Emancipation Proclamation

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

After the Emancipation Proclamation...

African-Americans fled to Canada

the purpose of the Civil War changed

the Confederate Army executed slaves by the dozens

slaves would be freed from the border states

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Lincoln wanted until a Union victory at _____________ to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.

Gettysburg

Bull Run

Antietam

Fort Sumter

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Lincoln came to believe the only way he could save the Union is if he did what?

Put the Irish in Prison

Let the South win the war

Emancipate the Slaves

Ask France to fight for the Union

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

According to the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves would only be set free in what parts of the country?

only the states in rebellion

in the four loyal slave states

lands of the Louisiana Purchase

the North

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Part of the reason Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation was he thought...

Northerners would want to help the slaves in the south

Lincoln just wanted to set them free

it would hurt the southern war effort

Britain would ally with the Union

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil War was not only about restoring the Union together but ____________.

Ending Southern Control in Kentucky

ending slavery

ending northern abuse towards the South

maintaining slavery

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Emancipation Proclamation kept who from aiding the Confederacy?

Britain

Spain

Latin America

Mexico

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Total emancipation was achieved by the...

13th amendment

14th amendment

15th amendment

Emancipation Proclamation

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The _________ called for all Confederate slaves to be freed.

Mayflower Compact

Emancipation Proclamation

Bill of Rights

Constituion

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.

western states

Union

border states

southern states

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Civil War began at which location?

Fort Sumter

Antietam

Gettysburg

Lexington and Concord

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

With the Union victory at Antietam, afterwards President Lincoln:

encouraged Britain to support the Confederacy and slaveholding states.

ordered the Union army to provide the Confederacy with supplies they seized.

forced the federal government to abolish slavery where it already existed.

issued the Emancipation Proclamation aimed at states in rebellion.

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why was the election of Abraham Lincoln followed by the secession of several southern states?

Many southerners believed that Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.

He demanded that the Virginia militia break up a secession convention.

He ordered the Navy to reinforce Fort Sumter.

Southerners believed Lincoln would be a weak leader.

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Who was the leading general of the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis

Ulysses S. Grant

Robert E. Lee

George McClellan

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after which battle?

Gettysburg

Vicksburg

Bull Run

Antietam

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves everywhere in the United States?

True

False

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the purpose of war?

It was now all about uniting the country

It was now about total war

It was now about ending slavery

It was now about revenge

18.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?

This was the site of the first ironclad ship battle.

The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, the attempt by Lee to invade the North was stopped.

This battle was the turning point in the war, showing England and France that the Confederacy had the clear advantage.

After this battle, McClellan was promoted by Lincoln for pursuing Lee's beaten troops.

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The amendment process was included in the United States Constitution in order to...

remove government officials from political office

check the power of the Supreme Court

allow the government to meet changes in society

preserve the federal system of government

20.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The Constitution describes two ways to propose an amendment. Which of the following gives an example of one way?

Two-thirds of both congressional houses vote in favor of proposing an amendment.

Three-fourths of state governors sign a petition in favor of proposing an amendment

A majority of citizens vote in favor of proposing an amendment

The president officially requests that Congress propose the amendment

21.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The Framers of the U.S. Constitution intentionally made the amendment process difficult in order to...

force people to vote

discourage Americans from making minor or frequent changes

discourage people from becoming too involved in government

encourage state legislatures to stay out of the process

22.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The purpose of the amendment process in the U.S. Constitution was to...

protect the liberties of individuals from the abuses of government power

allow the Constitution to adjust for changing times

balance power between the state and national governments

prevent any one branch of the government from becoming too powerful

23.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is proposed by Congress with a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress and then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states?

regulation of interstate commerce

jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

amendments of the U.S. Constitution

election of the president

24.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is an amendment?

a resolution by the states

a law passed by Congress

an abuse of power

a change to the Constitution

25.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?

8th

4th

6th

3rd

26.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which amendment of the Bill of Rights reserves rights to the states (federalism)?

13th

14th

6th

10th

27.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial?

3rd

6th

10th

8th

28.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which amendment guarantees the right to a trial by an impartial jury?

3rd

6th

10th

8th

29.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.

1st

4th

3rd

10th

30.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in homes?

1st

3rd

8th

6th

31.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which amendment prohibits excessive bail or fines.

3rd

6th

10th

8th

32.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Freedom of religion is protected by which amendment?

1st

4th

6th

10th

33.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

I published an abolitionist newspaper called "The Liberator." I wanted freedom and equality for all African Americans.

William Lloyd Garrison

Frederick Douglass

John Brown

Harriet Beecher Stowe

34.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Temperance was the movement to stop the use of ________ during the mid-1800s.

women's rights

slavery

tariffs

alcohol

35.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Immigration from Ireland increased due to a potato ___________ in the 1840s and 1850s.

solution

famine

tariff

alcohol

36.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What event was the event held to promote women’s rights in 1848?

Nullification Crisis

Mexican War

Constitutional Convention

The Seneca Falls Concention

37.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The first step in the amendment process?

propose

ratify

veto

amend

38.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The final step in the amendment process?

propose

ratify

veto

amend

39.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following amendments are not part of due process?

4th

8th

3rd

6th

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