Standard Two Review

Antebellum Conditions

Leadup to Civil War

The Civil War

Reconstruction

Social Movements

100

This was the invention that led to an increase of slavery in the southern states

A. Railroads

B. Cotton Gin

C. Telegraph

D. Steamboat

Cotton Gin

100

Under the Missouri Compromise, which state was added as a FREE state?

A. Missouri

B. Oregon

C. Minnesota

D. Maine

100

Which battle of the Civil War was seen as a turning point and gave Abraham Lincoln confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

A. Vicksburg

B. First Battle of Bull Run

C. Antietam

D. Gettysburg

C. Antietam

100

Under Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, what percentage of southerners had to make a loyalty oath to the union?

A. 50%

B. 10%

C. 25%

D. 75%

B. 10%

100

This abolitionist wrote a popular newspaper in the U.S. which spread the abolitionist cause

A. William Lloyd Garrison

B. Frederick Douglass

C. John Brown

D. Angela Grimke

A. William Lloyd Garrison

200

This was the issue which nearly caused South Carolina to secede from the United States during the Nullification Crisis

A. Tariffs

B. Slavery

C. A national bank

D. Trade with China

Tariffs

200

Why were many Americans opposed to Manifest Destiny?

A. They felt the expansion of the country would lead to higher debt

B. They feared that it would disrupt the balance of free and slave states

C. They feared it would lead to the abolition of slavery

D. They feared other countries would compete with them for the territoties

B. They feared that it would disrupt the balance of free and slave states

200

Which of the following advantages did the Confederacy have during the Civil War?

A. Better railroads

B. Most battles fought in the south (home field advantage)

C. Better navy

D. More eligible men

B. Most battles fought in the south (home field advantage)

200

How did Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan compare to Radical Republicans in Congress?

A. He was much more strict demanding 75% of southern citizens pledge an oath to the union

B. He was on the same page as them

C. He was more lenient, only asking for 10% of the southern citizens to make the oath

D. He demanded that all southern states ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments while RRs did not

C. He was more lenient, only asking for 10% of the southern citizens to make the oath

200

What best describes John Brown's approach towards ending slavery?

A. Writing letters across the country

B. Going into the south to free slaves

C. Use violence against pro-slavery forces and start a slave rebellion

D. Civil disobedience

C. Use violence against pro-slavery forces and start a slave rebellion

300

This person would most likely support the Democratic Party in the 1820s

A. A banker from New York

B. A fur trapper from Wisconsin

C. A poor white farmer in North Carolina

D. A shipbuilder from Massachusetts

C. A poor white farmer from North Carolina

300

What did Bleeding Kansas and John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry show about the United States in the antebellum era?

A. It showed Americans were willing to fight each other over the issue of slavery

B. It showed most Americans were supportive of protecting slavery

C. It showed the United States government was committed to preventing the spread of slavery

D. It showed that Democrats and Whigs largely agreed on the concept of popular sovereignty with slavery

A. It showed Americans were willing to fight each other over the issue of slavery

300

Which of the following states was a border state during the Civil War?

A. Virginia

B. Missouri

C. Louisiana

D. Pennsylvania

B. Missouri

300

What did the Compromise of 1877 end?

A. Presence of federal troops in the south and Reconstruction (pretty much)

B. Sharecropping in the south

C. The presence of the Ku Klux Klan

D. Democratic domination of the southern states

A. Presence of federal troops in the south and Reconstruction (pretty much)

300

What historical document did Elizabeth Cady Stanton reference in her Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention?

A. Mayflower Compact

B. The U.S. Constitution

C. The Federalist Papers

D. Declaration of Independence

400

Which of the following ideas was NOT a part of the American System?

A. Abolition of slavery

B. High tariffs

C. Creation of a national bank

D. Federal funding for internal improvements (roads, canals, bridges, etc.)

A. Abolition of slavery

400

Under the Compromise of 1850, New Mexico and Utah would be given popular sovereignty to determine if slavery was permitted. What does this mean?

A. The Senate would vote on whether or not the territories would allow slavery

B. The people of New Mexico and Utah would vote on whether or not they would allow slavery

C. Slavery would not be permitted in these territories ever

D. The House of Representatives would vote on slavery in these territories

B. The people of New Mexico and Utah would vote on whether or not they would allow slavery

400

What was the focus of Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan?

A. Storming Richmond and demanding Robert E Lee surrender

B. Destroy the southern railroads to prevent troop transportation

C. Encourage Great Britain to help the Union during the Civil War

D. Cut off the major ports of the Confederacy to "suffocate" them

400

Which of the following Reconstruction Amendments guarantees due process and citizenship to all people born in the United States

A. 12th

B. 13th

C. 14th

D. 15th

C. 14th

400

How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact the Union army during the Civil War?

A. Many freed slaves enlisted and joined the main ranks of the Union army

B. Many freed slaves joined the Union army's 54th Massachusetts Regiment

C. Very few slaves actually were freed, so it had little impact

D. None of the above

B. Many freed slaves joined the Union army's 54th Massachusetts Regiment

500

Which of the following people would MOST LIKELY be a supporter of the Whig Party in the 1820s?

A. A wealthy plantation owner in South Carolina

B. A small farmer in Kansas

C. A factory owner in New York

D. An Irish immigrant in Pennsylvania

C. A factory owner in New York

500

What does this map of the 1860 election show about antebellum United States?

A. The different regions of the United States were very divided politically

B. The entire United States was united behind Abraham Lincoln for president

C. The vast majority of the United States desired to protect slavery

D. The Democrats were very popular in the western states

A. The different regions of the United States were very divided politically

500

What was Abraham Lincoln's top priority at the beginning of the Civil War?

A. Abolishing slavery

B. Keeping the union together

C. Raising tariffs

D. Punishing the southern states

B. Keeping the union together

500

How did the majority of Americans respond to the Freedmen's Bureau?

A. Many Americans opposed federal funding for freed slaves

B. The majority of Americans supported the measures by the Freedmen's Bureau

C. Southern states again seceded in protest of these measures

D. Freed slaves did not support the lackluster measures and rebelled

A. Many Americans opposed federal funding for freed slaves

500

What change best reflected black political participation in South Carolina during Reconstruction?

A. It was very low and Democrats dominated politics

B. It increased slightly, but they mostly voted for Democrats

C. It increased dramatically, and South Carolina elected black Republican congressmen and senators

D. It was very high, but the Republican Party did not want to associate with freed slaves

C. It increased dramatically, and South Carolina elected black Republican congressmen and senators