What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the West

Which statement concerning African-American military units serving in the Civil War is true?

Served in separate regiments commanded by white officers

What policy did the Republican Party (1854) retain of the “free soilers”?

Slavery would not be extended into the territories

Which of the following factors lead to the defeat of the Confederacy?

Lack of industry to supply the army

What was one effect of John Brown’s actions at Harpers Ferry?

An increase in tensions between North and South

What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?

To free slaves in areas controlled by the Confederacy

Why did the Wilmot Proviso propose that lands obtained from the Mexican War become“free soil”?

To prevent slavery from taking jobs from whites

The Confederate States of America was created over what concern?

Lincoln would not allow slavery in future states

What advantages did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?

Better military leadership an knowledge of the terrain

The Anaconda Plan included which of the following strategies?

Blockading Southern ports to disrupt trade

The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following EXCEPT...

outlawed slavery in the United States

What did the Mexican Cession, “Bleeding Kansas”, and John Brown’s raid have in common?

All provoked increased debate over slavery

TheDred Scott decision, a blow to the abolitionist movement, did all of thefollowing except

Guarantee that slavery would not be allowed in future states

What portion of the Anaconda Plan did the Battle of Vicksburg accomplish?

Take control of the Mississippi

To what degree were abolitionists such as Harriet Beecher Stowe successful?

They influenced public sentiment against slavery

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered to be the turning point of the Civil War?

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North

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1
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Increase the number of people who voted in elections
Encourage manufacturing in the West
End fighting between farmers and Native Americans
Settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the West
2
Which statement concerning African-American military units serving in the Civil War is true?
Served alongside white Union soldiers
Received same supplies as white soldiers
Served in separate regiments commanded by white officers
Received pay equal to white soldiers
3
What policy did the Republican Party (1854) retain of the “free soilers”?
The number of free and slave states must be equal
Slavery should be gradually eliminated
Slavery must be abolished for the nation to survive
Slavery would not be extended into the territories
4
Which of the following factors lead to the defeat of the Confederacy?
Inadequate military leadership
Publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Support from British and French forces
Lack of industry to supply the army
5
What was one effect of John Brown’s actions at Harpers Ferry?
An embarrassing defeat for Robert E. Lee
A brief period of national unity from 1860 until 1865
An increase in tensions between North and South
The end of the abolitionist movement
6
What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To free all slavs in the United States
To end slavey throughout the world
To free slaves in areas controlled by the Union
To free slaves in areas controlled by the Confederacy
7
Why did the Wilmot Proviso propose that lands obtained from the Mexican War become“free soil”?
To incite a civil war
To prevent slavery from taking jobs from whites
To overturn Supreme Court decisions concerning slavery
To anger northern abolitionists
8
The Confederate States of America was created over what concern?
Lincoln would allow popular sovereignty in future states
The abolitionsists' creation of the Liberty Party
Lincoln would not allow slavery in future states
The abolitionists' desire to educate former slaves
9
What advantages did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?
Stronger political leadership
Stronger navy and more miles of railroad tracks
Better industrial capability and more manpower
Better military leadership an knowledge of the terrain
10
Sherman's March is an example of...
McClellan's Strategy
the Anaconda Plan
Total War
Abolitionist Sentiment
11
The Anaconda Plan included which of the following strategies?
Controlling the Rio Grande River
Burning all state capitals to punish the South
Blockading Southern ports to disrupt trade
Capturing Jefferson Davis
12
The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following EXCEPT...
outlawed slavery in the United States
gave the war a moral basis
allowed free blacks to join the military
helped keep Britain out of the war
13
What did the Mexican Cession, “Bleeding Kansas”, and John Brown’s raid have in common?
All helped Democrats win the presidential election of 1860
All were examples of Manifest Destiny
All provoked increased debate over slavery
All were sparked by conflict with Native Americans
14
TheDred Scott decision, a blow to the abolitionist movement, did all of thefollowing except
Declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Please Southerners
Guarantee that slavery would not be allowed in future states
Rule that slaves did not have rights
15
What portion of the Anaconda Plan did the Battle of Vicksburg accomplish?
blockade Southern ports
Capture Richmond, VA
All of the above
Take control of the Mississippi
16
To what degree were abolitionists such as Harriet Beecher Stowe successful?
They impacted the actions of the national government
They helped to glamorize Manifest Destiny
They influenced public sentiment against slavery
Their efforst created the Fugitive Slave Laws
17
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered to be the turning point of the Civil War?
It convinced the Confederacy to surrender
It made the South give up the idea of invading the North
It divided the Confederacy at the Missouri River
It marked the first Union victory of the war

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