Civil War Practice Test 1
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- 1.The population of the United States in 1860 was approximately:
- A.
250 million
- B.
12 million
- C.
32 million
- D.
25 million
- 2.In 1860, there were approximately _______________________ slaves in America.
- A.
4 million
- B.
10 million
- C.
12 million
- D.
6 million
- 3.William Lloyd Garrison's antislavery newspaper was known as:
- A.
The Abolitionist
- B.
The Independent
- C.
Freedom!
- D.
The Liberator
- 4.Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin dramatized:
- A.
The cruel nature of slavery
- B.
The beauties of southern plantation life.
- C.
The horrors of the Civil War battles.
- D.
The degrading nature of northern factory work.
- 5.The cash crop most important to the economy of the South in the 1850s was:
- A.
Rice
- B.
Cotton
- C.
Tobacco
- D.
Indigo
- 6.John Brown raided Harper's Ferry in 1859 in order to:
- A.
Pay back Virginia for the sin of slavery.
- B.
Get the Federal deposits of gold there to buy freedom for the slaves.
- C.
Get weapons for a slave rebellion.
- D.
Free slaves from the Federal prison there.
- 7.The first state to secede from the Union was:
- A.
Virginia
- B.
South Carolina
- C.
Mississippi
- D.
Kentucky
- 8.The first shots of the Civil War were fired at:
- A.
Bull Run, Virginia
- B.
New Orleans, Louisiana
- C.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
- D.
Valverde, New Mexico
- 9.The first capital of the Confederacy was:
- A.
Montgomery, Alabama
- B.
Charleston, South Carolina
- C.
Richmond, Virginia
- D.
Tupelo, Mississippi
- 10.Due to the extreme heat and humidity in Alabama, the Confederacy's capital was moved to
- A.
Montgomery, Alabama
- B.
Charleston, South Carolina
- C.
Richmond, Virginia
- D.
Tupelo, Mississippi
- 11.Most people, North and South, thought that:
- A.
The war would be long and bloody.
- B.
European countries would ally with the North to prevent secession.
- C.
Slaves would revolt as soon as the first shots were fired.
- D.
The war would be brief and almost bloodless.
- 12.The bloodiest single day of the Civil War was the battle of:
- A.
Shiloh
- B.
Island No. 10
- C.
Cold Harbor
- D.
Antietam
- 13.The Emancipation Proclamation:
- A.
Freed all the slaves.
- B.
Freed serfs in Russia
- C.
Freed some slaves, and left others in slavery.
- D.
Allowed Southerners to free their slaves, if they wished to.
- 14.General William T. Sherman is most famous for:
- A.
His loss to General Stand Waite in Oklahoma
- B.
His march from Atlanta to the sea, burning everything in his path.
- C.
His defense of Washington D. C. against Jubal Early’s surprise attack.
- D.
His capture of New Orleans.
- 15.Lee surrendered at _______________ on April 9, 1865.
- A.
Richmond
- B.
Cold Harbor
- C.
Murfreesboro
- D.
Appomattox Court House
- 16.Lincoln was assassinated on Good Friday, 1865 by:
- A.
“Pete” Longstreet
- B.
Edward Everett Hale
- C.
Josiah Hay
- D.
John Wilkes Booth
- 17.The 13th Amendment to the Constitution:
- A.
Gave former slaves the right to vote.
- B.
Abolished slavery.
- C.
Pardoned Confederate soldiers and politicians.
- D.
All of the above
- E.
A) and c) only
- 18.An Abolitionist was one who believed that
- A.
Slavery was okay in the South but not in the North
- B.
Slavery should be totally ended
- C.
Slaves should be able to buy their freedom by working off their debt
- D.
None of the above
- 19.The person responsible for running the "Underground Railroad" was:
- A.
Nat Turner
- B.
Fredrick Douglass
- C.
Harriet Tubman
- D.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 20.The preacher responsible for a slave rebellion was:
- A.
Nat Turner
- B.
Fredrick Douglass
- C.
Harriet Tubman
- D.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 21.How many slaves were able to escape by using the "Underground Railroad"?
- A.
100
- B.
300
- C.
1000
- D.
2200
- 22.A famous abolitionist was:
- A.
Abraham Lincoln
- B.
William Lloyd Garrison
- C.
George McClellen
- D.
All of the above
- 23.What percent of the US population died in the Civil War?
- A.
1%
- B.
2%
- C.
2.5%
- D.
5%
- 24.The Civil war lasted from:
- A.
1776-1803
- B.
1811-1814
- C.
1861-1865
- D.
1863-1865
- 25.The last Civil War veteran died in :
- A.
1899
- B.
1903
- C.
1949
- D.
1959
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