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Unit 6 - Test Review 2024

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The (a)   Party was formed in 1854 to combat the spread of slavery.

2.

What did the Supreme Court say in the Dred Scott decision?

a)

It considered slaves to be property without rights.

b)

It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states

c)

It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states

d)

It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens

3.

Lincoln benefited from the Stephne Douglas debates for Illinois Senate because he

a)

He showed he favored slavery

b)

He was amusing

c)

became more popular on the national level

d)

attracted Southern voters

4.

What political party was Lincoln part of?

a)

Democratic

b)

Republican

5.

Who supported (liked) the Supreme Court's decision with the Dred Scott case?

a)

Pro Slavery Forces

b)

Anti Slavery Forces

c)

Neither Group

6.
Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 
a)

being sued by someone else

b)

suing for his freedom

c)

being in the military

d)

being a famous doctor

7.
California was admitted as a free state because of the compromise of 1850
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?
a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Runaway Act

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

Slaveholder Law

9.

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book entitled (a)   to show the cruelties of slavery

10.
What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
free enterprise
c)
patriotism 
d)
consumerism
11.

(a)   was the leader in who killed five pro slavery setllers in Kansas.

12.
What role did John Brown play in Bleeding Kansas?
a)

He went on a killing rampage

b)

He help killed slaves

c)

He didn't do anything

d)

He watched everyone go on a killing rampage

13.

Who set out to open Kansas and Nebraska to slavery in exchange for support of a Western railroad to start in Chicago?

a)

Abraham Lincoln 

b)

Preston Brooks

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

John Brown

14.

The ___ divided the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories in which slavery issues would be determined by popular sovereignty.

a)

Compromise of 1850 

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas- Nebraska Act

d)

Freeport Doctrine

15.

The principle that would allow voters in a particular territory to decide whether they wanted to ban or permit slavery:

a)

Popular Soveriegnty

b)

Freeport Doctrine

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Secession

16.

After Kansas erupted into a state of its own civil war, what became the state's nickname: 

a)

Fighting Kansas

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Violent Kansas 

d)

Divided Kansas

17.

Put them in the correct order. The first event goes on the left. The last event goes on the right.

a)

Stephen Douglas asks to build a Railroad out west

b)

Southerners require Popular Sovereginty in Kansas

c)

Illegal voting occurs in Kansas

d)

Kansas erupts into a Civil War

1)
2)
3)
4)
18.

Match the following

a)
1.

Dred Scott

b)
2.

Abraham Lincoln

c)
3.

Stephen Douglas

d)
4.

John Brown

e)
5.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

19.

Label the following items of the Underground Railroad.

20.

Label the parts of a southern plantation.

21.

Reorder the following. The first event goes on the left. The last event goes on the right.

a)

Lincoln wins 1860 Presidential Election

b)

Attack on Fort Sumter

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

e)

Lee surrenders at Appomattox

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
22.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Washington D.C.

larger population

Abraham Lincoln

Battle of Gettysburg

Richmond, Virginia

Jefferson Davis

Robert E. Lee

Johnny Rebs

mostly fought in familiar territory

the Union
the Confederacy
23.

Label the chart to which side had the advantage in the Civil War. North or South

24.

Determine whether the details listed were an advantage of the North or the South during the Civil War.     

Select the correct answer in each row.

25.

Which of the following completes the diagram?

a)

President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

b)

The Gettysburg Address

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Thirteenth Amendment

26.
Who was the famous abolitionist who published the Liberator?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass 
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
27.

Who was Harriet Tubman?

a)

a leader of the Underground Railroad who also fought for African American and women’s rights

b)

a group of people who helped slaves escape to the North

c)

a leader of American

d)

a leader that did not fight for African American and women’s rights

28.

What was Harriet Tubman’s role on the Underground Railroad?

a)

conductor

b)

overseer

c)

stationmaster

d)

safehouse

29.

The ruling in the Dred Scott case protected the rights of...

a)

fugitive slaves.

b)

abolitionists.

c)

slave owners.

d)

anti-slavery groups.

30.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
a)
Being popular in the world
b)
People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
c)
People voting
d)
The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.
31.

Lesson Review: Idea to decide the issue of slavery through voting by the people of the territory.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Constitutional Republic

32.

Who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Dred Scott

c)

John Brown

d)

Stephen A. Douglas

33.

Though Lincoln was personally against slavery, did he run on the idea of abolishing slavery in the US?

a)

Yes

b)

No

34.

Who won the Election of 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen Douglass

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

35.

Why were Southerners upset that Lincoln won the Presidency?

a)

Southerners believed their way of life was in danger.

b)

Lincoln was against slavery

c)

both

36.

Who won the election of 1860 causing southern states to begin seceding (leaving) from the Union?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Johnson

37.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Texas

38.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

39.

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

40.

What was Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
41.
What was the Union expecting as they made the attack at Bull Run?
a)
a long, drawn-out war
b)
an evenly matched fight
c)
a quick and easy end to the war
d)
none of these
42.

Why didn't Lincoln want to free slaves in the border states?

a)

He didn't want to lose their support in the war

b)

He didn't think he had the legal right to end slavery in those states

c)

Those states were not in the Union

43.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in which location? (use the map to answer)

a)

Union states

b)

Border states

c)

Confederate areas under Union control

d)

Confederate states

44.

Which resource did the Union (North) use to blockade the south's coastlines?

a)

railroads

b)

soldiers on foot

c)

ships/boats

d)

forts

45.

The Union Blockade was a smaller part of the ........

a)

Constrictor plan

b)

War of 1812

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

Anaconda Plan

46.

The Battle of Antietam is known as

a)

the bloodiest single day battle in American history

b)

the shortest battle in American history

c)

the turning point for the Confederate army

d)

the longest battle in the Civil War

47.

The Battle of Antietam spurred Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation which

a)

ended the war

b)

changed the focus of the North to fight for the freedom of the slaves rather than just ot preserve the Union

c)

caused the South to plead for peace

d)

caused the South to reconsider their position on state's rights and slavery and ask for peace talks

48.

Check all the boxes that show: What some responsibilities of Women were doing the Civil War

a)

Taking care of the Family at home

b)

Washing the Dog

c)

Disguising themselves as Men to help in the war

d)

Sewing clothing

e)

Making Bandages

49.
Which line from the Gettysburg Address is referring to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Four score and seven years ago
b)
a new nation conceived in liberty
c)
dedicated to the proposition that all men are equal
d)
all choices are correct
50.

What is Lincoln’s main purpose in the Gettysburg Address?

a)

to identify the soldiers who have died in battle so far

b)

to argue why the Union will win the war

c)

to seek money for the families of those who died in battle

d)

to explain the importance of the war and inspire support for the Union

51.

Sherman's March to the Sea used a strategy called​ (a)   . This involves burning ​ (b)   like Atlanta, destroying crops, and tearing up​ (c)   . The Union wanted to break the South's will to ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Total War
cities
railroad lines
fight
cotton
Anaconda Plan
52.

Why was it important to Southern senators to have an equal number of slave and free states? It was mainly an ...

a)

Issue of respect.

b)

Issue of equal balance in voting power.

c)

Issue of tax revenue.

d)

Issue of future elections.

53.

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

Alabama

54.

Who is on the front of the $50 bill?

a)

Franklin

b)

Hamilton

c)

Wilson

d)

Adams

e)

Grant

55.

The raid on Harpers Ferry...

a)

was unsuccessful and weapons were distributed to slaves

b)

was successful and John Brown was given the Medal of Honor

c)

was successful and caused a slave rebellion

d)

was unsuccessful and John Brown was tried for treason

56.
Armored naval vessel
a)
Copperhead
b)
Ironclad
c)
Blockade Runner
d)
Blockade
57.

Type of naval ship that changed the world

a)

Ironclads

b)

Contrabands

c)

Blockade runners

d)

Copperheads

58.

Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?

a)

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)

b)

It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region

c)

It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia

d)

It allowed the Union to attack Richmond

59.

Who started the American Red Cross?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Bessie Coleman

60.

What was the significance of Robert E. Lee's surrender?

a)

It had no significance. It was just another battle in a long war.

b)

It meant that the South had won the Civil War.

c)

It meant that the Civil War was pretty much over and that the North had won.

61.

True or False: President Abraham Lincoln wanted the Confederate soldiers to be severely punished for fighting for the South.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

What does secession mean?

a)

To join

b)

To acquire

c)

To leave

d)

To change

63.

What state was the first to secede from the union?

a)

Texas

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Virginia

64.

What event occurred right before the southern states started to secede?

a)

Lincoln elected president

b)

Slavery was outlawed in the north

c)

Missouri compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

65.

What speech by Lincoln warned about the dangers of a possible Civil War and scared the South into seeing Lincoln as an enemy

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Second Inaugural Speech

c)

House Divided

d)

Gettysburg Address

66.

Lincoln suspended the right of _______ meaning people could be jailed without a hearing.

a)

inflation

b)

habeas corpus

c)

Miranda rights

d)

draft dodging

67.

Laws designed to control slaves (literacy, families, etc)

a)

slave codes

b)

fugitive slave act

c)

field holler

d)

abolition

68.
Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, which meant he wanted to abolish, to end ___________________
a)
voting
b)
slavery
c)
the Underground Railroad
69.
Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?
a)
rowing boats
b)
making speeches
c)
singing hymns and rap songs
d)
making pottery
70.

Prior to the Eli Whitney’s invention in the early 1790s, slavery had actually been....

a)

GROWING DRAMATICALLY with the United States importing more slaves than ever

b)

IN DECLINE with some slave owners freeing their own slaves.

c)

STEADY, neither in decline or growing

d)

GROWING SLOWLY, with more slaves coming into the South

71.

Invented by Eli Whitney, this led to an increase of slave labor: (a)  

Choose from the below words
Farm tractor
Sewing machine
Transcontinental Railroad
Cotton Gin
72.

How did the steamboat change river travel and river trade?

a)

The steamboat enabled people and goods to travel both upstream as

well as downriver.

b)

Increased trading.

c)

Expanded travel.

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

73.

What helped make river travel easier?

a)

roads

b)

slaves

c)

canals

d)

steamboats

74.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade