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UNIT 10 REVIEW

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the northern region, people would vote to __________tariffs because __________.
a)

A.  Raise; they would protect American factories

b)

A.  Raise; they would be able to buy products from Europe easier

c)

A.  Lower; they would protect American factories

d)

A.  Lower; they would be able to buy products from Europe easier

2.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
3.

The main difference between the north and south was

a)

religious practices

b)

economic practices

c)

cultural traditions

d)

government institutions

4.

One effect of the rise of Sectionalism, the growing disagreement over state's rights, and the issue of slavery was-

a)

the formation of the Whig Party

b)

increasing tensions between north and south

c)

an end to conflict over the extension of slavery in the territories

5.
An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
a)
outlawing alcohol
b)
ending slavery
c)
limiting slavery to southern states
d)
ending women's suffrage
6.
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
National Road
d)
American Temperence Union
7.
Who was Harriet Tubman?  
a)

She led many slaves to the Underground Railroad.  

b)

She started the Underground Railroad.  

c)

She died being a slave in 1913.  

d)

A woman born in Africa.

8.
This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.
a)
Annexation of Texas
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Laws
d)
Missouri Compromise
9.

What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?

a)

Allow escaped slaves in the North to remain free

b)

Force escaped slaves in the South back into slavery

c)

Nothing, it never passed

d)

Force Northerners to assist Southern slave-owners in recapturing escaped slaves

10.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the west

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

11.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
12.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)

industrial

c)
union
13.

Which Political party was against the spread of slavery into the WESTERN territories during the historical era of sectionalism?

a)

Whig Party

b)

The Republican Party

c)

The Free Soil Party

d)

The 49er Party

14.

_______ is known for creating the Compromise of 1850 AND the Compromise of 1820(Missouri Compromise). He is remembered for being "the GREAT compromiser".

a)

George Washington

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Walt Garrison

d)

Martin Van Buren

15.

What is another name for the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Free-Soil Party

b)

Compromise of 1820

c)

Compromise of 2022

d)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

16.

The Missouri Compromise(Compromise of 1820) allowed which two states into the Union?

a)

Florida-free state/Kentucy-slave state

b)

Arkansas-free state/New Mexico-slave state

c)

Missouri-slave state/Maine-free state

d)

South Carolina-free state/Alaska-slave state

17.

"Bleeding Kansas" occurred because.....

a)

The North wanted to declare Canada as an allied state. It was hoping that by adding Canada to the Union, it would create a more balanced economy with Germany and Great Britain.

b)

Popular sovereignty(Kansas-Nebraska Act) was enforced in Kansas. Northerners and Southerners couldn't agree on whether Kansas would be slave or free territory

c)

Spain desired to establish a foothold in the Fur Trade. Spain created an alliance with Germany in hopes of becoming a world power and collecting resources from the new world.

d)

None of the above

18.

What was John Brown's goal in planning the raid at Harper's Ferry?

a)

arm the slaves to free themselves

b)

free the slaves

c)

kill the slave owners

d)

organize peaceful protests

19.

What term can BEST be used to describe John Brown?

a)

prohibitionist

b)

suffragette

c)

abolitionist

d)

evangalist

20.

When the raid on Harper's Ferry occurred, in which state was it located?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Maryland

c)

Virginia

d)

West Virginia

21.

Which factor contributed to the Nullification Crisis?

a)

the defense of slavery

b)

the belief in King Cotton

c)

the protection of states' rights

d)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

22.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

a)

Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

b)

Can a state regulate a federal agency?

c)

Can a state overturn a federal law?

d)

Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

23.

Which region felt the tariffs imposed during the presidency of Andrew Jackson were unfair and should be nullified? (**Think about the NULLIFICATION CRISIS, remember which part of the country HATES taxes.....)

a)

North

b)

West

c)

South

d)

Northwest Territory

24.

Conflicting interpretations of this amendment played a major role in the_______________

**The 10 AMENDMENT is all about STATES RIGHTS!!!! Which event below did the STATES believe they had the RIGHT to CANCEL/IGNORE a federal law passed by the government because they saw it as unconstitutional.

a)

Bank War

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Corrupt Bargain

d)

XYZ Affair

25.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
26.

Which state said they wouldn‘t pay the new tariff and passed the Nullification act?

HINT: States used the 10TH AMENDMENT which is all about STATES RIGHTS. The state believed they had the right to NULLIFY the tariff of abominations. Which state was the first to NULLIFY this tariff?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

27.

South Carolina threatened to ______________________ due to the high tariffs

a)

secede

b)

abandon

c)

create an alliance

28.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
29.

Who wrote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Martin Anderson

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Walt Harrison

30.

Where did the "first shots of the CIVIL WAR" take place?

a)

Fort Collins, Georgia

b)

Fort Smith, Nebraska

c)

Fort Sumter, South Carolina

d)

none of the above

31.

Which line set the SOUTHERN boundary of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a)

15 44 Line

b)

22 10 Line

c)

36 30 Line

d)

None of the above

32.

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the —

a)

founding of trade schools in some colonies

b)

development of different economies in the two regions

c)

establishment of import taxes in some colonies

d)

pattern of religious differences in the two regions

33.

How did opposition to this system affect the economy of the early republic?

a)

The government prevented taxes on domestic goods.

b)

Cottage workers needed governmental assistance.

c)

Interstate trade taxes were forbidden.

d)

A free enterprise system was adopted.

34.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

35.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

Jefferson Davis was

a)

President of the Union

b)

Vice President of the Confederacy

c)

Union General at Chickamauga

d)

President of the Confederacy

37.

Battle took place in Maryland and was the closest Civil War battle to Washington D.C. The Union won and gave Abraham Lincoln the victory he needed to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

38.

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the civil war.

a)

Antientam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bullrun

d)

Vicksburg

39.

All of the following was part of the "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:

a)

Block all southern ports to cut off shipping

b)

Divide the north into sections

c)

Control the Mississippi River

d)

Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

40.

Where did the siege of Vicksburg take place?

a)

Ohio

b)

Texas

c)

Mississippi

d)

Florida

41.

Why did Confederate General Robert E. Lee lead confederate forces NORTH of the Mason-Dixon Line?(why did Lee invade the North)

a)

None of the above

b)

Lee knew the South hated taxes and could not afford to help Canada fight Germany in a very long war.

c)

Lee knew the South could not afford to fight a long war. He hoped to capture Washington DC and end the war quickly

d)

Lee did not believe the North could stop him

42.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

a)

Freedom Act.

b)

Emancipation Act.

c)

Slaveowners Act.

d)

Fugitive Slave Act.

43.

Why was the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi so important?

a)

It helped convince Germany to fight against America

b)

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi and divided the South in half

c)

It forced the Rebel forces to capture Canada and its providences

d)

none of the above

44.

The term "CONFEDERACY" means....

a)

The North

b)

The South

45.

Where did General Lee and the Confederacy surrender to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army? (This ended the Civil War.)

a)

Drayton, Ohio

b)

Maysville, New York

c)

Appomatox Courthouse

d)

none of the above

46.

Which SIDE had the BEST military leaders/Generals?

a)

None of the above

b)

The SOUTH. They had the greatest military leader of the Civil War... General Robert E. Lee

47.

Who wrote and gave the speech "Four-score and seven years ago......"?

a)

Frederick Marshall-Lies of the Republic

b)

James Mason-Writ of Mandamus

c)

Abraham Lincoln-Gettysburg Address

d)

none of the above

48.

What was Lincoln's main reason for fighting in the war?

a)

to get rid of slavery

b)

to bring the British and French to America

c)

to show his strength as a president

d)

to preserve the Union

49.

When did the Civil War END?

a)

1700

b)

1823

c)

1865

d)

1860

50.

Where did General Lee surrender to the Union Army, ending the war?

a)

Joneborough, Arkansas

b)

Manhattan, Kansas

c)

Ragsdale, Kentucky

d)

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

51.

Where did General Lee and the Confederacy surrender to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army? (This ended the Civil War.)

a)

Drayton, Ohio

b)

Maysville, New York

c)

Appomatox Courthouse

d)

none of the above

52.

Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

a)

The Capital

b)

The train station

c)

Fords Theatre

d)

none of the above

53.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

1. Farming 2. Cash Crops 3. Tobacco 4. Slavery 5. Plantations. Which of the following colonies are best described by numbers 1 through 5?

a)

Eastern Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Mid-Atlantic Colonies

55.

Which region of colonies economy relied heavily on shipbuilding and fishing?

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The Mid-Atlantic(Middle) Colonies

c)

The New England(Northern) Colonies

d)

The Far East Colonies

56.
Rhode island was created because
a)

None of the above

b)

Roger Anderson hated the French and decided to defect to Canada in order to create a monopoly on the French Empire.

c)

Roger Williams was kick out of the Massachuests Bay Colony. He believed in separation of church and state. Williams did NOT believe that you needed to be Puritan to vote and participate in government.

d)

The Mayflower Compact forced the British to retreat to Bunker Hill

57.

-Low flat land

-low flat coastline

-fertile soil

-warm hot summers

-Very good land for farming/agriculture

All of these are clues that best describe which type of colonies?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

none

58.

This person ___________ believed in "separation of church and state" he believed that you should NOT have to be religious in order to vote and participate in REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. He also helped found the colony of RHODE ISLAND

a)

John Abshire

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Frank Hassle

59.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

c)

Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

60.

LOOK at the map. You can click on it to enlarge it. The GREEN line best represents the Proclamation Line of 1763. Where would INDIAN territory/land be located?

a)

North, in Canada

b)

South, in Mexico

c)

West, of the proclamation line

d)

East, of the proclamation line