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What were the southern states called during the Civil War?ConfederateDown YonderUnionGeorgia - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "Popular Sovereignty" mean?Ability of the residents of a state to decide on an issue like slavery, etc.People in a state can vote for who is the most popularState citizens can vote to have a "sovereign" or "king" if they wan toIt's a music genre
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "antebellum" mean?Before WarAfter WarDuring WarPeace Time
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does SECESSION mean?To leave or withdrawTo followTo argueTo join-become a part of
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the phrase "states' rights" mean?States' should have authority to make decisions about lawsStates should obey the federal govtStates have the right to control traffic laws onlyStates are equal in power to the Federal govt
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "NULLIFY" mean?To declare a law invalidTo ignore a lawTo obey a lawTo argue against a law
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the correct name for the North during the Civil War?UnionYankeesCity FolkTyrants
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does COMPROMISE mean?Each side gives up something and gets a part of what they wantedOne side wins, the other losesBoth sides give up something but one side has the advantageBoth sides lose
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a "platform" in the unit we are studying?A list of a group's ideas and beliefsA large wooden thing to stand onA list of ideas a group rejectsA type of shoe
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "abolition" or "abolish" mean?To get rid of somethingTo insult someoneTo vandalize propertyTo disappear
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Missouri Compromise resulted in ...?Missouri being entered into the Union but as a SLAVE state and Maine entered as a FREE stateMissouri entered the Union as a FREE state and Maine entered as a SLAVE stateCalifornia entered the Union as a FREE stateCalifornia entered the Confederacy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Compromise of 1850 resulted in ALL of the following EXCEPT...?Washington DC discontinued slave tradeFugitive Slave Act allowed slave owners get back their runaway slavesSW territories can vote on slaveryCalifornia added as a slave state
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in which of the following?Kansas was admitted to Union as FREE stateNebraska was admitted to Union as SLAVE statePopular Sovereignty allowed citizens to vote on slavery in both territories leading to angry mobs flooding into the regionKansas and Nebraska assigned as Indian Territories
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was Dred Scott?A slave master who chased after his runaway slaveA slave that claimed he was free because his master brought him a free stateA Supreme Court justiceA politician
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho won the election of 1860?LincolnBeckinridgeBellDouglas
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