EOC Review US History Civil War

1. Which sequence of events correctly identifies a rise in tensions, bringing the nation closer to war?

• A. John Brown's Raid, Compromise of 1850, Bleeding Kansas, Kansas-Nebraska Act

• B. Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Raid on Harper's Ferry.

• C. Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown's Raid.

• D. Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Compromise of 1850.

2. Which issue do the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act have in common?

• A. Funding public schools

• B. Establishing a national bank

• C. Allowing slavery in new territories

• D. building a transportation infrastructure

3. What was the significance of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision?

• A. The Supreme Court overruled attempts by Congress to limit the spread of slavery.

• B. The Supreme Court held that the practice of slavery was unconstitutional.

• C. While Lincoln objected to the decision, Stephen Douglas supported it.

• D. Dred Scott and his wife spent the rest of their lives in slavery.

4. Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the Southern States?

• A. Passage of a higher protective tariff

• B. Emancipation Proclamation

• C. Election of President Lincoln

• D. Battle of Olustee

5. Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?

• A. Southerners feared the Northerners intended to abolish slavery.

• B. Southern states wanted a free hand in suppressing local slave revolts.

• C. The Dred Scott decision led Northern state officials to defy federal law.

• D. Northerners opposed the shipment of Southern cotton to Great Britain.

6. Which conclusion BEST summarizes the northern and southern economic differences?

• A. The North's economic system allowed for larger populations to sustain an industrialized society which created higher profits.

• B. The South's economic system was based largely on an agrarian society producing steel.

• C. The North struggled to maintain population and financial prosperity.

• D. The South prospered during the course of the Civil War.

7. What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A. Slaves in Northern states were freed.

• B. The war became a moral contest over slavery.

• C. Slaves in Border States were immediately freed.

• D. African Americans were admitted into the Confederate army.

8. What was the main objective of General Scott's the Anaconda plan ?

• A. To attack and bring under control a few key Southern cities.

• B. To disrupt Southern supply lines by controlling and railroad junctions in the South.

• C. To sign treaties with Britain and France to prevent them from assisting the South.

• D. To suffocate the South by controlling the Mississippi River and the southern ports.

9. Which of the following statements best represents Abraham Lincoln's objectives in the American Civil War?

• A. He set out to fight a war of abolition and free the slaves in the Southern states.

• B. He wanted to invade the South to take over the plantations in order to boost the economy of the North and supply textile mills with cheap cotton.

• C. He wanted to preserve the union by defeating the Confederate forces and bringing the seceded states back into the United States.

• D. He realized that an alliance between France, Britain, and the Confederacy would be a major threat that could take over the entire United States.

10. Which of the following represents Florida's contribution to South during the Civil War?

• A. Produced beef, pork, fish, fruit, and salt for Confederate troops.

• B. Ran through Union blockades, smuggling cargoes from Cuba and Bahamas

• C. One of the few states whose capital did NOT fall to Union forces

• D. All of the above.