*UPDATED* Chapter 6 U.S. History Practice

Which term refers to the belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable?

• Manifest Destiny

• Popular sovereignty

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Habeas corpus

The lands acquired from Mexico under President James K. Polk would be mentioned decades later by Germany in:

• The Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico (World War I)

• The ZImmerman Telegram to Mexico (World War II)

• The Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico (Cold War)

• The Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico (Spanish-American War)

At Lincoln's assassination, John Wilkes Booth shouted "Sic Semper Tyrannis"! He saw Lincoln as a tyrant for:

• serving two terms as President

• opposing states' rights to continue slavery

• emancipating slaves in the South

• supporting the Wade-Davis Bill

Though it is unconstitutional, President Lincoln was allowed to suspend habeas corpus (the rule mandating that accused criminals appear in court) because:

• habeas corpus is a useless rule

• the crimes were not significant enough to require court appearances

• during wartime, Presidential powers expand and habeas corpus would be difficult to enforce

• the accused criminals could be tried in the South instead of being brought physically to the North to face charges

Who was the Confederate general known as "Stonewall"?

• Thomas Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• William T. Sherman

Which battle is considered a turning point in the American Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Fort Sumter

• Vicksburg

Lincoln's passage of the Emancipation Proclamation was motivated by:

• a desire to end the enslavement of African people

• identifying slavery as a weakness in the southern states that could be exploited

• A belief in equality between Blacks and Whites

• Christian compassion for the oppressed

Which of the following are tied to the Kansas-Nebraska Act? (three responses)

• Bleeding Kansas

• Annexation

• The Harper's Ferry Raid, led by John Brown

• Popular sovereignty

President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address:

• against the backdrop of the battle of Gettysburg

• against the backdrop of a massive graveyard of Union soldiers

• atop a ferryboat crossing the Mississippi River

• against the backdrop of a massive graveyard of both Union and Confederate soldiers

Once the Civil War had ended, Lincoln sought (two solutions):

• to punish the South for insurrection

• to reestablish and maintain unity between the North and South

• to punish all confederate leaders

• loyalty from only 10% of the southern citizenry