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1
This battle was the last time Confederates invaded the North
Vicksburg
Fredericksburg
Shiloh
Gettysburg
2
Many southern states passed black codes as a way to
emancipate the children born to current slaves
give slave owners greater control over their slaves
keep slaves safe from violent slave owners
defend the anti-slavery position
3
Harriet Tubman is
most
famous for her work as
all of the above
a spy for the Confederate Army
conductor for the underground railroad
Andrew Jackson's secretary of state
4
The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates was
the Missouri Compromise
slavery in the territories
the Wilmot Proviso
secession
5
What battle is considered the turning point of the war?
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Antietam
6
The Gettysburg Address set all the slaves free in the rebellious states
false
true
7
The first modern factory system was the
American factory system
Slater factory system
Lowell factory system
Whitney factory system
8
What was one outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
Northern and Southern tensions immediately increased
Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act
Stephen A. Douglas lost prestige
Slavery was banned in Washington DC
9
How can utopian communities best understood?
as attempts to form ideal societies
As new religious communities
As escaped from the real world
as attempts to secede from the Union
10
Gold was found in Sutter's Mill, CA and led to about 100,000 people moving to San Fran in 1849
true
false
11
After being a missionary in prisons, Dorothea Dix began a movement for improved conditions for
poor people
immigrants from Ireland and Germany
the mentally ill
Southern Slaves
12
Mann believed his education reforms would produce
higher taxes for all Americans
a general dislike among American children for school
more federal authority over the states
more informed, responsible citizens
13
California was the "Lone Star Republic" before becoming a part of the US
true
false
14
What state was first to secede from the Union
South Carolina
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
15
What man led the Mormons to Utah to escape religious persecution
Joseph Smith
Stephen Austin
Brigham Young
Sam Houston
16
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass supported
the use of violence against white people to end slavery
passive forms of resistance among slaves
the inability of women to vote
political action against slavery
17
What issue discussed at the Seneca Falls Convention was most important to people in attendance
Women's rights
The Second Bank of the US
Indian Treaties
temperance
18
Where did women first gain economic opportunity?
plantations in the South
industries in the Northeast
coalfields in mountain states
farms in the Midwest
19
All of the following were Confederate strengths going into the Civil War except
a strong cause of independence from the US
the fact that it would be fighting a defensive war
a larger population and army
superior military commanders
20
Transcendentalists were known for
making high-quality crafts
using nature as a teacher
being loyal to the Pope
following organized religions
21
What provision did the Compromise of 1850 include?
slavery would be ended in Washington D.C.
Congress would abolish the fugitive slave law
California would be admitted as a free state
Texas would gain New Mexico for $10 million
22
Which of the following is not a true statement about the
Dred Scott
decision
it involved the state of Missouri
the result supported abolitionists
it involved a lawsuit by a slave
it determined that slaves were not citizens
23
Primary economic income of the South was...
Industry
Coal
Tobacco
Cotton
24
Lincoln's primary objective before the war was to
all of the above
to restore the Union
free the slaves
to uphold federal authority over the states
25
Which words best describes John Brown?
antislavery and violent
articulate and compromising
self-educated and dry-witted
proslavery and passionate
26
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by
Charlotte Forten
Horace Greeley
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
27
The Second Great Awakening inspired many Americans to
register to vote
support a variety of social reforms
return runaway slaves
stop attending regular church services
28
All of the following were northern strengths going into war except
superior military commanders
an industrial economy
a larger population and army
a stable and internationally recognized government
29
After the invention of the cotton gin, cotton plantations in the South...
Steadily decreased until the 1860's
Increased and expanded into the North
Increased and expanded westward
Decreased and were replaced by tobacco plantations
30
War broke out with Mexico over a dispute about which river was the Southern border of Texas
true
false
31
The cotton gin was invented by...
Eli Whitney
IM Singer
Robert Fulton
Cyrus McCormick
32
A potato famine in the 1840s led this group of Europeans to emigrate to the US
British
Irish
German
Roman Catholic
33
Thoreau's concept of civil disobedience inspired which of the following historical figures?
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ida B. Wells
Malcolm X
34
Pro-slavery supporters argued that slavery was defended in the Bible
true
false
35
Which of these were nullified by the Kansas Nebraska Act
idea of popular sovereignty
Missouri Compromise
personal liberties law
Crittenden Compromise
36
Where was the treaty for the end of the Civil War signed?
Gettysburg Courthouse
Washington D.C
Richmond courthouse
Appomattox Courthouse
37
the Confederacy included all the following states EXCEPT
South Caroline
Maryland
Texas
Alabama
38
Most of the industrial workers were in the South
false
true
39
The Texans won the Battle of the Alamo
true
false
40
Which of the following states was not a border state
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
Ohio
41
Harriet Beecher Stowe's
Uncle Tom's Cabin
infuriated the South because it
advocated a violent rebellion of slaves
was a work of fiction by a northern white woman
spread anti-slavery sentiment in the North
portrayed all slave owners as evil
42
The Republican Party was formed because
fear of "Papal Power"
fear of federal power
opposition to slavery
support of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
43
According to popular sovereignty what would decide if slavery would be allowed in a territory
the Senate
The President
The House of Representatives
the residents of the territory
44
The major aim of the Free-Soil Party was to
to abolish slavery nationwide
to prevent slavery in the territories
to encourage the secession of the Southern states
to expand the right to vote
45
Most slaves in search of freedom on the Underground Railroad traveled
West to East
West to South
North to South
South to North
46
Why did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus
to emancipate slaves in Washington DC
to restrict freedom of the press
to arrest people without being formally arrested
to increase size of US Army
47
North Carolina was a border state
false
true
48
Which person helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention nd wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Amelia Bloomer
Frederick Douglass
49
Texas was annexed in what year
1850
1836
1845
1840
50
"54-40 or Fight" was a land dispute between the US and what country?
France
Spain
Britain
Mexico
51
the Know-Nothing Party developed in opposition to
unsafe working conditions
the lack of education
the expansion of slavery
the influx of immigrants from Europe
52
Jefferson Davis became the President of the Confederate States of America
false
true
53
Formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as
compromise
secession
confederacy
popular sovereignty
54
In the Oregon Treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the US was set at
49th parallel
52nd parallel
54-40
42nd parallel
55
Term for the right to vote
laissez-faire
suffrage
emancipation
abolition
56
Mormons traveled West because of persecution and ended up setting up a community in Utah
false
true
57
The Gadsden Purchase was located in what state today?
Washington
Arizona
California
Louisiana
58
The Bear Flag Republic that became independent from Mexico in 1846 later became which state
Texas
California
Florida
Oklahoma