Civil War Unit Test Review

At the end of the excerpt, what encouraging signs does Douglass find?

• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Abraham Lincoln
• Religion

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Douglass alludes to what important document from American history?

• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Gettysburg Address

"What to the Slave is the 4th of July" is an example of what type of passage?

• Douglass expressing confusion about his purpose for speaking at this occasion
• Douglass seeking common ground with his audience
• Douglass expressing outrage
• Douglass introducing a counterclaim
• Douglass reaching a turning point

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following principles did Mr. Lincoln NOT address directly in the Gettysburg Address?

• pursuit of happiness
• unity
• liberty
• equality

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

With which of the following statements would President Lincoln be most likely to DISAGREE?

• The rebellion of the Southern states was an effort to overthrow the principle that all men were created equal
• The causes of emancipation and preserving the Union are independent of each other.
• At the core of the Declaration of Independence are the principles of human equality and government by consent.
• Defending the American Union is the highest tribute the living in the attendance at Gettysburg could pay to the dead.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which statement is the MOST likely reason that people still read and remember the Gettysburg Address?

• The address pointed out how many thousands had died for their beliefs
• The address was Lincoln's sad appeal to remember the dead
• The address was Lincoln's eloquent summary of what the war was for
• The address fiercely pointed out the uselessness of war

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What task did Lincoln give to the people who lived throughout the war?

• The task of preserving the Union and its liberties
• The task of burying the dead
• The task of rebuilding the cities
• The task of growing enough food to feed the country

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Lincoln NOT say in his famous address?

• The ground could not really be consecrated by the living
• The Declaration of Independence was signed 87 years before
• The North was right, and the South lost the battle
• The American people must not allow their country to be divided

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What event in the past is Lincoln referring to in his second inaugural address?

• Civil War
• His first inaugural address
• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to Lincoln, what was the cause of the Civil War?

• Greed
• Slavery
• Fear
• Lack of unity

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3