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1
Which state was the first state to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln?
North Carolina
Alabama
South Carolina
Virginia
2
As a result of the Fugitive Slave Act & The Dred Scott Decision, what happened to the 1820 line
It was virtually erased and slavery could now expand
It separated the North from the South
It expanded the line all the way to the West
It united the country and North & South came together as one
3
Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln were both senators from which state?
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
4
Did you ever see a picture of Mr. Kelly before his hair started thinning out? Handsome? Y / N?
Yes of course!
No, terrible hair!
5
Who won the Battle of Fort Sumter? (The first Battle of the Civil War)
The Union
The Confederacy
6
Why did the South not even give Abraham Lincoln a chance to be President?
He was not a very smart man. They wanted somebody very smart
Because he was Pro-Slavery
Because Lincoln associated with radical abolitionists
Because he wanted to spread slavery into the North
7
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Rosa parks
8
What happened at Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
The Ferry boat sank as it crossed the river
Pro-slavery forces attacked Lawrence, Kansas
Dred Scott was fighting for his freedom
John Brown captured the arsenal, tried to start slave revolt
9
What is Mr. Kelly going to do tonight for his Birthday?
Going out for Pizza
Going out for Mexican Food
Going to a Japanese Steakhouse
Going out to an American Steakhouse
10
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Fugitive Slave Act, Bleeding Kansas, and the Compromise of 1850 did what ?
settled the question of slavery once and for all
None of the above
Drove the country even further apart and towards war
Helped bring the country together
11
Once the Southern States seceded from the Union, what did they call themselves?
The United Kingdom
None of the above
The United States of America
The Confederate States of America
12
How did Abraham Lincoln view slavery?
He didn't care one way or the other about slavery
All the above
He did not like slavery, he was an abolitionist
He was in favor of slavery
13
What was Stephen Douglas's position on the issue of slavery?
Slavery was evil
Didnt mind slavery as long as states could mind their bizniz
Slavery was a great thing & every state should have it
States could tell one another what to do about slavery.
14
What was Bleeding Kansas about?
pro-slavery citizens were angry about California being free
Pro-slavery citizens fighting anti-slavery citizens
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery people hated Uncle Tom's Cabin
Anti-slavery citizens were mad about the Fugitive Slave Act
15
What did South Carolina say about Abraham Lincoln in their declaration of secession?
None of the above
Lincoln can't be trusted, he is going to take slavery away
Lincoln is going to ruin the economy
Lincoln will be a fantastic president
16
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Civil War?
Sectionalism
1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act
Mexican Cession
Bleeding Kansas
17
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was......
A ban on slavery in Kansas & Nebraska
Residents of both states could vote to decide on slavery
Land in Kansas & Nebraska given to freed slaves
Punishment of slaveowners in both states
18
How well are you going to do on this test next week?
I"m not going to do well at all
I'm going to get an A+
I"m going to get a B-C?
Wait, we have been learning stuff in here?
19
During this unit, we have explored which of the following?
The causes of the American Revolution
The causes of the American Civil War
The causes of the Mexican-American War
The causes of the War of 1812
20
Who was elected as President of the newly formed Confederate States of America in the South?
John Fremont
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott
21
Abraham Lincoln said to the South in his Inaugural Address that the North and South should....?
Be friends, not enemies
Go to War
Be bitter enemies
None of the above
22
On April 12th, 1861 cannons from the harbor of South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter, beginning?
The American Civil War
The American Revolution
The War of 1812
World War 3
23
What does it mean to
"secede"
from something?
To withdraw from, or to leave
To promote something
All of the above
To join up with
24
Who is the greatest history teacher who ever lived?
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Kelly
25
What was the vote called that Stephen Douglas wanted to decide slavery from state to state?
All the above
Popular Sovereignty
Minority rule
Unpopular Sovereignty
26
What was the difference between the Northern and Southern economies?
The North had slavery and farming, the South had factories
The North had industry, The South had farming and slavery
Both of them had the same exact economies
Both only had farming
27
What did Mr. Kelly get for his birthday?
A new pair of jeans!
A new pair of shoes!
A new hat!
A new shirt!
28
Why was Dred Scott angry with his master?
His master was very mean to him and whipped him badly
Dred Scott was not any with his master at all
Dred was a slave & his master relocated to a slave territory
Dred was a slave & his master relocated to a free territory
29
Abraham Lincoln was tall and skinny, Stephen Douglas was......
short and skinny
short and plump
tall and skinny
tall and plump
30
President Abraham Lincoln can best be described as.....
The best looking President we ever had.
The most handsome President we ever had.
All of the above
The Greatest President we ever had.
31
Which best describes Lincoln's policy toward the South when he became President?
The U.S. should stay together and not fight a Civil War
The U.S. should fight a Civil War to end slavery
The U.S. should spread slavery
The U.S. should fall apart and become two separate countries
32
What was the key event that caused the Southern States to secede from the Union?
The Dred Scott decision
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860
33
True or False? Mr. Kelly is the O.G.
False
True
34
Why did they have to sneak Abraham Lincoln into the White House when we arrived in D.C.?
Abraham Lincoln wanted to send a message that he was tough
He didn't want crowds showing up to see him. He was shy.
All of the above
There were many assassins out to kill the President
35
Each time a new territory was going to become a state, why was the core issue dividing people?
Immigration
Slavery
Gold
Railroad expansion
36
True or False? It is my 35th Birthday today?
True
False
37
Was the the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?
Lincoln became president
Dred Scott became a free man
California became a free state
Slaves were considered property they could be taken anywhere
38
Where was Dred Scott originally from?
The West
The East
The North
The South
39
The proposed addition of new states like California always posed a threat to what?
None of the above
which states would join the Union
the balance of power in the government
Who was going to become president
40
Lincoln told the south that if war had to start, who was going to have to start the war?
Europe
The North
Lincoln himself
The South
41
What was the impact of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?
It angered the North, Southerners called the book a lie
North and South banned the book
None of the above
Nobody bought the book
42
Which law helped southern slave owners recapture their runaway slaves?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
All the Above
Fugitive Slave Act
43
How did the South view slaves? Where did the South think they could take slaves
They saw them as citizens, can't take them anywhere
Slaves were Property, you can take property anywhere
People, they should be free
All the above
