Civil War Pre-Assessment

The abolitionist movement worked to

• Create free public schools for all American children

• help women and minorities gain the right to vote.

• make slavery illegal everywhere in the United States.

• limit the consumption of alcoholic drinks.

How did people active in the abolitionist movement publicize the brutal treatment of enslaved people?

• through local legislation and court cases

• through powerful speeches and widely read newspapers and books

• by freeing and resettling some enslaved people

• by funding the Underground Railroad

How was John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry an indication of the deep sectional tension between the North and South?

• it frightened Southerners who now believed the North would act violently to repeal slavery

• it persuaded Northerners that the South would act violently to preserve slavery.

• it led other abolitionists to carry out dangerous raids

• it inspired widespread rebellions among enslaved people throughout the South.

What was Abraham LIncoln's main goal when he first became president?

• to legalize slavery in the North

• to free enslaved people

• to preserve the Union

• to invade the South

By signing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, Abraham Lincoln

• Signaled his support for the principle of states' rights.

• lost support for the war among abolitionists.

• freed all enslaved people in the United States.

• broadened Union war goals to include ending slavery.

Which of the following was an economic effect of the war in the North?

• higher food prices

• decreased industrial profits

• increased immigration

• higher unemployment

Which Pennsylvania battle ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee's hopes of winning the war by invading the North?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Atlanta

How did the Union's control of the Mississippi River affect the South's ability to fight the war?

• It convinced the residents of Vicksburg to join the Union army.

• It stopped food and supplies from reaching the Confederate troops.

• It caused thousands of Confederate soldiers to desert.

• It led to the closing of the South's port at New Orleans.

Sherman's March to the Sea was an example of total war, a strategy that

• brings the terror and destruction of war to the farms and towns of civilians.

• forces all men of fighting age to leave their jobs and join the army.

• pushes opposing soldiers toward the coast to cut the off from the rest of the army.

• makes civilians house, feed, and care for soldiers during war time.

Which two people were most closely associated with the abolitionist movement?

• Frederick Douglass

• Jefferson Davis

• Henry Clay

• Sojourner truth