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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
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1.

The Compromise of 1850 did the following:

a)

it made Missouri a slave state.

b)

it made California a free state.

c)

it made Texas a free state.

d)

it made Maine a slave state.

2.

The border states of Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri had a decision to make when the Civil War began.

a)

Men in those states fled to the West.

b)

Men in those states joined the Confederacy.

c)

Men in those states often joined opposite sides.

d)

Men fled to Canada.

3.

The book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" influence the nation.

a)

told the public about the horrors of slavery

b)

was in support of immigrants

c)

defended the institution of slavery

d)

gave the history of American slavery

4.

If slavery were to be outlawed, what right would be violated?

a)

right to bear arms

b)

right to vote

c)

consent of governed

d)

protection of private property

5.

All eyes were on the U.S. Senate before the Civil War broke out.

a)

They were going to pass a bill freeing the slaves.

b)

They were gong to decide going to war.

c)

They were going to impeach the president.

d)

They represented the number of free & slave states in the U.S.

6.

This was the last time Rebel/Southern soldiers try to invade the North; it was a Yankee/NorthBu victory.

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettyburg

d)

Vicksburg

7.

This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Gettyburg

d)

Bull Run

8.

What is the 13th Amendment?

a)

Women's voting rights

b)

right to bear arms

c)

right to a speedy trial

d)

abolish slavery

9.

What was considered unconstitutional?

a)

Lincoln declaring war

b)

Lincoln making a treaty with Mexico

c)

Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Lincoln stopping Habeas Corpus

10.

When did Lincoln free the slaves?

a)

In the Gettysburg address

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

while visiting California

d)

visiting an army field hospital at Bull Run

11.

Which slaves were freed by Lincoln?

a)

Those out in the Western frontier

b)

Those in the British Caribbean

c)

Those in Texas

d)

Those in the rebellious states

12.

In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln refers back to............

a)

the landing on Plymouth Rock

b)

First Thanksgiving

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Declaration of Independence

13.

The following is true about border states.

a)

Everyone there was pro or for slavery.

b)

Everyone there was anti-slavery.

c)

People, who lived there, did not own slaves.

d)

People, who lived there owned slaves but remained in the Union.

14.

The states colored in yellow are known as ______________

a)

Confederate States

b)

Border states

c)

U. S. Territories

d)

British Territories

15.

For the Confederate or Southern soldiers, fighting on the home soil was an advantage, because ___________

a)

they have more people.

b)

they had more horses and food.

c)

they had more industry.

d)

they would be fighting in defensive position.

16.

Which of the following is true?

a)

The South had more factories and industry.

b)

The South had more railroads and transportation.

c)

The North had more agriculture and less population.

d)

The North manufactured more weapons.

17.

Why were Southerns afraid of Abraham Lincoln being elected President?

a)

because he was taller than the average person.

b)

because he was a Republican.

c)

because he was a threat to their way of life.

d)

because they were afraid of what Congress would do.

18.

What was the 14th Amendment?

a)

Grant citizenship to those born or naturalized in the U.S.

b)

Forced everyone to pledge allegiance.

c)

Encourage voter registration.

d)

Formed the Immigration Department.

19.

After the passing of the 14 amendment, what did Southerners do control freed slaves?

a)

Closed their borders.

b)

Impose a Freed Slave Tax.

c)

Took away their land.

d)

Passed new laws limiting their freedom.

20.

What did Jim Crow laws do?

a)

Give additional rights to freed slaves

b)

Try to keep the races separate

c)

Allow limited slavery

d)

Give freed slaves voting rights

21.

The picture above demonstrates how ........

a)

abolitionist rejected the Reconstruction

b)

racist groups rejected the Reconstruction

c)

the South accepted the Reconstruction

d)

people traveled at night

22.

Manifest Destiny helped power .................

a)

Westward expansion

b)

agricultural growth

c)

recycling

d)

industry & manufacturing

23.

Look at the Native American Indians in the painting; they are _________________

a)

settling down there

b)

being pushed out of the west

c)

making friends with the settlers

d)

having a pow wow

24.

As a result of the Kansas Nebraska Act,..................................

a)

Native Americans moved into the reservations

b)

led to a very, bloody conflict between slavers & abolitionists

c)

Abolitionists went there and made the territory a free area..

d)

Slavers went there and made the territory a slave area.

25.

This in the United States South required slave labor.

a)

building railroads

b)

manufacturing companies

c)

farming sugar beets

d)

farming cotton

26.

Eli Whitney's cotton gin __________________ slavery.

a)

decreased

b)

increased

c)

abolished

d)

started

27.

During the 1850's an ruling/law was passed that allowed settlers to choose being a free or slave state. Which was it?

a)

Slave Fugitive Act

b)

Missouri Colorado Compromise

c)

Bloodhound Law

d)

Kansas Nebraska Act

28.

Which state was admitted into the United States with the Compromise of 1850

a)

Oregon

b)

Washington

c)

California

d)

Nevada

29.

The Underground Railroad was

a)

a route white planters followed to capture runaway slaves

b)

secret route used by Native Americans to help slaves join the tribes

c)

a network of secret routes leading slaves to safe houses

d)

a secret route used by black market traders

30.

Nat Turner's Rebellion .....................................

a)

made white planters feel safe around slaves.

b)

made abolitionists very upset.

c)

made rebellions more popular.

d)

made southerners scared and fearful.

31.

Judicial review

a)

supreme court decides if we can declare war.

b)

supreme court decides whether a law by the government is constitutional.

c)

supreme court decides whether a state can outrank another.

d)

supreme court selects local judges

32.

What court case established judicial review?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

33.

President Andrew Jackson signed the ___________ in 1830

a)

Tariff Act

b)

Compromise Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Force Bill

34.

During 1854 - 61,Bleeding Kansas was fought between...........................

a)

Native Americans and U.S. soldiers

b)

Slavers and abolitionists

c)

freed slaves and white planters

d)

North and South

35.

The Kansas Nebraska Act did the following...........................

a)

allowed settler to decide being free or slave state

b)

overturn the Missouri Act (using coordinates to decide)

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

36.

DURING the Lewis and Clark expedition, who served as an interpreter?

a)

Chief Cameahwait

b)

Lewis

c)

Sacajawea

37.

After President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, what was the outcome?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

The Alamo

d)

Lewis and Clark expedition

38.

It became extremely hard for Southern slaves to be free, because of ....................

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Kansas Nebraska Act

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

the Quakers

39.

Native American Indians moved from Northern states to Kansas died afterwards; why?

a)

different surroundings

b)

different diet

c)

not used to the weather

d)

the animals were different

40.

Who invented the cotton gin, and did it bring any change?

a)

Robert Fulton, yes, it separated the seeds from the cotton.

b)

Robert Fulton, yes, the machine collected cotton in the field.

c)

Eli Whitney, yes, it separated the seeds from the cotton.

d)

Eli Whitney, yes, it made sewing easier.

41.

Most manufacturing factories were located in the New England area, because ..........................................

a)

they have more workers.

b)

the owners lived up there.

c)

the South didn't want to disrupt its agricultural economy.

d)

rivers powered machines.

42.

Lowell hired mostly young women and children, because.......................

a)

they didn't go to school.

b)

they could be paid less money.

c)

there were not enough men around.

d)

most men were fishermen.

43.

She ran away with her brothers, who later returned to the plantation. Then, she ran away again & began the Underground Railroad.

a)

Angela Davis

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Sister Souljah

d)

Sojourner Truth

44.

Susan B. Anthony was an abolitionist and women's rights activist; she fought for women's right to

a)

work

b)

vote

c)

own property

d)

travel alone

45.

What color were the uniforms of the union soldiers?

a)

Gray

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

White

46.

Which area produced the most cotton in the United States?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

47.

During the battle between the Yankees/North and the Rebels/South, which area saw the most fighting?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

48.

What doubled the size of the United States in 1803?

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

the Florida Purchase Treaty

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Purchasing Alaska

49.

What routes are these?

a)

Gold Rush miners

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Runaway slaves

d)

Trail of Tears

50.

What brought people to California?

a)

good weather

b)

Gold Rush

c)

cheap land

d)

trading by way of the Pacific Ocean