U.S. History and Civil War Quiz

How did Missouri’s application as a state with slavery in 1819 challenge U.S. law?

• It did not have a state constitution.

• States west of the Mississippi River were to be states with slavery.

• It did not have the population required for statehood.

• States north of the Ohio River were to be free states.

What was the significance of the 36˚30´ parallel?

• It separated the North from the South.

• It indicated the northern border of Missouri.

• It showed the borders of the United States.

• It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.

If the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 had become law, where would it have banned slavery?

• Southern states

• Northern states

• Louisiana Territory

• land acquired from Mexico

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

• Daniel Webster and Henry Clay

• James Polk and John Quincy Adams

• Nat Turner and John Brown

• Charles Sumner and Stephen A. Douglas

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

• It caused enslaved people to revolt in Kentucky.

• It turned many more people against slavery.

• Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.

• The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.

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

• It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.

• It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.

• It calmed the country's dispute over slavery.

• It required that the new territories would be free states

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

• to create a rebellion led by enslaved people that would bring an end to slavery

• to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

• to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

• to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

In February 1861, seven Southern states, including South Carolina, joined together

• to agree to an end date for slavery.

• to form the Confederate States of America.

• to voice support for the Union in Congress.

• to stop the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.

Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• highly trained soldiers

• abundant natural resources

• fighting in familiar territory

• control of the Mississippi River

Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?

• He was in favor of slavery.

• He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.

• He believed in the rights of states to secede.

• He had been defeated in the presidential election.