Road to, Civil War and Reconstruction Exam

As part of the Compromise of 1850, which law regarding the return of escaped slaves enraged northerners.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Northwest Ordinance

The goal of the Republican Party was ...

• To oppose the expansion of slavery

• To support the expansion of slavery

• To implement strict fiscal policies

• To promote civil liberties and democratic governance

Which state was the first to secede from the union?

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• North Carolina

Lincoln's position on slavery and its spread was:

• He supported slavery in the past but opposed its spread.

• He opposed slavery and its spread.

• He believed that free states could maintain slavery while new territories should be free.

• He had no clear position on the matter.

Which abolitionist wanted to start a slave rebellion and raided Harper’s Ferry, Virginia?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

The group that wanted to punish the Confederate soldiers during Reconstruction:

• Radical Republicans

• Conservative Democrats

• Southern Unionists

• Northern Moderates

California was admitted as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850.

• True

• False

Hiram Revels was the first African American ___________.

• Supreme Court Justice

• Army General

• President of the Confederacy

• United States Senator

The president of the Confederacy was __________.

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

The Union’s Anaconda Plan had the following 3 goals to capture the Confederacy:

• Blockade the Southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and surround the Confederacy.

• Blockade the Northern ports, expand Union territory, and secure alliances.

• Fortify the border, encourage internal rebellion, and cut off European aid.

• Negotiate peace, establish trade agreements, and redistribute land.