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Sectionalism & Civil War Test Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-Higher regional differences (North, South, West)

-Lincoln elected as President

-S. Carolina leaves the Union

-Confederacy is created

-Ft. Sumter starts beginning of Civil War


These events resulted in the-

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

d)

Civil War

2.

Which of these statements is describing a result of the Compromise of 1850 and how it affected slaves and freedmen?

a)

Both slaves and freedmen were arrested due to the Fugitive Slave Law

b)

Escaped slaves found refuge in the gold mines located in California

c)

Both freedmen and slaves were sold in slave markets

d)

Freedmen were allowed to vote only in the territories of the Mexican Cession

3.

Which answer below describes the changes happening in the table?

a)

The South was going through a labor shortage during the antebellum period

b)

Slaves were moved from the lower regions of the South to the upper regions of the South to work in factories

c)

Slaves were moved from the upper regions of the south to lower regions of the south to work on cotton farms

d)

The lower regions of the south lost settlers as they moved to new plantations in the west

4.

Why did the battle of Vicksburg affect the outcome of the Civil War?

a)

Many Confederate generals were killed in battle

b)

Troops belonging to the Union were forced back across the Ohio River

c)

Confederate territory was divided in half due to the Anaconda Plan

d)

Union forces experienced many casualties

5.

What made the economy of the West develop differently from the economies located in the Northeast and the South?

a)

The West didn't have much land but had a large immigrant population.

b)

The West had natural harbors and a lot of rivers.

c)

The West had rocky soil and a lot of slaves.

d)

The West had cheap land and a lot of natural resources such as gold.

6.

Which of the answers listed below was a result of the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

U.S. Senate wanted to end Black Codes in the South.

b)

Abolitionists gained support in the North.

c)

Government allowed slavery to expand into all new territories in the West.

d)

Abolitionists moved to the South.

7.

Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska Act addressed which question listed below?

a)

Should the U.S. continue to grow westward?

b)

Should states be permitted to nullify (cancel) federal laws?

c)

Should slavery be permitted in new states added to the Union?

d)

Should states be able to secede (leave) the Union?

8.

Which answer below happened as a result of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It raised the amount of immigrants settling in the North

b)

It gave financing (money) to build canals

c)

It helped grow railroad construction in the South

d)

For a short time it relieved regional tensions between the North, South, and West

9.

"Missouri Compromise Declared Unconstitutional" and "Triumph of Slavery" are referencing which decision of the Supreme Court?

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Gibbons v Ogden

c)

Dred Scott v Sandford

d)

Worcester v Georgia

10.

"I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability, I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States. Doing this I deem to be only a simple duty on my part, and Ishall perform it so far as practicable unless my rightful masters, the American people, shall withhold the requisite means or in some authoritative manner direct the contrary. I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it will constitutionally defend and maintain itself."--Abraham Lincoln, 1st Inaugural Address


What is President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

a)

The preservation of the Union is more important than arguments between states

b)

The United States only exists through the permission of sovereign states

c)

The United States needs a decision on slavery

d)

The Union will be kept together through military action if need be

11.

In July of 1861, Lincoln addressed Congress. "The States have their status in the Union, and they have no other legal status..." What issue is Lincoln speaking about?

a)

Right of voters to choose representatives

b)

States' power to gather militias

c)

Citizens' unalienable rights

d)

States' rights to secede (leave) the Union

12.

Which statement listed below had the largest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?

a)

Differences in economy between the North & South

b)

Amount of military training between the North & South

c)

Differences in religion between the North & South

d)

Foreign allies that sided with the Confederacy or with the Union

13.

1.) Differences in economies between regions of the U.S.

2.) Lincoln elected as President

3.) S. Carolina leaves the U.S.

4.) Confederacy is created

5.) Ft. Sumter is attacked by the South

THESE EVENTS LED TO-

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

War of 1812

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Civil War

14.

What was one advantage listed below that the Confederacy had over the Union?

a)

knowledge of the land where most of the battles happened

b)

the Confederacy had many factories for making weapons and supplies

c)

more military troops

d)

a bigger railroad system for transporting supplies and troops

15.

Which statement below correctly identifies the political and military leaders for the Union and Confederacy?

a)

UNION: President Lincoln & General Ulysses Grant.

CONFEDERACY: President Calhoun and General Zachary Taylor

b)

UNION: President Lincoln & General Ulysses Grant.

CONFEDERACY: President Davis and General Robert E. Lee

c)

UNION: President Lincoln & General Robert E. Lee.

CONFEDERACY: President Davis and General Beauregard

d)

UNION: President Johnson & General McClellan.

CONFEDERACY: President Stephens & General Sherman

16.

Why were the strategies listed here effective for the Union?

-Creating an embargo against Confederate products

-Creation of a naval blockade on Confederate products

a)

The Confederacy couldn't collect their tariffs on manufactured products

b)

The blockade allowed the Union to gain international support

c)

The Confederacy couldn't use their agricultural exports as a way to make money (revenue) during the Civil War

d)

The Union was able to make money off confiscated cotton

17.

How was the attack on Ft. Sumter important to the Civil War?

a)

The Confederacy defending the fort lengthened the Civil War

b)

The Union won and therefore divided the Confederacy at the Mississippi River

c)

This was the Confederate capital and its invasion caused the Confederacy to surrender

d)

The South attacked the Union fort which started the Civil War

18.

-Asked for African Americans to fight for the North

-Union military was strengthened

-Focus of the war was freedom for everyone


WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU GIVE THESE CHARACTERISTICS?

a)

Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

13th Amendment

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

19.

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was announced. That same year, Congress stated they would begin randomly selecting men to be drafted into the military. African Americans were not eligible for the draft. Because of this, a protest began in New York City. Many Irish and African Americans began a riot which destroyed government buildings and the wealthy. After 4 days, federal troops restored order.

This riot was mainly due to a result of-

a)

the working class was worried about their economic future

b)

Arguments over federal taxes

c)

immigrants facing housing shortages

d)

low wages for the military

20.

How would the assassination of Lincoln alter the nation?

a)

North & South leaders would agree to end the Civil War

b)

The South would be more accepting of the Union controlling the South during Reconstruction

c)

The loss of the president would make some of the challenges the nation faced even harder

d)

Foreign countries would use the political instability to attempt recolonizing Latin American areas

21.

What happened as a result of these events shown on the map?

a)

General Lee and his troops accepted reinforcements of food and supplies

b)

General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox

c)

General Grant's supplies were cut off by the Confederacy

d)

General Grant and General Lee united military forces