Civil War Review

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To end slavery immediately

• To balance free and slave states

• To start the Civil War

• To create new factories

Which region argued that states had the right to reject federal laws?

• North

• South

• West

• All of the Above

Why did many Southern leaders support slavery?

• They opposed industry.

• They wanted more factories.

• They believed it was unimportant to the economy.

• They feared ending slavery would hurt the Southern economy.

Why did compromises like the Compromise of 1850 fail to permanently solve sectional conflict?

• They ignored disagreements over slavery.

• They wanted slave states all over

• They gave all power to the South.

• They caused the North to secede immediately.

Which document explained that the United States should remain one nation?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

• Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

• Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

Which document changed the purpose of the war by connecting it to ending slavery?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Lincoln's Inaugural Address

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

Which speech reminded Americans that democracy must survive?

• Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Compromise of 1850

Which speech encouraged Americans to reunite after years of war?

• Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Who became the leader of the Confederate government after Southern states seceded?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Daniel Webster

• Jefferson Davis

• Frederick Douglass

Who led the Union Army and accepted the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House?

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Tecumseh Sherman