8th grade The Civil War & Reconstruction

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry resulted in:

• A peaceful resolution to slavery issues.
• A widespread uprisings of enslaved people across the South.

• The immediate end of the Civil War.
• The South growing more distrustful of the North.

What was a major effect of the decision to allow the 1854 elections to determine the status of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska?

• It led to a peaceful resolution of the slavery issue.
• It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery in the territories.
• Southern states refused to recognize Kansas and Nebraska as states.

• It resulted in Violent conflicts breaking out between supporters and opponents of slavery.

Stephen Douglas argued in favor of which position in his 1858 debate with Abraham Lincoln?

• States should have the right to decide whether to allow slavery.

• The South should be allowed to secede and form its own country.

• Slavery is morally wrong and contradicts basic American ideals.

• The federal government should have more power over the states.

In the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, the Supreme Court ruled that:

• Slavery was declared unconstitutional.
• The ruling allowed African Americans to sue in court.
• African Americans had no legal rights in the United States.

• States had the right to ignore federal laws they opposed.

Southern states began to secede from the United States following Abraham Lincoln's election because:

• They wanted to expand their territory.
• They were unhappy with Lincoln's economic policies.
• They sought to join a new alliance with European countries.
• They believed Lincoln would try to end slavery.

The Union would win the Civil War if it was able to:

• Outnumber the Confederacy in every battle.
• Negotiate a peace treaty with European powers.
• Force the South to rejoin the United States.

• Win through a surprise attack on Washington, D.C.

The Battle of Bull Run was which battle?

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Antietam
• Second Battle of Bull Run
• First major clash between Union and Confederate forces in the Civil War

Following the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans aided the Union war effort by:

• Enlisting in the Union military as soldiers and sailors.

• Providing financial support to Confederate soldiers.
• Leading abolitionist movements in the South.
• Working as spies for the Confederacy.

In which battle resulted with the Confederacy abandoning its invasion of the North?

• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Fredericksburg
• Battle of Pittsburg

The Civil War changed women's roles in both the Union and the Confederacy by:

• Women were primarily confined to domestic duties during the war.
• Women were not allowed to participate in any war-related activities.
• Women took on new jobs that had previously been held by men.

• Women took on roles exclusively in politics and leadership positions.