Civil War Review

The Wilmot Proviso wanted to ban slavery in what area?

• The Southern states before the Civil War.
• The territories acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase.
• The northern states during the Revolutionary War.
• The territories acquired from Mexico after the Mexican-American War.

Which legislative proposal aimed to prohibit slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Wilmot Proviso

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to

slavery? (Missouri Compromise & Compromise of 1850)

• John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson
• Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth
• Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant
• Henry Clay and Daniel Webster

What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• It had no significant impact on public opinion.
• It raised awareness about slavery, promoted the abolitionist movement, and increased tensions leading to the Civil War.

• It was primarily a work of fiction with no political relevance.
• It promoted the idea of slavery as beneficial.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Mark Twain
• Louisa May Alcott
• Emily Dickinson
• Harriet Beecher Stowe

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Reduction of land available for settlers.
• Increased conflict over slavery in the territories.
• Establishment of a new political party.
• Expansion of railroads in the territories.

Who led a raid at Harpers Ferry?

• John Brown
• Ulysses S. Grant
• George Washington
• Robert E. Lee

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

• To secure weapons for the Union army.
• To start a slave rebellion.

• To establish a new government in Virginia.
• To promote abolitionist literature.

What was the first state to secede from the union?

• South Carolina
• Texas
• Georgia
• Virginia

Which of the following was a strength of the North during the Civil War?

• Larger population and industrial resources
• Access to foreign alliances
• Strong military leadership
• Superior naval power