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Unit 8 Test: Civil War
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Question 1
1.
Sectionalism
began in the U.S. because of differing views on: (
LT 1
)
States’ rights
Tariffs
Slavery
All of the above
Question 2
2.
Sectionalism
increased the most after… (
LT 14
)
The southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy.
Slavery was abolished with the Emancipation Proclamation.
The northern states issued a tariff on imported goods from the south.
The Dred Scott Court Case ruling was finalized.
Question 3
3.
The
Northern economy
relied mostly on: (
LT 2
)
industries and factories.
slave labor.
cotton and tobacco production.
sharecroppers.
Question 4
4.
An
agricultural economy
and lack of factories led to: (
LT 2
)
a lack of slavery in the South.
a strong dependence on slavery in the South.
a lack of slavery in the border states.
a strong dependence on slavery in the North.
Question 5
5.
What did the
Dred Scott Case
rule? (
LT 3
)
All enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate states were free
Enslaved people could not be transported across state lines
Enslaved people were to be given a minimum wage
All enslaved people were property and should be treated as such
Question 6
6.
Who had to
pay more tariffs?
Why? (
LT 4
)
The South because they had more factories
The North because they had to import more goods
The North because they had more factories
The South because they had to import more goods
Question 7
7.
Who was in favor of
states’ rights
to keep and enforce slavery? (
LT 5
)
The North
The Western Territories
The South
Washington D.C.
Question 8
8.
Who won the
Presidential Election of 1860
? (
LT 6
)
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
John Bell
Question 9
9.
What was the most
direct effect
of the results of the
Presidential Election of 1860
? (
LT 6
)
The ruling of the Dred Scott Court Case went into effect.
Many Southern states began to secede from the United States.
Economic and social differences began to form between the Northern and Southern states.
Many Northern states began to secede from the United States.
Question 10
10.
Look at the election results in the map below to answer this question:
Find the
Southern Democrats
on the map below. What eventually became the name of the area where the Southern Democrats lived? (
LT 7
)
Confederacy
Union
Border States
Western Territories
Question 11
11.
Look at the election results in the map below to answer this question:
Find the
Republicans
on the map below. What eventually became the name of the area where the Republicans live? (
LT 7
)
Border States
Western Territories
Confederacy
Union
Question 12
12.
Which significant leader is
NOT
matched correctly? (
LT
8)
Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln and the Confederacy
Ulysses S. Grant and the Union
Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy
Question 13
13.
What can you
infer
from the graphic below about resources during the Civil War? (
LT 9
)
The North (Union) had less manufacturing establishments during the war.
The South (Confederacy) had more resources overall during the war.
The North (Union) had more resources overall during the war.
The South (Confederacy) had more manufacturing establishments during the war.
Question 14
14.
What effect did the
lack of manufacturing in the South
have on the outcome of the Civil War? (
LT 9
)
Less manufacturing led to more factories to create weapons.
Less manufacturing led to less factories to create weapons.
Less manufacturing led to more jobs available for people.
Less manufacturing led to more industrial workers.
Question 15
15.
Why is
Fort Sumter
a significant location for the Civil War? (
LT 10
)
This is where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War.
This is where Dred Scott was from.
This is where Confederates opened fire on Unionists, which began the Civil War.
This is where Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address.
Question 16
16.
Which of the following is
NOT
true about the
Emancipation Proclamation
? (
LT 11
)
Lincoln issued this document on January 1, 1863.
It stated there is “absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.”
It declared all slaves in rebelling Confederate states free.
It declared all slaves in the United States free.
Question 17
17.
In Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address
, he explained that his most important goal as President was: (
LT 12
)
To encourage sectionalism
To extend voting rights to African Americans
To end slavery in the entire country
To preserve the Union
Question 18
18.
Why was the
Appomattox Courthouse
a significant location in the Civil War? (
LT 13
)
This was where Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address.
This was where Confederates opened fire on the Union, beginning the Civil War.
This was where Dred Scott was from.
This was where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War.
Question 19
19.
What
years
would go in place of the question mark (?) in the timeline below? (
LT 14
)
1870-1876
1861-1876
1861-1865
2015-2019
Question 20
20.
People who worked to
end slavery
were called: (
LT 14
)
Abolitionists
Confederates
Secessionist
Unionist