AH 1 Review Packet MC TEST #5

Which of the following best explains the dependence of the Southern economy on slavery?

• Immigrants who opposed slavery did not settle in the South.

• The Southern economy was rural and consisted mostly of plantations.

• The South needed slave labor to support its manufacturing economy.

• Enslaved Africans were well suited to working in the hot Southern climate.

What was a result of passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• several years of peace on the issue of slavery

• the end of the political career of Stephen Douglas

• popular sovereignty for Kansas and Nebraska

• a reaffirmation of the Missouri Compromise

Which words best describe John Brown?

• articulate and compromising

• proslavery and passionate

• antislavery and violent

• self-educated and dry-witted

Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858?

• Slavery is not immoral, but each state should decide what to do on this issue.

• Slavery should be accepted because it is necessary for the nation's economic health.

• Slavery should be abolished in the United States because it is immoral.

• Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.

What was one effect of John Brown's actions at Harpers Ferry?

• an increase in tensions between the North and the South

• a brief period of national unity

• the end of the abolitionist movement

• an embarrassing defeat for Robert E. Lee

When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?

• to abolish slavery

• to punish the South

• to restore the Union

• to bring an end to the war

In which area did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?

• food production

• civilian leadership

• industrial capacity

• military leadership

Which of the following abolished slavery in the North?

• the Gettysburg Address

• the Thirteenth Amendment

• the Compromise of 1850

• the Emancipation Proclamation

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

• It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.

• It divided the Confederacy.

• It convinced the Confederacy to surrender.

• It marked the first Union victory on the battlefield.

What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• to free all slaves in the United States

• to free slaves behind Confederate lines

• to free slaves in Union slave states

• to enlist slaves in the Union army