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A review of the Civil War
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1
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Slavery or involuntary servitude is unconstitutional.
Slavery is allowed in all states and cannot be banned.
Segregation by race is unconstitutional.
Segregation is legal if the facilities are equal in quality.
2
He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin with Hitler looking on from the stands.
Mohammed Ali
Jesse Owens
Jackie Robinson
Joe Louis
3
Which of the following was put in place to prevent African Americans from voting?
The 15th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
Literacy tests
The Plessy v. Ferguson decision
4
Which of the following is an example of Civil Disobedience?
Breaking dress code to show how unfair it is.
Cheating on a math quiz to get a better grade.
Wearing an Ohio State shirt to Mr. Webb's class.
Texting your friends in class about math being boring.
5
Who was the first African American QB to win a Superbowl?
Steve McNair
Warren Moon
Michael Vick
Doug Williams
6
Which of the following granted former slaves American citizenship?
They were always citizens.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
7
This artist played the Superbowl XLI halftime show. Who is he?
Prince
Bruce Springsteen
Coldplay
Justin Timberlake
8
Which of these had a positive impact on equality for all Americans?
The 14th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
The Dred Scott Decision
The Plessy v. Ferguson Decision
9
She was the first African American to win the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jennifer Hudson
Halle Berry
Viola Davis
Cicely Tyson
10
What western state saw much violence over slavery in the years before the Civil War?
California
Ohio
West Virginia
Kansas
11
Which best describes Lincoln's views on slavery during the course of the Civil War?
Always against slavery.
He never cared about slavery.
Neutral then gradually against it.
Against it, for it, then neutral.
12
Which of these allowed southerners to go north to get their runaway slaves back?
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott Decision
Plessy v. Ferguson Decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
13
How did Lincoln want to treat the south at the end of the war?
Harshly to make them suffer for starting the war.
It wasn't up to him since the north lost the war.
He would let Congress decide what to do.
Kindly, to bring the nation together.
14
This Motown group had hits with songs like "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg".
The Temptations
The Four Tops
The Four Seasons
The Righteous Brothers
15
What do the Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott case and John Brown trial outcome have in common?
They all benefited the south.
They helped bring the country together.
They all promoted the idea of secession.
They all benefited the north.
16
What did Lincoln tell the south in his first inaugural address?
You can't leave the union and you must free your slaves.
You can leave the union if you give us your slaves.
You can keep your slaves, you just can't leave the union.
Free your slaves or I will attack you with the north.
17
Which of the following is a Jim Crow law?
No discriminating against people from other countries.
Students punished in school for expressing opinions.
No carry on bags over 40 lbs. on airplanes.
Separate schools for black and white students.
18
Which of the following officially banned slavery?
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
The Dred Scott decision.
14th Amendment
19
He was the first African American to play professional baseball.
Hank Aaron
Satchel Paige
Bob Gibson
Jackie Robinson
20
He was the first African American to win a Grammy for Album of the Year.
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Sam Cooke
Ray Charles
21
Which of these made California a free state and allowed voting over slavery in the west?
Dred Scott Decision
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act
13th Amendment
22
What do the Plessy v. Ferguson and Dred Scott rulings have in common?
The allowed segregation.
They banned slavery.
They were both anti-equality.
They allowed slavery.
23
He was the first African American to win an Oscar for best actor.
Louis Gossett, Jr.
Denzel Washington
Sidney Poitier
James Earl Jones
24
Why did Thoreau write Civil Disobedience?
He was ashamed the U.S. government allowed slavery.
He was angry about the election of Lincoln.
He hated the idea of ending slavery.
He wanted the south to gain independence without a war.
25
Which general used his troop strength to his advantage, resulting in heavy casualties?
Pickett
Grant
Lee
Sherman
26
Which general used total war to make it impossible for the south to continue fighting?
Sherman
Lee
Hooker
Grant
27
Larry Doby and Satchel Paige are the first African Americans to achieve this distinction.
First to play for a Major League Baseball team.
Most combined home runs in a season.
First to win a World Series
Most double plays in baseball history.
28
Which is true of the battle of Antietam?
It was the first major battle fought in the north.
It was the bloodiest day in American history.
All of these.
It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
29
Why did the southern states secede?
They thought Lincoln was going to end slavery.
They were angry that John Brown was found not guilty.
The Supreme Court made them free their slaves.
They wanted to free their slaves; Lincoln wouldn't let them.
30
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in the border states only.
Freed slaves in rebelling states starting January 1, 1863.
Freed all slaves immediately.
Freed all slaves by January 1, 1863.
31
What did Lincoln decide to do at Fort Sumter?
Send 100,000 troops to attack the south.
Take the troops out and recognize southern independence.
Send supplies and make the south shoot first.
Bomb the fort using the newly created U.S. Air Force.
32
Which side had the telegraph, railroad, manpower and supply advantage?
South
North
They all had the same resources.
West
33
What was the impact of Union soldiers being stationed in the south during Reconstruction?
It harmed African Americans
They invaded Mexico
There was no impact
It helped African Americans
34
What happened to John Brown?
He was found innocent and the south soon seceded.
He was killed in battle and never put on trial.
He was found guilty and hanged for attempting a rebellion.
He was found guilty but escaped to Canada.
35
Which of the following made it illegal to prevent someone from voting based on their race?
Jim Crow Laws
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
14th Amendment
36
She was the first female artist to have 3 #1 singles on the same album.
Diana Ross
Whitney Houston
Beyonce
Mariah Carey
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What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?
Southern states have no legal right to secede.
Slavery was ruled unconstitutional.
Separate but equal segregation is allowed.
It's unconstitutional to ban slavery.
