Which issue did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas Nebraska Act all concern?

The extension of slavery in the territories.

The distribution of frontier lands to small farm owners.

The need for internal improvements in transportation.

The placement of tariffs on foreign imports.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?

It ended General Lee’s Confederate invasion of the North.

It caused few Union casualties and destroyed the Confederate army.

It forced the Union army to retreat from the South.

It gave the Union control of the port of New Orleans.

How did the victory at Vicksburg shape the course of the Civil War?

It weakened the Confederacy by giving the Union control of the Mississippi River.

It weakened the Confederacy by giving General William Tecumseh Sherman access to Atlanta.

It strengthened the Confederacy by dividing the Union in half.

It strengthened the Confederacy by securing British recognition and support.

What was the significance of the 36" 30' parallel?

It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.

It seperated the North from the South.

It indicated the northern border of Missouri.

It showed the borders of the United States.

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

It turned many more people against slavery.

It caused enslaved people to revolt in Kentucky.

Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.

The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harper's 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 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

What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860?

The nation was divided over slavery.

Lincoln was popular throughout the nation.

There was little supprot for abolitionists in the North.

Southern states were eager to abolish slavery.

Which was the significance of the Battle of the Bull Run?

It proved that a quick victory was impossible.

It showed that the North would win.

It showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared that

enslaved people in Confederate states were free.

enslaved people in U.S. territories were free.

enslaved people throughout the world were free.

enslaved people in Union states with slavery were free.

The Union's Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except

assassinating the Confederate president.

What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?

The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.

The Confederate troops deserted.

The Union controlled all Southern ports.

The Confederacy enlisted more troops than ever before.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North.

Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North.

The South suffered many losses while the North had few.

The outcome convinced European nations to aid the Confederacy.

Which of these describes General Sherman's march through Georgia?

the bloodiest battle of the war

Which of these describes Grant's terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?

They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.

They were meant to punish the Confederacy.

They were stern in their demand for payment and losses.

They were meant to show that the North sought forgiveness.

What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?

To protect the voting rights of African American men

To give all citizens the right to vote

To provide education for all citizens

To raise taxes to repair damage to the South

What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?

To provide citizenship to former enslaved people

To allow freedmen to run for office

To legislate fair treatment of all citizens

What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to all individuals in the United States?

D. equal access to public facilities

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Introduced popular sovereignty to unorganized territories

Banned slavery in new territories

What was decided in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sanford?

Slaves had no citizen rights and were not protected by the Constitution

Slaves who were taken into free Northern states could not be taken back into the South and enslaved again

Slavery was a violation of First Amendment rights

Slaves were not permitted to serve in the United States Army

The underlying cause of the Civil War was

Section tensions created by slavery and states rights

The Supreme Court's unwillingness to rule on slavery

The Democratic party commitment to Abolitionism

The North's unwillingness to compromise on tariffs

In 1860 and 1861 seven Southern states seceded from the Union in protest of

The election of Republican Abraham Lincoln

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision

The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were attempts by the federal government to

Reduce the conflict over slavery

Settle border disputes with Mexico

Control the migration of settlers to the western territories

What event sparked the southern states to secede from the Union?

Lincoln was elected U.S. president

Slavery was abolished by Lincoln

When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?

The balance of power in Congress

Foreign alliances with Pacific Coast allies

According to the article, what was the most likely reason the South began to secede (or separate) from the Union?

President Lincoln might make decisions that would upset the South.

Slavery had already been abolished, so they had nothing to lose.

South Carolina did not like where it was located in the United States.

Jefferson Davis would be a better president than Abraham Lincoln.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Of the following, which one is an advantage of the North during the Civil War? The North . . .

had more military schools than the South did.

had greater industrial resources.

knew the local terrain better than the South did.

could depend on Great Britain to help them defeat the South.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did General Lee surrender?

Atlanta, Georgia

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Durham, North Carolina

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Union army gained control of the Mississippi River after winning the Battle of

Antietam

Appomattox

Chancelorsville

Vicksburg

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which Union "victory" in Maryland had 23,000 casulties, otherwise known as the "bloodiest day" of the war?

Second Bull Run

Gettysburg

Antietam

Vicksburg

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is total war?

a military strategy that includes destroying the enemy's ability and will to fight

a military strategy that includes flanking the enemy

a military strategy put into effect by Southern Generals

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The North had all of these advantages EXCEPT ___.

Better military leaders.

More miles of railroad tracks.

a more diverse economy.

a larger population.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Union General used "total war" in his March to the Sea?

Lincoln

Burnsides

Sherman

Grant

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Of the following, which one is an advantage of the North during the Civil War? The North . . .

Where did General Lee surrender?

The Union army gained control of the Mississippi River after winning the Battle of

Which Union "victory" in Maryland had 23,000 casulties, otherwise known as the "bloodiest day" of the war?

What is total war?

The North had all of these advantages EXCEPT ___.

Which Union General used "total war" in his March to the Sea?

Which abolitionist wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Which abolitionist helped slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?

someone who wants to end slavery

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