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Ch. 15 Test Review
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1
Which of the following was NOT a grievance addressed at the Seneca Falls Convention?
Women were not allowed in many public places.
Lack of educational and professional opportunities for women
Lack of women's property rights
Women did not have the right to vote
2
Which of the following compromises was never passed?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Crittenden Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
3
What officially ended slavery everywhere in the United States?
15th Amendment
Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
4
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
Texas must give up land claims in NM.
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C.
California would enter as a free state.
California would enter as a slave state.
5
Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the outbreak of violence in Kansas?
Border ruffians pouring into Kansas to influence the vote
Two competing governments each claiming legitimacy
Overwhelming response to shooting of proslavery sheriff
Flooding of federal troops into the territory
6
The Dred Scott case was significant because...
It stripped slaves of their ability to use the court system.
It deemed earlier compromises unconstitutional.
It potentially opened slavery to the entire country.
All of the above.
7
Which party proved in the election of 1856 that they were a significant political force?
Republican Party
Whig Party
Free Soil Party
Know Nothing Party
8
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Anyone must return an escaped slave, even in free state.
It forbade any slave from crossing state lines.
It criminalized a slave leaving a plantation for any reason.
It added international border check to catch runaway slaves.
9
The caning of Charles Sumner was significant because...
First time senator died because of other representative.
Opposing congressmen wouldn't speak to each other after.
Highlighted tensions and divisions in Congress and society.
All of the above.
10
The Civil War is often described as a modern war fought with traditional methods.
True
False
11
The Civil War officially began with the battle at...
Lawrence, Kansas
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
12
The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after the Constitution.
False
True
13
To secede means to...
Leave or break away from the country
Join the union
Petition the government for better treatment
Declare war
14
The Civil War inspired which of the following innovations?
Advances in battlefield nursing & hygiene
All of the above
Battlefield photography & widespread newspaper reporting
Informal use of dog tags to identify soldiers
15
Which battle ended the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Antietam
16
Why were southerners so unhappy with the results of the Election of 1860?
Lincoln won despite winning less than 50% of popular vote.
Lincoln won despite not being on ballot in Southern states.
They saw Republican platform as attack on their way of life.
All of the above.
17
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Henry Clay
18
Which of the following was a key Union strategy at the start of the war?
Capture Richmond
All of the above
Gain control of Mississippi River
Create a naval blockade around the South
19
Which of the following statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?
All of the above.
It was an executive order and the 1st step to end slavery.
It had limited immediate effects.
It freed slaves in the Confederacy but not in border states
20
Which of the following was NOT a strength of the Confederacy at the start of the war?
Larger population
Large territory for the Union to have to conquer
Fighting defensive war on home turf
Good generals and military leadership
21
Which of the following was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine would enter as a free state.
Missouri would enter as a slave state.
36'30 dividing line between slave and free territory.
Use popular sovereignty in all new western states entering Union
22
The Gettysburg Address used language from the Declaration of Independence to lay out a post-war vision for the country
False
True
23
Who orchestrated the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Calhoun
Henry Clay
24
Which of the following was a key Confederate strategy at the start of the war?
Maintain an aggressive defense.
All of the above.
Quickly capture Boston, MA as it was near the Confederate border.
Create a naval blockade around New York City and other Northern ports.
25
What was the question at the heart of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Whether the Kansas-Nebraska Act had been successful
Whether we could continue to exist half slave/half free
Whether the Fugitive Slave Law should be enforced nationally
Whether the Republican Party was a viable party
26
Which 3-day battle in Pennsylvania was a turning point in the war?
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Appommattox
Gettysburg
27
One of the main arguments in Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address was...
States can't leave Union unless all states agree.
He will declare war on the seceded states.
He denounced the Crittenden Compromise.
All of the above.
28
What does popular sovereignty mean?
People in state choose whether it should be free or slave.
People in the state can directly elect the president.
People in state can choose whether to remain in Union.
People in state choose whether to obey Fugitive Slave Act.
29
How did the Industrial Revolution impact the Civil War?
All of the above.
Northern factories could be used to produce war goods on industrial scale
Railroads could transport troops and supplies quickly over long distances
Telegraph could provide near-immediate intelligence from the front lines
30
What was the main goal of the temperance movement?
Improve access to education for all children.
End slavery.
Give women the right to vote.
Stop the abuse of alcohol, and in some cases outlaw it.
31
Which was the first party to make their platform preventing the further expansion of slavery?
Republican Party
Know Nothing Party
Whig Party
Free Soil Party
32
Which of the following was NOT a key theater of the war?
Mississippi River
Virginia
New York
Tennessee
33
The Raid on Harper's Ferry was significant because...
It made John Brown a martyr among abolitionists.
It made people question which tactics were acceptable to end slavery.
It confirmed Southerners' worst fears.
All of the above.
34
Who was an abolitionist that used their own story of escaping from slavery to educate others about its horrors?
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
35
Which was the first state to secede?
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Virginia
36
In which branch of government was maintaining a slave-free balance most essential?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
It was only important to keep the balance in state governments.
37
Why did the Democratic Party begin to struggle in the 1850s?
The party began to split along regional lines.
All of the above.
The Republican Party quickly grew in popularity.
They couldn't arrive at a consensus on slavery.
38
Who was a key Confederate general during the war?
Stephen Douglas
Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
39
Which of the following was NOT a strength of the Union at the start of the war?
Controlled most railroad mileage.
Most industry was in the North
Potential British & French aid
Stronger federal government
40
Which major political party was dissolving by the 1850s?
Republican Party
Free Soil Party
Whig Party
Know Nothing Party
