Name:_____________________ Civil War Assessment Directions: For the following multiple choice questions, read the question and

circle the best answer. 1. The following issues divided the nation EXCEPT A. economic B. environmental C. constitutional D. cultural

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Which statement most likely characterizes the region shaded on the map prior to the Civil War? A. An agricultural region that opposed tariffs. B. An urban society made up of small villages and farms. C. A region in which most people held jobs in the cities. D. A manufacturing region that favored protective tariffs. Why did the people in the North favor tariffs? A. They caused the price of cotton to decrease. B. They caused the prices of manufactured goods to increase. C. They protected factory owners and workers from foreign competition. D. They increased foreign competition for factory owners and workers. The people had a choice to be a free state or a state that supported slavery. This was known as A. the Maine Compromise B. popular sovereignty C. the Missouri Compromise of 1820 D. the Compromise of 1850

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Which state is a slave state that did not remain with the Union? A. Maryland B. Kentucky C. Missouri D. Virginia The Civil War caused which state to split over the issue of slavery? A. Virginia B. Kentucky C. Maryland D. Tennessee What were Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware known as during the Civil War? A. Confederacy states B. new territories C. Border states D. Union states What was the turning point of the Civil War? A. First Bull Run B. Second Bull Run C. Battle of Vicksburg D. Battle of Gettysburg The Confederate army used African Americans in all of the following roles EXCEPT A. as ship workers B. as doctors C. as laborers D. as cooks

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Matching Directions: For the following people, write the correct letter in the blank. Each letter will only be used one time.

______Stonewall Jackson ______Abraham Lincoln ______Jefferson Davis ______Ulysses S. Grant ______Robert E. Lee ______Frederick Douglass

a. Famous abolitionist who was once a slave b. President of the Confederate States of America c. Union general d. Skilled Confederate general from Virginia e. Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia f. President of the United States of America during the Civil War