South Carolina State History 8 B
UNIT 4
A Nation at War
LESSON 14
A Nation at War Unit Test
1. What was the main cause of the American Civil War?
a. The fight for civil rights
b. The struggle for economic independence
c. The dispute over states' rights and slavery
d. The clash between industrial and agrarian societies
Answer: c. The dispute over states' rights and slavery
2. Which of the following was a major turning point in the Civil War?
a. The Battle of Gettysburg
b. The Battle of Shiloh
c. The Battle of Antietam
d. The Battle of Bull Run
Answer: a. The Battle of Gettysburg
3. Which of the following amendments to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the United States?
a. The 13th Amendment
b. The 14th Amendment
c. The 15th Amendment
d. The 16th Amendment
Answer: a. The 13th Amendment
4. Which general famously led the Union army during the Civil War?
a. Robert E. Lee
b. Ulysses S. Grant
c. Stonewall Jackson
d. William Tecumseh Sherman
Answer: b. Ulysses S. Grant
5. What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a. It freed all slaves in the United States.
b. It abolished slavery in the Confederate states.
c. It gave slaves the right to vote.
d. It called for an end to the Civil War.
Answer: b. It abolished slavery in the Confederate states.
6. What was the main strategy of the Union during the Civil War?
a. To fight a defensive war
b. To capture the Southern capital and end the war quickly
c. To wage a war of attrition and wear down the Confederate army
d. To use guerrilla tactics to disrupt Confederate supply lines
Answer: c. To wage a war of attrition and wear down the Confederate army
7. Which of the following was a major factor in the Union victory in the Civil War?
a. Superior military technology
b. More soldiers than the Confederacy
c. The blockade of Southern ports
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above
8. Which of the following was not a consequence of the Civil War?
a. The end of slavery in the United States.
b. The reunification of the country.
c. The rapid industrialization of the South.
d. The deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Answer: c. The rapid industrialization of the South.