APUSH 5.8 5.9 New

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What is sectionalism and how did it contribute to the tensions leading to the Civil War?

• Sectionalism was a minor issue compared to other factors in causing the Civil War

• Sectionalism led to increased cooperation between the Northern and Southern states

• Sectionalism had no impact on the tensions leading to the Civil War

• Sectionalism contributed to the tensions leading to the Civil War by creating divisions between the Northern and Southern states, particularly over the issue of slavery.

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What were the goals of the abolitionist movement?

• To end the institution of slavery and promote equal rights for all individuals.

• To maintain the status quo of unequal rights for certain individuals

• To expand the institution of slavery to other regions

• To increase the number of enslaved individuals

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What impact did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the abolitionist movement and the nation as a whole?

• It had no impact on the abolitionist movement or the nation

• It led to peaceful negotiations and resolution of the slavery issue

• It caused an increase in support for slavery

• It increased anti-slavery sentiment, sparked debates about slavery, and contributed to the start of the Civil War.

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What were the differences between the Northern and Southern economies that contributed to sectionalism?

• The Northern and Southern economies were identical and did not contribute to sectionalism.

• The Northern economy was based on industry and manufacturing, while the Southern economy relied heavily on agriculture, particularly cotton production using slave labor.

• Both the Northern and Southern economies were primarily based on agriculture.

• The Northern economy was based on agriculture, while the Southern economy relied on industry and manufacturing.

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was a prominent 17th-century female figure known for challenging the ideas of the church in the Massachusetts Bay Colony over individual interpretation of Scripture, leading to her banishment in 1637.

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• Anne Hutchinson

• Sir William Berkeley

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was a 1676 armed uprising in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, which primarily consisted of impoverished and discontented colonists who rebelled against the colonial government's perceived neglect in protecting their interests and against Indigenous communities, resulting in significant social and political consequences for the colony.

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• King Philip's War

• Glorious Revolution

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refers to the peaceful and relatively bloodless overthrow of King James II of England in 1688, with the ascent of William III and Mary II to the throne, marking a crucial moment in English history when parliamentary sovereignty was affirmed and Protestantism was secured in England, leading to significant constitutional changes, including the Bill of Rights in 1689.

• Protestant Reformation

• War of Roses

• English Revolution

• Glorious Revolution

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was a land distribution system in colonial America, particularly in Virginia and Maryland, where individuals who paid for their passage to the New World were granted a certain amount of land as an incentive for immigration, thereby encouraging the growth of English colonies in the early 17th century.

• The English Charter Program

• The Headright System

• Indentured Servant System

• Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

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The Civil War began with

• the firing on Fort Sumter
• the election of Lincoln
• the secession of South Carolina
• the battle of Bull Run

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On the eve of the Civil War, the South enjoyed an advantage over the North in

• total population

• railroad mileage

• firearms production

• experienced military leadership

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What was the main Union strategy called, which relied heavily on its naval advantage to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River?

• The Atlanta Plan

• The Bull Run Plan

• The Vicksburg Plan

• The Anaconda Plan

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Which battle resulted in the Confederacy sending the inexperienced Union soldiers to flight, disabusing both sides of the dream that the war would be short and tidy?

• The First Battle of Bull Run

• The Battle of Bull Run

• The Battle of Atlanta

• The Battle of Vicksburg

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The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, is considered pivotal to the outcome of the Civil War because it

• represented the Union’s deepest thrust into southern territory

• forestalled the possibility of European intervention

• resulted in the border states joining the Confederacy

• marked the first use of Black troops by the Union army

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Diplomatic incident in which the Union intercepted a British ship carrying confederal diplomats, almost leading to a war with british.

• Fredericksburg

• Monitor vs Merrimac

• Trent Affair

• Peninsula Campaign

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The Union’s victory at Gettysburg was significant because it

• caused the Confederacy to surrender

• gave the Union control over the Mississippi River

• halted the last major Confederate invasion of the North

• prompted Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

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Which Union General led the devastating March to the Sea, destroying railroads and burning crops and land?

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

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Who was the Confederate General who formally surrendered to Union General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Stonewall Jackson

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The four slave holding states that remained part of the Union were known as

• border states
• Copperheads
• the Upper South
• the Mason-Dixon line

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Which of the following describes a trend in sectional development by 1860 reflected in the data in the graph?

• The South was becoming less dependent on exports to foreign markets than the North.

• The North and the South were becoming more connected through railroads.

• The North was becoming more diverse in its economic activities than the South.

• The North and the South were becoming less reliant on agricultural products.

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Which of the following differences between the North and the South during the Civil War is depicted in the graph?

• The South engaged in more international trade than the North.

• The South relied more on plantation agriculture than the North.

• The North had less developed transportation infrastructure than the South.

• The North had fewer people available for labor and the military than the South.

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Which of the following developments in labor systems in the United States before the Civil War is reflected by the data in the graph?

• Indentured servants replaced wage laborers in the North.

• Women laborers performed less industrial work in the North.

• Large numbers of immigrants moved to urban areas in the South.

• An internal trade in enslaved people spread throughout the South.

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Allowed the union to seize confederate property, including enslaved people, and use them in the war effect.

• Confiscation Acts

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Pacific railway act

• Land Grant Act

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When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to

• strengthen the moral cause of the Union

• abolish slavery

• free slaves held in the border sates

• alienate Britain and France

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Which of the following statements about African American soldiers during the Civil War is correct?

• For most of the war, they were led by African American officers.

• They were limited to noncombat duty.

• They were barred form receiving awards for valor in combat.

• For most of the war, they were paid less than White soldiers of equal rank.

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a person from the North who wanted to end the Civil War

• Democrat

• Protestant

• Copperhead

• Republican

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The belief by some Americans that the Civil War was “a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight” was reflected in

• Sherman’s march to Atlanta

• the draft riots in New York City

• Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus in the South

• Thoreau’s denunciation of the war

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Paper economy issued by the US treasury during the civil war, not backed by gold, which contributed to inflation in the north.

• Antietam

• Peninsula Campaign

• Greenbacks

• Confederate Raiders

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Offered 160 acres of public land to any person who would farm it for atleast five years, promoting settlement of the Grant Plans.

• Morill Tarrif Act

• Homestead Act

• Pacific Railway Act

• Morril Land Grant Act

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Authorized the construction of transcontinental railroad, connecting the eastern states with california and the western territories, boosting national economic integration.

• Morill Tarrif Act

• Homestead Act

• Pacific Railway Act

• Morril Land Grant Act

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Occured when European countries found alternative cotton sources, reducing their support for the Confederacy's bid for foreign recognition

• Turning Point

• Failure of Cotton Diplomacy

• Grant in Command

• End of the War

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Most of the Irish immigrants who came to the United States following the potato famine of the 1840s settled in

• urban areas of the North

• seacoast cities of the South

• rural sections of the Old Northwest

• Appalachia

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The United States gained which of the following from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 ?

• An undisputed claim to Oregon

• Control of the sugar trade with Cuba

• Possession of California and most of the Southwest

• The right to construct a canal across the Isthmus of Panama

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Members of the American (Know-Nothing) Party of the 1850s typically supported

• universal manhood suffrage

• immediate abolition of slavery

• homesteads in the western territories

• restrictions on Catholics’ holding public office

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The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for

• the prohibition of slavery in Louisiana Purchase territory

• the abolition of the international slave trade

• the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War

• federal return of fugitive slaves

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Which of the following best describes the position on slavery of most northerners during the sectional crises of the 1850s?

• They were willing to accept slavery where it existed but opposed further expansion to the territories.

• They were active supporters of complete abolition.

• They advocated expansion of the slave system to provide cheap labor for northern factories.

• They advocated complete social and political equality for all races in the United States.

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The most controversial and divisive component of the Compromise of 1850 was the

• measure’s endorsement of popular sovereignty

• admittance of Missouri as a slave state and the establishment of the 36°30' line

• passage of a tougher national fugitive slave act

• admittance of Texas as a slave state

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Which of the following supplied the largest number of immigrants to the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century?

• England

• Africa

• Ireland

• The German states

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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 principles of popular sovereignty.

• Prohibited slavery in the District of Columbia.

• Enacted a stringent fugitive slave law.

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Prior to the Civil War, a transformation occurred in the workforce of the New England textile mills as New England farm girls were replaced by

• freed African Americans from the South

• Irish immigrants

• German immigrants

• Italian immigrants

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A significant result of the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848 was that the United States

• suffered a military defeat

• freed Texas from Mexican rule

• experienced increasing tension over the issue of slavery

• experienced increasing tension over the acquisition of Puerto Rico

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Which of the following did NOT contribute to the perception of many White Southerners that antislavery sentiment was spreading in the 1850s?

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin drew enthusiastic audiences of Northern readers and theatergoers.

• Groups like the New England Emigrant Aid Company worked to make Kansas a free state.

• Some prominent Northern intellectuals like Henry David Thoreau praised John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry.

• Congress voted to end the interstate slave trade.

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Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 provoked the most controversy in the 1850’s?

• The admission of California as a free state

• The establishment of the principle of popular sovereignty in the Mexican cession

• The continued protection of slavery in the District of Columbia

• The strengthened Fugitive Slave Law

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The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case in 1857 effectively repealed the

• Missouri Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Ostend Manifesto

• Wilmot Proviso

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The first attempt to apply the doctrine of popular sovereignty in determining the status of slavery occurred in

• Texas

• California

• Kansas

• Missouri

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Which of the following would most likely have opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• A Missouri slaveholder

• A midwestern investor in a Pacific-to-Chicago railroad line

• A Southern supporter of popular sovereignty

• A New England abolitionist

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The Republican Party of the 1850s took which of the following positions on slavery?

• Residents of territories could decide on the basis of popular sovereignty whether to have slavery.

• Slavery could remain where it existed but should not be extended into territories or new states.

• The federal government should abolish slavery.

• Slavery was a state issue, and the federal government should play no role in its regulation.