Civil War

Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?

• Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law

• Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California

• Members of both groups were guaranteed their freedom

• Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in Texas

What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?

• Should the U.S. expand westward?

• Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?

• Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

• Should states be able to secede from the Union?

Which outcome best completes this diagram?

• American Revolution

• Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

• Civil War

Which statement BEST describes the importance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

• The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River

• It was the opening engagement of the Civil War in the South

• It was described as the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War

• The Confederacy captured military supplies from the North

After Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the U.S. was to

• elect a new president and vice president

• complete construction of the Capitol

• establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

• implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

Which constitutional issue contributed to sectional conflict before the Civil War?

• Disagreement over the boundaries of the Oregon Territory

• Growing support for limiting female suffrage and immigration

• The limits on free speech and press included in the Alien and Sedition Acts

• Debate over the expansion of slavery into the West

What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

• The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war

• The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River

• The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy

• The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war

What is the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It made slavery legal

• It started slavery in the North

• It ended slavery in the Confederate states

• It ended slavery only in the West

Which event caused the South to secede from the Union?

• The election of Lincoln in 1860

• The Siege of Vicksburg

• The annexation of Texas

• The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Underground Railroaders

• Abolitionists

• Carpetbaggers

• Suffragists