Unit 2 - Topic 3 (Civil War) Pre-Assessment

The quote above is from the introductory paragraph of the —

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the United States of America

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

This excerpt is from a speech given in — (a)  

• Antietam
• Fort Sumter
• Manassas
• Gettysburg
• Appomattox

What was President Abraham Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

• end slavery

• preserve the Union (keep the county together)

Which of the following describe the Gettysburg Address? (click all the apply)

• "Four score and seven years ago....."

• honor fallen soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg where 50,000 soldiers had died

• a war-time tactic to put Confederate sympathizers in jail

• raise the spirits of weary Northerners

• remain focused on preserving the Union and this great country

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

• Fugitive Immigrant Law

• Runaway Slave Clause

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Property Abandonment Clause

This said all blacks were NOT US citizens

• Missouri Compromise
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott Case

Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the Southern states from the Union? pg. 3-18

• The ships at Fort Sumter being destroyed by the North

• The Election of Abraham Lincoln as President, thought he would end slavery.

• The issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The abolition of Slavery in the South

How did the Abolitionist movement create tension between the North and the South? pg. 3-18

• It led to a breakdown of compromise between the North and the South

• It brought the end of slavery to the forefront of discussion. 

• It caused the Southern States to secede from the Union.

• It highlighted the horrors of slavery and brought shame to Southern land owners. 

Which of the following is NOT true about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It was signed by President Lincoln as a way to change the reason for the war to about ending slavery

• It made slavery illegal in all of the rebelling(Southern) states, and union forces could free slaves

• It was added to the constitution as the official abolishing of slavery in all of America including union states

• Congress would NOT let Lincoln free slaves in the border states because those states hadn't rebelled or seceded.

What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?

• Secessionist

• Lincolnist

• Abolitionist

• Whig