Civil War Unit 10 Review
Quiz by Maribel Flores
Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)(Archived)
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- Q 1/12Score 0In the excerpt above, what does "this interest" refer to?29SlaveryUnionConstitutionTaxes
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- Q1In the excerpt above, what does "this interest" refer to?SlaveryUnionConstitutionTaxes60s113.20.8.D
- Q2Which of the following did Ulysses S. Grant accomplish?General in Chief of the Union Army during the Civil War.Commander of the U.S. Military during the Indian Wars.Radical Republican during ReconstructionAndrew Johnsons Vice President after Lincolns assassination.60s113.20.8.A
- Q3Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?U.S. troops were pushed across the Ohio RiverImportant Generals were killed.Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.The Confederacy was divided in half.60s113.20.8.B
- Q4Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?Washington, D.C.Fords TheatreAppomattox County, VirginiaRichmond, Virginia60s113.20.8.B
- Q5What was an advantage the Confederate forces had over the Union during the Civil War?More factories to make suppliesMore military troops to help fightMore Railroads to transport suppliesKnowledge of the terrain (land) where battles were fought60s113.20.8.C
- Q6How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?It removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.It provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.It provided direct access to the Union's base of military operations.It divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.60s113.20.8.C
- Q7Which idea does President Lincoln express in this excerpt?The union requires a nationwide decision on slavery.The Union exists only through the consent of sovereign states.The Union will be preserved through military force if necessary.The Union matters more than the current disagreements between states.60s113.20.8.D
- Q8What was the result of the events shown on the map above?General Lee's troops received necessary reinforcements.General Grant and General Lee combined forces.General Lee surrendered to General Grant.General Grants supply lines were completely cut off.60s113.20.10.A
- Q9Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?The power of states to organize militias.The legal ability of states to secede.The unalienable rights of citizens.The right of the citizens to choose representatives.60s113.20.17.B
- Q10How was the attack on Ft. Sumter significant to the Civil War?It divided the Confederacy.It lengthened the War.It initiated the Civil War.It resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.60s113.20.8.B
- Q11Which of the following completes the diagram?The Gettysburg AddressLincolns Inaugural AddressEmancipation Proclamation13th Amend ment60s113.20.8.B
- Q12Why were these tactics effective?Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international suport.Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.60s113.20.8.C
