Honors: Unit 4 Test

What was the Underground Railroad?

• The nation’s first subway system
• The nation’s first transcontinental railroad
• A railroad that ran from the southern United States to Canada
• An informal network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape

Which of the following freed slaves in the South?

• Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
• Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
• The Transcontinental Railroad
• The end of Reconstruction

What did Lincoln view as the primary reason for the war?

• To punish the South
• To preserve the Union
• To divide the nation
• To protect slavery

What did Lincoln hope would happen when the war ended?

Read this phrase from paragraph 4 of "The Second Inaugural Address". "but let us judge not, that we be not judged..." The author most likely included this phrase to —

• suggest that both sides should be blamed for slavery
• convince his audience to consider the humanity of the other side
• provide a warning for his audience
• argue against a popular idea

What does the word " deprecate" mean?

• express disapproval of
• to lose value
• end on poor terms
• a risky or daring journey or undertaking

What does the word "engross" mean?

• express disapproval of
• to lose value
• absorb all the attention or interest of
• a risky or daring journey or undertaking

What does Anderson ask for to test the Colonel’s sincerity in "To My Old Master"?

• Freedom for himself and his family
• Wages earned while they were enslaved
• A role in the Nashville Hospital
• Greetings to his old friends

Read this excerpt from paragraph 3 of "To My Old Master". "As to my freedom, which you say I can have, there is nothing to be gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the Provost-Marshal-General of the Department of Nashville. Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you were disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores, and rely on your justice and friendship in the future." Select two statements that show the primary purpose of this excerpt.

• To make a request he knows Anderson will not fulfill
• To show that he still may forgive Anderson’s past actions
• To inform Anderson he is serious about asking for restitution
• To indicate that he finds Anderson’s proposal ridiculous
• To give Anderson a way to back out of his proposal

What does the word "recompense" mean?

• having or showing high moral standards
• make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate
• inclined or willing
• absorb all the attention or interest of