Civil War & Reconstruction

People who opposed slavery were known as:

• Confederates
• Sharecroppers
• Secessionists
• Abolitionists

Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?

• Segregation
• Secession
• Abolitionism
• Nullification

Which northern state was admitted to the United States as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Montana
• Michigan
• Maine
• Missouri

The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:

• Georgia Platform
• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas-Nebraska Act

What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?

• The right of the states to vote on laws
• Abolitionism
• The right of the federal government to nullify laws
• The vote to end the Civil War

Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?

• Georgia Platform
• Missouri Compromise
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Kansas-Nebraska Act

What is being described: Maine had to agree to outlaw slavery, territories wanted to become new states, abolitionists wanted to change laws?

• Tariff of 1865
• Missouri Compromise
• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Georgia Platform

Which of the following accurately describes Alexander Stephens?

• He was a southerner who remained loyal to the Union and served as vice president under President Lincoln.
• He was a Georgian who served as vice president of the Confederacy.
• He was an intimidating politician who despised most southerners.
• He was a passionate secessionist who wanted Georgia to leave the Union immediately

Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

• The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court.
• The Georgia court system changed the laws of Missouri.
• The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott.
• Missouri granted Scott the right to be free.

Georgia’s position on slavery in new territories during the mid-1800s was clearly stated in the

• Georgia Platform
• Atlanta Compromise
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Missouri Compromise