Unit 5 Test Review

Which two of the following best describes how the growing abolitionist movement influenced the relationship between the Northern and Southern states?

• Abolitionists made the question of slavery a major campaign issue in the presidential election of 1860.

• Abolitionists believed it was up to each state to decide about slavery.

• Abolitionists insisted that the new territories in the West be slave-free.

• All abolitionists wanted to return all slaves to their homeland.

Which one of the following was NOT a reason General Lee moved his army into Pennsylvania?

• He wanted to win a battle on Union soil.

• He wanted to take control of Washington D. C.

• He believed that fighting in the north was the only hope the Confederates had of winning.

• He believed winning a battle in the north would earn the south more respect from foreign countries.

Which statement explains why the death of Stonewall Jackson was most likely an important event in the Civil War?

• The loss of the commander lowered the morale of the Confederate Army.

• The death of the general encouraged the Confederate Army to retreat from Virginia.

• The loss of the commander forced the Confederate Army to surrender to the Union.

• The death of the general caused a decline in volunteers for the Confederate Army.

Which statement best explains how Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas differed on the issue of slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong in all cases, and Douglas believed that most states should allow slavery for economic reasons.

• Lincoln believed that the country should have a single policy on slavery, and Douglas believed that each state should decide its own policy.

• Lincoln supported the gradual abolition of slavery, and Douglas supported the immediate and total end of slavery.

• Lincoln wanted to put the issue of slavery to a national vote, and Douglas thought that the president should decide.

Which statements best describe viewpoints expressed by Abraham Lincoln in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• The Union must uphold the rule of law.

• The secession of southern states was unavoidable.

• States should have the right to overturn federal laws.

• Individual states lacked the right to secede from the Union.

• The secession of northern states would cause slavery to end.

Which statement best explains the relationship between the Civil War and the ideas expressed by President Lincoln in his first inaugural address?

• Conflict over territorial expansion caused the war.

• The regions held different views on the rights of citizens.

• The federal government sought to impose military rule.

• Sectional tension led to divisions among people in the nation.

During the years leading up to the Civil War, several laws were passed as the country continued to divide into sections over the issues of states’ rights and the extension of slavery. What did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 attempt to maintain in the United States?

• power in Congress between free and slave states

• the supremacy of the United States Constitution

• popular sovereignty in southern and northern states

• the disenfranchisement of African Americans

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

• Several important Confederate generals were killed.

• Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.

• Union troops divided the Confederate territory and gained control of the Mississippi River.

• Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.

Which statement is best supported by the information in the chart?

• It was easier for the North to deliver supplies and troops to the battlefront.

• The North and South produced equal amounts of manufactured goods prior to the Civil War.

• The South industry focused on supporting agriculture.

• The South had larger farms than did the North in 1861.

What were the political, social, and economic impacts of the Compromise of 1850? Select the three (3) correct answers.

• The demand for southern cotton increased as a result of the addition of California.

• Runaway slaves and freedmen were no longer safe in the North.

• Slave trade was prohibited in Washington, D.C.

• Changed the balance of power in Congress.

• Compromise of 1850 created a surge of abolitionists and pro-slavery settlers moving west.