Civil War Practice Test

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The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere.

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Dred Scott

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Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act important?

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Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty to decide if these territories would become a Free State or a Slave State.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

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the expansions of slavery into new territories

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Who was the Texan that voted to leave the United States and join the Confederate States of America?

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John Reagan

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I am a General that had many successful battles during the Civil War. I took many of my commands from Abraham Lincoln and fought to preserve the Union of the States.

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General Ulysses S. Grant

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This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the — 8.1(A)

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Reconstruction era

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What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era?

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To rebuild the South and integrate it back into the Union

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What did General Gordon Granger suggest that now free slaves (freeman) do?

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Remain on the plantation and work as hired labor.

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1st Battle of the Civil War

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Fort Sumpter

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How did the South make money? Options: Agriculture, Industry, Cattle, Ranching

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Agriculture