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Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction
Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction
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Why did John Brown raid the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
He was trying to win the first battle of the Civil War
He was trying to start a slave uprising
He was trying to arm abolitionists
He was trying to get weapons to capture runaway slaves
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The following people were famous abolitionists:
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglass
3
What happened to Nat Turner after he attacked the white community?
He sacrificed himself for the slaves, he was shot 17 times.
they shot him and the slaves assisting with the rebellion
He escaped and brought a second wave of slaves to help.
His men were killed, he was captured, hung and then skinned.
4
What advantages did the South (Confederacy) have during the Civil War?
better weather, more lakes
Home field advantage, more motivated troops
better president, nicer uniforms
bigger population, more factories
5
What did the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) do?
Spread slavery
free all of the slaves
free some of the slaves
free none of the slaves
6
What advantages did the North (Union) have during the Civil War?
Home field advantage, more motivated troops
Bigger population, more factories
better president, nicer uniforms
better weather, more lakes
7
People who wanted slaves freed immediately were known as
absolute vodka
abolitionists
absolutism
abomination
8
What was the Underground Railroad?
A network of people who helped slaves escape from the South to the North
There was no Underground Railroad
The Subway System
A railroad that traveled from the South to the North
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Who were abolitionists?
People who led the slaves along the Underground Railroad
People who owned slaves on their plantations
Politicians who passed the Fugitive Slave Act
People who wanted slavery to be made illegal
10
The Fugitive Slave Act (1850) allowed for
The return of runaway slaves only in the South
The return of runaway slaves, even in the North
none of the above
The return of runaway slaves only if they were 16 and older
11
Letting the people decide whether to have slavery is known as:
population explosion
popularity contest
popular vote
popular sovereignty
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Lincoln was accused of being a tyrant because:
He married a slave
He suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus
He freed the slaves
He declared himself dictator for life
13
What was the Gadsen Purchase?
It was a part of the Louisiana Purchase
U.S. paid $15 million for land in Arizona and New Mexico
An agreement that Mexico and U.S. would share a border
An agreement that Texas would join the U.S.
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Why did the North not predominantly use slave labor?
The land was hilly, and the growing season was short
Most northerners were not racist
The land was flat and the growing season was long
The weather made the slaves sick
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What caused Bleeding Kansas?
Abraham Lincoln is elected President which caused outrage
The Dred Scott decision caused outrage
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry caused outrage
People flooding KS to vote to make it a free or slave state
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The Compromise of 1850:
Had a new Fugitive Slave law
The territories won from Mexico used popular sovereignty
All of the above
Allowed California in as a free state
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After the Compromise of 1850 slavery in the territory gained in the Mexican Session was chosen
By Republicanism
By Limited Government
By Popular Sovereignty
By Federalism
18
How many states eventually seceeded and formed the Confederacy?
11
6
7
13
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After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860,
Wisconsin seceeded
Illinois seceeded
Maryland seceeded
South Carolina secded
20
What was the cause of "Bleeding Kansas"?
The first official battle of the Civil War occurred there
Many slaves were killed in an uprising
Many native americans were fighting and resisting
Both Pro and Anti-slavery settlers fought it out in Kansas
21
John Brown's raid was important because
It divided the nation on the issue of slavery
It was anti-Christian
It was an example of civil disobedience
It united the nation
22
As result of the Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book:
How the Other Half Lives
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Common Sense
The Jungle
23
The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) called for:
Making a giant state called Kansas/Nebraksa
making abolitionism illegal
banning slavery in both territories
letting the people decide whether to have slavery
24
Who was Harriet Tubman?
All of the above
A nurse
An escaped slave
A conductor on the Underground Railroad
25
What was the goal of John Brown's small army?
foment rebellion among the slaves
capture more slaves
cure all diseases
teach the government a lesson
26
These states were border states:
New York, New Jersey, PA
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Florida, Georgia, Alabama
27
After
Uncle Tom's Cabin
(1852) came out:
Eventually there was a civil war
Many Northerners started to oppose slavery
Many Southerners banned this book
All of the above
28
Why did the Mexican Session lead to problems between North & South?
the South wanted the Mexican War but the North didn't
they would argue over its cost since the land was worthless
the North wanted to give the land back to Mexico
they would argue over whether or not to allow slavery there
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One result of the Civil War was that:
The Democratic party was destroyed
The nation remained divided
Slavery was allowed after the war
The Federal government was strengthened
30
In the The
Dred Scot
t decision (1857), The Supreme Court stated that
Separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional
Black had no rights, and slaves could be taken anywhere
Free speech is not absolute
Segregation was allowable
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During the Civil War, a border state was:
A slave state that supported the North
A free state that supported the North
A slave state that supported the South
A free state that supported the South
32
What was the trail of tears?
Americans going to get land in the west
Indians being removed by Andrew Jackson
Indians going to become American citizens
The path of destruction left by Sherman's march
33
What is Manifest Destiny?
God given rights
God given right to steal
God given right to expand westward
God given right to own
34
What was the CAUSE of the civil war?
Congress passed the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.
The Southern states didn't like slavery.
The Northern states wanted to keep their slaves.
The South wanted to leave the Union.
35
What was Lincoln's most important goal when the Civil War started?
To preserve the Union
None of the above
To industrialize the North
To abolish slavery
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Why was the South a better place to have slaves?
Slaves were treated better in the South
The land was rocky, and farms were small
The Slaves did not get sick in the South
The land was flatter and good for large plantations
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The following people were famous abolitionists:
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington
William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
