Unit 4 Pre/Post Test

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Who ran for president as a Republican in 1860?

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Abraham Lincoln

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How did South Carolina respond to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860?

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It called a state convention and voted to secede from the Union.

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In January of 1861, several Southern states responded to the recent presidential election by

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uniting under a new Confederate government.

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Which of the following marked the beginning of the Civil War? Options: the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln, the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter, the 1861 election of Jefferson Davis, the 1860 secession of South Carolina

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the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter

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Which of the following was specifically permitted by the Emancipation Proclamation? Free African Americans were allowed to fight for the Confederacy. Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy. Enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the North. Enslaved people in border states were allowed to become Confederate citizens.

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Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy.

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Clara Barton’s work during the Civil War led to

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the formation of the Red Cross.

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How did the Union blockade of the southern coast affect the Confederacy?

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It contributed to shortages of weapons and food.

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Which law established martial law in the South after the Civil War?

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the Reconstruction Act of 1867

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Southern states resisted the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment by

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establishing poll taxes and literacy tests.

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Which statement best describes the Fourteenth Amendment? Options: It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law., It granted citizenship to all individuals living in the United States., It enfranchised all male citizens and gave them the right to vote., It allowed states to seize citizens’ property without due process of the law.

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It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law.