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Unit 3 Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Henry Clay proposed this policy that allowed the US to expand westward by accepting California as a free state.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Fugitive Slave Trade

c)

Kansas Nebraska Act

d)

Compromise of 1850

2.

This policy favored the concept of "popular sovereignty."

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Kansas Nebraska Act

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Compromise of 1850

3.

Who was the chief justice who proceeded over the Dred Scott vs. Sanford case?

a)

Chief Justice John Roberts

b)

Chief Justice Sonya Sotomoyor

c)

Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall

d)

Chief Justice Roger Taney

4.

Dred Scott sued Dr. Emerson's wife because she refused to give him and his family their freedom. What was the verdict of his case?

a)

Dred Scot won his case. His family all became free.

b)

Dred Scott did not win his case. His family ran away to freedom.

c)

Dred Scott won his case. His family stayed with Dr. Emerson's wife.

d)

Dred Scott did not win his case. They stayed with Dr. Emerson's wife.

5.

Who did Dred Scott marry?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Robinson

c)

Harriet Rowe

d)

Harriet King

6.

The financial crisis of 1857 did not ultimately recover until...

a)

1859

b)

1860

c)

1861

d)

1862

7.

Which 1860 election candidate was Republican and believed in probating slavery in territories?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Breckinridge

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

John Bell

8.

Which 1860 election candidate was a Democrat who opposed federal slave codes in territories?

a)

John Bell

b)

John Breckinridge

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Stephen Douglas

9.

Which 1860 election candidate was a Democrat who supported federal slave code in territories and supported popular sovereignty?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Breckinridge

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

John Bell

10.

Which 1860 election candidate was a part of the Constitutional Union and believed in avoiding the slavery issue and keeping the country united?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

John Bell

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John Breckinridge

11.

Who ultimately won the election of 1860?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

John Bell

c)

John Breckinridge

d)

Abraham Lincoln

12.

What major landmark became the "official" start of the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Wilderness

c)

Fort Delaware

d)

Fort Independence

13.

Who did the southern states nominate as their president?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

John Breckinridge

14.

True or False. Historians argue that Jefferson's Davis' leadership style ultimately led to the success of the Confederate Army.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which policy in 1863 set out to free all slaves that were property of the state?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Compromise of 1850

16.

Which state became the first to authorize a black military regiment?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Connecticut

d)

Massachusetts

17.

Which job did black women serve in the Civil War?

a)

Nurses

b)

Cooks

c)

Guards

d)

Surgeons

18.

The allowance for black men who served in the Civil War was...

a)

$10

b)

$13

c)

$7

d)

$8