After Lincoln was elected:

Southern states began to secede

He began to establish more slave states

Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?

heavy military support fr Great Britain

What was Sherman's strategy of total war?

destroying all civilian and military resources

killing all the slaves in the south

General Sherman’s March to the Sea during the Civil War is best described as an order for his troops to destroy anything they could between_________ and ___________.

Atlanta and the Atlantic Coast.

After the first battle at Bull Run..

the North and the South realized that the war would be a long, hard struggle.

Robert E. Lee knew that he would quickly defeat the North.

Ulysses S. Grant was made commander of the Union Army.

Abraham Lincoln realized that the war would be short.

The Emancipation Proclamation...

banned slavery in areas fighting the Union.

ended slavery throughout the U.S.

was Abraham Lincoln's declaration of war against the South

gave Great Britain a reason to support the South's independence.

What extra danger did African American Soldiers face in the Civil War?

If they were captured, they might be returned to slavery.

Many used new weapons and technology that had not been tested.

They could be put on trial for war crimes if the Union lost.

They were often shot while running away during battle.

The 13th Amendment, passed in 1865, made...

it possible for southern men to rejoin the U.S. military.

seceding the Union a federal crime.

free land available for former slaves.

What speech includes this statement - "We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain... and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish."

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

encourage manufacturing in the west

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?

Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War

A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque

The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas

The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people

Which of the following is true about the Freeport Doctrine

It was meant to be a way around the Dred Scott decision, and it hurt Douglas in his campaign

It was meant to reinforce the Dred Scott decision, and it hurt Lincoln in the campaign

It was meant to be a way around the Dred Scott decision, and it helped Douglas in his campaign

It was meant to reinforce the Dred Scott decision, and it helped Douglas in his campaign

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

That slavery diminished the national character.

That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

That slavery should be abolished by executive order

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery

to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

What did the election of 1860 show

The South was losing its political power

The North was softening on the slavery issue

The South was softening on the slavery issue

Why were the Democrats weakened in the election of 1860?

They could not agree on one candidate

Republicans were stronger in the South

Civil War

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is popular sovereignty?

people rule

king or queen rule

freedom and rights

Snoop Dogg rules

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?

Allow escaped slaves in the North to remain free

Force escaped slaves in the South back into slavery

Nothing, it never passed

Force Northerners to assist Southern slave-owners in recapturing escaped slaves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?

Allowing California in as a free state

Ending the slave trade in Washington DC

using popular sovereignty to decide Utah and New Mexico

the stricter Fugitive Slave Act

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the Compromise of 1850?

California joins as a free state.

Ended selling of slaves in Washington D.C.

Maine was admitted as a free state.

A new Fugitive Slave Act was passed.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

This act tried to maintain a balance of power in Congress between the southern slave states and the northern free states

Compromise of 1850

Fugitive Slave Act

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Missouri Compromise 1820

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This slave was taken to the North, but told he could still not be free (even in a free state)

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Frederick Douglas

Dred Scott

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Dred Scott decision, it was decided that:

African Americans can not be citizens

There cannot be slaves in free states

Slavery is illegal

Maine would be free, Missouri would be slave state

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What is popular sovereignty?

What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?

What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the Compromise of 1850?

This act tried to maintain a balance of power in Congress between the southern slave states and the northern free states

This slave was taken to the North, but told he could still not be free (even in a free state)

In the Dred Scott decision, it was decided that:

Who won the Election of 1860?

After Lincoln was elected:

Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.

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