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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a result of the Kansas/Nebraska Act?Slavery was allowed in KansasBloody battles between people for and against slaveryThe war with Mexico startedThe Civil War started
- 2. Multiple Choice
The idea that people should get to choose if they wanted slavery to be legal in their territory or not.
Pro-Slavery
Anti-Slavery
Popular Sovereignty
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDred Scott was famous for ___________.being sued by someone elsesuing for his freedombeing in the militarybeing a famous doctor
- 4. Multiple Choice
An abolitionist isa person who put the welfare of the country above their regiona person in favor of slaverya person who wanted to end slaverya person who wanted to end the spread of slavery - 5. Multiple Choice
Why was the book, UNCLE TOM's CABIN written?
To make a lot of money
To fuel amnesty between the north and south
To start the Civil War
To help shape the public’s opinion of slavery
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?sectionalismfree enterprisepatriotismconsumerism
- 7. Multiple Choice
What effect did the Fugitive Slave Act have on America's opinion of slavery?
It caused fighting to break out in Kansas
It caused abolition to grow across the Northern states
It led to more slaves being recaptured and sent to Canada
It caused South Carolina to secede
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which compromise allowed for California to enter as a free state?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
California Compromise
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did westward expansion of the U.S. add to the Civil War?
It caused controversy over territorial wars with Native Americans
It significantly increased the population of America
It led to disputes about whether to allow slavery or not
It ended the slave trade in Washington D.C.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important for the Union?
It cut the South into 2 parts - divide and conquer
It cut off the Confederacy from the Ohio River
It captured the Confederate capital
It burned everything across Georgia
- 11. Multiple Choice
Early in his career, Lincoln felt slavery should
be allowed in new states out West
not be allowed in new states out West
Be the right of all white men
- 12. Multiple Choice
When Robert E. Lee went to Appomattox Court House, which of the following happened next?
The South was cut into 2 parts
The Confederate army surrendered to the Union
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
John Wick made an appearance and killed everyone
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following freed the slaves in the rebelling states?
Declaration of Rights of Man
Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
Nullification Crisis
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a 3-day battle and is still regarded as the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
- 15. Multiple Choice
According to the Gettysburg Address, what did our Founding Fathers try and build?
A land built on slave labor
A country dedicated to liberty and equality
A nation that was meant to be temporary
A land that would fight against tyranny
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why is Antietam significant as a Civil War battle?
It was the turning point of the war
It was (and still is) the single bloodiest day of fighting
It ended the Civil War
It started the Civil War
- 17. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the plan that blockaded the South and tried to cut them off from outside support?
Cobra Plan
Anna Kendrick Plan
Anaconda Plan
Wakanda Forever Plan
- 18. Multiple Choice
What happened after the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Civil War began
Civil War ended
It was the turning point of the war
It caused Atlanta to burn
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the highest award for military personnel?
Purple Heart
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Eagle Scout
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why is Gettysburg considered a turning point?
The South lost too money people to keep fighting
Lincoln couldn't stop Lee's army
Grant won the Mississippi River
Ghosts of the Confederates haunted the North forever
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