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A Nation Divided

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the 11th President of the United States and was a firm believer in Manifest Destiny?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Jefferson Davis

2.

The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Coastal Expansion

c)

Territorial Takeover

d)

Divine Right

3.

What compromise allowed Missouri to become a slave state and Maine to become a free state?

a)

Balance Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Maine Compromise

d)

36'30' Compromise

4.

What country was the Oregon Territory aquired from?

a)

Mexico

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

5.
What war allowed the U.S to acquire new western land including present day New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah?
a)
War of 1850
b)
WW2
c)
Mexican American War
d)
Cold War
6.
What event directly caused the Mexican- American War?
a)
Illegal Immigration
b)
The annexation of Texas
c)
Embargos
d)
Border disputes
7.

What state would be added to the Union as a free state according to the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Oregon

b)

California

c)

Michigan

d)

Iowa

8.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
a)
Being popular in the world
b)
People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
c)
People voting
d)
The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.
9.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
10.

Formally withdrawing from the United States

a)

To Confederate

b)

Leaving

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Secession

11.

This act repealed the Missouri Compromise and led to Bleeding Kansas when violence erupted between pro-slavery and anti-slavery residents.

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Final Slave Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

The Dred Scott Decision

12.

What controversial Law required U.S citizens to return runaway slaves back to their owner?

a)

Slave codes

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Underground railroad

d)

Slaves Law of 1852

13.

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Williams

c)

Fort Western

d)

Fort Apache

14.

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

a)

to abolish slavery

b)

to end British control of the Western territories

c)

to make a profit selling war supplies

d)

to preserve the Union

15.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
16.

Which battle was the turning point of the war as well as the deadliest?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

The Battle of Gettysburg

17.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
18.

What caused South Carolina to succeed from the Union?

a)

The election of Abraham Lincoln

b)

The election of James Polk

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Kansas Nebraska Act

19.

What battle was the deadliest one-day battle of the war?

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

20.

The Union was able to gain control of the Mississippi River at what battle?

a)

The battle of Bull Run

b)

The battle of Vicksburg

c)

The battle of Gettysburg

d)

The battle of Antietam

21.

Speech given in which Lincoln dedicated the military cemetery at the battlefield in November 1863. The speech helped to raise the spirits of Northerners who had grown weary of war and it revealed his desire to preserve the Union.

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Second Inaugural Address

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

First Inaugural Address

22.

Throughout the war Lincoln suspended this constitutional right.

a)

Speedy Trial

b)

Right to Bare Arms

c)

Habeas Corpus

d)

Free Speech

23.

General William T. Sherman and Union troops attacked Southern forces in the Atlanta Campaign by burning and destroying everything in sight. This opened up the path for Sherman's March to the Sea.

a)

Battle of Atlanta

b)

Battle of Agusta

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Vicksburg

24.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
25.

What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?

a)

Deciduous Democrats

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Wistful Whigs

d)

Fancy Federalists

26.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?       
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes. 
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
27.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
28.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
29.
Guaranteed all men the right to vote no matter their race.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
30.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
31.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction.  This is often referred to as:
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The corrupt bargain
d)
Illegal compromise
32.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
33.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
34.

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John Breckinridge

35.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification

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