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APUSH Civil War Quiz
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1
Pro-slavery southerners would most likely support which of the following events?
The Emancipation Proclomation
The Dred Scott decision
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
The admittance of Maine into the US
2
What was the name of people who moved from the North to the South to work after the Civil War?
Radical Republicans
Snowbirds
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
3
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves residing in what part of the country?
The new territories
The Confederate states
The Untion states
The entire United States
4
Which of the following was NOT a common condition for blacks in the South after the Civil War?
Working on large cotton plantations
Full access to the right to vote
Restriction of constitutional rights
Working as poor sharecroppers
5
The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision said all of the following EXCEPT...
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Black slaves were property and couldn't sue in court
Congress could not limit the spread of slavery
Slaves moved into free states automatically became free
6
Which of the following groups would least likely support the Force Acts of 1870 & 1871?
Abolitionists
Ku Klux Klan
Radical republicans
Scalawags
7
Which of the following was NOT a reason European powers supported the Confederacy?
A desire to end Northern trade tariffs
A continuation of cheap cotton
A desire to reduce American power in the Western hemisphere
A dislike for democracy in the Union
8
What amendment to the US Constitution gave former slaves the right to vote?
14th
13th
15th
16th
9
Which of the following was NOT a distinct advantage of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
A strong desire to defend their land
Well trained generals
An army experienced as riflemen
A strong industrial and manufacturing center
10
Which state was the first to apply "popular sovereignty" in deciding the issue of slavery?
Maine
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
11
Which political party organized as a direct opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Whig Party
Know Nothing Party
12
What event caused increase support for the war in the North due to the South's rebelliousness?
The publishing of "Uncle Tom's Cabing"
Bleeding Kansas
Confederate attack on Ft. Sumter
The Battle of Antietam
13
What was the name of the laws that separated the races in the South after the Civil War?
Jim Crow
Slave Codes
Popular Sovereignty
Wilmot Proviso
14
Which compromise admitted California to the Union as a free state under "popular sovereignty"?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
15
An abolitionist would most likely have supported which event?
The implementation of "popular sovereignty"
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
The admittance of Missouri into the Union
The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision
16
What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
Enforce Jim Crow laws
Promote the Democratic party
End Reconstruction in the South
Help former black slaves
17
Which amendment protected the legal citizenship rights of newly freed slaves?
16th
13th
14th
15th
18
Which compromise admitted Maine to the Union to keep the balance between free and slave states?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
19
According to Abraham Lincoln, what was the initial purpose of the Civil War?
To punish the Southern states
To increase trade between the states
To end slavery
To preserve the Union
20
Which of the following was NOT a reason secessionists supported leaving the Union?
Continuing abolitionist attacks
The success of the Republican party
The balance of free states outnumbering slave states
The South knew they would easily defeat the North
21
What was the main committment of the Republican Party?
Increased tariffs on cotton exports
Restriction on new immigration from Asia
Opposition to growth of slavery in new territories
Opposing slavery in all states
22
What was the idea behind "Popular Sovereignty"?
The govt should allow slavery in the Louisiana territory
Slavery should be outlawed in the new Mexican territories
Citizens of a territory should vote whether to allow slavery
Slavery should be abolished immediately
23
Which of the following did NOT ensure a supply of cheap labor in the South after the Civil War?
Freedmens' Bureau
Tenant Farming
Sharecropping
Black Codes
24
Which compromise ended Reconstruction in the South in 1877?
Missouri Compromise
Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Hayes-Tilden Compromise
25
How did most Northerners view free blacks?
Full respect as equals
Hatred and contempt
A source of cheap manufacturing labor
Sympathetic to their struggle but not socially equal
26
Who was the famous former slave that wrote an abolitionist newspaper known as The North Star?
Roger B. Taney
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison
27
Which of the following was NOT a part of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?
Oaths for 10% of Confederate state populations
Civilian trials for Confederate officers
Full pardon for high-ranking Confederate officers
Establishment of state governments loyal to the Union
28
Which group in Congress wanted to punish the former Confederate states for the Civil War?
Whigs
Radical Republicans
Democrats
Moderate Republicans
29
Which of the following events gave the North a stronger moral cause for fighting the Civil War?
Battle of Vicksburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Dred Scott decision
The Battle of Gettysburg
30
Which of the following was a major result of the Civil War?
Increased power of the federal govt over the states
Full equality for blacks in the South
Increase manufacturing in the South
Better diplomatic relationships with Europe
31
Which of the following was NOT a distinct advantage of the North during the Civil War?
The ability to manufacture weapons and railroads
A larger population which could supply soldiers
A powerful economy
Experienced leaders such as Robert E. Lee
32
What was the South's reaction to John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown was insane
John Brown was a martyr
Southern states should end slaver to prevent more violence
The north was full of Republicans sympathetic to Brown
33
Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
34
What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To end slavery in the new territories
To enact popular sovereignty in the Missouri territory
To maintain an equal number of free and slave states
To divide Kansas and Nebraska into free and slave states
35
Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglas
Harper Lee
36
How did most Northerners feel about slavery in the years before the Civil War?
Reinstate the slave trade with Europe
Abolish all slavery across the U.S.
Allow "Popular Sovereignty" to decide
Allowing slavery in South but banning slavery in new states
37
Under popular sovereignty, who decides the issue of slavery in the new territories?
The US Congress
The state legislature
A compromise balancing free and slave states
The vote of the people in that territory
38
Uncle Tom's Cabin became a powerful political force by depicting what horrific events?
The separation of families during slavery
The economic hardships of blacks in the North
The sexual abuse of slaves by their masters
The violence of the Civil War
39
Who were the whites in the South who joined the new Republican party?
Sharecroppers
Scalawags
Radical Republicans
Carpetbaggers
40
How did Harriet Tubman gain fame during the Civil War?
By writing eloquent speeches about slavery
By writing for The Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper
By advocating for popular sovereignty
By helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad
