What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?

• It was the first battle fought in the Western Theater.
• It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history and led to the Emancipation Proclamation.
• It marked the end of the Civil War.
• It was a decisive victory for the Confederacy.

What principle allowed states to vote on whether they would be free or slave states?

• Federal mandate
• State rights
• Popular sovereignty
• Constitutional amendment

William Sherman is best known for:

• his presidency after the Civil War
• his invention of the telegraph
• his role as a Union general in World War I
• his 'March to the Sea' during the American Civil War

Manifest Destiny refers to:

• The idea that the U.S. should remain isolated from foreign affairs.
• The belief that the expansion of the United States was justified and inevitable.
• The belief that the U.S. should expand only through diplomacy and treaties.
• A policy promoting the abolition of slavery in the U.S.

The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because:

• It was fought entirely on Union soil.
• It was a turning point in the Civil War.
• It resulted in the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
• It was the first battle of the Civil War.

What did Lincoln suspend, allowing people to be imprisoned without trial?

• the power of executive orders
• the writ of habeas corpus
• the right to bear arms
• the right to free speech

The Fugitive Slave Law required:

• Escaped slaves to be granted freedom.
• Owners to pay a fine for lost slaves.
• Slaves to be given the right to vote.
• Escaped slaves to be returned to their owners.

The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT:

• Expansion of the Missouri Compromise
• Stricter fugitive slave laws
• Immediate abolition of slavery in the territories
• Admission of California as a free state

True or False: The Tariff of 1832 led to the Nullification Crisis in the South.

• False
• True

True or False: "Stonewall" Jackson was a prominent Confederate general known for his tactical skills.

• False
• True