US History Civil War and Reconstruction Test

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The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to

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Maintain a balance of free states and slave states

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Why did the US Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

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Because Scott was a slave and he was not eligible to sue in court.

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The main purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in 1864 was to

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Delete the South's strategic and economic capacity to fight.

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Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

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Re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

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General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was important to the Union war effort because important railroad tracks were destroyed, severing supply lines for Confederate forces.

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Important railroad tracks were destroyed, severing supply lines for Confederate forces.

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The term "Reconstruction" in United States history refers to the period after what event?

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The Civil War

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Which issue played the GREATEST role in dividing the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?

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Slavery

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The American Civil War ended in what year?

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1865

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Abolitionists fought for the continuation of slavery

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False

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Compromise of 1850

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Allowed California to become a free state, but passed the Fugitive Slave Act.