Test Prep 4

At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 

• uphold national honor
• prevent foreign involvement
• free all slave 
• preserve the Union

In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln presented the Civil War as a struggle for the --

• North's domination over the South
• preservation of the Union and democracy
• South's fight to become an independent nation
• preservation of the rights of American as individuals

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

• The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
• The election of President Abraham LIncoln
• The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
• The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

Who Was John Brown?

• An avid abolitionist
• President of the United States of America
• A rich slave owner
• A southern democrat

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had to rights.

• Dred Scott v Sandford
• McCulloch v Maryland
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Worcester v Georgia

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had to rights.

• Dred Scott v Sandford
• McCulloch v Maryland
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Worcester v Georgia

Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?

• 12th
• 13th
• 14th 
• 15th

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited
• prohibited, permitted or allowed
• sometimes prohibited, never allowed
• cheap, expensive

The North first entered the war to 

• prevent slavery
• to crush the Union
• to steal money from banks
• to keep the Union together

The primary issue of the war changed. What was the underlying issue that became profound?  

• Money
• Popular Sovereignty
• Slavery
• Self-defense