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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAbolitionists fought for the continuation of slaveryTrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Republican Party was created out of the issues of wanting to get rid of slavery.TrueFalse
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCompromise of 1850Allowed California to become a free state, but passed the Fugitive Slave ActLaw that helped slave owners to recapture runaway slavesAllowed the people to vote and decide on the issue of slaveryProposal to make slavery illegal in any land gained from the Mexican-American War
- 4. Multiple ChoiceFugitive Slave ActAllowed California to become a free state, but passed the Fugitive Slave ActLaw that helped slave owners to recapture runaway slavesAllowed the people to vote and decide on the issue of slaveryProposal to make slavery illegal in any land gained from the Mexican-American War
- 5. Multiple Choice
South Carolina was the first state to sedede. This means that South Carolina:
used ships to stop movement in and out of ports.
used soldiers to ride horses in battle.
used metal ships instead of wooden ones.
broke away from the Union.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements would best explain why the South lost the Civil War?
The South's inferior leadership made many military blunders that led to the defeat.
the Confdederate government was too heavy handed against it's own people, causing Southerners to rebel against it.
Lee's complete defeat at Gettysburg put and end to the South's military ability.
The North's advantage in industrial capability and population eventually wore down the South's abilty to resist.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Government agency founded during Reconstruction to help former slaves adjust to freedom.
Freedmen's Bureau
Jim Crow Laws
Westward Expansion
Radical Republicans
- 8. Multiple Choice
State laws in the South that legalized segregation.
Jim Crow Laws
Freedmen's Bureau
Black Codes
Dred Scott Decision
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was one of the main causes of the Civil War other than slavery?
Regional hatred
State's rights
Trade embargo
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who were the main combatants during the Civil War?
Britain and the US
Germany and the US
The North and the south
Steele and Connel
- 11. Multiple Choice
The division of power between a central government and state governments is calledThe United Statesthe Supremacy Clausethe Necessary and Proper Clausefederalism - 12. Multiple ChoiceManifest Destiny was the belief that...It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.The United States should respect the land claims of countries.All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
- 13. Multiple Choice
While the emancipation proclamation freed slaves in the South, which amendment legally made all slaves free?
The 1st Amendment
The 10th Amendment
The 18th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Civil war featured the best facial hair in American history.
True
False
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