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What factor led to increased tensions concerning slavery in the United States?
A. the struggles of the Northern economy
B. the establishment of the Monroe Doctrine
C. continued westward expansion of the country
D. decreased demand for cotton in Great Britain
C. continued westward expansion of the country
What was the main strategy of the Union's “Anaconda Plan” during the Civil War?
A. blockading the coast of the Confederacy to prevent trade
B. capturing Atlanta to disrupt the Confederate rail system
C. invading Richmond and arresting Confederate politicians
D. sending Northern spies into the South to help free slaves
A. blockading the coast of the Confederacy to prevent trade
What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the growing conflict between the North and South?
A. It limited the expansion of slavery into western territories.
B. It declared that enslaved people were citizens with rights.
C. It angered abolitionists by ruling that enslaved people were property with no rights.
D. It strengthened the Missouri Compromise.
C. It angered abolitionists by ruling that enslaved people were property with no rights.
How did the capture of Atlanta by Union forces contribute to the overall success of the Union war strategy?
A. It provided the Union with control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in two.
B. It allowed the Confederacy to strengthen its navy and increase foreign support.
C. The South lost a major transportation hub and boosted Northern morale before the 1864 election.
D. It led directly to the South's and General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House.
C. The South lost a major transportation hub and boosted Northern morale before the 1864 election.
Who won the Battle of Chickamauga?
A. The North defeated the South
B. The East defeated the West
C. The South defeated the North
D. North America invaded South America
C. The South defeated the North
The adoption of the Georgia Platform helped delay the Civil War by accepting the Compromise of 1850. What was one reason the state adopted the Georgia Platform?
A. The state wanted federal troops to help force American Indians off of their traditional homelands in Georgia.
B. The federal government promised to raise tariffs on European goods to protect Georgia's industrial economy.
C. The federal government promised to limit immigration to help unemployed men and women in the South find work.
D. The state supported the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act that banned northern states from protecting escaped slaves.
D. The state supported the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act that banned northern states from protecting escaped slaves.
Why was this plan referred to as the "Anaconda Plan"?
A. The Union's goal was to conduct its operation quietly and in secret, much as an anaconda is able to sneak up on its prey and catch it unaware
B. The Union's plan involved drawing Confederate forces into conflicts with American Indians, like the proverb "use your enemy's hand to catch a snake."
C. The Union's plan involved offering peace to Confederate forces, then striking when their defenses were down, like the saying "a snake in the grass."
D. The Union's goal was to surround the Confederacy and cut off supplies, much as an anaconda constricts its prey in order to strangle it
D. The Union's goal was to surround the Confederacy and cut off supplies, much as an anaconda constricts its prey in order to strangle it
Why did many southern leaders use the idea of states’ rights to justify secession?
A. They believed the federal government had the power to abolish slavery everywhere.
B. They wanted the president to make all laws for the country.
C. They thought Congress should settle all disputes between states.
D. They believed each state had the right to govern itself and decide whether to allow slavery.
D. They believed each state had the right to govern itself and decide whether to allow slavery.
How did Sherman’s tactics during the Atlanta Campaign reflect his overall military strategy?
A. He used total war by targeting both military and civilian resources to weaken the South’s will to fight.
B. He avoided the destruction of Southern property to win Southern support after the war.
C. He relied only on naval blockades to isolate Confederate cities.
D. He sought to capture Atlanta through negotiation rather than combat.
A. He used total war by targeting both military and civilian resources to weaken the South’s will to fight.
Which state was made a free state due to the Compromise of 1860?
A. California
B. Missouri
C. Nebraska
D. Maine
A. California
The _____________ resulted from President Jackson's attempt to balance trade between the North and the South through a tariff on imported goods.
a. Monroe Doctrine
b. Missouri Compromise
c. The Compromise of 1860
d. The Nullification Controversy
d. The Nullification Controversy
What was the MOST significant part of the Anaconda Plan?
A. Foreign Alliances
B. Naval Blockades
C. Recruiting American Indians
D. Expanding Industrial Production
B. Naval Blockades
Which of these is not a divisive issue between the North and the South that contributed to the Civil War?
A. Tariffs
B. Women's Suffrage
C. States' Rights
D. Slavery
B. Women's Suffrage
What does the harsh treatment of prisoners at Andersonville Prison reveal about the conditions in the Confederacy near the end of the Civil War?
A. The Confederacy had more supplies than it could use.
B. The Confederate government was struggling with shortages and could not properly care for prisoners
C. The Confederacy chose to focus all of its resources on improving prison conditions.
D. The Confederacy refused to use any of its resources for its own soldiers.
B. The Confederate government was struggling with shortages and could not properly care for prisoners
Who was the commander of the Andersonville prison?
A. Colonel Harry Wize
B. Captain Henry Wirtz
C. General Michael Maddox
D. Captain Andrew Jackson
B. Captain Henry Wirtz
Which of the following actions was the immediate cause of the Civil War?
A. secession over border disputes
B. secession over international tariffs
C. secession over the issue of slavery
D. secession over the Missouri Compromise
C. secession over the issue of slavery
What was the goal of Sherman's March to the Sea?
A. to provide employment to freedmen and freedwomen living in the South
B. to find and imprison the leaders of the Confederate Government
C. to cut off Confederate supply lines and disrupt the Southern economy
D. to help freedmen and freedwomen find safe passage to the North
C. to cut off Confederate supply lines and disrupt the Southern economy
What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850?
A. It delayed the Civil War by keeping the North and the South happy with the compromise.
B. It accelerated the North and South into the Civil War
C. It delayed the war by 2 years
D. It freed all of the slaves from slavery and the North didn't have to return any of the slaves to the South anymore.
A. It delayed the Civil War by keeping the North and the South happy with the compromise.
What was one of the main reasons so many Union soldiers died at Andersonville?
A. There were frequent battles between the Union and Confederate soldiers fought near the prison.
B. Union soldiers refused to eat the food provided to them by Confederate soldiers.
C. The Confederacy executed prisoners who tried to escape.
D. Overcrowding, starvation, and exposure caused deadly health conditions.
D. Overcrowding, starvation, and exposure caused deadly health conditions.
Why was Atlanta specifically targeted by the Union during the Civil War?
A. Atlanta was the South's Largest port.
B. Atlanta was the capital city of the Confederacy
C. Atlanta was an important Confederate railroad hub.
D. Atlanta was General Sherman's hometown
C. Atlanta was an important Confederate railroad hub.
Read the statement and answer the question.
The real issue at hand is states' rights. The federal government does not have the power to tell us what we can and cannot do; our voices should matter too.
Who would most likely have made this statement in the mid-1800s? Why?
A. a Southern plantation owner, because plantation owners were worried that the federal government was trying to outlaw slavery
B. a Northern abolitionist, because abolitionists believed that the federal government should do more to halt the spread of slavery
C. a Southern miner, because miners believed that the federal government should do more to remove American Indians from land that contained valuable minerals
D. a Northern factory owner, because factory owners were concerned that the federal government would allow states to impose taxes on goods from other states
A. a Southern plantation owner, because plantation owners were worried that the federal government was trying to outlaw slavery
What strategic objective contributed to President Abraham Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. By freeing all slaves in the United States, Lincoln shifted the war's focus from slavery to the economic imbalance between the North and South
B. By freeing all slaves in the Southern states, Lincoln made the war about slavery and caused European nations to resist aiding the Confederacy.
C. By freeing all slaves in the Northern states, Lincoln allowed thousands of African Americans from the North to serve as soldiers in the Union Army.
D. By freeing all slaves in the United States, Lincoln caused the Southern economy to collapse due to a shortage of labor on Southern farms.
B. By freeing all slaves in the Southern states, Lincoln made the war about slavery and caused European nations to resist aiding the Confederacy.
What is the fugitive slave act?
A. Made all of the slave free from the tyranny of their slave masters.
B. Returned all of the slaves to the North where they belonged.
C. Required the slave be returned to their owners.
D. The act of a slave running away from the South toward freedom.
C. Required the slave be returned to their owners.
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation not immediately free all enslaved people?
A. It only applied to states that had remained loyal to the Union.
B. It applied only to Confederate states still in rebellion, not to border states under Union control.
C. It required all enslaved people to leave the South and escape to the North before gaining freedom.
D. It depended on each state passing its own emancipation law.
B. It applied only to Confederate states still in rebellion, not to border states under Union control.
Select all reasons that contributed to the Civil War?
A. Southern belief in states’ rights to make their own laws about slavery
B. Disputes over control of Western railroads
C. The election of Abraham Lincoln, which led southern states to fear limits on slavery
D. The federal government supported southern independence before the war began.
E. The belief that the federal government would abolish slavery
A. Southern belief in states’ rights to make their own laws about slavery
C. The election of Abraham Lincoln, which led southern states to fear limits on slavery
E. The belief that the federal government would abolish slavery