Slavery
What was the significance of the 36°30′ parallel?
A. It showed the borders of the United States.
B. It separated the North from the South.
C. It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.
D. It indicated the northern border of Missouri.
C. It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.
Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
A. highly trained soldiers
B. more technologically advanced
C. fighting in familiar territory
D. control of the Mississippi River
B. more technologically advanced
Which of these describes General Sherman’s march through Georgia?
A. a defeat for both armies
B. the bloodiest battle of the war
C. an example of total war
D. a peaceful end to the conflict
C. an example of total war
What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
A. It showed that the North would win.
B. It proved that a quick victory was impossible.
C. It proved that the South was weak.
D. It showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.
B. It proved that a quick victory was impossible.
Women supported the Civil War cause in all of the following ways except:
A. treating wounded soldiers.
B. working in factories.
C. fighting on the battlefield.
D. spying on the enemy.
C. fighting on the battlefield.
How did the issue of states’ rights relate to the Confederacy’s defense of slavery?
A. States’ rights meant that enslaved people could vote in state elections.
B. States’ rights were unrelated to slavery and focused only on taxation.
C. States rights argued that individual states could decide to protect slavery
D. States’ rights were primarily about industrial policy.
C. States rights argued that individual states could decide to protect slavery
In what way did the Civil War transform the meaning of the United States?
A. Reinforced the belief that the nation was a collection of countries
B. It established that the Union was permanent and indivisible.
C. It reduced the power of the federal government.
D. It strengthened the idea that states could leave the Union at any time.
B. It established that the Union was permanent and indivisible.
In February 1861, what action did seven Southern states, including South Carolina, take?
A. Form the Confederate States of America.
B. Stop the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.
C. Voice support for the Union in Congress.
D. Agree to an end date for slavery.
A. Form the Confederate States of America.
Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?
A. He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.
B. He was in favor of slavery.
C. He believed in the rights of states to secede.
D. He had been defeated in the presidential election.
A. He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
A. It turned many more people against slavery.
B. It caused enslaved people to revolt in Kentucky.
C. Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
D. The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.
A. It turned many more people against slavery.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the purpose of the Civil War?
A. It ended foreign involvement in the conflict.
B. Shifted the war from preserving the Union to also fighting to end slavery.
C. It immediately freed all enslaved people in the United States.
D. It forced the border states to join the Confederacy.
B. Shifted the war from preserving the Union to also fighting to end slavery.
Why was the participation of African American soldiers significant to the Union war effort?
A. Their participation caused the border states to secede.
B. Strengthened the moral argument for freedom and added manpower to the Union
C. They replaced all White soldiers by the end of the war.
D. They were only allowed to serve in noncombat roles
B. Strengthened the moral argument for freedom and added manpower to the Union
Why did the Confederacy believe it could win the Civil War despite having fewer resources?
A. only needed to defend its territory until the North grew tired of war.
B. It is believed Northern citizens would refuse to fight.
C. It is believed that slavery would unite all Americans behind its cause.
D. It expected immediate military support from European nations.
A. only needed to defend its territory until the North grew tired of war.
General Lee hoped all of the following would be the result of sending his troops to fight the Battle of Antietam except?
A. A show of strength in Maryland might convince them to join the Confederacy.
B. A Confederate victory on Union soil convinced Europe to join the South.
C. Union troops would be defeated, and the war would end.
D. Seeing their land being destroyed by war would discourage the Union.
D. Seeing their land being destroyed by war would discourage the Union.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
A. to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
B. create rebellion led by enslaved people that would bring an end to slavery
C. to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
D. to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
B. create rebellion led by enslaved people that would bring an end to slavery
How did Missouri’s application as a slave state with slavery in 1819 challenge U.S. law?
A. States north of the Ohio River were to be free states.
B. It did not have the population required for statehood.
C. It did not have a state constitution.
D. West of the Mississippi River were to be slave states with slavery.
A. States north of the Ohio River were to be free states.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
A. The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North.
B. The South suffered many losses while the North had few.
C. Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North.
D. The outcome convinced European nations to aid the Confederacy.
A. The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North.
Which statement best explains why foreign nations did not officially support the Confederacy?
A. They feared the Union navy and respected its blockade.
B. Already abolished slavery and were hesitant to support a gov. defending it
C. They believed the South would win quickly without assistance.
D. They were economically dependent on Northern cotton.
B. Already abolished slavery and were hesitant to support a gov. defending it
What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
A. The Confederate troops deserted.
B. The Confederacy enlisted more troops than ever before.
C. The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
D. The Union controlled all Southern ports.
C. The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A. It calmed the country's dispute over slavery.
B. It required that the new territories would be free states.
C. It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.
D. It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.
D. It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.