Which of the following is the best description of Manifest Destiny?

The U.S. was meant to spread all the way to the Pacific.

The Trail of Tears was…

when Indian tribes were forced from their land

laws which intended to restrict African American's rights

Abraham Lincoln is to Jefferson Davis as

Ulysses S. Grant is to Robert E. Lee

An important Southern advantage during the Civil War was that

Defensive fighting on their own soil

President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did everything EXCEPT

Ended slavery everywhere immediately in the United States.

What did the 14th amendment establish?

The right to equal protection and due process of law.

The initial goal of the Emancipation Proclamation was to…

free all enslaved people in the states at war with the Union

In the election of 1860, what was the position of Lincoln and the Republican Party on slavery?

Slavery shouldn't be able to expand

Sherman’s March and Total War included all of the following EXCEPT

Negotiating with Confederate generals to avoid conflict

Why was the Ku Klux Klan established?

some southerns hated freed slaves and those helping them

What did the Freedmen's Bureau provide the former slaves after the Civil War?

education, housing, health care

The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case

declared that slaves were not citizens and couldn't sue

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1
Which of the following is the best description of Manifest Destiny?
Natives should be allowed to retain all their lands.
The U.S. was meant to spread all the way to the Pacific.
Protestantism should be the official religion of the U.S.
Europeans have no right to establish new colonies in America
2
At the start of the Civil War, Lincoln’s primary goal was to…
industrialize the South
preserve the Union
get elected to another term
end slavery
3
What did the 13^th Amendment to the Constitution ban?
Discrimination
Secession
Slavery
War
4
Which of the following was a northern advantage during the Civil War?
Superior industry gave the North more military supplies
The North had better transportation
Their larger population provided more soldiers
All of the above
5
The Trail of Tears was…
nickname for the slave route between the north and the south
deadly war between France and the United States
deadly last days of the War of 1812 along the Oregon Trail
when Indian tribes were forced from their land
6
Which of these events is considered the end of Reconstruction?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The assassination of President Lincoln
Full equality granted to all citizens
Union forces leaving the South
7
Black Codes were…
a KKK ranking of prominent black citizens
part of the Radical Reconstruction plan to educate freedmen
message systems slaves used to communicate during slavery
laws which intended to restrict African American's rights
8
Abraham Lincoln is to Jefferson Davis as
Ulysses S. Grant is to Robert E. Lee
Thaddeus Stevens is to Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman is to Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass is to Ulysses S. Grant
9
The 15^th Amendment basically protected freedmen and gave them the constitutional right to…
get an education
citizenship
vote
be elected to political office
10
The withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity
emancipate
abolition
siege
secession
11
Lincoln was the first U.S. President to be assassinated.
False
True
12
The 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th amendments guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT
The right to vote regardless of race
Women’s right to vote
The right to citizenship and Due Process
The abolition of slavery
13
An important Southern advantage during the Civil War was that
Defensive fighting on their own soil
They had more soldiers because slaves enlisted
They were recognized as a country by England and France
They had more money
14
The term Reconstruction means
demolition
conflict
rebuilding
readmitting
15
President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did everything EXCEPT
Free enslaved people in rebelling territories.
Ended slavery everywhere immediately in the United States.
Free enslaved people so they could join the army.
kept the British from helping the Confederacy.
16
What did the 14^th amendment establish?
Women’s suffrage.
Abolished slavery
The right to equal protection and due process of law.
Voting rights
17
When new states were added to the union prior to the Civil War, what was the main question?
How big is the state?
How many people do you have?
What kind of government?
Slave state or free state?
18
The initial goal of the Emancipation Proclamation was to…
end the Civil War immediately
amend the Constitution to free all enslaved people
free all enslaved people in the states at war with the Union
free all enslaved people in the border states
19
The Radical Republicans’ philosophy towards Reconstruction was to
Refuse to allow the South back into the Union
Punish the South for rebelling
Allow the South to come back after they rebuild themselves
Be forgiving of the South and welcome them back to the Union
20
Black Codes and Jim Crow laws did all of the following EXCEPT
Made voting extremely difficult for African Americans
Helped former Confederates re-gain control of Congress
Restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans
Impeached Andrew Johnson
21
President Andrew Johnson was impeached but not removed from office.
False
True
22
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
True
False
23
A great northern advantage was
Industrial economy
All of the above
Large Navy
Large population
24
In the election of 1860, what was the position of Lincoln and the Republican Party on slavery?
Popular opinion should decide slavery in the new territories
Slavery shouldn't be able to expand
Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
The Dred Scott decision should be supported
25
Sherman’s March and Total War included all of the following EXCEPT
Burning farmland, plantations, homes, and cities
Destroying confederate food, supplies and shelter
Negotiating with Confederate generals to avoid conflict
60,000 Union troops forcing Savannah to surrender
26
All the following weakened African American rights and power after the Civil War EXCEPT
Black codes.
Jim Crow laws
The Freedman’s Bureau
The Ku Klux Klan
27
Most of the Civil War battles were fought in the North
False
True
28
Why was the Ku Klux Klan established?
to spread slavery to the territories
to wage a guerilla war against occupying US army troops
to protest the election of Ulysses S. Grant as President
some southerns hated freed slaves and those helping them
29
These were the individuals and groups that worked for many years to end slavery
democrats
secessionists
abolitionists
environmentalists
30
What did the Freedmen's Bureau provide the former slaves after the Civil War?
nothing was provided
40 acres and a mule
education, housing, health care
reparations for slavery
31
The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case
freed an enslaved man
declared that slaves were citizens
declared that slaves were not citizens and couldn't sue
did not address the Missouri Compromise

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