Unit 8 Test Corrections

Sam's life was affected by the ratification of the 14th Amendment in that it (a)   , gaining citizenship and equal protection under the law. Provide 2 examples of how the lives of formerly enslaved persons were affected.

• Sam's life improved significantly,
• Sam's life remained unchanged
• Sam's life worsened due to increase
• Sam's life improved slightly

Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table?

• The South had a society that relied on wage labor.

• The South had an economy that relied on cotton.

• The South had a variety of natural resources.

• The South had an abundance of large cities.

Which of the following were reasons why Southern legislators voted to secede from the Union in 1861? Select TWO correct answers.

• They feared Lincoln would legally abolish slavery in the U.S.

• They wanted to prevent the spread of slavery.

• They wanted to become an independent republic again.

• They believed the states had the right to nullify federal laws.

• They needed the protection of the United States army.

Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 had the greatest effect on the United States in the 1850s?

• New states would use popular sovereignty to answer the slavery question.

• The slave trade was prohibited in Washington, D.C.

• The Texas border dispute was settled.

• A stricter Fugitive Slave Act was written into the compromise.

Match the following historical laws with their corresponding opposition movements.

• Opposition to the agreement regulating slavery in new territories.

• Missouri Compromise

• Opposition to laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

• Jim Crow legislation

• Opposition to laws restricting the rights of freed slaves after the Civil War.

• Black Codes

• Opposition to laws requiring the return of escaped slaves to their owners.

• Fugitive Slave Law

One cause of Bleeding Kansas as shown on the map was (a)   .

• Western migration of Mormons
• Westward expansion of slavery
• Immigrant demands for voting rights
• Land disputes between migrant group

Select the statement which showcases Lincoln's goal of maintaining the Union before the start of the Civil War.

• In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war.

• The Government will not assail you.

• You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors.

• Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.

Which battle of the Civil War forced a Confederate retreat from Maryland in September of 1862 and resulted in the highest number of casualties in a single day?

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Atlanta

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

Abraham Lincoln was addressing (a)   in the Emancipation Proclamation.

• northern abolitionists
• southern slaveholders
• southern merchants
• northern secessionists

Which of the following was the result of the Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863?

• Cotton production increased.

• Union controlled the Mississippi River.

• Union forces got aid from France.

• The war was ended.