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WorksheetsUnit 5 Study Help
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which TWO statements explain why Southern politicians refused to accept California's petition to enter the Union as a free state before the Compromise of 1850 was reached?
Southern politicians would make less money if cotton farming spread west.
The admission of a new free state would upset the balance of power in the Senate.
California's admission as a state would violate the Missouri Compromise because of its territorial boundaries.
California's large population would give it too many representatives in the House of Representatives.
Too much unincorporated territory still existed between California and the rest of the United States.
The United States purchased Florida from which country?
Spain
France
Great Britain
Mexico
What treaty ended the Mexican War and forced Mexico to give up the northern half of its nation to the United States?
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
the Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Jimmy Fallon
the Treaty of Versailles
In the Southern estates, wealth was based on land ownership and production of cash crops such as cotton.
Which of the following resulted from the Southern states’ focus on the production of cash crops?
The development of an economy centered on large plantations with most of the wealth owned by a few.
The development of an economy where many small farms produced the crops.
The development of an economy based on large-scale textile production.
The development of an economy focused on producing new and better machines to help with farming.
Rationale
“The true course in conducting military operations is to make no movement until the preparations are complete” – George B. McClellan
“The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.” – Ulysses S. Grant
What conclusion can be drawn about how Ulysses S. Grant’s tactics for fighting the Civil War differed from those of George B. McClellan?
Grant had no organized plan while McClellan had many elaborate plans.
Grant preferred to wear his enemies down in skirmishes while McClellan preferred large, decisive battles.
Grant had no organized plan while McClellan had many elaborate plans.
Grant adapted his plans quickly while McClellan struggled to deviate from his.
The_______________________ allowed for Maine to come in as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which statement BEST explains the failure of popular sovereignty prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War?
the federal government of the United States was not set up to allow the states to do whatever they wished.
Even by 1850, the United States was still a young nation, and individual states were unaccustomed to exercising popular sovereignty.
State populations were in many cases equally divided on issues and would not settle on the majority choices, particularly relative to slavery.
[We] here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Which of the following describes Lincoln’s sentiment in this selection from the Gettysburg Address?
The Union will win the war because of its principles.
The Union will fight on in spite of the loss at Gettysburg.
The Union will care for the widows of those who died at Gettysburg.
Which politician was instrumental in forging the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
· early battle of the Civil War· deadliest one-day battle· invasion of the Union· no decisive winner
Which Civil War battle is described?
Atlanta
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
How did California’s application for statehood lead to the Compromise of 1850?
California’s application as a free state threatened to upset the balance between free and slave states achieved in the Missouri Compromise. This led to the need for a new compromise designed to maintain senatorial equilibrium.
California’s application was initially denied because its territory was a haven for fugitive slaves. The Compromise of 1850 addressed the fugitive slave issue allowing for California statehood.
California’s application for statehood was a coincidental factor leading to the Compromise of 1850 since the Compromise was primarily concerned with territorial gains.
How did the Mexican-American War intensify the rise of sectionalism?
Many northerners believed the war was motivated by an intent to expand slavery, leading to increased friction between free and slave states.
The discoveries of gold and silver in California and the Nevada territories enriched the northern industrial states, leaving the poorer southern states feeling even more dependent on a slave economy.
The Mexican-American War’s impact on the status quo regarding northern and southern sectionalism was minimal, though it did provide experience to soldiers who would later serve in the American Civil War.
Which statement illustrates the MOST controversial aspect of the notion of Manifest Destiny as promoted by President James K. Polk?
Many northern citizens recognized the commercial potential of the push westward, but feared it could also upset the slave and free-state balance and lead to permanent acceptance of slavery.
Many Americans feared that an aggressive push westward would dangerously stretch the nation’s resource
Which earlier slogan from American politics BEST describes why Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided to resign from the Union Army after Virginia seceded?
“Give me liberty or give me death.”
“We must all hang together or else hang separately.”
“Government by the consent of the governed.”
How did the population size of the South affect its efficiency in the Civil War?
The South struggled to gather the manpower to both fight the war and produce the equipment and supplies its soldiers needed.
The South was able to gather more support from its population than the North could because most of the war was fought in the South.
The South was able to send a larger percentage of its white male population to war because slaves could maintain the agricultural economy.
At the beginning of the Civil War, the North had a larger population, more functioning railroads, and more industrial production than the South.
Why did these advantages fail to translate into a quick and easy victory for the North?
The South had very strong military leadership.
The South did not have to create lengthy supply lines.
The Northern troops had no training at the beginning of the war.
Which goal was the motivating force behind President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Second Inaugural Address, and the decision to suspend the right of habeas corpus?
to end slavery
to raise morale in the North
to preserve the Union
to punish Confederate sympathizers
The Siege of Vicksburg helped
Union fleets move easily on both sides.
Helped the Confederacy put together a bridge for the railroad
Nothing, absolutely nothing
