Civil War PFA Review

Question 1

The Nullification Crisis for 1832 was a step towards Civil War because?

Accepted Answer

The South threatened to secede because of laws they thought were unfair.

Question 2

All African Americans living in the United States in the 1800's were slaves.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

industrial resources

Question 4

The First Battle of Bull Run (aka Manassas) resulted in...

Accepted Answer

...Confederate victory.

Question 5

Which side had more factories and railroads?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 6

The Kansas-Nebraska Act directly caused?

Accepted Answer

'Bleeding Kansas' where people killed each other over decisions of slavery

Question 7

"Secession" is best described as...

Accepted Answer

..a state declaring itself independent of the United States.

Question 8

It was impossible for slaves to escape from Slavery.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Match the main General with the side in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Grant: Union / Lee: Confederacy

Question 10

The most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad was ________?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 11

"Contrabands" are best defined as...

Accepted Answer

freed or escaped slaves, who were given the chance to fight for the Union.

Question 12

The Missouri Compromise settled the issue of slavery in the U.S. forever.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

A major result of the Civil War was that the?

Accepted Answer

slavery was ended, and the Federal government had more power over states

Question 14

"House Slaves" that worked in the home as butlers, cooks, or nurses had better food and clothing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Which side had the best military officers?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 16

As a result of the Civil War...

Accepted Answer

the Federal government had more power over states.

Question 17

In politics, the main thing that the Southern States worried about was?

Accepted Answer

Having more free states than slave states that could get rid of slavery

Question 18

The Compromise of 1850 let California be a free state as long as

Accepted Answer

Utah and New Mexico could vote to be slave or free states

Question 19

The Emancipation Proclamation was not aimed to free slaves in the border states because President Abraham Lincoln _____.

Accepted Answer

feared that those states would secede from the Union

Question 20

Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justification for the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln’s oath of office required him to defend & preserve the Union.

Question 21

Counting both Black and White people, it had a population of over 20 million people in 1861 (larger than the other side)

Accepted Answer

North

Question 22

Which of the following slave rebellions was considered "successful?"

Accepted Answer

Nat Turner's Rebellion

Question 23

This word was used for escaped slaves who fought for the Union Army.

Accepted Answer

Contrabands

Question 24

The Constitution gave slave states the count of _____ for each slave when counting for representation:

Accepted Answer

3/5ths

Question 25

What happened in 1808 as a result of a clause in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The international slave trade was banned

Question 26

Why was Sherman's "total war" a major change from earlier forms of fighting?

Accepted Answer

It involved attacks on civilian resources and populations.

Question 27

The Slave Importation Ban in 1808:

Accepted Answer

Banned importing slaves but said all slaves would remain slaves

Question 28

This General became the leader of Union forces after the war began, and led the Union to victory.

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 29

Which of these did NOT occur as a result of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A period of peace and respect between North and South began.

Question 30

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a cause of the Civil War because?

Accepted Answer

It started a bloody conflict over whether Kansas would be a free state.

Question 31

What was the main issue the North and South were at odds over before the Civil War - "A House Divided".

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Question 32

The Compromise of 1850 let California be a free state as long as?

Accepted Answer

Utah and New Mexico could vote to be slave or free states

Question 33

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was famous for what *two* reasons?

Accepted Answer

It was made up of mostly free African Americans, It led a heroic attack on the Confederate Fort Wagner

Question 34

Counting both Black and White people, it had a population of over 20 million people in 1861 (larger than the other side)

Accepted Answer

North

Question 35

What was the goal of the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

To help slaves escape slavery into the North

Question 36

The Northwest Ordinance in 1787 did what for the frontier land gained from the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Banned slavery in the territory, but had a Fugitive Slave Act.

Question 37

Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book that talked about?

Accepted Answer

The real terror in the lives of enslaved people

Question 38

In which of the following British North American colonies was slavery legally established by the early 1700's?

Accepted Answer

All the colonies

Question 39

Frederick Douglass was known for:

Accepted Answer

Being an Abolitionist, Being a Runaway slave, Writing a slave narrative

Question 40

What was the first major goal of President Abraham Lincoln’s administration?

Accepted Answer

to maintain the unity of the country

Question 41

Which of these terms is NOT associated with the Battle of Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

Sherman's March

Question 42

The Emancipation Proclamation...

Accepted Answer

...freed the slaves in the Confederate States, but not in the Union states.

Question 43

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to?

Accepted Answer

preserve the Union

Question 44

What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

industrial resources

Question 45

Fugitive Slave Laws:

Accepted Answer

Said that slaves could be recaptured anywhere in the U.S.

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