Test 10 Civil War

Which of the following was NOT a major cause of the Civil War? A. Expansion of slavery into new states B. States rights C. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 D. Mexico’s annexation of Texas

2. Designed by Gen. Winfield Scott, what was the name of the plan that the Union Army used against the South throughout the Civil War? Copperhead Plan Anaconda Plan Blockade and Fire Plan Cotton Plan

3. Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War? Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson

4. Who was the General in Chief of the entire Confederate army during most of the Civil War? Robert E. Lee Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Jefferson Davis Ulysses S. Grant

5. Who invented the Cotton Gin in 1793? Robert Fulton Jethro Tull John Deere Eli Whitney

6. Who invented the steamship? Robert Fulton Jethro Tull John Deere Eli Whitney

7. Issued by Abraham Lincoln, what document outlined his plan to free the slaves? Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclamation Kansas-Nebraska Act Dread Scott Decision

8. What was the period of time in American History that followed the Civil War called? The Progressive Era The Revolution Era The Golden Age Reconstruction

9. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? Lee Harvey Oswald John Wilkes Booth Mark David Chapman Andrew Jackson

10. What was the main export of the United States during the 1860s? Cotton Indigo Corn Manufactured Goods

11. What does the word “secession” mean? Slavery Amendment Break away Declare war

12. What did the “abolitionists” want? The South to form their own country Abraham Lincoln to be assassinated An end to slavery No trade with other countries

13. Which of the following people is associated with the Underground Railroad? Abraham Lincoln John Brown Dread Scott Harriet Tubman

14. Nicknamed “Jim Crow” laws, what was the forced separation of blacks and whites following the Civil War until the 1960s called? Abolitionism Republicanism Isolationism Segregation

15. Describe the State of Kentucky during the Civil War. Slave state, part of the Confederacy Slave state, part of the Union Free state, part of the Confederacy Free state, part of the Union