Which of the following best explains the Wilmot Proviso?

Banning slavery in all new territory

What was the Union's strategy at the start of the war?

To capture the Mississippi River

What was the goal of the Free-Soil Party?

to ban slavery in the new territories

Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus because...

draft riots threatened the safety of the Union

John Brown showed no remorse or sadness during his execution, why?

He knew his death would bring attention to the abolition movement

Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederacy?

They believed in what they were fighting for

What problem arose in the Mexican Cession that the Compromise of 1850 temporarily "solve?"

Whether the new territory will be made of slave or free states

What was the goal of the Republican Party?

to ban slavery in the new territories

Which of the following best explains Popular Sovereignty?

Allowed the citizens to vote on being a free state or slave state

Why were Southerners shocked when Lincoln won the election of 1860?

He was't even on the ballot in southern states

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1
Which of the following best explains the Wilmot Proviso?
Banning slavery in all new territory
Abolish slavery throughout the nation
Slavery in the Mexican Session
Allowed the citizens to vote on being a free state or slave state
2
Who did the Emancipation Proclamation attempt to free?
No one
All Slaves
Union Slaves
Confederate Slaves
3
What was the Union's strategy at the start of the war?
To destroy the south
To fight a war of attrition
To capture the Mississippi River
Guerrilla Warfare
4
What was the Union's strategy towards the end of the war?
Guerrilla Warfare
To fight a war of attrition
To destroy the south
To capture the Mississippi River
5
What was the goal of the Free-Soil Party?
To concur the rest of Mexico
To expand slavery
to ban slavery in the new territories
to abolish slavery
6
Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus because...
meh cause why not
draft riots threatened the safety of the Union
Courts did not have the manpower to handle cases amidst the Civil War
Lincoln wanted to establish an Authoritarian government
7
John Brown showed no remorse or sadness during his execution, why?
He wanted to seem cool but was really petrified
He knew his death would bring attention to the abolition movement
He believed he was going to be set free
He was disappointed with his failed raid
8
Which of the following was an advantage of the Union?
Better manufacturing
Antibalistic technology
Support from the citizens
Inspired by the leadership of Stonewall Jackson
9
Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederacy?
Better weapons
Fighting from home
More troops
More supplies
10
What are those?
Zeppelins
Caravel ships
U-boats
Ironclad ships
11
Which of the following was an advantage of the Union?
Nuclear weapons
Larger army
Popular support of the citizens
They knew the lands better
12
What did the Kansas-Nebraska go against?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
13
Why did both the Confederacy and the Union have a draft?
To replace the dead troops
To try and outnumber the otherside
To capitalize of of the strong feelings of sectionalism
So they can distribute wealth through troop payments
14
Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederacy?
They believed in what they were fighting for
Better transportation
Best pilots
More Ironclad ships
15
What problem arose in the Mexican Cession that the Compromise of 1850 temporarily "solve?"
What to do with the Natives of the Mexican Cession
Whether the new territory will be made of slave or free states
The development of the Transcontinental Railroad
Manifest Destiny
16
What was the goal of the Republican Party?
To expand slavery
to abolish slavery
to ban slavery in the new territories
To concur the rest of Mexico
17
Which of the following best explains Popular Sovereignty?
Allowed the citizens to vote on being a free state or slave state
Banning slavery in all new territory
Abolish slavery throughout the nation
Slavery in the Mexican Session
18
Why were Southerners shocked when Lincoln won the election of 1860?
They weren't
The polls predicted a win for Breckinridge
Lincoln lost the popular vote
He was't even on the ballot in southern states

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