The Mexican-American war gained which of the following?

Texas, the southwest, and California

Which of the following did NOT happen on the Trail of Tears?

Native Americans were returned to their original land

What was Bleeding Kansas?

A violent fight over whether Kansas would be slave or free

What can you add to the end of the Civil War reasons to make them all true?

States rights (to own slaves) Economic success (because of slaves)

Popular sovereignty was established with Bleeding Kansas, fixing the problem with the Missouri comrpomise, what is this?

The idea that the people living in the state decide about slavery

What does Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) celebrate?

The freeing of hundreds of slaves in Texas

What proves to us that Abraham Lincoln was incredibly smart

He taught himself the law and passed the BAR exam

Which of the following describes Manifest Destiny

The idea that the US was predestined by God to conquer from coast to coast

What did the Monroe Doctrine say?

England, leave us alone, and we'll leave you alone

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US History Unit 5 | The Civil War

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1
The Mexican-American war gained which of the following?
approximately 1,000,000 square miles of territory
Texas, the southwest, and California
JUST Texas and New Mexico
The rest of the Louisiana territory the French did not sell to us
2
Which of the following did NOT happen on the Trail of Tears?
Native Americans were returned to their original land
Native Americans were offered the choice to assimilate
America's government cheated and lied
Hundreds of Native Americans died
3
Why did Lincoln join the Republican party after the Whig party fell apart?
They believed in state power
They were pro-slavery
They were abolitionists
They believed in a strong central government
4
What was the Monroe Doctrine in reference to?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Embargo Act
The War of 1812
The Confederacy
5
What was Bleeding Kansas?
A violent slave revolt
A violent fight over whether Kansas would be slave or free
A killing spree by white slave owners
A violent fight after Kansas became a slave state
6
John Brown was an abolitionist activitst because...
He was executed for his slave revolt and died without a fight
All of these
He led a slave revolt
He felt he could not continue living as a christian while slavery existed
7
How did southern states view the election of Lincoln?
As a good thing! He won most southern states!
As a declaration of war
As a joke, they thought he was weak
As a lie, they challenged the results
8
What can you add to the end of the Civil War reasons to make them all true?
States rights (to free slaves)Economic Success (because of industry)
States rights (to choose slavery)Economic Success (without slavery)
States rights (to own slaves) Economic success (because of slaves)
None of these
9
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Ended the Civil War
Freed the slaves
Ended slavery, but only in the north
Made the southern states secede
10
Popular sovereignty was established with Bleeding Kansas, fixing the problem with the Missouri comrpomise, what is this?
Every other state developed will be a free state
Congress will decide whether a state is slave or free
The idea that the people living in the state decide about slavery
Resets the line of latitude developed by the Missouri Compromise
11
The Trail of Tears dealt with...
Native Americans
Slavery
African Americans in the North
None of these
12
Who was Nat Turner
All of these
A slave "spoken to by God"
The leader of a slave revolt
Hid from slave owners
13
Which of the following is the TRUE reason for the civil war?
Economic success
States Rights
All of these
Slavery
14
What did southern states do because of his election?
Stage a coup
Protest at the Captiol
Secede from the Union
Pretty much nothing
15
What does Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) celebrate?
The freeing of hundreds of slaves in Texas
The beginning of equality
None of these
The OFFICIAL end of slavery
16
What did the missouri compromise do?
All of these
Establish Maine as a free state to keep the balance
Establish a line of latitude separating slave and free states
Come up with a TEMPORARY fix to the issue of slavery
17
Who was Fredrick Douglass?
An impactful abolitionist
All of these
An escaped slave
The first African American to hold a high ranking government position
18
What was the confederacy founded on?
The idea that African-Americans were lesser than White people
All of these?
The idea of white supremacy
The idea that African-Americans SHOULD be slaves
19
What won Lincoln the election?
The democratic party was split
The Republican party was in its prime
The Whig party was in its prime
He was extremely popular in congress
20
What two military goals did the Emancipation Proclimation accomplish?
Focused the war on slavery so countries would not back the confederacy
Upset the social order of the south
Neither of these
Both of these
21
What proves to us that Abraham Lincoln was incredibly smart
He only had three years of formal schooling
He was elected president
He taught himself the law and passed the BAR exam
All of these
22
Which of the following describes Manifest Destiny
The right of England to conquer all of North America
The prophesy from the Natives that they would once again rule their land
The idea that the US was predestined by God to conquer from coast to coast
The idea that Abraham Lincoln made himself president, it was his "destiny"
23
What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
England, leave us alone, and we'll leave you alone
We'll work with France but we're done with Enlgand
We would like to rejoin as an English colony
We'll improve our relationship with England

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