Unit 2 Review: Sectionalism & Civil WarCivil War

Why was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment famous?

• It was an African American unit that was noted for heroism in battle.

• It was a Union replacement unit that turned the tide at the Battle of Gettysburg.

• It was composed of men under the age of 20.

• It was the only integrated unit during the Civil War.

Which of the following best shows how the issue of states’ rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War?

• Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.

• Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.

• Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.

• Many Northerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by the election of Abraham Lincoln.

In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.

Use the passage to answer the question. How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?

• The troops were often turning against one another.

• The troops were fighting for individual states.

• The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.

• The Confederate military only answered to state governors.

What did the actions of the Border Ruffians demonstrate about the slavery debate? Select all that apply.

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  that opposing sides would resort to violence

• that abolitionists would triumph by using the press

• that settlers would follow the laws

• that compromises would not solve the debate

In the text, you read this about the Dred Scott case:Dred Scott had been enslaved for many years in Missouri. Later, he moved with his owner, who was an army surgeon, to Illinois and then to the Wisconsin Territory, where slavery was not allowed. After they returned to Missouri, Scott’s owner died. The owner's wife took ownership of Scott, and eventually those rights transferred to her brother, John Sandford. Antislavery lawyers helped Scott to file a lawsuit, a legal case brought to settle a dispute between people or groups. Scott’s lawyers argued that, because Scott had lived in a free territory, he had become a free man.

Use the passage to answer the question. According to Dred Scott's lawsuit, how had his rights been violated?

• He had been forced to move against his will to different places.

• He was not allowed to talk to a lawyer to prepare for his case.

• He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.

• His ownership had been transferred without his agreement.

How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?

• They accompanied their husbands to war.

• They worked as nurses for the Union army.

• They enlisted and fought with the army.

• They took jobs to support their families.

General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the Union Army.Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?

• naval blockade

• martial law

• total war

• defensive war

How did the Union’s capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?

• The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.

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  The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.

• Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.

• The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.

The Free-Soil Party was a precursor to which political party?

• Know Nothing Party

• Whig Party

• Republican Party

• Copperhead Party

Which of the following led to some Northerners labeling John Brown as a martyr?

• Brown's appearance of being insane and the failure of his raid

• Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs

• Brown's desire to organize and carry out a slave revolt

• Brown's persistence when fighting back against Southern troops