Slavery
Confederacy
North and South
Secession
Misc.
100
Why was maintaining slavery important to the South? A. The Southern agricultural economy was dependent on slave labor. B. Southern whites believed they had an obligation to protect slaves. C. The Southern states collected revenue from taxes on slave sales. D. Southern armed forces needed slaves to fight in the army.
A. The Southern agricultural economy was dependent on slave labor.
100
What was the basis of the Southern economy before the Civil War? A. import of raw material and domestic sale of cash crops B. export of raw material and import of manufactured goods C. export of manufactured goods and import of raw materials D. domestic sale of raw material and import of cash crops
B. export of raw material and import of manufactured goods
100
Before the Civil War, the differences between the North and the South grew as a result of A. Presidential vetoes. B. trade with Europe. C. industrialization. D. Congressional funding.
C. industrialization.
100
Which of the following was one of the border states during the Civil War? A. Delaware B. South Carolina C. West Virginia D. Ohio
A. Delaware
100
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Union army's treatment of escaped slaves? A. The Union army began to actively recruit the escaped slaves into its military forces. B. The Union army began to protect the escaped slaves so they could not be recaptured. C. The Union army began to help the escaped slaves move north using the underground railroad. D. The Union army began to return the escaped slaves to their homes because they were now free.
A. The Union army began to actively recruit the escaped slaves into its military forces.
200
Which economic difference between the North and South led to their very different views on slavery? A. The North traded mostly with England while the South traded mostly with France. B. The North depended more on foreign trade while the South met most of its own needs. C. The North had substantial industrial development while the South was predominantly agricultural. D. The North focused on growing cash crops while the South grew crops mainly for domestic consumption.
C. The North had substantial industrial development while the South was predominantly agricultural.
200
Which economic advantage did the southern states rely on when deciding to secede from the Union? A. They had the majority of the nation’s industry. B. They had a much larger population than the North. C. They had the nation’s most widespread railroad system. D. They had a reliable cotton trade with France and Great Britain.
D. They had a reliable cotton trade with France and Great Britain.
200
A major difference between the South and the North was A. the South had more industry than the North. B. the South had a larger population than the North. C. the South was more rural than the North. D. the South had larger cities than the North.
C. the South was more rural than the North.
200
Which concern led Southern states to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president? A. that the federal government would attempt to abolish slavery B. that abolitionists would take over state legislatures in the South C. that Congress would ban the importation of slaves from Africa D. that the Supreme Court would declare the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional
A. that the federal government would attempt to abolish slavery
200
What did President Lincoln hope to accomplish by the suspension of habeas corpus? A. to reduce support for the military draft, especially in the South B. to encourage the resolve of the North to hold the nation together C. to imprison those who performed acts considered disloyal to the Union D. to allow holding Confederate soldiers in dirty, unsanitary prisons with poor food
C. to imprison those who performed acts considered disloyal to the Union
300
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1868) stated that A. only slaves in the United States were free. B. slaves in the border states were free. C. slaves in the confederate states were free. D. children born to slaves after 1863 were free.
C. slaves in the confederate states were free.
300
Before the Civil War, southern states held to the doctrine of states' rights. This doctrine maintained that each state government could do as it wanted, and the central government could not interfere. Why was the doctrine of states' rights a reason for the beginning of the Civil War? A. Southern states used this doctrine to justify seceding from the Union. B. Southern states wanted to strengthen the U.S Constitution. C. Southern states were invaded by federal troops to arrest those who believed this doctrine. D. Southern states wanted to use this doctrine to gradually abolish slavery.
A. Southern states used this doctrine to justify seceding from the Union.
300
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln after the Union victory at A. Fredericksburg. B. Antietam. C. Vicksburg. D. Gettysburg.
B. Antietam.
300
Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861. Western Virginia seceded from Virginia and fought on the side of the small farmers and non-slaveholding land owners of the North. Which of the following details best supports West Virginia's decision to become a separate state? A. The state of Virginia was settled by gentlemen farmers who owned plantations. B. The Appalachian Mountains separated eastern Virginia from western Virginia. C. The inhabitants of eastern Virginia were aristocrats and had more political influence. D. The people of West Virginia differed in culture, religion, and economy from the rest of the state.
D. The people of West Virginia differed in culture, religion, and economy from the rest of the state.
300
What was the effect of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address? A. It forced the formation of a Confederate government agreed to by eleven southern states. B. It strengthened the resolve of the federal government to stop more states from seceding. C. It redefined the Union effort as upholding the principles of freedom and equality. D. It granted freedom to all slaves held within states participating in the rebellion.
C. It redefined the Union effort as upholding the principles of freedom and equality.
400
What did Lincoln hope to achieve by freeing some but not all slaves in the Emancipation Proclamation? A. He hoped to make the freeing of all slaves an additional goal of the war. B. He hoped to divide the South and confuse its thinking. C. He hoped to add to the Union army battalions of freed slaves. D. He hoped to satisfy Republican abolitionists.
A. He hoped to make the freeing of all slaves an additional goal of the war.
400
Which geographic factor gave the South an advantage over the North in developing a plantation economy? A. sheltering harbors B. navigable rivers C. warm climate D. slave labor
C. warm climate
400
In what way does the Gettysburg Address reflect the ideals stated in the Declaration of Independence? A. Both speak of the idea that all men are created equal. B. Both speak about the inalienable rights of man. C. Both refer to the reasons that governments are established. D. Both give reasons that people overthrow their government.
A. Both speak of the idea that all men are created equal.
400
The idea of secession was in conflict with which provision of the United States Constitution? A. The senators and representatives...shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution. B. This constitution and the laws of the United States made in pursuance thereof...shall be the supreme law of the land. C. All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adoption of this Constitution shall be as valid against the United States as under the confederation. D. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution...are reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people.
B. This constitution and the laws of the United States made in pursuance thereof...shall be the supreme law of the land.
400
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation? A. to ban slavery west of the Mississippi B. to free slaves in the Confederate states C. to declare independence from England D. to create the United States government
B. to free slaves in the Confederate states
500
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." This quote from Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address demonstrated he A. had not changed his view on slavery. B. was now a proponent of states’ rights. C. was now an abolitionist on the issue of slavery. D. decided to allow the South to return to the Union without abolishing slavery.
C. was now an abolitionist on the issue of slavery.
500
What is the main idea of this part of the Gettysburg Address? A. Gettysburg was a great battlefield of the Civil War where soldiers died. B. The leaders of the country were facing a choice between slavery and freedom. C. The War was testing whether a nation based on democracy and equality would last. D. The soldiers who died gave their lives so that the citizens of the country might live.
C. The War was testing whether a nation based on democracy and equality would last.
500
What was an effect of President Lincoln's assassination? A. Congress declared that Reconstruction was over. B. The Radical Republicans were able to enact all of their ideas. C. Anger in the North toward the South made reuniting more difficult. D. The North and South grieved together and this helped both sides compromise.
C. Anger in the North toward the South made reuniting more difficult.
500
"On the first day of January, in the year of our Lord 1863, all persons held as slaves within any state... or part of state whose people... shall then be in rebellion against the United States...free." This passage from the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves A. living in the United States. B. living in the border states. C. living in states currently in a state of rebellion. D. living in the border states and any southern state.
C. living in states currently in a state of rebellion.
500
Through his speeches and written words, who framed the Union's war aims throughout the conflict? A. Jefferson Davis B. Ulysses S. Grant C. Abraham Lincoln D. George McClellan
C. Abraham Lincoln
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