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1What is Sectionalism and how does it relate to the Civil War? Pick the BEST answer.
1. AWhen government starts to interfere with beleifs of the people → The South thought that the government interfered with their beleif that slavery should be allowed
2. BWhen a war starts due to a country spliting into two seperate countries → The Civil War starts when the South seperates from the North
3. CWhen a counrty splits into two new countries → The South seperated from the North
4. DWhen one part of a country has different intrests than the rest of the country → The South wanted more state's rights and slavery
2The president of the Union was _______________ and the president of the Confederacy was _______________.
1. AAbraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis
2. BJefferson Davis; Abraham Lincoln
3. CAbraham Lincoln; George McClellan
4. DGeorge McClellan; Abraham Lincoln
3Abraham Lincoln main goal when he started the war in the first place was to get rid of slavery.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
4A copperhead is a poisonous type of snake. This was also a nickname to people ____________________.
1. Awho were from the South, but fighting for the North
2. Bwho were from the North, but fighting for the South
3. Cin the North who DIDN'T want a war to make America unified again
4. Din the North who DID want a war to make America unified again
5How many volunteers did Lincoln call for?
1. A75,000
2. B65,000
3. C70,000
4. D60,000
6The first shot of the Civil War was in _____________.
1. ABull Run
2. BVicksburg
3. CFort Sumter
4. DGettysburg
7This short-lived political party wanted to keep slavery out of the west. This group of people consisted of former anti-slavery members of the Whig and Democratic Party.
1. ARepublican Party
2. BFree Soil Party
3. CDemocratic Party
4. DAnti-Slavery Party
8Why did the South want to seperate to create their own country?
1. AThey wanted to still have slavery.
2. BThey wanted the states to have more power in government.
3. CThey wanted to have more industry in their economey.
4. DThey wanted to have more agriculture in their economey.
5. EThey wanted to abolish slavery.
9Where was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War?
1. ABattle of Gettysburg
2. BBattle of Bull Run
3. CBattle of Vicksburg
4. DBattle of Fort Sumter
10What were some advantages of the Confederates during the Civil War?
1. ABigger population
2. BDefensive war; most of the wars here
3. CStronger Industry = More guns
4. DBetter military generals
5. ERailroad transportation

11What were some advantages of the Union during the Civil War?
1. ABigger population
2. BDefensive war; most of the wars here
3. CStronger Industry = More guns
4. DBetter military generals
5. ERailroad transportation
12How long did the Civil War last? Was it longer or shorter than expected?
1. A4 years → longer than expected
2. B4 years → shorter than expected
3. C6 years → longer than expected
4. D6 years → shorter than expected
13What is martial law?
1. AThe Army takes part of government by making the laws.
2. BRuling by the elected government rather than having army.
3. CRuling by the army rather than having elected government.
4. DRuling by both the army and the people.
14Who was the first general appointed by Abraham Lincoln?
1. AGeneral Ambrose Burnside
2. BGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
3. CGeneral George B. McClellan
4. DGeneral Stonewall Jackson
15Why was Lincoln dissatisfied with this general?
1. ALincoln found out that he was actually fighting to help the Confederates win the Civil War.
2. BLincoln saw that the general lost many of the battles for the Union.
3. CThe general hesitated a lot and was too cautious.
4. DThe general seemed to care more about his politics than the war.
5. EThe general was too viscous when fighting in the war.
16Who did Lincoln put in charge after this general failed him?
1. AGeneral Ambrose Burnside
2. BGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
3. CGeneral Stonewall Jackson
4. DGeneral George B. McClellan
17Who was the general after the general in question 16?
1. AGeneral Ambrose Burnside
2. BGeneral Stonewall Jackson
3. CGeneral George B. McClellan
4. DGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
18Who was the commander and cheif of the Confederate Army?
1. AGeneral Robert E. Lee
2. BGeneral Stonewall Jackson
3. CGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
4. DGeneral George B. McClellan
19An ironclad ship was a ship completely made of steel. These ships were so important because they weren't seriously damaged after a battle; this meant that both sides of the war still needed to work harder to fight off the opposing side. The Union's ironclad ship was the _____________ and the Confederate's ironclad ship was the ______________.
1. AMerrimack; Monitor
2. BClermont; Monitor
3. CClermont; Merrimack
4. DMonitor; Merrimack
20What was the Missouri Compromise?
1. AMaine became a slave state and Missouri became a free state; a slave line was created.
2. BMissouri became a slave state and Maine became a free state; a slave line was created.
3. CUsed popular sovereignty to vote on a state to be a slave state in the Louisiana Purchase.
4. DCalifornia became a free state and Missouri became a slave state; a slave line was created.
21What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
1. ACalifornia became a free state and Missouri became a slave state; a slave line was created.
2. BMaine became a slave state and Missouri became a free state; a slave line was created.
3. CUsed popular sovereignty to vote on a state to be a slave state in the Louisiana Purchase.
4. DMissouri became a slave state and Maine became a free state; a slave line was created.
22What were the five parts of the Compramise of 1850?
1. ASet up the Fugitive Slave Act
2. BBanned slave trade in DC
3. CAdmitting California as a free state
4. DSplitting up the Texas territory
5. EInstating popular sovereignty in the Mexican Cession
6. FCreated a slave line
7. GCanceled the Fugitive Slave Act
23What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?
1. AJailed or fined people in the North who attempted to free slaves
2. BApproved of the people in North to help slaves once they got to the North
3. CForced people in the North to send runaway slaves back to their owners
4. DAllowed slaves to fight for the North
24What were the states that were accepted into the Union even though they were slave states?
1. AKentucky
2. BMissouri
3. CMaryland
4. DDeleware
5. EWest Virginia
6. FVirginia
7. GTennessee
25When General Lee found out that Jackson died, he said "I lost my right arm." This meant that Lee lost his main fighter that always helped him win the battles. What battle did Stonewall Jackson die in?
1. ABattle of Chancellorsville
2. BBattle of Shiloh
3. CBattle of Gettysburg
4. DBattle of Vicksburg
26How did Stonewall Jackson get his nickname?
1. AHe held his ground in battle and commanded with respect and courage.
2. BHe was stubborn because he didn't want serve in the war.
3. CHe stood and he never let any Union troops pass by him without getting killed.
4. DHe was very tall.
27Who won one of the bloodiest battles, the Battle of Shiloh?
1. A(General Grant) The North
2. B(General Lee) The South
28Who won the Battle of Fredricksburg?
1. AGeneral Grant (The North)
2. BGeneral Lee (The South)
29What was so important about the Battle of Vicksburg?
1. AIt cut off trade and travel for the South.
2. BIt cut off half of the South from the rest of the Confederacy.
3. CIt won the Civil War for the North.
4. DIt made the South have a chance of winning the Civil War.
30What were some war tactics used MOST in the Civil War?
1. AAnaconda Plan
2. BSieges
3. CDivide and Conquer
4. DAmbushes
5. ECharges
31When Dorothea Dix saw the conditions at prisons and mental hospitals, she decided to______________.
1. Areform or improve them
2. Bshow the conditions to everyone
3. Cprotest against them
4. Dappreciate them
32_______________ was a hospital nurse and also created the American Red Cross in 1881.
1. ADorothea Dix
2. BClara Barton
33A regiment is a unit in the army commanded by a colonel. What was the name of the first African American Regiment?
1. AThe 54th Regiment
2. BThe 44th Regiment
3. CThe African American Regiment
4. DThe 1st African American Regiment
34In addition to the ironclad ships, what were some other new advancements in the Civil War?
1. AMinie Ball (Conical Bullet)
2. BFarther Range Cannons
3. CMore Explosive Gunpowder
4. DTanks
35Jefferson Davis had some trouble creating a strong centralized government in the Confederacy because the states wouldn't pay their taxes. He decided to make the ______________ to help this matter.
1. Aincome tax law
2. Bslave tax law
3. CConstitution
4. DCompramise of 1850
36Inflation is when the ___________ decreases and the __________ increase. This happened to the South's currency.
1. AValue; prices
2. BPrices; value
3. CPoverty; prices
4. DPoverty; value
37Who captured and destroyed Virginia?
1. AGeneral Philip Sheridan
2. BGeneral William Tecumseh Sherman
3. CGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
38 Who's plan for the war was to destroy everything in the Union troops' path except for the things they could steal (total war)?
1. AGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
2. BGeneral Philip Sheridan
3. CGeneral William Tecumseh Sherman
39What captured and destroyed the city of Atlanta?
1. AGeneral William Tecumseh Sherman
2. BGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
3. CGeneral Philip Sheridan
40When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Lincoln, what did it do?
1. AIt made the slaves free.
2. BIt gave the slaves more hope of being free.
3. CIt made it impossible for slaves to be free.
41What was the turning point of the Civil War?
1. AThe Battle of Gettysburg
2. BThe Battle of Fredericksburg
3. CThe Battle of Chancellorsville
4. DThe Battle of Vicksburg
42Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech was the Gettysburg Address. It was important because it ____________________.
1. Aended the Civil War
2. Bfreed all slaves
3. Chonored those who died in the Civil War
4. Dhonored those who died in the Battle of Gettysburg
43Where did the Civil war end?
1. AAppomattox Courthouse
2. BGettysburg
3. CVicksburg
4. DNew Orleans
44Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist and author wrote a book called ______________. It was about the cruelty of slavery and how the slaves were treated.
1. AUncle Tom's Cabin
2. BSlavery Through the Eyes of a Slave
3. CThe Evils of slavery

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