Topic 8 Lesson 1-3 Test Review

As part of the Missouri Compromise, __________ was admitted to the Union as a free state and __________ was admitted as a slave state.

Which of the following were advantages held by the Confederacy as the war began?

• High number of men of military age

• High number of train tracks made traveling between states easier

• Great knowledge of the terrain as well as assistance from friendly civilians

• Great trade opportunities to make up for their lack of manufacturing

• Easy access to Union supply trains

What was the main reason for the northern opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• They believed it contradicted the Compromise of 1850.

• They feared it would instigate violence in the West.

• They assumed it was a scheme to raise property taxes in the West.

• They felt it violated the Missouri Compromise's pledge to prevent the spread of slavery.

Why might some southerners have been surprised when Lincoln was elected President?

• They thought he was too inexperienced
• They didn't think he would win because he was from the North
• They believed he was in favor of slavery
• They were not aware he was running for president since he didn't appear on their ballots

As the leader of the Republican Party, Lincoln was outspoken in his views on slavery and expressed them during the debates of 1858. Which of the following would BEST reflect his views?

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Wilmot Proviso

What principle allowed settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed?

• the Wilmot Proviso

• secession of states

• popular sovereignty

• the Missouri Compromise

What was Brown's primary motivation for his actions that led to his sentencing?

• He wanted to admit his wrongdoings.

• He believed the federal court would dismiss his charges.

• He thought his raid would instantly end slavery.

• He aimed to draw nationwide attention to the abolitionist movement.

The primary reason for the Southern states deciding to secede was they felt threatened by Lincoln's presidency.

• True

• False

Fort Sumter was important strategically because

• it was the largest federal fort in the South.

• it was in the first southern state to secede.

• it was the last federal fort still held by the Union.

• it guarded Charleston Harbor.

What was the North’s biggest advantage in the Civil War?

• its strong industrial economy

• its large population

• northerners’ familiarity with southern land

• defending their homeland gave northerners a sense of purpose