Unit 4 Post Test

Which of the following statements accurately represents a major difference between the North and the South inthe antebellum period?

• The North was more rural while the South was more urban

• The South relied heavily on agriculture while the North focused more on industry

• The North had fewer railroad lines than the South

• The South moved past slavery and towards tenant farming prior to the Civil War

The Compromise of 1850 was significant because

• it created an imbalance in Congress and forced northerners to return fugitive slaves

• it stated that African Americans could not be US citizens

• it allowed the one free state and one slave state to enter the Union

• it angered the South when a tariff was imposed on international goods

All of the following were true of the election of 1860 EXCEPT

• the nation was clearly divided along the lines of slavery

• Lincoln won the election in a land slide he was barely contested

• South Carolina immediately seceded

• Southern states debated the issue of secession

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do

• it immediately ended slavery in all states, North and South

• it declared that slaves in the Confederate held areas were free

• it declared that Congress would vote on freeing slaves at the wars end

• it declared that slaves in parts of the Confederacy controlled by the Union army were free

Why was the Battle of Chickamauga a significant

• it resulted in an essential Union victory making the war years shorter than anticipated

• it allowed the South to move into northern territory threatening the capital

• it prevented the Union from capturing an essential railroad line to Atlanta

• it was a loss for the South allowing the Union to move towards Atlanta

Which of the following did NOT occur under Congressional Reconstruction

• most southern states were placed under military control

• important constitutional amendments were passed

• the KKK thrived under Congress's Republican leadership

• many African Americans were elected to state and national legislative postitions

Which of these would have been a goal of the KKK in the South during Reconstruction

• making sure Reconstruction went smoothly

• assisting the scalawags and carpetbaggers

• ensuring that freedmen had the right to vote

• restoring southern Democrats to political power

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the US

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

All persons born or naturalized in the US and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the US and of the State wherein they reside

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment