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Worksheetshistory semester 2 final review ~ cammann
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed
enslaved people living in the Union states.
enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.
enslaved people living in the territories.
all enslaved people living in the United States.
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott Decision?
Roger Taney
Andrew Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Hiram Revels
Based on this infographic, which of the following events most likely contributed to the trend in Congress during the 1870s?
growing influence of the Redeemers
passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau
election of Rutherford Hayes
Lincoln gained much-needed voter support in the 1864 election after
Grant captured Richmond.
the siege of Petersburg.
the Battle of the Wilderness.
Sherman captured Atlanta.
Which option below explains how William Lloyd Garrison influenced the abolitionist movement?
He helped Nat Turner initiate a successful slave rebellion.
He helped Frederick Douglas escape slavery.
He helped the ideas of the Abolitionist movement spread through print.
He trained conductors on how to use the Underground Railroad.
What caused President Lincoln to become dissatisfied with General McClellan’s command?
He thought McClellan took unnecessary risks.
He said that McClellan was a coward.
He objected to McClellan’s political views.
He thought McClellan was too slow to take action.
The territory the United States gained after the Mexican War
did not affect the slavery issue
was opened to settlers with or without slaves.
helped to resolve tensions between the North and South
contributed to worsening relations between the North and South
Why did sharecroppers often find themselves in continual debt?
To increase their profits, some landowners inflated their expense costs.
To buy better equipment, some sharecroppers bought on credit
To protect their property, some landowners required farmers to purchase insurance.
To recover from poor harvests, some sharecroppers took out bank loans.
The chart best supports the conclusion that the first government of the United States needed to
spend less on government programs.
print more money.
bring in more revenue.
Invest more in manufacturing
“By opening the whole territory between Tennessee on the north and Louisiana on the south to the settlement of the whites it will incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier and render the adjacent States strong enough to repel future invasions without remote aid. It will relieve the whole State of Mississippi and the western part of Alabama of Indian occupancy, and enable those States to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power. It will separate the Indians from immediate contact with settlements of whites; free them from the power of the States; enable them to pursue happiness in their own way and under their own rude institutions.”
—Andrew Jackson, Annual Message to Congress, 1830
Based on this excerpt, what reasoning did Andrew Jackson use to defend his Indian Removal policy?
Aggression by American Indians justifies their expulsion.
It would benefit both Americans and American Indians.
Settlers have legally paid for American Indian territory
American Indians have no claims to American lands.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data in this infographic?
Increased cotton production made the South more dependent on slavery.
The South did not industrialize because of regional political opposition.
Northern voters tended to divide their votes between political parties.
New waves of immigrants led to the abolition of slavery in the North.
What did the Dred Scott ruling have in common with the Fugitive Slave Act?
Both extended the rights of slave owners into non-slave states.
Both helped reduce tensions between the North and the South.
Both led Congress to reconsider the wisdom of earlier compromises.
Both eased the worries of moderates throughout the nation.
What did the creation of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment demonstrate?
President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation caused a drop in enlistment in the Union Army.
Discrimination against African Americans was no longer a problem in the Union Army after 1863.
African Americans were eager to join the Union Army, and northern abolitionists supported them.
The Confederacy was in a desperate situation by 1863 and had to consider drafting enslaved people.
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Which of the following describes an entrepreneur?
A king who inherited his power
A president elected by the people
A business leader who made a profit
A common worker who got a raise in salary
Which option below explains why many in the federal government wanted the Indian Removal Act to be passed?
To ensure that the Native American occupation of Boston would end.
To confirm that white Americans could have the Native American lands.
To certify that Native Americans could be counted as a part of the population for Electoral College Votes.
To guarantee that Native Americans could be given full voting rights.
The phrase “Manifest Destiny” refers to the belief that the United States
had a divine mission to spread liberty across the continent.
had a right to all of the land claimed by Mexico.
had a right to all of Oregon Country
ought to give up all claims to land between the Mississippi and the Pacific.
Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
No new states or territories would be allowed to have slaves.
Slavery would be prohibited in New Mexico and Utah.
Missouri would be a free state
California would be a free state.
What type of person would have benefited from the Supreme Court case Commonwealth vs. Hunt?
A high ranking federal judge
A common factory worker
A rich aristocrat
A wealthy business owner
Lincoln urged General McClellan to attack the Confederate capital of
Memphis, Tennessee.
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Richmond, Virginia.
Atlanta, Georgia.
"What is Popular Sovereignty? Is it the right of the people to have Slavery or not have it, as they see fit, in the territories? I will state – and I have an able man to watch me – my understanding is that Popular Sovereignty, as now applied to the question of slavery, does allow the people of a Territory to have slavery if they want to, but does not allow them not to have it if they do not want it. I do not mean that if this vast concourse of people were in a Territory of the United States, any one of them would be obliged to have a slave if he did not want one; but I do say that, as I understand the Dred Scott decision, if any one man wants slaves, all the rest have no way of keeping that one man from holding them."
—Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, August 1858
Which feature of the Dred Scott ruling does Lincoln object to in this speech?
the ruling that slavery was now legal in all states and territories
the ruling that congress could not ban slavery in the territories
the exclusion of African Americans from Constitutional protections
the denial of citizenship to African Americans
During Reconstruction many Supreme Court rulings limited the scope of which of the following main political fields?
equal protection under the law
states’ rights
executive power
requirements for state readmission
The attack of Senator Charles Sumner by Representative Preston Brooks demonstrates which of the following?
how the issue of slavery intensified the passions of those on both sides
how simple it should have been to compromise on the issue of slavery
how worried southerners were that they were losing power in Congress
how both parties attempted to rally support from the public
What did Senator Stephen Douglas propose in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
to allow slavery in Nebraska but not in Kansas
to make Kansas and Nebraska slave states
to uphold the Missouri Compromise
to rely on popular sovereignty to decide if slavery should be legal in the territories
Abolitionists objected to the Dred Scott decision because it
strengthened the Missouri Compromise.
outlawed due process as called for by the Fifth Amendment.
meant Congress had no power to ban slavery anywhere.
freed enslaved people who left the South.
Which option below explains the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe on the abolitionist movement?
all of the above
She got Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
She strongly asserted that violence was needed to end slavery.
She provoked the emotions of many people to have compassion for slaves.
Which word below describes Andrew Jackson’s opinion of the Second Federal Bank?
Disgust
Unconcerned
Appreciative
Hopeful
Which option below describes the attitudes and opinions of many in California during the Mexican-American War?
Many in California wanted Texas and Utah to unite with them to form a new nation.
Many in California wanted to break away from Mexico.
They felt like the United States would abandon them if they outlawed slavery.
They felt like Mexico favored Texas over them and wanted to be an official part of Mexico.
Which option below explains the social and economic difference between the North and South already present in the USA in the early 1800s?
all of the above
The North was becoming industrial and the South was remaining agrarian.
The North was an ally of Britain and the South supported Portugal.
The North mainly consisted of Antifederalists and the South consisted of Federalists.
General Lee marched his troops into Pennsylvania because he
had been defeated at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
had been ordered to capture Washington, D.C.
wanted to punish the North for Stonewall Jackson’s death.
hoped to vin a victory on union soil
Which choice explains why the slave population great substantially from 1790 to 1820?
The increase of shipping technology greatly increased the efficiency of the middle passage.
The North had freed its slaves and they were sold to the South
The use of the cotton gin made slavery more profitable
the Federal government officially recognized the sale of slaves from state to state.
What treaty ended the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Garrison
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of New Orleans
The Treaty Ghent
Which option below explains why Mexico invited many Americans to settle in Texas?
They feared the British possession of New Orleans would lead to conflict.
They thought the white Americans would remove the Native Americans.
They wanted the Americans to bring stability to the region.
all of the above
After the Emancipation Proclamation, many African Americans
boarded trains for the West.
started getting paid by planters.
opened weapons factories.
rushed to join the Union army.
Union forces won the battle of Shiloh, thanks to
a month-long delay caused by a cautious southern general.
Confederate casualties totaling nearly 11,000
the arrival of the Merrimack.
a counterattack by Grant’s forces, supported by newly arrived troops.
With the departure of southern congressmen, Republicans passed laws to strengthen the power of
Copperheads
the federal government
the states
British privateers
“Bleeding Kansas” earned its name from clashes over
slavery
land ownership
religious differences
the Dred Scott decision.
What atrocity came about as a result of the Indian Removal Acts?
the trail of tears
the battle of the Alamo
The quartering of American soldiers in Indian reservations in Maine
The declaration that Native Americans could no longer practice their religious beliefs
What did the Fugitive Slave Act specify?
It ordered the return of escaped slaves to their owners
It provided safe havens for escaped slaves.
It banned slavery in the North.
It offered freed slaves western land on which to live in freedom
Under popular sovereignty, the decision whether or not to allow slavery in a territory was made by
the Supreme Court
Congress
the President.
the voters of the territory
Members of the Federalist Party most likely supported
loose constitutional interpretation
strong state powers
limited government.
primacy of civil liberties
Many northern whites objected to slavery because they believed it
made the South politically stronger than the North.
made southern whites lazy.
made the South better off than the North.
violated principles of the Christian religion.
The Civil War began with the
secession of South Carolina.
attack on Lawrence, Kansas, a center of free-soiler activity.
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.
illegal formation of the Confederate States of America.
Lincoln’s call for volunteers to defend Fort Sumter led directly to
the secession of the Upper South states.
a Union victory in the fighting at Fort Sumter.
a split in the Democratic Party.
the creation of the Confederate States of America.
Which of the following was an advantage the South had in the Civil War?
more experienced generals
greater number of factories
more miles of railroad
larger army
During the Civil War, the South hoped to
form armies of enslaved African Americans.
capture New York City.
build a huge, modern navy.
convince Britain and France to intervene on the Confederate side.
Why was the Battle of the Alamo significant in Texas’ struggle for independence?
It was a defeat against the independence movement, but enraged many to avenge those that died in the fort.
It was a strategic location in which many people seeking independence were able to block Mexican forces from crossing the Rio Grande River.
When Stephen Austin defeated the Mexican forces, the USA finally gave him military support.
It was a decisive victory for Colonel William Travis
Angered by insults aimed at his uncle, Preston Brooks used a cane to beat
Stephen Douglas.
Charles Sumner.
Andrew Butler.
John Brown.
The debate over annexation of Texas represented one part of a much larger national debate over which of the following issues?
investment in the transcontinental railroad
expansion of slavery
competition between farmers and ranchers
treaties with American Indians
This map demonstrates that canal systems
contributed to the growth of industrial cities
made travel across New York easier and faster.
encouraged commerce among different parts of the country.
helped form a waterway from the Atlantic to the Great Lakes.
Who was president of Mexico when many in Texas began seeking independence?
John C. Fremont
Pancho Villa
Santa Anna
Sam Houston
"[W]hen a person held to service or labor in any State or Territory of the United States, has heretofore or shall hereafter escape into another State or Territory of the United States, the person or persons to whom such service or labor may be due... may pursue and reclaim such fugitive person... it shall be the duty of all marshals and deputy marshals to obey and execute all warrants and precepts issued under the provisions of this act, when to them directed... and all good citizens are hereby commanded to aid and assist in the prompt and efficient execution of this law, whenever their services may be required... In no trial or hearing under this act shall the testimony of such alleged fugitive be admitted in evidence; and the certificates in this and the [above] section mentioned, shall be conclusive of the right of the person or persons... to remove such fugitive to the State or Territory from which he escaped, and shall prevent all molestation of such person or persons by any process issued by any court, judge, magistrate, or other person whomsoever."
—Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
Based on this selection from the text of the Fugitive Slave Act, which of the following best explained why it angered many people in the North?
It drastically increased the law-enforcement costs of the federal government and resulted in higher taxes.
It overturned state laws forbidding the ownership of slaves and outlawing the slave trade.
It required people who may be opposed to slavery to assist in capturing and returning runaway slaves.
It resulted in a growth of the government bureaucracy needed to process cases related to runaway slaves.
Who were the main supporters of the new Republican Party?
slaveholders
southern industrialists
antislavery Northerners
antislavery Southerners
In my opening speech, I first declared in public my sentiments on the true formation of character and my principle that man was essentially the creature of the conditions in which he was placed, and the necessity of placing the rising generation in good circumstances. What I said took the meeting by surprise, and when I concluded the whole assembly applauded continuously. This spontaneous approval induced me to write my four first essays on “A New View of Society” and on the formation of character.
—Robert Owen, 1813
Given Robert Owen’s statement, social reformers created utopian communities on the assumption that
greater economic freedom and wealth will produce a more peaceful society.
people will behave best when placed in the right conditions.
society places unnatural burdens on people, causing them to act poorly.
improved working and living conditions make for more civic participation.
The Kansas-Nebraska bill gave Kansas voters the right to
organize Emigrant Aid societies.
give women the vote.
choose or reject slavery.
establish two capitals.
What route did many take to travel west during the era of Westward Expansion in the USA?
The Oregon Trail
The Missouri Trail
The Utah Trail
The Oklahoma Trail
During the early part of the war, Lincoln’s main goal was to
free the slaves.
stop the spread of slavery.
preserve the Union.
reduce the power of the states.
Lincoln’s call for volunteers to defend Fort Sumter led directly to
a split in the Democratic Party.
the creation of the Confederate States of America.
the secession of the Upper South states.
a Union victory in the fighting at Fort Sumter.
What was the religious belief that God wanted America to expand west?
Reformed Puritanism
Manifest Destiny
Constitutional Monarchism
Theocratic Determination
What was the greatest impact of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry?
The raid caused the decline of the Whig Party.
The federal government agreed to let state governments decide all slavery issues.
The raid deepened the division between North and South.
Northerners and Southerners reached a temporary “cease-fire.”
What treaty gave Texas the independence it was seeking?
The Treaty of Velasco
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of the Alamo
The Treaty of the Rio Grande
As a nation, we began by declaring that “all men are created equal.” We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics."
—Abraham Lincoln, in a letter to Joshua Speed, August 25, 1855
Lincoln’s statement suggests that American ideals are threatened by which of the following?
economic disparity
conflicting interpretations of the Constitution
differences in political ideology
ethnic and religious discrimination
Which political party below consisted mostly of anti-slavery followers?
The Democrats
The Whigs
The Know Nothing Party
The Republicans
“SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state, contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited: Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labour or service is lawfully claimed, in any state or territory of the United States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labour or service as aforesaid.”
—Missouri Compromise, 1820
Based on this excerpt, the authors of the Missouri Compromise mostly sought to
limit the expansion of slavery.
abolish slavery in the nation.
expand slavery into western lands.
leave the question of slavery to citizens.
Union forces sought to capture the stronghold of Vicksburg, a city on
a bluff overlooking the Mississippi.
the Atlantic Ocean.
the road to Washington, D.C.
the outskirts of Gettysburg.
"I hereby enjoin upon [strongly urge] the people so declared to be free to abstain from [avoid] all violence, unless in necessary self-defense; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service."
—Emancipation Proclamation
This excerpt from the Emancipation Proclamation indicates that
President Lincoln was worried that his actions would incite a rebellion by enslaved people.
The Union Army was going to start drafting newly freed African Americans.
President Lincoln hoped that freed African Americans would join the Union Army.
quickly freeing all slaves was now President Lincoln's main war goal.
Who invented the telegraph?
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
John Hunt
Samuel Morse
Who won the Election of 1824?
Clay
Adams
Jackson
Whitney
All of the following were results of the War of 1812 EXCEPT:
The Federalist Party lost their influence
The independence of the USA was confirmed
Britain lost all land claims in Canada.
America manufactured more good
Which of the following best describes how John C. Calhoun viewed the North?
as a moral leader
as a tyrannical power
as a weakened power
as a champion of liberty
One of the major hardships faced by the Confederacy during the war was
a food shortage
a lack of cotton
an oversupply of labor.
a lack of prisoners.
Among the conspirators the most daring and active , was Monday, the slave of Mr. Gell. He could read and write with facility, and thus attained an extraordinary and dangerous influence over his fellows. Permitted by his owner to occupy a house in a central part of the city, hourly opportunities were afforded for the exercise of his skill, on those, who were attracted to his shop by business or favor. It was there that his artful and insidious delusions were kept in perpetual exercise. Materials were abundantly furnished in the seditious pamphlets brought into this state … while the speeches of the oppositionists in congress to the admission of Missouri, gave a serious and imposing effect to his machinations.
—“Narrative of the Events Comprising the Vesey Rebellion,” August 10, 1822
Which of the following developments most likely resulted from the information contained in this excerpt?
abolition of slavery
reformation of slave laws
tighter restrictions on slaves
improvement of plantation life
The goal of the Lecompton Constitution was to
abolish slavery in Kansas.
establish slavery in Kansas.
uphold the Missouri Compromise
abolish slavery in all territories.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect slavery in the new territories?
It established 36°30' as the boundary line between free and slave territories.
It granted citizens of the territories the right to decide if slavery should be allowed.
It banned slavery from all new territories after 1858.
It granted Congress the right to decide on the slavery question in the territories.
Secessionists believed that they had a right to leave the Union, because
they were being unfairly taxed.
the North refused to compromise.
it had been created unconstitutionally.
they had joined it voluntarily.
How did Congress respond to situations like the one pictured?
established the Ten Percent Plan
passed the Enforcement Acts
impeached the president
created the Fifteenth Amendment
At the start of the war, the South’s basic strategy could be summarized as
invade and attack
rely on railroads
prepare and wait
blockade the North
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
the Battle of Shiloh
the Battle of Chancellorsville
the Battle of Antietam
the First Battle of Bull Run
Who suggested that South Carolina declare a state of nullification against federal tariffs?
Adams
Calhoun
Jackson
Clay
What choice below explains why many in South Carolina were angry over tariffs during Jackson’s presidency?
The tariffs benefited only agrarian economies.
The tariffs disrupted trade with Britain
The tariffs ensured that slaves were only counted as 3/5 of a person.
The tariffs were only placed on South Carolina, while other states did not have to follow them.
The information in the chart best supports the conclusion that John Marshall believed in
strict interpretation of the Constitution.
state control of commerce.
closure of the National Bank.
strong federal government.
The Underground Railroad was an example of
anti-abolition extremism.
abolitionist violence.
large-scale civil disobedience.
passive resistance to slavery.
Which option below explains why the Dred Scott Decision was a setback for the abolitionist movement?
The decision concluded that it was legal to execute John Brown.
The decision asserted that owners of slaves did not have to free them regardless of where they lived.
The decision gave African males rights, but denied these rights to African females in the South.
The decision outlawed the Underground Railroad.
The image demonstrates that the abolition movement relied in part on which of the following to combat slavery?
freedom of the press
armed uprisings
nonviolent protest
secret escape routes
Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South?
more money to spend on war
more experienced generals
full support of all its citizens
military support from Britain
With which issue was the Wilmot Proviso concerned?
slavery east of the Mississippi River
slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico
the annexation of Texas
slavery in the Northwest Territory
Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of the Rio Grande
The Treaty of the Alamo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Velasco
Who wrote The Star Spangled Banner?
Madison
Jackson
Keller
Key
Which option below explains why the Dred Scott Decision was a setback for the abolitionist movement?
The decision outlawed the Underground Railroad.
The decision gave African males rights, but denied these rights to African females in the South.
The decision concluded that it was legal to execute John Brown.
The decision asserted that owners of slaves did not have to free them regardless of where they lived.
The Emancipation Proclamation had the effect of
prohibiting African Americans from service in the Union army.
encouraging African Americans to serve in the Union army.
discouraging white males from joining the Union army.
prohibiting African Americans from service in the Confederate army.
Passage of the Thirteenth Amendment showed that Congress accepted
Lincoln’s stand against slavery.
Lee’s terms for ending the war.
its responsibility for the war.
Sherman’s destruction of Atlanta.
The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to
provide safety for escaped slaves.
force all Americans to help catch escaped slaves.
ban slavery in Washington, D.C.
offer freed slaves land in the West.
Which option below describes the attitudes and opinions of many in California during the Mexican-American War?
They felt like the United States would abandon them if they outlawed slavery.
Many in California wanted Texas and Utah to unite with them to form a new nation.
They felt like Mexico favored Texas over them and wanted to be an official part of Mexico.
Many in California wanted to break away from Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln debated ________ over the issue of Popular Sovereignty in Illinois.
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Johnson
Roger Taney
Dred Scott
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln
offered forgiveness to the South.
promised the nation a new birth of freedom.
declared that slavery was moral.
condemned the use of total war.
Battles in the West took place mainly
on the Great Plains.
in the mountains.
along rivers.
near the Great Lakes.
The Battle of Antietam denied Robert E. Lee a chance to
save Virginia.
use any battlefield strategies.
win a battle on Union soil.
lead the Confederate army.
The First Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Shiloh proved that the
war would be long and difficult.
The South would soon capture Washington, D.C.
Union soldiers were better trained than Confederate soldiers.
The South could not win the war.
Which man below was a leader in the attempt of Texas to gain its independence by going to war with Mexico?
Stephen Austin
Brigham Young
Andrew Jackson
Dallas Young
What was the religious belief that God wanted America to expand west?
Reformed Puritanism
Constitutional Monarchism
Theocratic Determination
Manifest Destiny
At Ford’s Theater on April 14, 1865,
Lincoln gave his Second Inaugural Address.
Lee signed the terms of surrender.
Lincoln was shot.
The Civil War officially ended.
What was a major significance of the presidential election of 1864?
Votes showed their approval of Lincoln’s peace plan.
Voters showed their approval of Lincoln’s stand against slavery.
Voters showed their disapproval of Lincoln’s war policy.
The Copperheads supported Lincoln.
What option below correctly explains one reason why hostilities developed between the British and the USA in the War of 1812?
Britain was confiscating USA ships
Britain wanted control of Washington D.C.
Britain was angry that America joined France in the American Revolution
Britain never truly recognized the independence of the USA
In 1860 and 1861, seven southern states seceded from the Union in protest of the
brutal beating of Charles Sumner in the Senate.
Dred Scott decision.
federal government’s refusal to punish John Brown.
election of Republican Abraham Lincoln as President.
Who was president when the War of 1812 began?
Jefferson
Jackson
Washington
Madison
Which city was set up as the “anti-slavery” capital of Kansas?
Topeka
Houston
Lecompton
Kansas City
Which of the following did the Supreme Court uphold in the Dred Scott decision?
The slave trade should be abolished in Washington, D.C.
Slavery was unconstitutional.
The federal government should protect the slaveholder, not the slave.
Slaveholders could not take slaves into free states or territories
The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stated that Mexico
had reached a stalemate
would try to recover Texas.
had won the Mexican War
had lost the Mexican War.
What did the North agree to do in the Compromise of 1850?
Allow Maine to become a slave state
Punish Charles Sumner for his violent outburst
Allow the Missouri Compromise to be passed as law
Follow the fugitive state laws more strictly
In the 1858 Illinois Senate race, Stephen Douglas defeated
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
“All hostilities both by sea and land shall cease as soon as this Treaty shall have been ratified by both parties as hereinafter mentioned. All territory, places, and possessions whatsoever taken by either party from the other during the war, or which may be taken after the signing of this Treaty, excepting only the Islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay and without causing any destruction or carrying away any of the Artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places.”
—Treaty of Ghent, 1814
What does the excerpt from the Treaty of Ghent suggest?
Neither Britain nor the United States won a clear victory.
The United States was compelled to submit to superior British forces.
Britain, exhausted from war, had to cede its claims on the continent.
Neither Britain nor the United States had wanted to go to war.
By attacking the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, John Brown hoped to
promote the southern cause.
start a slave uprising
capture runaway slaves.
start the Civil War.
What border area did much of the fighting of the War of 1812 take place?
The border between the USA and the French Territory
The border between the Spanish Territory and the British Territory
The border between the USA and the Portuguese Territory
The border between Canada and the USA
What greatly increased in the USA in the mid-1800s?
All of the above
Factories
Transportation
Immigration
If Grant’s army could gain control of the Mississippi River, the Confederacy would be
assured of victory
split into two parts
defeated
forced to invade the North
The single greatest cause of death of Confederate and Union soldiers was
gunboats
disease
canisters
shells
This photograph shows an effect of
literacy tests
grandfather clauses
Radical Reconstruction
Jim Crow law
Which explanation explains why Irish immigrants experienced discrimination?
The Irish were at war with France, a strong ally of the USA.
The Irish refused to help the USA in the American Revolution.
The Irish competed for jobs that many people wanted
All of the above
During Reconstruction, Southern states often added to their economic problems by
refusing to participate in railroad speculation
supporting segregated public schools
refusing federal assistance.
diversifying agricultural crops.
It can be inferred from this graphic that the events of the 1850s resulted in
the disappearance of the Republican Party
a decline in the popularity of third parties.
the decline of the Whig Party
unity among Democrats
How did many white slave owners respond to Nat Turner’s slave rebellion?
They used the incident as propaganda against the abolitionist movement.
They finally saw how cruel and wicked slavery was and set many slaves free
They set Nat Turner free simply to remove him from causing another slave rebellion.
They agreed to allocate land to the slaves for a commitment to not pursue rebellion in the future.
The information on this map shows that
The Union had an easy time disrupting Confederate supply lines.
the Confederacy should have been able to invade Union territory.
control over the Mississippi River was important to both sides.
naval power was the most important factor in the Union victory.
The reelection of President Lincoln in 1864 showed that most northern voters
were sick of war.
expected the war to last several more years.
approved his plan for peace.
approved his stand against slavery.
The Kansas-Nebraska bill gave Kansas voters the right to
organize Emigrant Aid societies.
establish two capitals.
choose or reject slavery.
give women the vote.
Which description explains why the Missouri Compromise came about?
Many citizens feared that allowing territories to become states would bring an imbalance to Congress.
Northern states feared industry in Missouri would interfere with the profits they made by trading with the South.
Andrew Jackson argued Henry Clay violated the Constitution in the corrupt bargain and that an investigation was needed.
Small states argued the Senate was too powerful and needed a balance by creating the House of Representatives.
Which of the following is true of both the North and the South in the mid-1800s?
Both regions had about the same amount of industrial production.
Both regions had strong communications systems.
Cotton was the most important cash crop in both regions.
Both regions cherished their democratic tradition.
Many southern whites criticized northern business owners for
trying to control workers’ lives.
assuming personal responsibility for workers.
refusing to hire African Americans.
not caring about their workers.
How did the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin affect American society in the 1850s?
It convinced many Northerners that slavery would ruin the nation.
It resulted in the passage of laws protecting slaves from owners who beat them.
It convinced many Northerners that enslaved people were property.
It caused some slaveholders to allow slaves to buy their freedom.
Without southern opposition in Congress, Republicans were able to
raise tariffs to protect northern industries
end the threat of Confederate ironclads to Union ships.
make it impossible to build a railroad from Nebraska to the Pacific Coast.
encourage cotton-growing in the North
SEC. 9. All persons of color who were slaves for life previous to their emigration to Texas, and who are now held in bondage, shall remain in the like state of servitude, provide the said slave shall be the bona fide property of the person so holding said slave as aforesaid. Congress shall pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from the United States of America from bringing their slaves into the Republic with them, and holding them by the same tenure by which such slaves were held in the United States; nor shall Congress have power to emancipate slaves; nor shall any slave-holder be allowed to emancipate his or her slave or slaves, without the consent of Congress, unless he or she shall send his or her slave or slaves without the limits of the Republic. No free person of African descent, either in whole or in part, shall be permitted to reside permanently in the Republic, without the consent of Congress, and the importation or admission of Africans or negroes into this Republic, excepting from the United States of America, is forever prohibited, and declared to be piracy.
SEC. 10. All persons, (Africans, the descendants of Africans, and Indians excepted,) who were residing in Texas on the day of the Declaration of Independence, shall be considered citizens of the Republic, and entitled to all the privileges of such.
—Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836
The excerpt best supports the conclusion that Texas empresarios
sought the protection of the U.S. Congress against Mexico.
wanted to model their government after that of the United States.
wished to create a slave-based society in Texas
depended on enslaved Africans to maintain their colony.
“As the first of everything, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles.”
—George Washington, Letter to James Madison, May 5, 1789
Based on this excerpt, what did George Washington consider an important part of his job as the first president?
enacting strong laws
revising the Constitution
establishing sound traditions
reforming the government
The 1860 presidential election made it clear that
the American political system was sharply divided along sectional lines
the majority of American voters favored the abolition of slavery.
the doctrine of popular sovereignty could not work at the national level
slavery was only one of several issues that the public considered important.
“To see the chief servant of a trusting community arranged before the bar of public justice, charged with high delinquencies, is interesting. To behold the Chief Executive Magistrate of a powerful people charged with the betrayal of his trust, and arraigned for high crimes and misdemeanors, it always a most interesting spectacle. When the charges against such public servant accuse him of an attempt to betray the high trust confided in him and usurp the power of the whole people, that he may become their ruler, it is intensely interesting to millions of men, and should be discussed with a calm determination, which nothing can divert and nothing can reduce to mockery.”
—Thaddeus Stevens, speech, 1868
What event caused Stevens to give the speech excerpted here?
Hayes’s disputed election
Stevens’ congressional resignation
Johnson’s impeachment trial
Lincoln’s assassination
Which of the following was a strategy of the Confederate government?
seeking support from Britain and France
attacking the North by way of the Mississippi River
blockading the North’s Atlantic coast
limiting the upper draft age to 35
Lee crossed into Pennsylvania because he wanted a
chance to break the Union blockade.
victory on northern soil
direct route into New England.
rest from constant battle.
Explain what happened at the Battle of New Orleans and why it was an unnecessary conflict. ~ ANSWER The Treaty of Ghent already ended the conflict of the War of 1812, but the soldiers in New Orleans did not know that. Andrew Jackson led the Americans to a victory against the British. Even though the war was over and this battle was unnecessary because the war ended it was a morale boost that the USA successfully defended itself from a British attack and helped us in the long run.
