Sectionalism/Civil War/Reconstruction

Which of the following BEST completes the diagram?

• Key Events of the Civil War

• Individual Rights during the Civil War

• Nullification Crisis

• Causes of the Civil War

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas

• Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856

• The Nebraska settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas

• The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south

The South dveloped fewer factories due to ---

• their excellent railroad system that shipped goods to them

• the lack of government tax breaks

• their dependence on slavery and an agricultural economy

• fewer good locations for factory development

Speaker 1: "A state has the right to overrule an act passed by Congress."

Speaker 2: "I disagree. Yes, states do share power with the federal government but the Constitution is the supreme law of the land."

The two speakers above are likely discussing ---

• The Monroe Doctrine

• States' Rights

• The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

Which of the following was the primary economy of the South leding up to the Civil War?

• Manufacturing

• Banking & Finance

• Agriculture

• Commercial Fishing

The decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford had a major impact on life in the United States because it ---

• Limited the power of the Supreme Court to rule on cases of race

• Reignited tensions surrounding the issue of slavery in the territories

• Supported the issue of nullification in the southern states

• Reaffirmed the president's right to serve more than two terms in office

What was the South's reaction to the results of the election of 1860?

• They supported Lincoln's election because they thought he was not an abolitioist

• They were indifferent because they knew Congress would overturn any of Lincoln's attempts to end slavery

• They impeached him and elected Jefferson Davis as the new president of the United States

• They seceeded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America

Which statement correctly describes the role of Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?

• He wrote the words to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to rally Union troops

• He lead his troops through Georgia on a "March to the Sea" destroying farms, towns and railroads as they went

• He served as the U.S. General and Commander of the Union forces during the later years of the war

• He developed the Anaconda Plan and ran against Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864

Which of the following statements BEST exemplifies Jefferson Davis' views on secession?

• Government rests on the consent of the governed so a state can choose to leave the Union

• A government established by the people in the U.S. Constitution is meant to be a permanent one

• A state may lawfully leave the Union if other member states grant their permission

• It would dangerously weaken the United States if states were allowed to leave the Union

Which of the following WAS NOT a major accomplishment of the Freedman's Bureau?

• Established Schools

• Negotiated and Enforced Labor Contracts

• Helped former slaves get elected to public offices

• Provided food, shelter and clothing to former slaves