold public
office
B. Southerners resented northern
“carpetbaggers”
C. Southern military leaders could hold
office but not vote
D. plantations had to be sold to the highest
bidder
Who was impeached by the Radical
Republicans?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
James K. Polk
Andrew Johnson
What were white southerners who swore
they had not supported the
Confederacy during the war called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
scalawags
carpetbaggers
freedman
fugitives
Laws that set limits on the rights and
opportunities of African Americans were
called ___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Black codes
Radical Republicans
The 15th Amendment