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WorksheetsAmerican Republic - Unit 5 Quiz
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What percentage of the population made up the upper class; the planters who owned large plantations?
a)
1%
b)
4%
c)
12%
d)
25%
2.
What was the reason for such large growth in population in the North?
a)
Natural Increase
b)
Immigration
c)
Migration
3.
The idea that the U.S. Constitution and Federal law would overrule any conflicting state and local laws came from what perspective?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
4.
The idea that the National government could not overrule the rights of the states came from what perspective?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
5.
Slavery in antebellum America was different from slavery at other times in history.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Slaves were acquired from the nations on Africa's western coast. Crossing the Atlantic was called what?
a)
Ocean Passage
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Voyage of Suffering
7.
The quality of slave life in the South depended on what? (Check all that apply.)
a)
The Masters
b)
The amount of property they owned
c)
The kind of system they employed to manage slaves
d)
The state they lived in.
8.
What was the person called who assigned tasks to the slaves and made sure they did everything they were supposed to do?
a)
Master
b)
Overseer
c)
Slave
9.
What two systems or work arrangements were used to manage the slaves? (Check all that apply.)
a)
Gang System
b)
Task System
c)
Pool System
d)
Clan System
10.
Slaves had no legal appeal if they were mistreated.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
Why did many slaves report to the "sick house" when they were not sick, willfully "misunderstood" instruction, work more slowly that they were capable, and purposefully break tools?
a)
They were defiant
b)
They were resisting ill treatment
c)
They did not so such things
12.
What was the system called to help thousands of slaves run away?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Emancipation
13.
What did Southerners fear but happened seldomly?
a)
Poor Harvests
b)
Uneasy foreign relationships
c)
Slave Revolt
14.
Who was a black abolitionist who escaped, lectured against slavery, fleed to Britain, and wrote a book?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Robert E. Lee
15.
Who returned to slave territory nearly 20 times to help other slaves escape?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Robert E. Lee
16.
What were 3 Northern perspectives to Slavery?
a)
Abolitionists
b)
Gradual Emancipation
c)
Compensated Emancipation
d)
Compensated Abolitionists
17.
Opposition to slavery always meant opposition to racism.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Some Southerners said slavery was a "positive good."
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Many Southern Christians defended slavery and opposed abolition, but wanted to end the abuses of slavery.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Slavery was an economic issue.
a)
true
b)
false
21.
The problem Christians had over slavery was because neither side could agree what the Bible said.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Most Christians who argued against slavery did not appeal to individual passages of Scripture, but rather argued from general biblical principles.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
What made slavery in the Bible different from American slavery?
a)
Biblical slavery was only an Old Testament issue.
b)
American slavery was racist.
c)
American slavery was just.
24.
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 solved the problem of slavery.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
What Act lawfully forced Northern citizens to be pressed into service as slave catchers?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
26.
What book was written to point out that the system of slavery was inescapably unjust?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
40 Acres and a Mule
c)
The Bible
27.
What is the term for the population deciding an issue with a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Republican Focus
28.
What political party formed as an anti-slavery group?
a)
Republican
b)
Democratic
c)
Whig
29.
What became the popular name of the event in which a Senator spoke against the slavery issue angrily attacking another Senator to then have that Senator's nephew, who happened to be in the House of Representatives, beat him with a cane?
a)
The Mad Cane Event
b)
The Beating of the Bad Man
c)
The Sumner-Brooks Episode
30.
Who hoped to spark a slave rebellion in the South?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
John Brown
31.
The Fire-eaters threatened secession if the Republicans won the election. Who was the Republican candidate?
a)
John Bell
b)
John C. Breckinrige
c)
Abe Lincoln
32.
When Abe Lincoln won the election, the Southern States seceded and created what?
a)
Confederate States of America
b)
Southern States of America
c)
United States of America
33.
Where was the first battle that started the Civil War?
a)
Richmond
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Washington D.C.
34.
Both sides resisted issuing a declaration of war.
a)
true
b)
false
35.
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware attempted what when the war started?
a)
To remain neutral.
b)
To join the South.
c)
To join the North.
36.
The North had about how many immigrants coming each year during the war?
a)
100,000
b)
200,000
c)
300,000
37.
What was the main goal of the Confederacy during the War?
a)
Defense
b)
Winning the Capital
c)
Destroying northern factories
38.
Lincoln believed "all men are created equal," but many others did not believe that.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
Some soldiers who were assigned in forts never fired a shot.
a)
true
b)
false
40.
At the beginning of the war both sides relied on volunteers. What did both sides end up doing?
a)
Creating a Draft
b)
Hiring Mercenaries
c)
Looked for a way to stop the fighting
41.
What law provided an exemption to planter or overseers who had 20+ slaves?
a)
Twenty-Negro Law
b)
Rich Man's Exemption Law
c)
Law of 1862
42.
What is it called when civilians become targets in war?
a)
Devastating War
b)
Total War
c)
Desolate War
43.
Because there were so many recent technological advances, the Civil War became know as what?
a)
The First Modern War
b)
The Techno War
c)
War of the Ironclads
44.
What made the Civil War a gruesome reality for civilians?
a)
Fighting was done in their backyards
b)
Photography
c)
Who towns were destroyed
45.
What was the north's goal of the war?
a)
Defense
b)
Keeping the Capital
c)
Had to force the souther states back into the Union
46.
What was one strategy the Union used in the War?
a)
Naval Blockade
b)
Defensive Fighting
c)
Gain diplomatic recognition
47.
What was one strategy the Confederates used in the War?
a)
Naval Blockade
b)
Aggressive Offensive
c)
Gain diplomatic recognition
48.
In what battle were Union soldiers joined by journalists, congressmen and wives, and turned into a spectacle?
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Big Round Top
49.
What came of the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
The North fled, dropping their gear and weapons as they ran.
b)
The North had a decisive victory.
c)
The South fled, but the North did not pursue.
50.
Lincoln often replaced his generals when they did not please him.
a)
true
b)
false
51.
What was found by the Confederates when Lee's Calvary raided Pope's headquarters while he was gone?
a)
200000
b)
Dispatch Book
c)
Weapons and Ammunition
52.
What did the South create to try to combat the naval blockade?
a)
Their own navy
b)
Blockade runners
c)
Anti-naval Cannons
53.
What was the western objective of the Union army?
a)
Taking the Mississippi
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
54.
What General was successful in the West and then reassigned to the East?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Benjamin Butler
55.
What did Admiral David Farragut do?
a)
Took out the Confederate fleet
b)
Take New Orleans
c)
Puched through the Union blockade.
56.
Robert E. Lee raided Union land to try and resupply his troops.
a)
true
b)
false
57.
The battle at Antietam determined the foreign recognition of the Confederacy. What was the result?
a)
Lee won, but did not gain British recognition.
b)
Lee won, and gained British recognition.
c)
Lee lost, and did not gain British recognition.
58.
What general bragged he would give Lee no mercy?
a)
McClellan
b)
Ambrose
c)
Hooker
59.
Why DIDN'T Lee make a bold advance into Pennsylvania?
a)
He believed if the citizens could feel first hand the effects of the war, their support for Lincoln's war would decline.
b)
It may force Lincoln to pull troops out of the west.
c)
Hoped his army could resupply itself.
d)
It would make Hooker move back into Northern territory.
60.
What was the greatest battle in Gettysburg?
a)
Little Round Top
b)
Devil's Den
c)
Pickett's Charge
61.
Why was Meade replaced by Grant after Gettysburg?
a)
He ran from battle.
b)
He did not counterattack.
c)
He lost too many men.
62.
Lincoln's advisers believed freeing the slaves might help to end the war.
a)
true
b)
false
63.
The President had the power to free the slaves.
a)
true
b)
false
64.
What were the orders for Union armies invading the south?
a)
Attack only soldiers
b)
Kill everyone
c)
Destroy everything in their path.
65.
Grant attacked Lee's soldiers in the Shenandoah Valley. What was his order?
a)
Attack only soldiers
b)
Kill everyone
c)
Destroy everything in their path.
66.
Who won the election of 1864?
a)
Lincoln
b)
McClellan
67.
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
a)
Richmond
b)
Appomattox Court
c)
Washington D.C.
68.
What was Grant's nickname?
a)
Lincoln's Butcher
b)
Lincoln's Hero
c)
Lincoln's Goat
69.
Grant was generous in his treatment of the vanquished army.
a)
true
b)
false
70.
The Civil War was the most destructive war in American history.
a)
true
b)
false
71.
What percentage of soldiers were killed in the war?
a)
5%
b)
33%
c)
50%
72.
The difficulties with the mysteries of providence caused some people on both sides to lose faith in God.
a)
true
b)
false
73.
There were 3 phases of Reconstruction after the Civil War. Did the changes that took place last?
a)
Yes
b)
No
74.
What happened to the Southern economy after the war?
a)
It crashed; Southern money was worthless.
b)
It boomed; many investors made profits
c)
It boomed; slave labor was replaced by industry.
75.
At first, who was responsible for reconstruction?
a)
The President
b)
Congress
c)
States
76.
What was lincoln's plan for Reconstruction called?
a)
10% Plan
b)
Wade-Davis Bill
c)
30% Plan
77.
Freed black southerners now counted a full persons.
a)
true
b)
false
78.
What was Congress's plan for Reconstruction called?
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
10% Plan
c)
Johnson Plan
79.
Who became president when Lincoln was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
General McClellan
c)
Robert E. Lee
80.
What is Amnesty?
a)
A group pardon
b)
A presidential compromise
c)
Protection for Ambassadors
81.
Black people were viewed as inferior to white people even though they were freed.
a)
true
b)
false
82.
What temporary Bureau was set up by Congress to help with reconstruction?
a)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Federal Bureau of Reconstruction
83.
The Civil Rights acts during the Reconstruction created a new perspective for the population.
a)
true
b)
false
84.
What were northerners who went to the south to help rebuild called?
a)
Carpetbaggers
b)
Scalawags
c)
Investors
85.
What were Southerners who supported Reconstruction called?
a)
Carpetbaggers
b)
Scalawags
c)
Traitors
86.
This was one of Johnson's achievements in foreign affairs.
a)
Created new trade with Portugal
b)
Purchased Alaska from the Russians
c)
Kicked Maximillian out of British North America.
87.
Who won the election of 1868?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Horatio Seymour
88.
What to amendments were ratified during Reconstruction?
a)
12th and 13th
b)
14th and 15th
c)
16th and 7th
89.
How many terms did Grant serve?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
90.
Bourbon Reconstruction was led by who?
a)
Conservative Southerners
b)
Conservative Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
91.
When the election of 1876 was disputed, what was part of the compromise in selecting the president?
a)
Republicans would withdraw the last federal troops from the South.
b)
Democrats would provide compensation to slave owners for freed slaves.
c)
Oklahoma would be accepted into the Union.
92.
What did some freemen hope the government would do?
a)
Provide each freedman with 40 acres and a mule.
b)
Give them a stimulus payment
c)
Provide them with citizenship along with civil benefits.
93.
Sharecroppers farmed small plots of land and often went into debt in the process.
a)
true
b)
false
94.
Southerners had plenty of money for investing.
a)
true
b)
false
95.
What organization formed from ex-Confederate soldiers?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Confederate Bureau of Cooperation
c)
The Departement of Wartime Heros
96.
What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan?
a)
Place black people firmly under white control.
b)
Shame northerners for their arrogant industialized attitudes.
c)
Create opportunities for white southerners.
97.
What is it called when someone is executed without a trial?
a)
Hanging
b)
Lynching
c)
Blocking
98.
Since there was now law in place to free slaves, southerners changed their perspectives about blacks.
a)
true
b)
false
99.
The south was not used to paying taxes before the war, this changed greatly during Reconstruction.
a)
true
b)
false
100.
The war and Reconstruction resulted in a stronger, more centralized federal government.
a)
true
b)
false
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