APUSH Unit 4 Review

Name the 1857 Supreme Court ruling that stated that blacks had no standing in court and that Congress could not legislate regarding slavery in the western territories:

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• The Dred Scott decision

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

It can be argued that the Civil War began several years prior to the firing on Fort Sumter, in a western territory that entered the Union as a state in 1861. What was that state?

• Nebraska

• California

• North Carolina

• Kansas

Abraham Lincoln, a fairly prominent lawyer though known mainly in Illinois, rose to national prominence by way of his famous 1858 series of debates with which powerful politician?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• James Buchanan

• Daniel Webster

• Frederick Douglass

What was the policy of Abraham Lincoln and the new Republican Party regarding slavery?

• Slavery should be allowed in the western territories

• Slavery should be outlawed immediately

• Slavery should be allowed where it currently existed, but not be allowed to spread west

• The question of slavery should be left up to the settlers in each western territory

Who was the radical abolitionist that aimed to foment a slave insurrection in the South, targeting Harpers Ferry, Virginia (today, West Virginia)?

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Theodore Weld

Which of the following won the election of 1860?

• John Bell, Constitutional Union Party

• John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democratic Party

• Stephen A. Douglas, Northern Democratic Party

• Abraham Lincoln, Republican Party

What was the first state to secede from the Union following the election of 1860?

• Texas

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Georgia

What name was adopted by the slave states that seceded from the Union and declared an independent nation?

• United States of America

• Southern States of America

• Confederate States of America

• Seceded States of America

Identify the military installation in Charleston, SC, that was shelled by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861, forcing its surrender and marking the start of armed conflict in the Civil War:

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Pickens

• Fort Macon

• Fort Worth

Which of the following was an advantage for the Northern states as the Civil War began?

• More capable military commanders

• Could fight a defensive war on familiar terrain with local support

• Most soldiers were highly familiar with weapons

• A superior transportation system