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Domain #2 - Washington, Jackson, Civil War

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who did President Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana territory?
a)
John Marshall
b)
James Madison
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
Napoleon and Sacagawea
2.

Territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

1819 Florida Treaty

d)

Gadsden Purchase

3.

A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Proclamation of Neutrality

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Embargo Act of 1807

4.

Identify 3 CAUSES for the War of 1812

a)

The British burning the White House

b)

The British supplying Indians w/ weapons

c)

The British impressing American sailors

d)

The British attacking New Orleans

e)

The British not taking America seriously

5.

- fought against the British

- made Andrew Jackson a hero

- resulted in new sense of national identity

- the economy expanded


What is the list referring to?

a)

results of the Nullification Crisis

b)

results of the War of 1812

c)

reasons for Jacksonian Democracy

d)

causes for the War of 1812

6.
What impact did the cotton gin have on the South's economy?
a)
it increased the South's dependence on slave labor
b)
It decreased the South's dependence on foreign trade.
c)
It led to the end of the plantation system.
d)
It made the South more industrialized than the North.
7.

Loyalty to your region of the nation over loyalty to the whole nation based on social, political and economic reasons

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

8.

The biggest issue that caused sectional divide

a)

new Industries in the North

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

Whether to conquer Canada or not

d)

Slavery

9.

Henry Clay's plan for economic growth; protective tariffs, transportation, roads and canals, 2nd national bank.

a)

The American System

b)

Doctrine of Nullification

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

10.

A sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, an attempt by the state of South Carolina to nullify the "Tariff of Abominations" because it hurt the South's economy.

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Closing of the Second National Bank

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Spoils System

11.

Democracy expanded in the Jackson years because:

a)

Indians received the right to vote in Northern states

b)

Slaves began to be counted fully (not 3/5 of the population) for representation purposes

c)

Women gained voting rights in some states, mostly in the West

d)

more white males receive the right to vote when property requirements were no longer necessary

12.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
13.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
14.

The result of the Dred Scott decision was that

a)

Slaves aren't citizens and don't have the same rights.

b)

slaves are free if living in a free state

c)

slavery can be outlawed in the territories

d)

The Civil War began

15.

This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty into the Western territories.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Kansas Nebraska Act

d)

Dred Scott Case

16.

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Slavery was allowed in Kansas after the Compromise of 1850

b)

"Bleeding Kansas" - Bloody battles between people for and against slavery

c)

The US declared war on Mexico to fulfill it Manifest Destiny

d)

Abraham Lincoln was elected President and the Civil War began

17.

The Compromise of 1850 attempted to settle differences between the North and South. How did they try to do this? Select 2.

a)

California would enter the Union as a free state.

b)

Texas would be allowed to enter the Union as a slave state.

c)

The Fugitive Slave Law was passed

d)

Utah and New Mexico were organized as territories

18.

What were the domestic consequences of the Mexican-American War (1846-48)?

a)

Americans became divided over the spread of slavery into the newly acquired territories.

b)

Americans argued which trail to take West - the Oregon Trail or the Santa Fe Trail

c)

Many Mexicans immediately rebelled when they were told the US had conquered them.

d)

Americans had many new and hostile Indian tribes to deal with and to pacify.

19.

The belief that God wants America to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Held by many in the 1830s & 1840s.

a)

Nullification

b)

States Rights

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Sectionalism

20.

This person was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert E. Lee

21.

Battle fought in Pennsylvania when Robert E. Lee invaded the North. His (and the South's) defeat is considered a major turning point in the war.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

The Atlanta Campaign

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

22.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Manassas

23.

Which amendment states that anyone born on US soil is a citizen of America and also that the all laws apply equally to all citizens?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

24.
Lee invades Maryland. This battle is the bloodiest day in U.S. history. The battle is a draw, but the Union claims victory. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Shiloh
c)
Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
25.
(1863) a speech made by Abraham Lincoln after a key battle, in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War to end slavery and preserve the Union
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Speech at Antietam
26.
What amendment abolished (ended) slavery?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
27.

The Freedmen's Bureau was made to

a)

send runaway slaves back to the South

b)

Help former slaves and provided food, clothing, medical care, and education

c)

Give voting rights to African American men

d)

none of these answers are correct

28.

How did Reconstruction in the South come to an end?

a)

By the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau

b)

With the Compromise of 1877 - Federal troops were pulled out of the South

c)

With the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse

d)

When the last Southern state gave freed slaves their full rights and freedoms

29.

Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and assisting freed slaves were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?

a)

Radical Democrats

b)

Moderate Republicans

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Moderate Democrats

30.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
31.

The constitutional amendment adopted in 1870 to extend suffrage to African Americans.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

32.

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

a)

outlawing alcohol

b)

limiting slavery to southern states

c)

ending slavery

d)

ending women's suffrage

33.

A morals-based religious reform movement that sought to improve American society by:

1. Giving women rights

2. Ending alcohol consumption (temperance)

3. Ending slavery (abolitionism)

4. Encouraging education

a)

2nd Great Awakening

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Nullification Crisis

34.
General Grant's capture of Vicksburg was critical to the Union's victory because:
a)
it encouraged the people to reelect President Lincoln
b)
it gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
c)
General Stonewall Jackson was killed
d)
it was the capital of the Confederacy
35.

Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and assisting freed slaves were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?

a)

Radical Democrats

b)

Moderate Republicans

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Moderate Democrats

36.
What ended Reconstruction?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
the Civil Rights Cases
c)
Compromise of 1877
d)
Lincoln's assassination
37.

What are some different ways Southern Whites were able to deny freed slaves equality and ensure their dominance? Choose 4

a)

Passing Black Codes

b)

By passing the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments

c)

Creating the KKK

d)

Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests

e)

Grandfather Clauses

38.

Which document, issued by Lincoln after the Battle of Antietam, made the Civil War about ending slavery?

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Freedman's Bureau

c)

The Compromise of 1877

d)

The 13th Amendment

39.

What was a major compromise point in the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a)

No new slave states would be allowe NORTH of 36° 30' N

b)

No new slave states would be allowed in the United States in the future

c)

All future states would be allowed to vote for or against slavery

d)

California would be a slave state

40.

How did John Brown help propel the United States towards the Civil War?

a)

He led a raid on a Federal arsenal in order to start a slave rebellion

b)

He was responsible for firing the first shots of the Civil War

c)

His election in 1860 caused South Carolina to secede from the Union

d)

He was the judge who ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and had no rights.

41.

As a result of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860...

a)

South Carolina seceded and the Civil War began

b)

John Brown led his raid on a Federal arsenal to incite a slave rebellion

c)

The South was willing to surrender and end the Civil War

d)

America fulfilled its Manifest Destiny by conquering California

42.

Union general William T. Sherman wanted to capture Atlanta because

a)

It was the capital of the Confederacy at the time

b)

It was located in Pennsylvania and Robert E. Lee was trying to capture it too

c)

It controlled access to the Mississippi River

d)

It was a major industrial and transportation center