Civil War Test Prep

What is this cartoon implying about the South?

• That they are cutting off a dead limb

• That they would rather break away & hurt themselves than stay in the Union

• That they were trying to save the Union

• None of these

How did the Emancipation Proclamation NOT free slaves?

• It only applied to slaves in the North

• It only applied to slaves in the South

• Since they had seceded, Lincoln didn't have authority to free slaves in the South

• Lincoln changed his mind after issuing the proclamation

Which of the following states would have had an issue with enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Michigan

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• Illinois

What did the Missouri Compromise do?

• Keep the balance of free & slave states

• Give the South an advantage

• Add a slave state for every free state that was added to the Union

• Allow new states to choose between being free or slave

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

• It made slavery legal in territories

• The ruling said that slaves were property, & could not have rights

• It took away Congress' power to abolish slavery

• It expanded slavery into Northern states

What did Southern states claim as their "right" to do?

• Secede (break away from) the Union

• Compromise w/Lincoln & the Federal gov't

• Form their own gov't

• None of these

Bonus Q!! What did Southern states use as the reason they could secede?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

What were "border states"?

• States that did not have slavery, but seceded

• States that had slavery, but seceded

• States that had slavery, but did not secede

• States that did not have slavery, & did not secede

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

• To punish the South

• To force the South to come back

• To end slavery

• To preserve the Union

Which of the following describes Gen. Sherman's "march to the sea"?

• total war

• Burning of Atlanta

• Burning fields

• Destroying railroad lines