DePlanche US History EOC REVIEW Game 2

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Consider the following headlines: “Missouri Compromise Allows Two New States into the Union” “Congress Agrees to Compromise of 1850” “Popular Sovereignty Adopted Under Kansas- Nebraska Act”
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?  
Options: status of slavery in the territories and states, growth of agriculture on the Great Plains , clash of federal and state powers , conflicts with foreign nations over the West 

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status of slavery in the territories and states

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Prior to 1850, what was a main reason the North developed an economy increasingly based on manufacturing while the South continued to rely on an economy based on agriculture? Options: Protective tariffs applied only to northern seaports., Manufacturers failed to make a profit in the South, Slavery in the North promoted rapid economic growth., Geographic conditions supported different types of economies

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Geographic conditions supported different types of economies

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Why did the Dred Scott decision upset people in the northern states?

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It removed all limits to the spread of slavery.

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The Confederate defeat at Vicksburg was important because it 

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resulted in the Confederacy being split in half along the Mississippi River

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Which of the following was a belief held by John Brown (1800-1859)? Options: Individual states should decide whether to permit slavery, Abolitionists should work for gradual change, The South should work to diversify its economic base, Slavery should be abolished by violent means, if necessary

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Slavery should be abolished by violent means, if necessary

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Which factor provided a military advantage during the U.S. Civil War? Options: Eighty percent of the nation’s factories existed in the North, Southern merchant ships outnumbered those controlled by the North, Seventy percent of U.S. railroad tracks existed in southern territory, The North made an alliance with France to receive troops and other aid to fight the South

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Eighty percent of the nation’s factories existed in the North

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Which of the following BEST describes African Americans and the right to vote in the South in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Options: African Americans had the right to vote in theory, but in practice they were often prevented from voting by various means., African Americans had the right to vote, but they generally chose not to participate in politics, African Americans who were former slaves or their descendants could not vote, African Americans were guaranteed the right to vote by federal troops

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African Americans had the right to vote in theory, but in practice they were often prevented from voting by various means.

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The agency with the GREATEST impact on helping former slaves adjust to their new lives after the American Civil War was

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the Freedmen's Bureau

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The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was primarily meant to

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allow former slaves the right to vote

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Congress wanted to impeach President Andrew Johnson because he violated the Tenure of Office Act, supported the southern Black Codes, threatened to wage war against Spain, or had conciliatory policies toward southern states.

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he violated the Tenure of Office Act