Civil War Key Concepts and Events

Civil War Key Concepts and Events

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video provides a comprehensive review of USVA history standards 7A and 7B, focusing on the causes, major events, and key leaders of the Civil War. It covers sectional disagreements, the Dred Scott decision, and failed compromises as causes. Key events like Lincoln's election, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Battle of Gettysburg are discussed. The roles of leaders such as Lincoln, Davis, Grant, Lee, and Douglass are highlighted. The video concludes with study tools and encourages further review.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the primary economic disagreements that contributed to the Civil War?

The North wanted to abolish all taxes.

The South wanted higher tariffs on imports.

The North supported tariffs to protect local businesses.

The South wanted to increase tariffs on cotton exports.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Dred Scott Decision impact African Americans?

It allowed African Americans to vote in federal elections.

It freed all enslaved African Americans in the North.

It declared that African Americans had no citizenship rights.

It granted citizenship to all African Americans.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which publication significantly influenced Northern views on slavery?

The Emancipation Proclamation

Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Federalist Papers

The Gettysburg Address

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major consequence of ineffective presidential leadership in the 1850s?

Strengthened federal government control

Successful resolution of the slavery issue

Increased tensions leading to the Civil War

Immediate abolition of slavery

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It declared all slaves in rebelling territories free.

It freed all slaves in the United States.

It ended the Civil War immediately.

It allowed European nations to support the South.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which battle is considered a turning point in the Civil War?

The Battle of Bull Run

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Fort Sumter

The Battle of Antietam

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

Jefferson Davis

Ulysses S. Grant

Robert E. Lee

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