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WorksheetsAntebellum+Civil War Build Up
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Nullification Crisis of 1832 centered around
a)
the annexation of Texas
b)
Jackson's war on the bank
c)
The extension of slavery into Missouri
d)
Southern opposition to tariffs
2.
Frederick Douglas, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth: All of these were figures in which social movement?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Temperance
c)
Education
d)
Suffrage
3.
When the admission of new states threatened the balance of free and slave states in the Union, which Kentucky Senator drew up the "Missouri Compromise" in 1820?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
William H. Harrison
4.
California was initially admitted as a "free state" while citizens of the Utah and New Mexico territories were left to decide the issue for themselves. Which of these set this up?
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
5.
Before the Civil War began, which issue played the GREATEST role in increasing tension and conflict between northern and southern state?
a)
northern opposition to the Tariff of 1832
b)
westward expansion and the issue of how to seize land owned by the Native Americans
c)
westward expansion and the issue of whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories
d)
the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears," and the creation of Indian reservations in Oklahoma.
6.
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as ___.
a)
confederacy
b)
compromise
c)
secession
d)
popular sovereignty
7.
Why did the invention of cotton gin increase the need for slaves by reducing the need for labor to complete this task?
a)
More slaves needed to pick cotton on growing plantations
b)
more slaves needed to operate cotton gins
c)
cotton gin only picked fibers, slaves still needed to separate seeds
d)
smaller farms to stay competitve needed more slaves.
8.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Tubman
9.
According to the ____, Congress could not forbid slavery in any territory because it would interfere with a slaveholder's right to own property.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
Know-Nothing Party
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson Case
10.
In general, this term means "a complete doing away with," which is how it came to be the name of the movement to outlaw slavery.
a)
antebellum
b)
emancipation
c)
abolition
d)
civil disobedience
11.
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
a)
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
b)
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
c)
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
d)
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
12.
What state was ready to nullify the tariffs in 1832?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Virginia
d)
Alabama
13.
Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the union the first time?
a)
Slavery
b)
Land costs
c)
Tariffs
d)
Missouri entering the union
14.
The theory of ________ presents a view of the nation and the Constitution that is closest to the Doctrine of Nullification.
a)
Federalism
b)
Soverignty
c)
Patriotism
d)
States Rights
15.
Which region was upset about the Tariff of Abominations?
a)
West
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Northwest
16.
Southerners felt they were paying for which regions prosperity with the Tariff of Abominations
a)
West
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
North
17.
Who or what is an abolitionist?
a)
one who wants to end slavery
b)
one who wants to improve public schools
c)
one who wishes to reform America's prisons
d)
One who wishes to give women more freedom and fairness in society
18.
Why did the invention of cotton gin increase the need for slaves by reducing the need for labor to complete this task?
a)
More slaves needed to pick cotton on growing plantations
b)
more slaves needed to operate cotton gins
c)
cotton gin only picked fibers, slaves still needed to separate seeds
d)
smaller farms to stay competitve needed more slaves.
19.
In the Kansas-Nebraska Act ______________ was used to decide the slavery issue.
a)
voting (popular sovereignty)
b)
states' rights
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
secession
20.
According to the terms of the Compromise of 1850,
a)
California was a slave state
b)
California was a free state
c)
Texas claimed New Mexico and extended slavery in that territory
d)
slave trade continued in the Disctrict of Columbia
21.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
blockade
b)
amend
c)
ratify
d)
secede
22.
A person who wanted to end slavery
a)
Confederate
b)
sharecropper
c)
vigilante
d)
abolitionist
23.
The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law was to
a)
prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court trials
b)
require slaves to have citizenship papers in order to obtain jobs
c)
prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
d)
require the return of runaway slave to their owners
24.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war.
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
25.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
26.
This was the network that helped runaway slaves reach the north?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Ocean Ships
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Freedom Train
27.
This was discovered in California Territory in 1849?
a)
Silver
b)
Gold
c)
Mercury
d)
Platinum
28.
What compromise was created by Henry Clay during the 1820s?
a)
Kansas Nebraska Act
b)
Comrpomise of 1850
c)
Tariff Compromise
d)
Missouri Compromise
29.
This book was the 2nd most read book during the 19th century. It opened the world up to slavery in the South?
a)
House of Diers Drier?
b)
Freedom Train
c)
Uncle Toms Cabin
d)
Diary of a Slave Girl
30.
These two sisters were abolitionist even though they lived in South Carolina?
a)
The Sledge Sisters
b)
The Grimke Sisters
c)
The Smith Sisters
d)
The Stowe Sisters
31.
The Fugitive Slave was a part of what Compromise?
a)
The Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Tariff Compromise
32.
Name this young Illinois congressman?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Stephen Douglass
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John Brown
33.
The north became industrial during the Antebellum period. Who did they use to work in these large factories?
a)
Slaves
b)
Immigrants
c)
Southern Farmers
d)
Abolitionosst
34.
This was created in part because of the devotion to different regions of the United States?
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Division
c)
Slavery
d)
Agriculture
35.
What was South Carolina's response to the Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the US?
a)
Rejoiced
b)
Seceeded
c)
Popular Soverignty
d)
Asked for a recount
36.
This slave sued for his freedom. What was the court case called?
a)
Scott v Sanford
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Plessy v Ferguson
d)
Roe v Wade
37.
What was the name of the compromise that allowed slaves to be counted in the population for representation in the Congress?
a)
5/8 Compromise
b)
5/3 Compromise
c)
3/5 Compromise
d)
3/8 Compromise
38.
What does this picture represent
a)
Farming Life
b)
Industrial Life
c)
Plantation Life
d)
Slave Life
39.
This Fort was fired upon on April 12, 1861 starting the Civil War?
a)
Fort Jackson
b)
Fort Wagner
c)
Fort Moultrie
d)
Fort Sumter
40.
What invention solved the problem of the difficult and time-consuming process of removing seeds from short-staple cotton?
a)
Seed Separator
b)
Cotton Reaper
c)
Steel plow
d)
Cotton Gin
41.
WHAT made cotton so productive that many southern farmers began growing cotton and cotton production spread and increased rapidly?
a)
telegraph
b)
interchangeable parts
c)
cotton gin
d)
cotton plough
42.
Advantages to the cotton crop were:
a)
cost little to transport because it was lightweight and was highly profitable
b)
It was so delicious to eat and therefore popular and people paid well for it.
c)
It could be grown anywhere- hot and cold climates, places with rocky soil or flat ground.
43.
The growing demand for labor after the invention of the cotton gin led to increase use of WHAT labor?
a)
child
b)
expensive
c)
factory
d)
slave
44.
Slaveholders controlled their slaves using harsh WHAT and Strict WHAT?
a)
punishments, slave codes
b)
words, slave threats
45.
When was the Kansas Nebraska Act written?
a)
1850
b)
1830
c)
1848
d)
1854
46.
Maintaining balance between free and slave states was important because
a)
they wanted to maintain balance in Congress.
b)
Northern states threatened to declare war if balance wasn't maintained.
c)
President Lincoln wanted to maintain balance.
47.
What act returned run-away slaves to the south?
a)
Liberator Act
b)
Georgia Platform
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
48.
Which law set a precedent, or example, for admitting two states at a time: one free and one slave?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
49.
What was the result of the Kansas/Nebraska Act?
a)
Southern states seceded.
b)
South Carolina began a nullification campaign.
c)
Violence at voting polls resulted in Bleeding Kansas.
50.
Which compromise stated that slavery would not be allowed north of the 36 30' parallel?
a)
Tariff of 1832
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
51.
What was the US Supreme Court's decision when Dred Scott, a slave, attempted to sue for his freedom? The US Supreme Court determined that he
a)
would be granted his freedom
b)
was lying about living in a free state
c)
was property, not a citizen, and had no legal right to sue
52.
What event causes the south to secede?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
the Election of 1860
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Tariff of Abominations
53.
Who was elected president in 1860?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Alexander Stephens
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
54.
When congress passed the tariff on British goods, South Carolina began a campaign to invalidate, or ______ the federal law.
a)
nullify
b)
secede
c)
abolish
d)
sectionalize
55.
When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, many southern states, including Georgia, left the union, or _______.
a)
nullified
b)
seceded
c)
exercised sectionalism
d)
exercised states' rights
56.
Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of the American Civil War?
a)
The North supported states' rights.
b)
Regional differences caused tension
c)
Economic differences caused tension
d)
The North and South disagreed about slavery
57.
What law overturned the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Tariff of 1832
b)
Georgia Platform
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
58.
How was Abraham Lincoln able to win the election?
a)
He was the only candidate.
b)
Southern states voted in his favor.
c)
He was pro-slavery, so slave owners voted for him.
d)
The southern vote was divided, and northerners supported him.
59.
How was the issue of slavery determined in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska?
a)
Popular sovereignty determined slave status.
b)
Kansas would become a slave state and Nebraska would become a free state.
c)
Nebraska would become a slave state and Kansas would become a free state.
d)
Because they are north of the 36 30' parallel, they would become free states.
60.
What event determined that slaves and free blacks were not citizens and were denied the rights of citizenship?
a)
Dred Scot Case
b)
Georgia Platform
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
61.
What man was chosen to lead the American army during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
62.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
United States
d)
Italy
63.
Where did the British army begin to crumble during the Revolutionary War when Cornwallis and his troops were forced to surrender?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Concord, New Hampshire
c)
Yorktown, Virginia
d)
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
64.
What machine was introduced during the French Revolution as a quicker, less painful form of execution?
a)
Hangman's noose
b)
Guillotine
c)
Electric chair
d)
Steel sword
65.
What was the main weapon used by soldiers in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Phaser
b)
Musket
c)
Rifle
d)
Broadsword
66.
Which of the following was NOT a British Advantage during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Excellent navy
b)
Well-trained army
c)
Resources
d)
Guerrila warfare fighting
67.
An American who supported Britain in the Revolution was called a:
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Greenback
d)
Redcoat
68.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Paul Revere
69.
Where was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
Washington
b)
Philadelphia
c)
New York
d)
Boston
70.
What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriots
b)
The colonies granted the French navy fishing rights
c)
The surrender of the British army
d)
General Nathaniel Greene led surprise raids on the British.
71.
What group would have said that they wanted liberty or death?
a)
Tories
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Tax Collectors
72.
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
a)
Lexington
b)
Plymouth
c)
Saratoga
d)
Boston
73.
When was America declared independent?
a)
June 6th, 1774
b)
June 6th, 1775
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
July 4th, 1781
74.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
75.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
76.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
77.
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
a)
Colonists
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
The British
78.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
79.
What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Intolerable Act
80.
What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
closing the Harbor
c)
Taking all of the tea away
d)
Attacking The colonies
81.
This taxed paper products like mortgages and licenses, and also cards and newspapers
a)
Tea Act
b)
Paper Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act
82.
This taxed lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea
a)
Tea Act
b)
Paper Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act
83.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
84.
There were many tribes of Eastern Woodland Indians in SC.
a)
False
b)
True
85.
Eventually these tribes had __________settlements.
a)
nomadic
b)
permanent
86.
The first natives were____________and __________.
a)
Hunters & gatherers
b)
Hunters & farmers
87.
They grew squash, corn, beans and pumpkins to survive.
a)
true
b)
false
88.
How did the French & Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
a)
Colonists fought to regain French power
b)
Increased British taxes angered the American colonists
c)
The Natives helped the colonists rebel against the British
d)
The French returned to America to fight the British for New York
89.
What was the result of the Cherokee War?
a)
The British defeated and took Cherokee territory
b)
The French assisted the Cherokees to defeat the British
c)
The French defeated the Cherokees
d)
The colonists in the Backcountry lost their land
90.
Which word means an official
member of a country?
member of a country?
a)
government
b)
amendment
c)
citizen
d)
Bill of Rights
91.
What is the name for the written plan that tells how the government is set up?
a)
Democracy
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Republic
d)
Constitution
92.
What type of government do we have in the United States of America?
a)
democracy
b)
election
c)
dictatorship
d)
judicial
93.
The President and Vice President
are part of this branch of
government.
are part of this branch of
government.
a)
National
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Judicial
94.
The first ten amendments of the
Constitution are know as _____________.
Constitution are know as _____________.
a)
republic
b)
legislature
c)
constitution
d)
Bill of Rights
95.
This branch of government meets
in the supreme court building.
in the supreme court building.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
State
d)
Executive
96.
Another name for this branch of
government is Congress.
government is Congress.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
97.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
98.
Who was the leader of the Federalists?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Madison
99.
How did Federalists respond to the XYZ Affair with France?
a)
They encouraged a boycott of French goods.
b)
They urged John Adams to continue negotiations.
c)
They initiated the Convention of 1800.
d)
They demanded that the country go to war with France.
100.
What is the correct order of the first three presidents?
a)
Washington, Jefferson, Adams
b)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson
101.
A tariff is a tax on
a)
imports
b)
bonds
c)
banks
102.
The political party that supported manufacturing and a strong federal government was the
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic-republicans
103.
The leader of the Federalist party was
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
104.
During the XYZ Affair, France demanded a bribe from the U.S. What did the U.S. do?
a)
pay the bribe
b)
not pay the bribe
105.
Instead of paying the bribe, Adams
a)
constructed fences around the country
b)
resigned from office
c)
built up the U.S. Navy
106.
A compromise was made between the Northern States and the Southern states placing the nation's capital in
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
New York City
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