Sectionalism/Civil War/Reconstruction

In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

• Dred Scott Decision

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

Who was the publisher of the North Star?

• Dred Scott

• Nat Turner

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

Which compromise outlawed slavery above the 36 30' line?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

• Louisiana Compromise

"People can now vote on slavery! There has been so much fighting and bloodshed lately!" Which act/event is best described by this statement?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

• Wilmot Proviso

This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe brought awareness to slavery and helped increase abolition.

• The Underground Railroad

• The Scarlet Letter

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Atlanta, Georgia

Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Appomattox Court House

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

Use the following chart to answer the question that follows.

According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?

• The South

• The North

• The West

• All regions had equal amount of resources

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The Gettysburg Address

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

• General Lee surrendered to the Union army after the battle.

• There were nearly 48,000 casualties of the battle.

• Lincoln emancipated the slaves after the Union victory at the battle.

• The battle ended the Confederacy's hopes of getting assistance from Britain and France.