CATEGORY 1
Which of the following acts of the Continental Congress occurred last?
Declaration of American Rights
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
appointment of a commander in chief
Declaration of Independence
Which was most responsible for the rapid settlement of Americans in California?
gold rush
The South resisted the admission of California as a state because Southerners
feared the loss of power in the Senate
Which of the following was probably the most effective tool for abolition?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
WHose famous speech quoted Christ's words that "a house divided against itself cannot stand"?
Abraham Lincoln
Princeton was an important victory for Washington becuase it
raised the low morale of the army
The Wilmot Proviso said that slavery
would be banned in any territory acquired from Mexico
Popular soverreignty said that slavery
could be banned in a territory only by a vote of the people
What event was most responsible for the Upper South seceding?
Lincoln's call for troops
Wh did Robert E. Lee choose to fight against the Union?
defense of his home state
they wanted to cut New England off from the rest of the colonies
What political party arose as a coalition of conservative Southerners and Northerners?
The Calhoun Resolutions said that slavery
could not be banned until a territory became a state
What event was most responsible for the Lower South seceding?
the election of Lincoln
What was the South's basic strategy for victory during the war?
to wage a defensive war and outlast the North's will to fight
What unexpected event turned Cornwallis's secure position at Yorktown into a hopeless trap?
the arrival of a French fleet with reinforcements
What were forty-niners?
gold hunters in California
Which state was admitted to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
California
Which of these positions was offered as a compromise between the abolitionists and the proslavery Southerners?
popular sovereignty
Which of the following generals gave the Union a distinct advantage with his leadership in the West?
Ulysses S. Grant
What British response to the Gaspee incident angered the colonists?
establishing a British commission to investigate
According to Daniel Webster, why was the debate over slavery in the new territories needless?
the climate of the new territories could not support slavery
What factor was probably most responsible for Lincoln's election to the presidency?
a split within the Democratic Party
Which of the following men was an abolitionist?
John Brown
Henry Clay
Jefferson Davis
Roger Taney
John Brown
What event first made the North and the South realize that the Civil War would not soon end?
the First Battle of Bull Run