Civil War STAAR Review

Which era is represented by this photograph?

• The early republic

• The Age of Jackson

• Westward expansion

• Civil War

What does President Lincoln identify as the core principle being tested by the Civil War?

• The enforcement of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The preservation of states' rights as outlined in the Constitution

• The endurance of the nation's founding ideals of equality

• The prevention of Southern states' dominance in Congress

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?

• Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces

• Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The alignment of foreign allies with the Union of with the Confederacy

How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?

• The river had provided direct access to the Union's base of military operations.

• Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between the slave and free states.

• The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.

• Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.

Why was the Battle of Vicksburg a strategic victory in the Civil War?

• The battle opened the way for a full-scale Union attack on Atlanta.

• The battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

• The battle prevented a Confederate invasion of the North.

• The battle allowed President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• The Democratic Party lost influence in the federal legislature.

• The Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional by federal courts.

• Sectional tensions among between northern and southern states increased.

• Immigrants were forced to relocate from eastern cities to western territories.

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What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?

• Anaconda Plan
• Rattlesnake Plan
• Scorpion Plan
• Blockade Plan

Where did the events shown in this painting occur?

• A private home in Appomattox County, Virginia

• The U.S. Capitol building

• A public church near Ford's Theatre

• The Governor's mansion in Richmond, Virginia

Reconstruction was the process of

• rebuilding the South after the Civil War
• creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
• instituting Black Codes for former slaves
• eliminating the plantation economy in the South

What was the purpose of literacy tests?

• To ensure voters were educated

• To ensure everyone could cook

• To discourage African Americans from voting

• To assess language proficiency