Mr. Sales: US History 11 Quiz 5: The Civil War Name:_________________________________pd.

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I. Multiple Choice:Answer the following questions by placing the letter of the BEST answer in the blank space

______ 1.Who was the abolitionist author that opened the eyes of the world to the horrors of slavery in 1852?
A. Maya Angelou B. Coretta Scott King
C. Harriett Beecher Stowe D. Rosa Parks
______ 2. What was the name of the book written by the author from the previous question?
A. Cry Freedom B. The Long Road Home
C. The Slave Chronicles D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
______ 3. As the U.S. gained more land, what issue in these territories would eventually lead to the Civil War?
A. Whether or not to allow Native Americans B. Whether or not to allow slavery
C. Whether or not to allow private ownership D. Whether or not to allow buffalo
to roam free
______ 4. What newly-added state erupted in violence and is considered to be a prelude to the Civil War?
A. Oklahoma B. Missouri
C. Texas D. Kansas
______ 5. What minister defied the President by refusing to surrender runaway slaves hidden by his church?
A. Theodore Parker B. Frederick Douglass
C. Malcolm X D. Martin Luther King Jr.
______6. Prior to the Civil War, the Free Soil and Whig parties joined to form what new anti-slavery party?
A. the Democratic Party B. The Republican Party
C. the Federalist Party D. The Anti-Federalist Party
______ 7. This new law made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves?
A. the Missouri Compromise B. The 3/5ths Compromise
C. The Fugitive Slave Act D. The Slave Doctrine
______ 8. The Confederates finally surrender to the Union after losing this battle in 1865?
A. Appomattox B.Gettysburg
C. Antietam D. Bull Run
______ 9. The Confederates fire the first shots of the Civil War at which battle?
A. Fort Wagner B. Fort Sumter
C. Shiloh D. Atlanta
______ 10. This town was the site of John Brown’s raid on a federal armory?
A. Harpers Ferry B. Manassas Junction
C. Cold Harbor D. Chancellorsville
______ 11. General Grant won a huge battle to gain control of the Mississippi River at this city?
A. Richmond B. Vicksburg
C. Savannah D. Antietam
______ 12. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
A. Nathan Bedford Forrest B. Jefferson Davis
C. Robert Gould Shaw D. Philip Sheridan
______ 13. What general, born just outside Philadelphia, defended Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg?
A. General Grant B. General Sherman
C. General Longstreet D. General Hancock
______ 14. What was the name of the local home where runaway slaves sought safety?
A. The Pennsylvania House B. The Roadside
C. The Underground Station D. The Hancock House
______ 15. A famous, local abolitionist donated land to train black soldiers that came to be called?
A. Camp Philadelphia B. Camp Benjamin Franklin
C. Camp La Mott D. Camp William Penn
______ 16. This city, captured by General Grant, was the capitol of the Confederacy.
A. Vicksburg, MS B. Atlanta, GA
 C. Richmond, VA D. Columbia, SC
II.True/False:Answer the following by placing either a T for True or an F for False in the blank space provided

______ 17. “The March to the Sea” was a campaign led by General Sherman that destroyed much of Alabama.
______ 18. “Bleeding Kansas” was considered to be a prelude to the Civil War.
______ 19. Dred Scott was a slave that successfully sued for his freedom in the United States Supreme Court.
______ 20. General Meade won the Battle of Gettysburg.
______ 21. One of the highest-ranking, Union soldiers to die at Gettysburg was Pennsylvania’s Gen. Reynolds.
______ 22. Florence Nightingale was a Civil War nurse who went on to form The Red Cross.
______ 23. Gen. Forrest was a Confederate Cavalry officer who went on to lead the KKK.
______ 24. After the Confederacy lost the Civil War, Stonewall Jackson wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
______ 25. Gen. Sherman issued Field Order Number 15 which freed all slaves north of Georgia.

III. Fill in the Blank: Answer the following by writing the correct answer in the space/spaces provided.

26. Gen. Sherman called his tactic of burning enemy resources his “____________ __________ _________”.

27. Lincoln granted freedom to slaves in the South in his “_____________________ ___________________”.

28. The man who shot President Lincoln was ______________ ______________ _________________.

IV. Matching: Identify the abolitionists by matching the name with the description. (use each letter only once)

______ 29. Sojourner Truth ______ 32. Frederick Douglass A. called for women’s rights as well
B. violent abolitionist / put to death
______ 30. Lucretia Mott ______ 33. Harriet Tubman C. Underground Railroad / scout / nurse
D. former slave / non-violent / wrote own biography
E. harbored escaped slaves in local home
______ 31. Charles Sumner ______ 34. John Brown F. Senator / beat with a cane in Congress

V. Matching: Match the tactics used in the Civil War to the General who put them to use. (2 each)

Grant 35. _____ Sherman 37.______ A. Psychological Warfare B. Total War

36.______ 38.______ C. Trench Warfare D. Siege Tactics

VI. Brainstorm: List six new technologies introduced during the Civil War. (or relatively close to this era)

39. _______________________ 40. _______________________ 41._________________________

42. _______________________ 43. _______________________ 44._________________________

VII. Short Answer: Answer the following questions in one COMPLETE SENTENCE.

45. Describe one cause of the Civil War and one person, event, or writing that may have sparked the Civil War.

46. Describe at least one result or outcome of the Civil War.

VIII. Extra Credit:

What Confederate General earned his nickname by refusing to retreat? _______________________ ________________________

Who was a major influence on the Confederate decision to start a war with the U.S.? ________________________
Name three things that lie behind many events in history. _________________ ___________________ ____________________