8th Grade Civil War & Recon Test

What was the motive behind the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case?

• The court wanted to make a statement to support freedom for the enslaved.
• The court wanted to punish Dred Scott for bringing his case to the courts.
• The court wanted to establish that the U.S. did not recognize slaves as citizens.

Before the Civil War, the north was different from the south. The north was _________ while the south was ___________.

• The North was more industrialized, agricultural.
• one religion, many religions
• poor, rich 
• supportive of slavery, opposed slavery

Were the Compromises (Missouri, Compromise of 1820, 1850, etc.) successful?

• No, because it did not prevent the Civil War. 
• Yes, people were able to get along afterwards.

What was one advantage for the Confederacy during the war?

• They had a more industrial economy and they were able to make more weapons and goods.
• They had a more experienced government. 
• The confederate military leaders like Robert E Lee were better leaders at the beginning of the war.

What did someone who believed in states’ rights think?

• National laws always take precedence over state laws.
• They would have thought that the national government had no right to tell states how to operate.
• States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.
• Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.

Why did many Georgia plantation owners favor secession?

• Their desire for increased markets in the North
• the need to import large numbers of new slaves
• trouble getting agricultural loans from Northern banks
• They though their way of life would end if abolitionist got their way

Why did the North blockade the Southern ports?

• To stop ships from sinking in shallow waters off the coastline of Southern cities
• To obstruct or prevent access of the South from obtaining or sending goods to Europe
• To try and get Southern ships to attack them in an effort to destroy the Southern ships
• To keep pirates from raiding Southern ports

What did the 13^th amendment do?

• It officially ended slavery in the United States
• Stopped slaves from entering the Confederate states
• It officially made former slaves United States citizens.

What did the 14th Amendment do

• It gave blacks citizenship. 
• It gave blacks the right to own property.
• It gave blacks the right to vote
• It abolished slavery.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?

• It gave black males the right to vote. 
• It abolished slavery. 
• It gave blacks citizenship
• It gave blacks the right to own property.