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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?The river had provided direct access to the Union's base of military operations.The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA biography of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?The First Battle of Bull Run and teh Confederate victory at Federicksburg.The Union capture of Atlanta and the to the Sea through GeorgiaThe Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at GettysburgThe campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these correctly describes the effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedman?Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law.Members of both could be sold in Washington, DC slave markets.Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of CaliforniaUnlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following completes the diagram?
Encouraged African Americans to fight for the Union----Strengthened the Union militarily and politically---Shifted the focus of the war to freedom for allPresident Lincoln's First Inaugural AddressThe Gettysburg AddressThe Emancipation Proclamation13th Amendment - 5. Multiple ChoiceWho said "I was a conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years...."
-1904Harriet Beecher StoweElizabeth Cady StantonHarriett TubmanPhillis Wheatley - 6. Multiple ChoiceAbolitionists were an important interest group in the years before the Civil War. Which statement best summarizes their view points?Popular sovereignty should determine whether or not slavery should be permitted in new territories.Slavery is immoral and should be prohibited throughout the United States.Southern slaves are better treated than Northern factory workers because they are cared for by their owners in their collegeWomen are the equals of men, and laws discriminating against them should be abolished
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to KansasThe boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat idea does President Lincoln express in his First Inaugural Address in 1861?The Union exists only through the consent of sovereign states.The Union matters more than current disagreements between states.The Union requires a nationwide decision on slaveryThe Union will be preserved though military force if necessary
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford, the Supreme Court reopened the issue of the extension of slavery into the territories of the Louisiana Purchase by deciding that--Slaves were citizens of the United States with equal rightsSlaves were property, which could not be restricted by CongressSlavery violated the US Constitution because it deprived individuals of their libertyCongress had within its authority the power to confiscate a slaveholder's property
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe debates that took place in the first half of the nineteenth century over nullification and secession involved--the constitutional system of checks and balancesthe rights of an individual in a free societythe balance between state and federal government powerthe regulation of interstate commerce
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one impact of the dispute over tariffs in the 1820s and 1830s?American industry fell behind British industry in sales to American consumerAmericans suffered an economic depression from the high prices of manufactured productsSoutherners and Northerners developed different attitudes towards the nature of the federal Union
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn the period before the outbreak of the Civil War, slavery dominated the economy of the Southern states, but failed to survive in the North. Which geographic factor helps explain the difference?The Abolitionist Movement was more active in the North because the North was more densely populated.The South's climate and landforms were more favorable to the plantation system than in the North.Slaves found it easier to escape the North because of its dense forestsMore slave ships arrived in Southern ports because the South had better natural harbors
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich event best completes the timeline?
1793 Invention of Cotton Gin
1808 Abolition of Slave Trade
1857 Dred Scott Decision
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1861 Outbreak of Civil War
1862 Emancipation ProclamationJohn Brown's Raid On Harper's FerryThe Northwest OrdinanceFirst enslaved persons arrive from AfricaNaval Blockade of the South - 14. Multiple ChoiceIn the early 19th century, differences between the North, South and West encouraged the rise of sectionalism. Which of the following identifies a major cause of these differences?The different responses of each section to the rise of manufacturing.The desire of each section to maintain slaves as household servants.The competition between sections to become dominate in manufacturingThe differences between these sections in accepting overseas immigration
- 15. Multiple ChoiceBoth the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 settled conflicts between the North and the South over--The admission of new states into the UnionPresidential Election resultsImmigration to the United StatesThe role of the Supreme Court in declaring acts unconstitutional
- 16. Multiple Choice
Based on these headlines, what conclusion can be drawn about slavery?The issue of slavery was important as territories became new states in the WestSlavery in the United States was no longer a controversial issue by the 1850sCongress was always able to reach a compromise on slaveryWestern territories refused to allow slavery in their territories - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich title best completes the diagram?Key Events of the Civil WarCauses of the Civil WarIndividual Rights during the Civil WarThe Nullification Crisis
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSeparate regions of the United States have displayed differences in principal economic activities throughout history. What was on effect of these differences in the nineteenth century?Different sections of the nation often disagreed on key federal policies, such as tariffsAmericans were unable to agree on the abolition of the Atlantic slave tradeThe federal government was unable to agree on the abolition of the Atlantic slave tradeEach major region of the nation remained isolated and largely self-sufficient
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich correctly describes the relationship of the data shown on these graphs?An increase in the slave population led to a sharp decline in cotton productionIncreasing cotton production led to an increase demand for slave laborCotton production and the growth of the slave population in the United States were unrelatedThe invention of the cotton gin in 1793 led to a decline in the demand for slave labor to clean raw cotton by hand
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was on major impact of this novel?Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slavesSupport grew for the abolitionist movementThe profits from book sales funded early labor organizationsThe Supreme Court overturned the fugitive slave laws
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich set of events is in chronological order?Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott decision
Missouri Compromise
Lincoln-Douglas debates
Compromise of 1850Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott decision
Lincoln-Douglas debatesCompromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott Decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Lincoln-Douglas debates - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficientQuakers argued that slavery violated Christian principlesManufacturers argues that slavery discouraged the development of industryPuritans argues that the slave trade encouraged materialism
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe Hudson River School artists were influenced by the –Success of social reform movements in the United StatesNatural landscape of the United StatesMigration of settlers to the US frontierEnvironmental effects of US industrialization
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern statesIt temporarily relieved sectional tensionsIt increased the number of immigrants settling in northern statesIt provided financing for canal construction
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