8th Grade Civil War Test Topic 6

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Joseph Meier
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“[T]hat we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Which best summarizes Lincoln's point in the Gettysburg Address?
Soldiers should have more power
Government of the people, by the people and for the people is no longer important
Presidents should decide all important issues
Americans can honor the dead soldiers by continuing our democratic government
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This document above freed enslaved African-Americans in
The Union slave states
The Confederate states in rebellion against the Union
The Confederate states under Union control
Both the Union and Confederate states
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The main reason the Confederacy eventually began drafting soldiers from ages 17 to 50 was because
Many soldiers in the Confederacy had deserted in favor of the Union
The rising death tolls forced the Confederacy to enlist more soldiers
Confederate leaders thought to win they needed a large infantry
Over half of Confederate soldiers were in Union prisoner of war camps
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As part of the Missouri Compromise _________________was admitted to the Union as a free state and ________________ was admitted as a slave state.
Missouri; Maine
Missouri; Kentucky
Kentucky; Missouri
Maine; Missouri
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What were the South's advantages during the Civil War?
They had a large population and large farms producing food
They had a superior transportation system and better trained officers
They were fighting on their home territory and were defending their way of life
They had more manufacturing and a large population
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska act anger many northerners?
They thought it went against the Missouri Compromise's promise to keep slavery from spreading.
They suspected it was a political move enacted to increase property taxes in the West.
They were convinced the new act would lead to violence in the West.
They reasoned that it unfairly challenged the Compromise of 1850.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What contribution to the war effort is shown in this image?
Medical and surgical technique development
Women accompanying their wounded husbands to a field hospital
Women's involvement as nurses
The creation of the American Red Cross
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