What was Nat Turner most famous for?

Leading an insurrection against slave owners in VA

What was John Brown most famous for?

Attacking an arsenal at Harper's Ferry

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?

Granted citizenship and rights to all men in the US

Why was slavery important to the South?

They needed a large labor force to run cotton plantations

What was the reaction of abolitionists after the Dred Scott case?

Confirmed their fears that Southerners wanted slavery

Which of the following statements was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

Territories north of 36* N latitude wouldn't allow slavery

What was the result of both pro and anti-slavery groups settling in Kansas?

It became a battleground, later known as Bleeding Kansas

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?

Territories voted on whether they were free or slave states

What was Harriet Tubman MOST known for?

Bringing slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed the slaves in the states that seceded

Why couldn't Dred Scott take his case to the Supreme Court?

He wasn't an official US citizen

Why did Lincoln go to war?

To preserve the Union after states left it

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Used to cast votes in an election
Mason-Dixon Line
Arsenal
Blockade runners
Ballot
2
Settled disputes about territory gained from the Mexican-American War
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
3
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
Moyock
Wilmington
Charleston
Richmond
4
When a society shifts from farming to factories
Industrialize
Arsenal
Peculiar institution
Blockade runners
5
Principles held by a political party
Emancipation
Popular sovereignty
Platform
Advocate
6
Who created the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850?
Jefferson Davis
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
7
What was Nat Turner most famous for?
Leading an insurrection against slave owners in VA
Planning a refuge for runaway slaves in the mountains of VA
Caring for wounded soldiers during the Civil War
Escaping from slavery and becoming a famous abolitionist
8
What was the name of the Southern country in the US during the Civil War?
Confederate States of America
The Union
USA
Mexico
9
What was John Brown most famous for?
Attacking an arsenal at Harper's Ferry
Leading an insurrection against slave owners
Caring for wounded soldiers during the Civil War
Escaping slavery and becoming an abolitionist
10
Who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse?
Grant
Lee
Douglass
Vance
11
A ship protected by iron armor
Abolitionist
Ironclad
Iron ship
Albemarle
12
This amendment declared all citizens, native or naturalized, the same rights
15th
16th
14th
13th
13
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
Granted citizenship to all freed slaves
Allowed both men and women the right to vote
Allowed for slaves to become citizens after passing a test
Granted citizenship and rights to all men in the US
14
This stated that all northern land from the Louisiana Purchase would be free states
3/5ths Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
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The people should decide if territories become free or slave states
Secession
Missouri Compromise
States' Rights
Popular sovereignty
16
To leave the federal government
Confederacy
Blockade
Assemble
Secede
17
One of the first women to help wounded soldiers and created the American Red Cross:
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Juliette Brown
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Why was slavery important to the South?
They needed a larger labor force to work in factories
They needed people to work on the Underground Railroad
They needed a large labor force to run cotton plantations
They needed to care for white people's children
19
People against the expansion of slave states out west
Yankees
Confederacy
Union
Free Soilers
20
Time period before the Civil War started
Civil War
Era of Good Feelings
Antebellum
Revolutionary
21
What was the reaction of abolitionists after the Dred Scott case?
Confirmed their fears that Lincoln would free all slaves
Confirmed their fears that Northerners wanted to ban slavery
It didn't impact them
Confirmed their fears that Southerners wanted slavery
22
Journey through the South to gain freedom in the North
War of 1812
Mercantilism
Secession
Underground Railroad
23
Who lost the US Civil War?
United States
Union
North
Confederacy
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Segregation was a result of which of the following?
Jim Crow laws
3/5ths Compromise
Black Codes
Insurrection
25
Boundary that separated the North and South
North
Union
Mason-Dixon Line
Confederacy
26
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Jefferson Davis
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Which of the following statements was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
CA would be admitted as a free state
Fugitive Slave Act was made stronger
Territories could decide on whether they're free or slave
Territories north of 36* N latitude wouldn't allow slavery
28
This amendment stated that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race, color, etc.
13th
14th
15th
16th
29
What state was the last to secede?
GA
SC
VA
NC
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What was the result of both pro and anti-slavery groups settling in Kansas?
The Missouri Compromise became enforced
Kansas being settled as a slave state
It became a battleground, later known as Bleeding Kansas
The start of the Civil War
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A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
Industrial
Storage unit
Arsenal
Ironclad
32
Another term for slavery
Emancipation
Union
Confederacy
Peculiar Institution
33
All of the following are characteristics of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT:
Divided land gained during the Mexican American War
Created a stricter Fugitive Slave Act
Stopped the slave trade in NC
Settled TX and NM border dispute
34
What would explain the increase in the African-American population from 1625-1775?
Slavery
Migration
Jobs
War
35
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri would be admitted as a slave state
All territories north of the 36* N latitude banned slavery
Maine would be admitted as a free state
Territories voted on whether they were free or slave states
36
What was Harriet Tubman MOST known for?
Being a nurse during the Civil War
Bringing slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad
Using the Underground Railroad for obtaining her freedom
Spying on Confederate soldiers
37
Which law forced southern states into military rule?
Wade-Davis Bill
Jim Crow Laws
Reconstruction Act
Freedman's Act
38
Ironclad ship used by the Confederacy during the Civil War
Mayflower
USS Constitution
Albemarle
USS Hartford
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves in the north
Withdrew states from the Union
Divided the northern and southern states with a border
Freed the slaves in the states that seceded
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Provided for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory
Black Codes
Fugitive Slave laws
Free Soilers
Ironclad
41
Who was the winning general of the Union army?
Walker
Lee
Vance
Grant
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Laws passed after the Civil War restricting the freedom of African Americans
Emancipation Proclamation
Popular Sovereignty
Black Codes
Fugitive Slave laws
43
Another name for a Northerner
Yankee
Unionist
Free Soiler
Abolitionist
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An armed uprising by enslaved people
Revolution
Insurrection
Popular sovereignty
Uprising
45
Why couldn't Dred Scott take his case to the Supreme Court?
He wasn't an official US citizen
He had already lost in the lower courts
He had just become a US citizen
He had already won in the lower courts
46
Someone who wanted to get rid of slavery
Confederacy
Abolitionist
Free Soilers
Blockade
47
This amendment outlawed slavery:
15th
16th
13th
14th
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What was put into place to require a person to pay to vote?
Poll Tax
Black Codes
Slave Codes
Political Tax
49
An announcement to free the enslaved
Black Codes
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation
Border states
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A war between different groups of people in the same country
Scary War
Civil War
Revolutionary War
Friendly War
51
Why did Lincoln go to war?
The show the South who was boss
To free the slaves
To preserve the Union after states left it
To show the North who was boss
52
Who was the NC governor during the Civil War era?
Walker
Lee
Barton
Vance
53
To come together collectively for common interests
Industrialize
Assemble
Platform
Insurrection
54
Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as as free state to keep representation equal
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
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Why was Dred Scott suing his slave-master in a case that eventually reached the Supreme Court?
He was kidnapped and forced into slavery in the South
His slave master was cruel and violent
He was tired of being a slave
His master often took him on trips to free northern states
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According to the Dred Scott Decision, slaves were considered to be:
Property
Fugitives
People
Citizens
57
What event lead to the Black Codes being put in place?
Bleeding Kansas
Attack on Fort Sumter
Dred Scott Decision
Nat Turner's Rebellion
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Part of the country that stayed loyal to the US; the North
Confederacy
Confederate States of America
Union
Border states
59
What was ironic about Lincoln winning the election?
He didn't have a vice president candidate
He had run in the previous election and lost
He wasn't on 9 Southern ballots
He was a Whig when most people were Democrats
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A system in which young people are required to join the armed forces of a country
Secession
Draft
Platform
Arsenal
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Freedom from slavery
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation
Secession
Free Soilers
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What happened to US politics before Lincoln was elected as president?
The country split
The Democratic Party split
The Whig Party disappeared
The Free-Soiler Party disappeared
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A lightweight ship used to evade a naval blockade
Blockade runner
Iron ship
Ironclad
Albemarle
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When the Union tried to stop Confederate ships from entering and leaving Southern ports
Albemarle
Blockade
Ironclad
Blockade Runner
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This includes all the states that seceded from the US
Mason-Dixon Line
Union
Border states
Confederacy
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States that had slaves but didn't secede from the US
Border states
Confederacy
Mason-Dixon Line
Union
67
Why was Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas"?
There was a lot of violence there
It happened a couple months before the Civil War
All of the above
They couldn't decide if it should be a free or slave state
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What area needed to be rebuilt after the Civil War?
Washington DC
South
Both North and South
North
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People were allowed to vote on whether territories should be free or slave states due to:
Popular Sovereignty
Unalienable Rights
States' Rights
Checks and Balances
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Organization that helped freed slaves with food, clothing, shelter, education, etc.
American Red Cross
NAACP
Freedman's Bureau
Civil Rights Bureau
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Supreme Court case that said African Americans couldn't sue since they weren't citizens
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Gibbons v. Ogden
Cherokee v. Georgia
Marbury v. Madison

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