Pretest

Which of the following terms refers to a state that allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union?

• Secede

• Border state

• Arsenal

• Artillery

What did the Compromise of 1850 propose regarding slavery?

• It completely abolished slavery in the U.S.

• It allowed California to enter as a free state but made the Fugitive Slave Act stronger.

• It allowed all territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.

• It forced all states to allow slavery.

What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case?

• Slavery was illegal in the U.S.

• Enslaved people were considered U.S. citizens.

• Enslaved people had no right to file lawsuits.

• Slavery could not expand westward.

Why did Lincoln call for more volunteers after the First Battle of Bull Run?

• The Union won the battle and needed reinforcements.

• The Confederacy won, and Lincoln realized the war would be longer than expected.

• The Union wanted to invade the South immediately.

• The battle ended in a tie, so Lincoln needed more troops.

What did the Confederacy do with the abandoned Union ship they captured?

• They turned it into the first Confederate submarine.

• They used it to attack Union cities along the Mississippi River.

• They covered it with iron and renamed it the Virginia.

• They burned it to prevent Union forces from reclaiming it.

Why was Vicksburg an important location during the Civil War?

• It was the capital of the Confederacy.

• It controlled key railroads leading to the South.

• It was a Union supply base.

• It was on the Mississippi River, and its capture split the Confederacy in two.

What was a major result of the Battle of Gettysburg?

Why did some abolitionists support a gradual end to slavery instead of immediate abolition?

• They feared violent resistance from the South.

• They believed enslaved people were not ready for freedom.

• They thought a slow transition would allow the Southern economy to adjust.

• They did not want to anger Northern businesses.

What issue divided the Democratic Party in the election of 1860?

• Immigration policies

• Slavery

• The expansion of the railroad system

• The role of women in politics

Why did most African Americans reject the plan of the American Colonization Society?

• They did not want to move to Africa.

• They feared attacks from white Southerners.

• They wanted to remain enslaved.

• They preferred to be indentured servants instead.