American History 1 - Unit 6

What did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act address?

• the status of slavery in the territories

• the rights of freed slaves

• the interstate slave trade

• the Fugitive Slave Law

John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry resulted in which of the following?

• A slave revolt where four hundred white people were killed.

• The divide between Northerners and Southerners grew even wider.

• Free blacks gained the right to vote

• Fighting broke out in Kansas between Pro-slavery forces and Abolitionists.

According to popular sovereignty, which of the following would determine the question of slavery in the western territories?

• Congressional legislation

• the vote of the people in that territory

• Supreme Court decision

• a national referendum

How did “Bleeding Kansas” gain its reputation for violence?

• general lawlessness of cow towns like Dodge City and Abilene

• actions of various bandit gangs that roamed the territory before the arrival of federal marshals

• sporadic warfare between settlers on opposing sides in the battle over the slavery issue

• U.S. Army’s vicious tactics while driving the Native Americans out of the territory

Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and South just prior to the Civil War?

• jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than to the North

• the Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy

• the Northern economy was primarily agricultural, while the Southern economy was based on manufacturing

• industry was more developed in the North than in the South

What part of the Compromise of 1850 did the South want the most?

• the admission of California as a slave state

• slave trade in the District of Columbia

• the admission of Texas as a slave state

• a strong fugitive slave law

What was the importance of the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina?

• It marked the end of the Civil War.

• It marked the beginning of the Civil War.

• It was a major defeat for Confederate forces.

• It led to the emancipation of the slaves.

Who was most impacted by the North’s strategy of total war?

• Southern civilians

• copperheads

• freed slaves

• scalawags

What did President Lincoln do as a result of pressure from abolitionist groups, the Battle of Antietam and a desire for a moral cause for war?

• suspended the writ of habeas corpus

• arrested his political opposition

• ordered the return of all Confederate prisoners

• issued the Emancipation Proclamation

What provided the best evidence that the Civil War greatly increased the power of the federal government over the states?

• passage of the Black Codes

• reelection of Abraham Lincoln in 1864

• ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

• impeachment of President Andrew Johnson