8th Grade Social Studies Unit 5: Civil War UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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8th Grade Social Studies Unit 5: Civil War
8th Grade Social Studies Unit 5: Civil War
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following did the Union and the Confederacy fight for control of in the West?
major cities
the US capital
key rivers
Texas - Correct Answer- C.)
How did the capture of Vicksburg contribute to...
8th Grade Social Studies Unit 5: Civil War
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following did the Union and the Confederacy fight for control of in the West?
major cities
the US capital
key rivers
Texas - Correct Answer- C.)
How did the capture of Vicksburg contribute to the Union victory in the Civil War?
It gave the Union control of major Southern cities.
It allowed the Union to focus on fighting in border states.
It gave the Union the ability to supply its troops.
It allowed the Union to focus on fighting in the East. - Correct Answer- A incorrect
During the Civil War, Grant attacked Vicksburg a second time because
he was angry at the Confederacy.
Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory.
the Confederacy did not expect it.
the Union navy could not control the city. - Correct Answer- B,)
How did the Battle of Gettysburg affect European governments?
They withdrew their support from the Confederacy.
They refused to recognize the Confederacy as independent.
They refused to help in peace talks with the Union.
They increased their military support of the Confederacy. - Correct Answer- B.)
During the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, the Union army
,ran out of ammunition.
suffered from hunger and thirst.
lost more troops than the Confederacy.
prevented supplies from entering or leaving. - Correct Answer- D.)
A reason the Battle of Gettysburg was a key turning point was
it won the war for the Union.
it convinced Europe to become a Union ally.
it greatly weakened Lee's army.
it was the first battle the Confederacy lost. - Correct Answer- C.)
Why did the South rely on rivers for transportation during the Civil War?
The South did not have as many railroads as the North.
The South had armored gunboats to patrol waterways.
The South wanted to build more key river forts.
The South's economy was based on river transportation. - Correct Answer- A.)
Which of the following best describes the location of the Confederate fort of Vicksburg?
on top of a hill surrounded by swamps
near a hill surrounded by rivers
approachable in only one direction by land
accessible only from the Mississippi River - Correct Answer- A.)
During the Civil War, the Union navy
tried and failed to capture Vicksburg.
captured Vicksburg in 1862.
captured Vicksburg in 1863.
had no interest in capturing Vicksburg. - Correct Answer- C insorrect
Why did Confederate general Robert E. Lee decide to invade Union territory?
, to remove Union pressure from Virginia
to protect the Confederate capital
to make winning the war easier
to draw Union troops from Vicksburg - Correct Answer- B.)
The tariff debate increased sectionalism because
tariffs were favored by the South but not the North.
tariffs benefited only some sections of each state.
tariffs would lead states to break up into new sections.
tariffs were favored by the North but not the South. - Correct Answer- D.)
Which best describes Daniel Webster's views?
He disagreed with slavery but supported compromise.
He declared nullification a form of treason.
He worked to create a system to improve the economy.
He supported slavery, sectionalism, and states' rights. - Correct Answer- A.)
What was one major teaching of the Second Great Awakening?
All citizens should have the right to own enslaved people.
People should keep to traditions and not try to change society.
People should live proper lives and improve society.
All enslaved people should be freed immediately. - Correct Answer- C.)
Enslaved people who lived and worked in cities
were not treated as well as plantation workers.
cared for livestock and repaired buildings.
sometimes worked in skilled trades.
could not be bought or sold easily. - Correct Answer- C.)
Which best describes nativism in the United States in the 1800s?
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