Why was slavery a source of tension between the Northern and Southern states?

Northern states opposed slavery but the south relied on it

How did the Union attempt to cut off the Confederacy's supplies?

They blockaded their ports & destroyed their trade posts

What did the 14th amendment do?

makes all persons born or naturalized in the US citizens

Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

Slavery prohibited in the Louisiana territory

Black codes had the effect of

restoring many of the restrictions of slavery

gave African Americans the right to vote

Which statement best explains states’ rights?

States should make the decisions, not the federal government

The main aim of the Radical Republicans was

to destroy the political power of former slaveholders, to give ex-slaves full citizenship

What was Andrew Johnson's view towards the southern states and rebuilding?

They could do as they wanted as long as they pledged loyalty

After the freeing of the slaves, why did the south suffer economically?

The slaves were the main drive for their economy.

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1
Why was slavery a source of tension between the Northern and Southern states?
Northern states were using slaves for factory work.
Most of the slaves in the south were escaping to the North
The south only traded with states that had slaves
Northern states opposed slavery but the south relied on it
2
What is the term for having loyalty to one's region before one's country?
Federalism
Sectionalism
Abolitionism
Republicanism
3
The Emancipation freed all of the slaves.
False
True
4
What were laws passed to establish legal separation between races?
13th Amend
Poll Taxes
Black Codes
Jim Crow
5
The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was still a slave and an enslaved person was...
Property
Fugitive
Immigrant
Free
6
After his assassination, who became Lincoln's successor?
John Brown
Dred Scott
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
7
What required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves?
Dred Scott Decision
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
8
A Pennsylvania battle which was a Northern victory. Considered the turning point of the War.
Battle of Atlanta
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Bull Run
9
How did the Union attempt to cut off the Confederacy's supplies?
They threatened war to any foreign nation caught aiding them
They intercepted all telegraphs and all cargo
They burned their crops and destroyed towns they invaded
They blockaded their ports & destroyed their trade posts
10
Majority of African Americans did what kind of work after war?
teachers
factory workers
coal mining
sharecropping
11
A ______ was a Southern white who sided with the Republican Party.
scalawag
senator
carpetbagger
plantation owner
12
What did the 14th amendment do?
protected the voting rights of African Americans
makes all persons born or naturalized in the US citizens
freed the slaves
offered assistance to freed slaves
13
Court case Plessy v. Ferguson established what?
harsher punishment for South
territories should be open to slavery
segregation is legal
slaves are property
14
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
Slavery decided by popular sovereignty in Utah & New Mexico
Stricter fugitive slave act
California entered as a free state
Slavery prohibited in the Louisiana territory
15
Allowing people to vote for or against slavery within a territory is called...
Martyr
Popular Sovereignty
Abstain
Secession
16
Black codes had the effect of
improving the lives of former slaves by letting them vote
restoring many of the restrictions of slavery
using violence to keep blacks from improving their position
allowing freedman to own "40 acres and a mule"
17
Government agency that provided food, clothing and education to ex-slaves.
The Freedman's Bureau
Welfare
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Social Security
18
Why were southerners opposed to the abolition of slavery?
There would be riots in the streets
Slaves would not know how to live on their own
It would ruin their economy
The South actually wanted to free their slaves
19
Jefferson Davis was to the Confederate states as who was to the Union states?
William T. Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jackson
20
The 15th Amendment
granted citizenship to African Americans
gave African Americans the right to vote
gave all citizens the right to vote
provided "equal protection under the law"
21
Which statement best explains states’ rights?
Allowing slavery to expand would help the southern states.
Some states wanted slavery but did not want to secede.
States should make the decisions, not the federal government
Congress decides if a state would be a free or slave state.
22
The main aim of the Radical Republicans was
to destroy the political power of former slaveholders
to restore the political power of wealthy landowners
to give ex-slaves full citizenship
to reestablish states' rights over a strong central govt
23
What system kept former slaves in debt limiting economic opportunities?
Reconstruction Amendments
Sharecropping system
All of these
Military districts
24
What was Andrew Johnson's view towards the southern states and rebuilding?
The south was hindered and pushed back to years before.
They could go back to how it was before the war.
They could do as they wanted as long as they pledged loyalty
They had to follow very strict restrictions from the Union.
25
After the freeing of the slaves, why did the south suffer economically?
The slaves were the main drive for their economy.
Sanctions had been placed on them.
Majority of their trade items had been destroyed in the war.
They were being boycotted by everyone.

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