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Social Studies, History
8th
grade
Sectionalism & Civil War Test Review
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- 1. Multiple Choice
-Higher regional differences (North, South, West)
-Lincoln elected as President
-S. Carolina leaves the Union
-Confederacy is created
-Ft. Sumter starts beginning of Civil War
These events resulted in the-
Missouri Compromise
Revolutionary War
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Civil War
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these statements is describing a result of the Compromise of 1850 and how it affected slaves and freedmen?
Both slaves and freedmen were arrested due to the Fugitive Slave Law
Escaped slaves found refuge in the gold mines located in California
Both freedmen and slaves were sold in slave markets
Freedmen were allowed to vote only in the territories of the Mexican Cession
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which answer below describes the changes happening in the table?
The South was going through a labor shortage during the antebellum period
Slaves were moved from the lower regions of the South to the upper regions of the South to work in factories
Slaves were moved from the upper regions of the south to lower regions of the south to work on cotton farms
The lower regions of the south lost settlers as they moved to new plantations in the west
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did the battle of Vicksburg affect the outcome of the Civil War?
Many Confederate generals were killed in battle
Troops belonging to the Union were forced back across the Ohio River
Confederate territory was divided in half due to the Anaconda Plan
Union forces experienced many casualties
- 5. Multiple Choice
What made the economy of the West develop differently from the economies located in the Northeast and the South?
The West didn't have much land but had a large immigrant population.
The West had natural harbors and a lot of rivers.
The West had rocky soil and a lot of slaves.
The West had cheap land and a lot of natural resources such as gold.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the answers listed below was a result of the Fugitive Slave Act?
U.S. Senate wanted to end Black Codes in the South.
Abolitionists gained support in the North.
Government allowed slavery to expand into all new territories in the West.
Abolitionists moved to the South.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska Act addressed which question listed below?
Should the U.S. continue to grow westward?
Should states be permitted to nullify (cancel) federal laws?
Should slavery be permitted in new states added to the Union?
Should states be able to secede (leave) the Union?
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which answer below happened as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
It raised the amount of immigrants settling in the North
It gave financing (money) to build canals
It helped grow railroad construction in the South
For a short time it relieved regional tensions between the North, South, and West
- 9. Multiple Choice
"Missouri Compromise Declared Unconstitutional" and "Triumph of Slavery" are referencing which decision of the Supreme Court?
McCulloch v Maryland
Gibbons v Ogden
Dred Scott v Sandford
Worcester v Georgia
- 10. Multiple Choice
"I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability, I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States. Doing this I deem to be only a simple duty on my part, and Ishall perform it so far as practicable unless my rightful masters, the American people, shall withhold the requisite means or in some authoritative manner direct the contrary. I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it will constitutionally defend and maintain itself."--Abraham Lincoln, 1st Inaugural Address
What is President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
The preservation of the Union is more important than arguments between states
The United States only exists through the permission of sovereign states
The United States needs a decision on slavery
The Union will be kept together through military action if need be
- 11. Multiple Choice
In July of 1861, Lincoln addressed Congress. "The States have their status in the Union, and they have no other legal status..." What issue is Lincoln speaking about?
Right of voters to choose representatives
States' power to gather militias
Citizens' unalienable rights
States' rights to secede (leave) the Union
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which statement listed below had the largest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?
Differences in economy between the North & South
Amount of military training between the North & South
Differences in religion between the North & South
Foreign allies that sided with the Confederacy or with the Union
- 13. Multiple Choice
1.) Differences in economies between regions of the U.S.
2.) Lincoln elected as President
3.) S. Carolina leaves the U.S.
4.) Confederacy is created
5.) Ft. Sumter is attacked by the South
THESE EVENTS LED TO-
Missouri Compromise
War of 1812
Compromise of 1850
Civil War
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was one advantage listed below that the Confederacy had over the Union?
knowledge of the land where most of the battles happened
the Confederacy had many factories for making weapons and supplies
more military troops
a bigger railroad system for transporting supplies and troops
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which statement below correctly identifies the political and military leaders for the Union and Confederacy?
UNION: President Lincoln & General Ulysses Grant.
CONFEDERACY: President Calhoun and General Zachary Taylor
UNION: President Lincoln & General Ulysses Grant.
CONFEDERACY: President Davis and General Robert E. Lee
UNION: President Lincoln & General Robert E. Lee.
CONFEDERACY: President Davis and General Beauregard
UNION: President Johnson & General McClellan.
CONFEDERACY: President Stephens & General Sherman
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why were the strategies listed here effective for the Union?
-Creating an embargo against Confederate products
-Creation of a naval blockade on Confederate products
The Confederacy couldn't collect their tariffs on manufactured products
The blockade allowed the Union to gain international support
The Confederacy couldn't use their agricultural exports as a way to make money (revenue) during the Civil War
The Union was able to make money off confiscated cotton
- 17. Multiple Choice
How was the attack on Ft. Sumter important to the Civil War?
The Confederacy defending the fort lengthened the Civil War
The Union won and therefore divided the Confederacy at the Mississippi River
This was the Confederate capital and its invasion caused the Confederacy to surrender
The South attacked the Union fort which started the Civil War
- 18. Multiple Choice
-Asked for African Americans to fight for the North
-Union military was strengthened
-Focus of the war was freedom for everyone
WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU GIVE THESE CHARACTERISTICS?
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
Gettysburg Address
13th Amendment
Emancipation Proclamation
- 19. Multiple Choice
In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was announced. That same year, Congress stated they would begin randomly selecting men to be drafted into the military. African Americans were not eligible for the draft. Because of this, a protest began in New York City. Many Irish and African Americans began a riot which destroyed government buildings and the wealthy. After 4 days, federal troops restored order.
This riot was mainly due to a result of-
the working class was worried about their economic future
Arguments over federal taxes
immigrants facing housing shortages
low wages for the military
- 20. Multiple Choice
How would the assassination of Lincoln alter the nation?
North & South leaders would agree to end the Civil War
The South would be more accepting of the Union controlling the South during Reconstruction
The loss of the president would make some of the challenges the nation faced even harder
Foreign countries would use the political instability to attempt recolonizing Latin American areas
- 21. Multiple Choice
What happened as a result of these events shown on the map?
General Lee and his troops accepted reinforcements of food and supplies
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox
General Grant's supplies were cut off by the Confederacy
General Grant and General Lee united military forces
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