What was a significant impact of the emancipation proclamation?

The war became a moral contest over slavery

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin infuriated the South because it

spread anti-slavery sentiment in the North

The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision stated that slaves

had no rights & were considered property

What does the worse than slavery cartoon mean?

Opponents of reconstruction used violence towards freedmen

Which event led to the question of whether slavery should expand to the new territories?

the land acquired as a result of the Mexican American War

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

The Repeal of Mizzou Comp & pop. sovern in both territories

What was POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?

Right of the people to decide for or against slavery

What provision did the Compromise of 1850 include?

California would be admitted as a free state

What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

Outlined punishment for those aiding runaways

The idea of States’ Rights is that

States could leave the Union at any time

The North' rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by

increased government demand for many products

Which of these are NOT one of the long-term causes of the Civil War?

All of the above are long-term causes of the Civil War

What is one advantage that helped the North to achieve victory in the Civil War?

more resources like coal, industry, food, railroads

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Civil War?

An end to racial discrimination

What was the main objective of the Anaconda plan?

Control the Mississippi and blockade Southern Ports

Seceding states believed that they had to leave the Union in order to

protect their property and their way of life

The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union troops

meant that Union troops controlled the Mississippi River

Which event was the immediate cause of secession of the first seven Southern States in 1861?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

What was the major geographic advantage the South had over the North?

The South was fighting in its own territory

How did the North’s population differ from the South’s population?

The North’s population was larger

Sherman’s March to the Sea was the

destruction of Confederate supply lines, farms and railroads

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1
What was a significant impact of the emancipation proclamation?
African Americans were made a part of the Confederate army
Slaves in border states were immediately freed
Slaves in Northern States were freed
The war became a moral contest over slavery
2
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin infuriated the South because it
advocated a violent rebellion of slaves
spread anti-slavery sentiment in the North
portrayed all slave owners as evil
was a work of fiction by a Northern white woman
3
During the Civil War, the agrarian South was at a disadvantage against the
colder North
more liberal North
industrialized North
European-influenced North
4
The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision stated that slaves
were free when living in a free territory
had no rights & were considered property
should be made American citizens
should have the right to sue in the courts
5
What does the worse than slavery cartoon mean?
The KKK and the white league helped Newly freed slaves
The Freedmen terrorized the new slaves
These groups rebuilt the south
Opponents of reconstruction used violence towards freedmen
6
Which event led to the question of whether slavery should expand to the new territories?
the violence of “Bleeding Kansas”
the attack at Harper's Ferry
the land acquired as a result of the Mexican American War
Indians gifted the land to settlers
7
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Kansas electing to become a slave state
The Repeal of Mizzou Comp & pop. sovern in both territories
a peaceful resolution to the issue of slavery
Nebraska being admitted to the Union as a free state
8
Prevented states from denying rights to any U.S. citizen
12th Amendment
13th Amendement
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
9
What was POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?
That farm life is healthier than city living
Right of the people to decide for or against slavery
Thought that Slaves are better treated than factory workers
That slavery is a moral evil that should be abolished
10
Who was the Confederate General who surrendered to the Union at Appomattox in 1865?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Fredrick Douglas
11
What provision did the Compromise of 1850 include?
Congress would abolish the Fugitive Slave Law
California would be admitted as a free state
Texas would become a Free State
Slavery would be ended in Philadelphia
12
What did John Brown do prior to the Civil War
Led the Union troops at Antietam
Led Confederate troops at Gettysburg
Was a runaway slave and educated spokesperson for slaves
Attempted a slave rebellion
13
What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
It contradicted the principle of popular sovereignty
It prioritized states’ rights over the federal government
Outlined punishment for those aiding runaways
It contradicted the Missouri Compromise
14
The idea of States’ Rights is that
The Union was formed by the American people, not the states
States could leave the Union at any time
during economic distress they cannot leave the union.
Revolution against elected officials is never justified
15
The North' rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by
the elimination of taxes
increased government demand for many products
slaves taking northern jobs
the reduction of immigrants
16
Which of these are NOT one of the long-term causes of the Civil War?
State’s Rights
Slavery
Sectionalism
All of the above are long-term causes of the Civil War
17
What is one advantage that helped the North to achieve victory in the Civil War?
a warmer climate for cotton and cash crops
Better Generals and knowing the land
better military leadership when the war started
more resources like coal, industry, food, railroads
18
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Civil War?
The abolition of slavery
Power of the federal government strengthened
Preservation of the Union
An end to racial discrimination
19
What was the main objective of the Anaconda plan?
Control the Mississippi and blockade Southern Ports
Control the Southern railroad junctions
Destroy the capital of Washington DC
To attack and bring under control a few key Southern cities
20
Seceding states believed that they had to leave the Union in order to
oust President Lincoln from office
protect their property and their way of life
have a stronger voice in United States government
improve conditions for slaves
21
Jefferson Davis was the
Commander of the Confederate troops at the battle of BullRun
Union General
President of the US
President of the Confederacy
22
States must ratify the 14th amed. to be allowed into the Union•Divided states into 5 districts
Appomattox
Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Amnesty Act of 1872
23
The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union troops
because a slave insurrection had weakened the Confederates
meant that Union troops controlled the Mississippi River
caused the surrender of Confederate strongholds in the West
meant that the Union controlled the East Coast waterways
24
Poll taxes and literacy tests affected African Americans to exercise which right?
to vote
become free
own land
hold office
25
Which event was the immediate cause of secession of the first seven Southern States in 1861?
The shipment of Union supplies to Fort Sumter
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Passage of a high protective tariff
Issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
26
Northerners who moved to the South after the war
scalawags
sharecroppers
carpetbagger
turncoats
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What was the major geographic advantage the South had over the North?
The North had no map-making industries
The South had more waterways for their navy
The South was fighting in its own territory
Northerners would be uncomfortable in hot Southern climate
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How did the North’s population differ from the South’s population?
The North’s population was larger
There are no population stats for the North or the South
The North and the South had the same size population
The North’s population was smaller
29
Sherman’s March to the Sea was the
the Union march to free the slaves
pathway for escaped slaves to safely leave the country
destruction of Confederate supply lines, farms and railroads
Confederate poem on the inferiority of slaves
30
Who was Supreme Commander of the Union Forces during the last year of the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant

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