Edit Game
American Civil War
 Delete

Use commas to add multiple tags

 Private  Unlisted  Public



 Save

Delimiter between question and answer:

Tips:

  • No column headers.
  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
  • The first answer in the multiple choice question must be the correct answer.

 Import questions





 Save   91  Close
Which thing did the Kansas-Nebraska Act NOT do?
 
Forced Kansas & Nebraska to have slaves.
 
Let both territories decide if they would be slave or free.
 
Repealed the Missouri Compromise.
 
Created two new territories.
Which thing did the Kansas-Nebraska Act NOT do?
 
Forced Kansas & Nebraska to have slaves.
 
Let both territories decide if they would be slave or free.
 
Repealed the Missouri Compromise.
 
Created two new territories.
Which side wanted to keep slavery?
 
The Confederacy
 
The Union
What was Popular Sovereignty?
 
The authority of a government comes from the people.
 
When the president is very popular.
 
How King George III ruled over the colonists.
 
The reason colonists broke away from England.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
 
Jefferson Davis
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
Robert E. Lee
 
Ulysses S. Grant
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
Stephen Douglas
 
Frederick Douglass
 
Jefferson Davis
What was John Brown's goal when he broke into the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry?
 
Arm the slaves so they can murder their masters.
 
Murder the masters himself.
 
Start a war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people.
 
Start the Civil War early.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision?
 
Slaves are property and do not have rights as Americans.
 
Slaves should be freed immediately.
 
Dred Scott's owner should release him.
 
Dred Scott will die a slave.
What did abolitionists want to do?
 
End slavery
 
Have more slaves
 
Arrest everyone with slaves
 
Ship slaves elsewhere
What is another term for the Union?
 
The United States
 
Those Flag People
 
The Country
 
The Anti-Hillbillies
What is the name of the group of states that wanted to own slaves?
 
The Confederacy
 
The Hillbillies
 
White Supremacists
 
Abraham Lincoln Haters
More than _________Hispanics fought in the Civil War:some for the union some for the Civil War.
 
20,000
 
100,000
 
10,000
 
15,000
What was Clara Burton’s nickname?
 
Angel of the Battlefield
 
Union Army guide
 
Nurse for the Red Cross
The Underground Railroad took place in:
 
Both
 
Mexico
 
Canada
The Emancipation Proclamation was:
 
Lincoln’s Executive order freeing slaves in the Confederacy
 
Lincoln’s Executive order freeing slaves in all the country
 
Lincoln’s Executive order freeing slaves in the Union
What was one of the main purposes of the Missouri Compromise?
 
To ease the tensions between the North and the South
 
To ensure slavery was enforced in all the states
 
To ensure that all slaves were free
 
To solve issues between citizens of Missouri and Canada
What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
 
Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and
 
All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas
 
Border ruffians invaded and took control of Nebraska
 
Kansas became a slave state
In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
 
Fugitive Slave Law
 
Dred Scott Decision
 
Compromise of 1820
 
Compromise of 1850
What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?
 
Confederate States of America
 
United States of the South
 
Republic of Texas
 
Democratic Republic of the South
True or False: Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.
 
True
 
False
Which of the following was a cause of the American Civil War?
 
All of the above
 
Slavery
 
Abraham Lincoln elected
 
Expansion of the United states
What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?
 
 Abolitionists
 
Prohibitionists
 
Federalists
 
Loyalists
According to the Taney Supreme Court decision, slaves can never be what?
 
Citizens
 
Landowners
 
Paid
 
Bought
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
 
Sectionalism
 
Nationalism
 
Popular Sovereignty
 
Secession
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What did the south want to do when slavery was being abolished?
Secede
Why was the north not needing/wanting slavery?
Industrialized, lots of businesses and factories
Why did the south want slavery?
For labor to work their crops/farms
What speech did Abraham Lincoln give during the Civil War?
Gettysburg Address
Which amendment freed the slaves?
13th Amendment
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Where did the most famous fight of the Civil War take place?
Gettysburg
Who was the General of the Union Army?
Ulysses S Grant
Who was the General of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
Who was the 16th president?
Abraham Lincoln
More than _________Hispanics fought in the Civil War:some for the union some for the Civil War.
 
20,000
 
100,000
 
10,000
 
15,000
What was Clara Burton’s nickname?
 
Angel of the Battlefield
 
Union Army guide
 
Nurse for the Red Cross
The Underground Railroad took place in:
 
Both
 
Mexico
 
Canada
The Emancipation Proclamation was:
 
Lincoln’s Executive order freeing slaves in the Confederacy
 
Lincoln’s Executive order freeing slaves in all the country
 
Lincoln’s Executive order freeing slaves in the Union
What was one of the main purposes of the Missouri Compromise?
 
To ease the tensions between the North and the South
 
To ensure slavery was enforced in all the states
 
To ensure that all slaves were free
 
To solve issues between citizens of Missouri and Canada
What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
 
Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and
 
All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas
 
Border ruffians invaded and took control of Nebraska
 
Kansas became a slave state
In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
 
Fugitive Slave Law
 
Dred Scott Decision
 
Compromise of 1820
 
Compromise of 1850
What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?
 
Confederate States of America
 
United States of the South
 
Republic of Texas
 
Democratic Republic of the South
True or False: Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.
 
True
 
False
Which of the following was a cause of the American Civil War?
 
All of the above
 
Slavery
 
Abraham Lincoln elected
 
Expansion of the United states
What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?
 
 Abolitionists
 
Prohibitionists
 
Federalists
 
Loyalists
According to the Taney Supreme Court decision, slaves can never be what?
 
Citizens
 
Landowners
 
Paid
 
Bought
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
 
Sectionalism
 
Nationalism
 
Popular Sovereignty
 
Secession
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What did the south want to do when slavery was being abolished?
Secede
Why was the north not needing/wanting slavery?
Industrialized, lots of businesses and factories
Why did the south want slavery?
For labor to work their crops/farms
What speech did Abraham Lincoln give during the Civil War?
Gettysburg Address
Which amendment freed the slaves?
13th Amendment
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Where did the most famous fight of the Civil War take place?
Gettysburg
Who was the General of the Union Army?
Ulysses S Grant
Who was the General of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
Who was the 16th president?
Abraham Lincoln
Who said, "I cannot fight against my home state"?
Robert E. Lee
Identify the state and what type of state is it?
Alabama, Confederate
Identify the state and what type of state is it?
Mississippi, Confederate
Name two generals in the Confederacy.
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
What country do the following people belong to? Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, U.S. Grant
The United States
When Lincoln became president, what was his first priority?
To preserve the Union
When Lincoln became president, what was his first priority?
To preserve the Union
Put the compromises in order: Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise
Missouri, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska
What law allowed slave owners to send slave catchers to the north to return runaway slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
What states are shaded red?
Confederate States of America
To balance Congress what compromise was approve?
Missouri Compromise
Who won the Civil War?
The North
In the Gettysburg Address, what did Abraham Lincoln say he wanted to preserve?
A government of, by and for the people
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Who started the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Where did the war end?
Appomattox, VA
Name two men who wanted to preserve the Union?
Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee
What was the result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Runaway slaves joined the Union Army
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Free the slaves in the Confederacy
Who was responsible for getting weapons for African American soldiers?
Frederick Douglass
What battle is known as the bloodiest one day battle?
Antietam
Which Border State is south of Pennsylvania?
Maryland
What was the only battle fought in the North?
Gettysburg
Where did the Civil War begin?
Fort Sumter, SC
Kansas-Nebraska Act was determined by -
Popular Sovereignty
KY, MO, MD and DE are what type of states?
Border
Who was the Confederate General who died from infection?
Stonewall Jackson
What is a Border State?
Slave states remained with Union
Who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox?
U.S. Grant
California joined the Union under which compromise?
Compromise of 1850
Tariffs made items too expensive. Why else did the South dislike tariffs?
Great Britain might not buy cotton
What country was created when Lincoln was elected?
Confederate States of America
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.