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1. 
Which one of the following does NOT describe the south before the Civil War?
A.
Supported Tariffs
B.
Supported States Rights
C.
Rural
D.
Agricultural
2. 
What is a tariff?
A.
A punishment for debtors
B.
A change to the Constitution
C.
A tax on imported goods
D.
A person who enforces laws
3. 
An urban community with manufacturing and no slavery best describes the-
A.
South
B.
North
C.
West
D.
East
4. 
The southern economy was based on-
A.
Mining
B.
Manufaturing
C.
Farming
D.
Serivces
5. 
The area shown on this map was a major point of the-
A.
Missouri Compromise
B.
Compromise of 1850
C.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
D.
Emancipation Proclamation
6. 
Why did the Missouri Compromise add Maine as a free state?
A.
It was a new territory as a result of war
B.
It was promised to them in the Constitution
C.
It was mandated by the Supreme Court
D.
To keep the number of free and slave states equal in Congress
7. 
Popular Sovereignty was a part of which compromise?
A.
Missouri Compromise
B.
Compromise of 1850
C.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
D.
Emancipation Proclamation
8. 
What event caused the southern states to secede?
A.
The firing on Fort Sumter
B.
Lincoln's election
C.
The Compromise of 1850
D.
Gettysburg Address
9. 
Which of the following describes a border state?
A.
A state that left the Union and had slavery
B.
A state that stayed in the Union and had slavery
C.
A state the left the Union and did not have slavery
D.
A state that stayed in the Union and had did not have slavery
10. 
Which of the following was NOT a border state?
A.
Maryland
B.
Delaware
C.
Virginia
D.
Kentucky
11. 
Which of the following states was NOT part of the confederacy?
A.
Arkansas
B.
Tennessee
C.
Georgia
D.
Wisconsin
12. 
The Civil War began with shots fired at-
A.
Gettysburg
B.
Manassas
C.
Fort Sumter
D.
Vicksburg
13. 
Thomas Jackson earned his nickname at which battle?
A.
Gettysburg
B.
Vicksburg
C.
Manassas
D.
Saratoga
14. 
What battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
A.
Saratoga
B.
Gettysburg
C.
Vicksburg
D.
Yorktown
15. 
This document was to free the slaves in the confederate states-
A.
Gettysburg Address
B.
Compromise of 1850
C.
Bill of Rights
D.
Emancipation Proclamation
16. 
The Union was to Lincoln as the Confederacy was to-
A.
Jackson
B.
Davis
C.
Grant
D.
Lee
17. 
What was the importance of the battle of Vicksburg?
A.
It divided the south
B.
It was the turning point of the Civil War
C.
It is where Lee surrendered to Grant
D.
It was a southern port that was blockaded
18. 
Which of the following ports were blockaded by the Union Navy?
A.
Jacksonville
B.
New Orleans
C.
Savannah
D.
Charleston
19. 
What occured at Appomattox Courthouse?
A.
The Union gained control of the high ground
B.
Lee surrendered to Grant
C.
The Confederate Army repeled to North
D.
It was the dealiest battle of the war
20. 
What was a key advantage of the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg?
A.
Control of the Mississippi River
B.
Faster trains
C.
More accurate cannons
D.
Control of the high ground
21. 
What cities were Capitals for the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War?
A.
Washington DC and Atlanta
B.
Philadelphia and Richmond
C.
Washington DC and Richmond
D.
Philadelphia and Atlanta
22. 
Who was the Union general that defeated Robert E Lee?
A.
Robert Smalls
B.
Stonewall Jackson
C.
Ulysses S Grant
D.
George Custer
23. 
Which of the following are true about Robert E Lee? (Check all that apply)
A.
Offered command of the Union Army by Lincoln
B.
Was defeated at Vicksburg
C.
Was from Virginia
D.
Surrendered to Grant
24. 
Which abolitionist recruited for the Union Army during the Civil War?
A.
Garrison
B.
Tubman
C.
Douglass
D.
Truth
25. 
"...to preserve a government of the people, by the people, and for the people" This quote is the end of the-
A.
Bill of Rights
B.
Gettysburg Address
C.
Constitution
D.
Emacipation Proclamation
26. 
Which of the following are true about Clara Barton?
A.
Suffragist
B.
Worked with Lincoln
C.
Civil War Nurse
D.
Founded the American Red Cross
27. 
Who ran farms and plantaions during the Civil War?
A.
Slaves
B.
Indentured Servants
C.
Women
D.
Immigrants
28. 
What was a major killer during the Civil War?
A.
Bombs
B.
Machine guns
C.
Disease
D.
Starvation
29. 
What became worthless after the Civil War?
A.
Confederate Money
B.
Bill of Rights
C.
Union Navy
D.
American Red Cross
30. 
Which 2 Confederate cities were burned during the Civil War?
A.
New Orleans and Savannah
B.
Charleston and Jacksonville
C.
Dallas and Birmingham
D.
Richmond and Atlanta
31. 
Which of the following are true about Robert Smalls? (Check all that apply)
A.
Confederate General
B.
Former Slave
C.
Congressman following the war
D.
Union Naval Captain
32. 
Which of the following are true about African American soldiers during the Civil War?
A.
Served in the Confederate Navy
B.
Were paid equal to white soldiers
C.
Served in segregated units
D.
Were rejected from the Union Army
33. 
On what side did African Americans fight in the Civil War?
A.
Union
B.
Confederacy
C.
Both
D.
Neither