Unit 4 Pre/Post Test

Who ran for president as a Republican in 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• John C. Breckinridge

How did South Carolina respond to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860?

• It called for a state convention and demanded a recount.

• It reluctantly agreed to support the policies of the new president.

• It called a state convention and voted to secede from the Union.

• It declared independence from the Union and the Confederacy.

In January of 1861, several Southern states responded to the recent presidential election by

• uniting under a new Confederate government.

• sending delegates to protest the inaugural address.

• petitioning to remove the new president from office.

• firing on a federal military fort in South Carolina.

Which of the following marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln

• the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter

• the 1861 election of Jefferson Davis

• the 1860 secession of South Carolina

Which of the following was specifically permitted by the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Free African Americans were allowed to fight for the Confederacy.

• Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy.

• Enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the North.

• Enslaved people in border states were allowed to become Confederate citizens.

Clara Barton’s work during the Civil War led to

• peace talks between the two sides.

• a victory for the Union.

• the formation of the Red Cross.

• equal rights for women.

How did the Union blockade of the southern coast affect the Confederacy?

• It forced the Confederacy to build new railroads.

• It encouraged Europe to trade with the South.

• It halted all trade, leaving the South without supplies.

• It contributed to shortages of weapons and food.

Which law established martial law in the South after the Civil War?

• the Reconstruction Act of 1867

• the vagrancy laws

• the Tenure of Office Act

• the Civil Rights Act of 1866

Southern states resisted the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment by

• drafting and passing the Voting Rights Act.

• establishing poll taxes and literacy tests.

• denying all female citizens the right to vote.

• appointing new officials to monitor elections.

Which statement best describes the Fourteenth Amendment?

• It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law.

• It granted citizenship to all individuals living in the United States.

• It enfranchised all male citizens and gave them the right to vote.

• It allowed states to seize citizens’ property without due process of the law.