Civil War Review

Which of these BEST describes the belief of "Manifest Destiny"?

• the belief that the U.S. should send astronauts to the moon

• the belief that the U.S. should occupy all lands between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

• the belief that slavery in the U.S. was a state issue

• the belief that the U.S. should prevent European military activity in the hemisphere

Which of the following was a belief held by John Brown (1800–1859)?

• Individual states should decide whether to allow slavery.

• Abolitionists should work for gradual change.

• The South should work to improve its economic base.

• Slavery should be abolished by violent means if needed.

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was primarily meant to

• grant citizenship to all people born in the United States.

• end the institution of slavery in the United States.

• allow former slaves the right to vote.

• allow women the right to vote.

Henry Clay introduced this legislation to keep the balance of slave vs free states...

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Manifest Destiny

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

This amendment to the Constitution ended slavery

• 14th

• 13th

• 15th

• 5th

California was initially admitted as a "free state," while citizens of the Utah and New Mexico territories were left to decide the issue for themselves. Which of these set this up?

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which Civil War battle was significant in that the Union army was able to halt Robert E. Lee's invasion of the north, and made the Confederacy fight a defensive war?

• Fredericksburg

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

• Trenton

General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was important to the Union war effort because

• it placed the Mississippi River under Union control.

• important railroads were destroyed, severing supply lines for Confederate forces.

• it convinced Great Britain to stop supporting the Confederacy.

• Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender his forces as a direct result of Sherman's victory.

What Civil War Battle was the bloodiest day in American history?

• Antietam

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

• Appommattox

Which Civil War battle resulted in the Union gaining strategic control of the Mississippi River?

• Antietam

• Murfreesboro

• Appomattox

• Vicksburg