Slavery and the South
Civil War pt 1
Civil War pt 2
Reconstruction
Miscellaneous
100
In his Seventh of March speech, what did Daniel Webster call for?
a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law as a political concession to the South.
100
After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, how did the South view the North?
the North was dominated by "Brown-loving" Republicans.
100
Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, what was the greatest?
disease
100
What was the greatest achievement of the Freedmen's Bureau?
educating former slaves.
100
In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he did what?
purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
200
In 1839, enslaved Africans rose up aboard what Spanish slave ship?
The Amistad
200
Which Border States remained loyal to the Union?
Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky and Delaware
200
As the Civil War began, the South seemed to have what advantage?
more talented military leaders.
200
What was the main purpose of the Black Codes?
ensure a stable and subservient labor supply, keep the social structure the same as pre-Civil War
200
When it was issued in 1863, where did the Emancipation Proclamation declare slaves free?
Confederate states still in rebellion against the United States.
300
Northern attitudes toward free blacks before the Civil War have been described as what?
disliking individual blacks, even accomplished blacks such as Frederick Douglass, but professing admiration for the black race.
300
What did Stephen A Douglas argue in his Freeport Doctrine?
slavery would remain illegal if the people of a territory voted it down, regardless of the Supreme Court's contrary decision in the Dred Scott case.
300
During the Civil War, most of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory of present-day Oklahoma did what?
supported the Confederacy.
300
Why were many feminist leaders deeply disappointed with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments?
they gave national citizenship rights and voting rights to African American males but not to white nor to black women.
300
What legally abolished slavery in the United States?
The Thirteenth Amendment
400
The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have done what?
prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.
400
As president of the Confederacy, why did Jefferson Davis not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln?
because of the South's emphasis on states' rights.
400
The North's victory at Antietam allowed President Lincoln to do what?
issue the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, making the Civil War more of a moral crusade against slavery.
400
What was the official charge that the House of Representatives used to impeach President Johnson?
His dismissal of Secretary of War Stanton contrary to the Tenure of Office Act.
400
What were the two major battles of the Civil War fought on Union soil?
Gettysburg and Antietam.
500
In ruling on the Dred Scott case, what did the United States Supreme Court do?
issued a broad judicial decision ruling that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the federal territories, said all blacks have no rights in the US
500
What strategic advantages did the Border States offer the North?
a large population, large navigable rivers, valuable manufacturing capacity.
500
Why was the Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 better than a victory?
the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war.
500
What were the goals of the Ku Klux Klan?
"keep blacks in their place"; that is, subservient to whites, prevent blacks from voting, keep white "carpetbaggers" from voting.
500
Napoleon III's attempt to install Maximilian on the Mexican throne was a clear violation of what policy?
The Monroe Doctrine
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