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1
In 1819, what state was admitted to the Union with Missouri?
Maine
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
2
The South was strongly opposed to the Tariff of 1828.
False
True
3
This man resigned to protest the Tariff of Abominations.
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Stephen Douglas
4
Which invention had the largest impact on the institution of slavery?
canals
cotton gin
railroad
telegraph
5
First and only President of the Confederate States of America
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Eli Whitney
Andrew Jackson
6
People living in territories would decide whether or not to allow slavery.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Wilmot Proviso
Popular Sovereignty
Force Bill
7
Belief that free/emancipated blacks should return to Africa
Colonization movement
Republican party
Free Soiler movement
abolition movement
8
With what object was a senator attacked with in 1856?
book
dog
cane
gun
9
Kansas eventually became a free state
false
true
10
“Thunderbolt of the Confederacy” led raids throughout Union territory
Winfield Scott
John Hunt Morgan
George Ellsworth
George McClellan
11
Which congressman gave a speech that was very graphic and offensive to southerners?
Lewis Cass
Preston Brooks
Charles Sumner
Andrew Butler
12
Abraham Lincoln was not on several southern ballots for the election of 1860.
True
False
13
Who was a famous Quakers Bottom native who aso helped slaves escape through the town?
Gabe Johnson
Charles Wilgus
Jim Ditcher
Chris Saunders
14
Which of the following is an example of a casualty?
Death
MIA
All of these
Wounded
15
What was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850?
Popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah
California admitted as a free state
Slave trade banned in Washington DC
Fugitive Slave Act
16
Who did Noah curse in Genesis 9?
God
Canaan
Ham
Shem
17
The Atlantic Slave trade is considered more brutal than other society's institution of slavery
false
true
18
How did President Jackson respond to Tariff Crisis?
The Force Bill
The Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
19
What tried to ban slavery in any territory gained from Mexico?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Clay's compromise
Wilmot Proviso
20
How did Lincoln respond to Jefferson Davis' ambassadors during the crisis at Fort Sumter?
ignored them
had them shot
had the Vice-President meet them
held a state dinner in their honor
21
What was the biggest issue that faced the delegates at the Constitutional convention?
economy
slavery
completely breaking ties with England
manifest destiny
22
Which of the following describes the south?
distinct class system
cash crops
all of these
plantations
23
The Civil War was fought from 1871-1875
False
True
24
Which leg of the Atlantic Slave Trade took enslaved Africans to the Americas?
Outward Passage
Homeward Passage
Middle Passage
25
Southern senator who attacked a fellow senator with a walking cane
Andrew Butler
Charles Sumner
Preston Brooks
Henry Clay
26
The Republican party split into northern and southern factions
false
true
27
Who believed that God chose him to end the evils of slavery? Eventually hanged/skinned/beheaded
Dred Scott
Irene Emerson
Nat Turner
John Brown
28
Many southerners used religion to try to justify slavery
true
false
29
Where did the Civil War start?
Fort Sumter
Lexington
Richmond
Manassas
30
Who was Mary Carroll?
Refused to leave her home during Battle of Guyandotte
Union spy
Founder of Ceredo
Wife of Dave
31
Which of the following best describes the Union's tactics during the war?
naval battles
anaconda plan
trench warfare
attrition
32
Who tried (unsuccessfully) to sue for their freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Taylor Blow
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
33
Extreme abolitionist who with his men murdered 5 proslavery men at Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas
Lewis Cass
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
John Brown
34
What was the relationship between PGT Beauregard and Robert Anderson?
teacher/student
cousins
father/son
uncle/nephew
35
What war was fought just prior to the Civil War?
French and Indian War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
36
What year did California statehood come into question?
1830
1861
1849
1865
37
Who was originally kidnapped from Africa in Roots?
Kunte
George
Fiddler
Belle
38
Which of the following describes the north?
forests
industry
small farms
all of these
39
Gabe Johnson and Jim Ditcher could be compared to what famous historical figure?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
40
What was the group who came to Kansas to vote to allow slavery?
Free Soilers
Border Ruffians
Abolitionists
41
Who designed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
42
Which of the following was a border state?
All of these
Maryland
Missouri
Kentucky
43
Which state was the first to nullify the Tariff of 1832?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
44
What was the belief that Americans must expand across the continent?
Carry on my wayward, son
Manifest Destiny
Onward, ho!
Go west, young man
45
Who was Nancy Hart Douglas?
Union Spy
Stephen Douglas' wife
First female governor
Confederate spy
46
Which Ohio county did John Hunt Morgan raid?
Gallia
Meigs
all of these
Athens
47
Slavery is specifically mentioned in the US constitution.
False
True
48
Which event most directly contributed to South Carolina's secession?
Abraham Lincoln elected President
John Calhoun's resignation
the failure of popular sovereignty
the passage of the Force Bill
49
Known as the "Great Compromiser" - developed the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
Stephen Douglas
PGT Beauregard
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln