Unit 4 Study Guide- SS- 4th Grade

Which of the following statements accurately describes the public's reaction to Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Northerners viewed the book as nothing more than abolitionist exaggerations.

• Southerners felt the book did not accurately describe slavery.

• Abolitionists believed the book harmed their cause and tried to have it banned.

• The book was largely ignored by the public until after Reconstruction.

John Brown and Harriet Beecher Stowe held similar views about slavery but acted on their beliefs differently. Which answer choice BEST explains their actions?

• Brown worked with government leaders to change national laws, while Stowe focused on changing public opinion about slavery.

• Stowe worked with government leaders to change national laws, while Brown focused on changing public opinion about slavery.

• Brown used his writing talents to show people the horrors of slavery, while Stowe used violence as a way to fight against slavery.

• Stowe used her writing talents to show people the horrors of slavery, while Brown used violence as a way to fight against slavery.

Why did John Brown attack a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?

• to obtain guns to use to capture escaped slaves

• to obtain guns to arm slaves and carry out a rebellion

• to convince the federal government to invade the South

• to convince the Northern states to secede from the Union

What main disagreement between Northern and Southern states helped cause the Civil War?

• disagreement over whether slavery should be legal

• disagreement over how many senators each state had

• disagreement over whether women should be allowed to vote

• disagreement over how the government treated American Indians

During the period before the Civil War, Southern leaders argued that the idea of states' rights meant that

• each state had the legal right to secede from the United States.

• the constitutions of each state were the supreme laws within the states' territories.

• states had the right to make separate treaties with the American Indians.

• federal laws did not apply in a state unless that state's senators voted for them.

How did economic worries help push the United States toward a civil war in the 1860s?

• Southern states were concerned that pollution from factories in the North was hurting Southern farms.

• Southern plantation owners feared that if slavery were made illegal it would destroy the South's economy.

• Northern labor unions feared that factory workers would be replaced by slaves from the South if slavery was not outlawed.

• Northern states worried that the growing economic power of the South would threaten Northern control of the federal government.

Which military leader was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War?

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas Jackson

• William Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

What event did Sasha take notes on?

• the Atlanta Campaign

• the Battle of Fort Sumter

• the Battle of Gettysburg

• the March to the Sea

What was the final outcome of the Battle of Appomattox Court House during the Civil War?

• General William T. Sherman's forces began the March to the Sea.

• President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Union troops were forced to retreat from Georgia following their defeat.

• General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.

Read the text and answer the question.

"On the 11th of April Fort Sumter, a National fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was fired upon by the Southerners and a few days later was captured. — Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant"

Which historical event is Grant describing?

• the first shots of the Civil War

• the surrender of Robert E. Lee

• the capture of the capital of the Union

• the end of Sherman's March to the Sea