Final Exam 2023

"Antebellum" is a Latin word that means, "before the war." Therefore, the time period we have been covering focuses on life in America before which of the following wars?

• American Revolution

• Vietnam War

• World War II

• The Civil War

Nat Turner was a...

• Plantation Owner

• Senator

• Enslaved Man

• President

What was the overall effect Turner's Rebellion had on slavery in the south?

• It led to enslaved people gaining some rights 

• It led to decreased numbers of enslaved people in southern states

• It made slavery in the south even harsher 

• It allowed enslaved people to learn how to read and write to incentivize them not to rebel 

What does the word "suffrage" mean?

• the right to vote

• the desire to be equal

• great suffering

• the conditions of prison

Manifest Destiny is...

• the law of expansion westwards

• Organization of land that had not yet become official  states

• the Native American belief of natural migration

• the idea that the US had the God-given right to take over all of North America

The US government tried to incentivize, or provide a good reason, for pioneers to go West by...

• Giving them a cash bonus for going west 

• Giving away land for free

• Providing supplies for the journey

• Forgiving all taxes for pioneers

Which was NOT a cause of death for Native Americans on the Trail of Tears?

• Harsh climate conditions 

• Lack of Food 

• Lack of knowledge about the region

• Unsanitary conditions in removal camps

Which event officially began the Civil War?

• Attack on Fort Sumter

• Election of 1860

• Bleeding Kansas

• Nullification Crisis

All of the following were advantanges of the Confederacy except...

• They were fighting on their home land 

• They had better generals

• They were fighting defensively

• They had a larger population

Single Bloodiest Day of the Civil War

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Antietam

• Vicksburg