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Sectionalism, Civil War, & Reconstruciton

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to the Compromise of 1850, What could New Mexico and Utah territories do?
a)
They could only join the Union as a free state.
b)
The people of the territory could decided where to allow slavery.
c)
They could only join the Union as a slave state.
d)
They could become their own nation.
2.
What was the significance of the Union victory at Vicksburg?
a)
it gave the North control of the Charleston harbor
b)
it destroyed major railroad hubs through "total war"
c)
it divided the South into two halves
d)
Great Britain decided to enter the war
3.
If the Union was  able to take Vicksburg, what river would they have complete control of?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Cumberland River
d)
James River
4.

Which side won the Battles of Gettysburg, and Vicksburg?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

5.

Which battle did the Union win that cut off the Confederacy from many of their supplies?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run

d)

Shiloh

6.

The attack on Fort ___________ started the Civil War.

a)

Sumter

b)

Bragg

c)

Spartan

7.

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

a)

To abolish slavery in the US

b)

To stop slavery from spreading west

c)

To preserve the unity of the country

d)

To get Europe to support the north in the war

8.

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Confederates

b)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Union

c)

Many southern soldiers joined the North

d)

Some of the northern states lost faith in Lincoln

9.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the west

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

10.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
11.

Which of the following was one of the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Kansas and Nebraska were united into one territory

b)

Residents could vote on the issue of slavery

c)

Banned slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

d)

Allowed slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

12.
Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 
a)
being sued by someone else
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
being in the military
d)
being a famous doctor
13.
Dred Scott _____ his case in the Supreme Court
a)
won
b)
lost
c)
tied
d)
dropped
14.

Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?

a)

Slavery Could Never Legally End

b)

Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

c)

Slavery Helped The Economy

d)

Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

15.

States in the lower south had more land devoted to plantations which resulted in them having...

a)

High percentages of slave populations

b)

Lower percentages of slave populations

c)

More free blacks living in the south

d)

More factories than the noth

16.

One advantage the South had over the North was...

a)

Know the terrain and Military Leaders

b)

Large Military reserve (bigger population)

c)

Factories to produce artillery

d)

Extensive Railroad system

17.

What part of the 1850 compromise had an effect on free blacks and well as slaves

a)

California entered as a free state

b)

Ban on slave trade in Washington D.C

c)

Both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law and sold down the river

18.
What was the cause of fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people in Kansas?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
b)
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
19.

What economic activities occurred in the Western part of the U.S.?

a)

The cultivation of cotton

b)

The creation of textiles

c)

The mining of precious metals and mineral ores

d)

The production of food

20.
Which item below temporarily relieved sectional tensions?
a)
The Fugitive Slave Act
b)
The Missouri Compromise
c)
The Wilmot Provisio
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
21.
The Compromise of 1850 most affected which land?
a)
That gained from the US-Mexican War
b)
That gained from the War of 1812
c)
That gained from the Battle of Fort Sumter
d)
That gained from the American Revolution
22.

Why was the West attractive to settlers?

a)

limited land and large immigrant population

b)

natural harbors and many rivers

c)

rocky soil and slave labor

d)

inexpensive land and abundant natural resources

23.
A strategy to conquer the South by keeping soldiers from getting supplies
a)
ratify
b)
Anaconda Plan
c)
scalawag
d)
pardon
24.
Union ______________kept Confederate ships from getting into seaports.
a)
malice
b)
blockade
c)
draft
d)
Anaconda Plan
25.

1) What kept most ships from leaving the South during the war?

a)

A blockade

b)

Bad weather

c)

The North destroyed all the ships

26.
The economy of the south was based on _________.
a)
manufacturing
b)
agriculture
c)
tourism
d)
trade
27.
The cotton gin processes cotton more quickly, so why did the invention of the cotton gin increase the need for slaves even though it reduced the need for labor for seed removal?
a)
It was an extremely complicated machine.  Therefore, more slaves were needed to operate and repair it.
b)
 Now that more cotton could be processed quickly, more cotton needed to be grown and picked.
c)
Only the large plantations used the gin.  Smaller plantations still processed cotton by hand.
d)
The cotton gin only gathered the fiber and crushed the cotton seeds.  Slaves still physically picked through the fibers and pulled out the seeds.
28.
What was the cause of the growth of slavery to the west?
a)
Cotton  depletes the soil of nutrients and there was little knowledge of fertilizers and crop rotation, so cotton farmers had to move west to find fresh soil.
b)
Most of the cotton was purchased by the Indians, so by moving west, there was less of a lag time between harvesting the cotton and selling it to the Indians.
c)
It was discovered that cotton grew best in the mountains because it prefers cold temperatures, so people moved west to claim land.
d)
All of the above
29.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
30.

Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address called for...

a)

The South to stop being whiny babies

b)

The Union to stay together at all costs

c)

The North to whip the South in the war

d)

None of the above

31.

According to Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural address, what was the cause of the war?

a)

Cause: Slavery

b)

Cause: Taxation

c)

Cause: Economics

d)

Cause: Voting Rigths

32.
Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Sojourner Truth
33.

What was the main goal after the end of the Civil War?

a)

To punish the southern military

b)

To elect a new president

c)

To establish Union Forts

d)

To bring the Confederate states back into the union

34.

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It was only a temporary solution to relieve tension between the N & S

b)

The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

c)

The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery

d)

It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west

35.
What would be considered an IMMEDIATE cause of the southern attack on Fort Sumter?
a)
the banning of slavery
b)
the Missouri Compromise
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
36.
Why were Black Codes made?
a)
To give African Americans the right to vote
b)
To keep white supremacy in place
c)
Made it illegal for whites and blacks to use the same facilities
d)
Jim Crow laws Pt. 2
37.
1st African American to serve in congress, took over Jefferson Davis’ Senate seat.
a)
James Madison
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Ulysses S. Gran
d)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
38.
Which of the following is true about sharecropping 
a)
Most southern states outlawed sharecropping
b)
Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping
c)
Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty
d)
Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.
39.

Which two men were Congressional Medal of Honor winners for their service in the Civil War?

a)

Stonewall Jackson/ Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee/ William Sheman

c)

Lincoln / Davis

d)

William Carney / Phillip Bazaar

40.

Why did the government support the Homestead Act & the Morrill Act?

a)

to encourage trade with Canada

b)

to encourage settlers to farm the western land

41.
Which amendment guarantees due process and equal protection?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
42.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
43.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
44.

The North Star was a _________ published by Frederick Douglass.

a)

book

b)

magazine

c)

newspaper

d)

journal

45.
Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed. 
a)
13
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
46.

Any power not delegated in the constitution goes to the ___________

a)

States

b)

Mayor

c)

Military

d)

All of the above

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