APUSH Period 5

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Which of the following was a result of the Civil War? Options: the federal government took precedence over the states, slavery and racism were destroyed, the US was redefined as a confederation of sovereign states, it prohibited the states from setting individual policies on local issues

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the federal government took precedence over the states

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After which Civil War battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: Fredericksburg, Bull Run, Vicksburg, Antietam

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Antietam

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What was Lincoln's rationale for war against the South in 1861? Options: liberate the slaves, prevent Europe from meddling in American affairs, preserve the Union, stop a Southern invasion of the North

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preserve the Union

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In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected on a platform that advocated all of the following EXCEPT: higher protective tariffs, government support of a transcontinental railroad, free homesteads for settlers, the abolition of slavery throughout the entire US.

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the abolition of slavery throughout the entire US

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General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan DID NOT include pushing north to capture Washington, DC

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pushing north to capture Washington, DC

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The Battle of Antietam is significant because

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it forestalled the possibility of European intervention

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Which of the following was NOT true about the beginning of the Civil War?
the South tried to fight a defensive battle,
the North was at a great advantage in terms of population and resources,
the strategy of the North was to split the South into parts,
the Union army had better commanders than the Confederacy

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the Union army had better commanders than the Confederacy

Front

In adopting the 14th Amendment, Congress was primarily concerned with

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protecting legislation guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves

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The Black Codes passed in Southern states after the Civil War intended to

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place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to Black people

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The Compromise of 1850 did which of the following? admitted Texas to the Union as a slave state, admitted California to the Union under the principle of popular sovereignty, enacted a stringent fugitive slave law, adjusted the Texas-Mexico boundary

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enacted a stringent fugitive slave law