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100
Under the Missouri Compromise, what balanced Missouri’s admission to the Union as a slave state?
a. Maine was admitted as a free state. b. Georgia changed from slave to free state. c. Arkansas was admitted as a free state. d. Free states were given extra votes.
100
President Jackson sent troops to South Carolina to _____.
a. encourage states to ignore the law b. help John C. Calhoun c. uphold the law d. convince Southerners that the tariff would help their economies
100
What was important about the Dred Scott decision?
a. It abolished slavery. b. It imposed big fines on slave owners. c. It closed the Underground Railroad. d. It meant that if enslaved people were taken to free states, they were still enslaved.
100
Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederacy? a. Southern factories were larger than Northern factories. b. The South had a bigger population. c. Southerners were more skilled at hunting, shooting, and riding. d. The South had more railroads.
c. Southerners were more skilled at hunting, shooting, and riding.
100
How did Clara Barton help the Union army? a. She was a scout. b. She made food for the troops. c. She spied on Confederate soldiers. d. She cared for the wounded.
d. She cared for the wounded.
200
_____ on imported goods led to conflict between the North and South.
a Lower prices b. Bans c. Boycotts d. Tariffs
200
The Republic Party was formed to _____.
a. build a transcontinental railroad b. oppose the spread of slavery c. pass the Kansas-Nebraska Act d. support slavery
200
What was the first major battle in the Civil War?
a. Battle of Anaconda c. Battle of Shiloh b. Battle of Vicksburg d. Battle of Bull Run
200
What was the bloodiest battle ever fought in North America? a. Antietam b. Vicksburg c. Gettysburg d. Shiloh
c. Gettysburg
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What were General Grant’s main goals for the Union Army? a. find General Sherman and join his troops b. destroy Lee’s army and capture Richmond c. move troops north and fight in Arkansas d. move troops east and destroy Alabama
b. destroy Lee’s army and capture Richmond
300
What was the outcome of Sherman’s March? a. the South won the war b. no property was destroyed c. the South’s fighting spirit was broken d. troops marched in Alabama
c. the South’s fighting spirit was broken
300
What does Whitman mean by “our fearful trip is done”? a. An ocean voyage is over. b. The Battle of Gettysburg is finished. c. The Civil War has ended. d. Explorers have arrived in California.
c. The Civil War has ended.
300
O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather’d every (storm), the prize we sought is won; What is “the prize” in line 2? a. The United States had purchased land. b. The Union had earned money. c. The United States is still one country. d. Hundreds of Confederate soldiers were in prison.
c. The United States is still one country.
300
Who Assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
300
The Union _________ kept the Confederate ships from getting into seaports? a. draft b. total war c. blockade d. anaconda plan
c. blockade
400
The ______________ is a system used to choose people to serve in the army. a. draft b. total war c. blockade d. anaconda plan
a. draft
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The _____________ was a strategy to conquer the south by keeping soldiers from getting supplies. a. draft b. total war c. blockade d. anaconda plan
d. anaconda plan
400
_______________ targets the armed forces, civilians, and economic system of one's opponent. a. draft b. total war c. blockade d. anaconda plan
b. total war
400
Which of the following was new technology in the Civil War? a. ironclad battle ships b. muskets c. bayonets d. mustard gas
a. ironclad battle ships
400
Where did Lee surrender to Grant? a. Savannah, GA b. Richmond, VA c. Appomattox, VA d. Washington, DC
c. Appomattox, VA