Midterm Review (U1-U3)

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Bleeding Kansas, Missouri Compromise, and Compromise of 1850 reflected which issue?

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Sectionalism

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Dred Scott v. Sandford is a Supreme Court case best known for

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Claiming African Americans were not citizens and had no right to sue in court

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What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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The war became a moral contest over slavery.

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Which cause of the Civil War would this chart be most closely associated with? Options: States' Rights, Failed Compromises, Sectionalism, Slavery

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Sectionalism

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Which of these strategies was used by the South to counter the North’s advantages in resources? The South would control Northern ports. The South would use its pool of talented military experience. The South would extend the war to the Western territories. The South would enlist Northern troops to defend their land.

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The South would use its pool of talented military experience.

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Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first seven Southern states in 1861? Options: Passage of a higher protective tariff, Issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, The election of Abraham Lincoln as President, The shipment of Union supplies to Fort Sumter

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The election of Abraham Lincoln as President

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Which of the following statements is true concerning the map pictured below? The Union thought that by blockading the southern railroads they could easily win the war. The Union suffocated the South by blocking access to ports and supplies. The snake’s head begins in the Union’s capital and tail ends in the Confederate capital to mark the journey the soldiers would face during the war. The Union knew that the Confederacy had the industrial advantage so they were attempting to cut off any exportation of goods.

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The Union suffocated the South by blocking access to ports and supplies

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On March 3, 1845, Florida joined the Union as a slave state, while Iowa became a free state. This entrance into the Union as a pair was required under what document?

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Missouri Compromise

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In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between

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proslavery and antislavery groups

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Which two groups most helped the freedman during Reconstruction Era?

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Radical Republicans and Carpetbaggers