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WorksheetsUnit 7 Assessment (TCI Ch 21-23)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
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1.
How did Missouri’s application as a slave state in 1819 challenge U.S. law?
a)
It did not have a state constitution.
b)
States west of the Mississippi River were to be slave states.
c)
It did not have the population required for statehood.
d)
States north of the Ohio River were to be free states.
2.
What was the significance of the 36 ̊30 ́ parallel?
a)
It indicated the northern border of Missouri.
b)
It showed the borders of the United States.
c)
It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.
d)
It separated the North from the South.
3.
What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It temporarily ended the slavery debate.
b)
It required Southern states to pay higher taxes.
c)
It led to the South seceding from the Union.
d)
It upset the balance of slave and free states in the Union.
4.
Prior to the Civil War, which was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states?
a)
losing respect
b)
losing tax revenue
c)
losing voting power
d)
losing future elections
5.
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
a)
It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
b)
It turned many more people against slavery.
c)
Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
d)
The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.
6.
What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860? (Abraham Lincoln)
a)
The nation was divided over slavery.
b)
Lincoln was popular throughout the nation.
c)
There was little support for abolitionists in the North
d)
Southern states were eager to abolish slavery.
7.
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
that slavery diminished the national character
b)
that African American rights were protected by the Constitution
c)
that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
d)
that slavery should be abolished by executive order
8.
All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed except
a)
many slaves moved to Canada.
b)
Northerners refused to obey the law.
c)
hounded slave catchers returned to the South.
d)
plantation owners did not want returned slaves.
9.
Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
a)
highly trained soldiers
b)
abundant natural resources
c)
fighting in familiar territory
d)
control of the Mississippi River
10.
Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
a)
large population
b)
strong military leadership
c)
control of the railway system
d)
many factories and businesses
11.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that
a)
slaves in U.S. territories were free.
b)
slaves throughout the world were free
c)
slaves in Confederate states were free.
d)
slaves in Union slave states were free.
12.
What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
It proved that a quick victory was impossible.
b)
slaves throughout the world were free
c)
slaves in Confederate states were free.
d)
It showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.
13.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
a)
Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North.
b)
The South suffered many losses while the North had few.
c)
The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North.
d)
The outcome convinced European nations to aid the Confederacy.
14.
Which of these was a danger for African American troops who fought for the Union?
a)
If captured, they could be sold into slavery.
b)
They were frequently attacked by other Union soldiers.
c)
If captured, they would be forced to fight for the Confederacy.
d)
They were easily overcome since they had no weapons.
15.
Which of these describes Grant’s terms of surrender at Appomatoox Court House?
a)
They were meant to punish the Confederacy.
b)
They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.
c)
They were stern in their demand for payment of losses.
d)
They were meant to show that the North sought forgiveness.
16.
Why was the Thirteenth Amendment passed?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to provide citizenship to former slaves
c)
to allow freedmen to run for office
d)
to legislate fair treatment of all citizens
17.
Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
a)
job security
b)
land distribution
c)
free medical care
d)
educational opportunity
18.
What was the purpose of the black codes?
a)
to control former slaves
b)
to provide fair wages for freedmen
c)
to reconstruct the plantation system
d)
to teach language skills to freedmen
19.
What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to citizens?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to medical care
c)
equal protection of the law
d)
separate but equal public facilities
20.
In 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?
a)
African Americans
b)
white Southern Democrats
c)
former Confederate soldiers
d)
Northerners who moved to the South
21.
What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?
a)
to give all citizens the right to vote
b)
to provide education for all citizens
c)
to raise taxes to repair damage to the South
d)
to protect the voting rights of African American men
22.
Why was the Ku Klux Klan formed?
a)
to integrate Southern schools
b)
to end government corruption
c)
to return white Democrats to power
d)
to protect the voting rights of Southerners
23.
Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws?
a)
to assure equal education for all
b)
to encourage Southerners to move to the North
c)
to separate African Americans and whites in public life
d)
to prevent unqualified African Americans from voting
24.
How did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
Jim Crow laws are unconstitutional.
b)
Public facilities should be available to all races
c)
Integration of schools is required by law.
d)
Separate but equal public facilities are constitutional.
25.
What was an effect of Southern poll tax laws?
a)
African Americans were denied voting rights.
b)
Money was raised to fund public education.
c)
Public funding of small businesses increased
d)
Southern Democrats were voted out of office.
26.
Southern segregation pushed African Americans to move. What pulled them to other parts of the country?
a)
the promise of free land
b)
the promise of free education
c)
the hope of better opportunities
d)
the hope of political opportunities
27.
How did African Americans who remained in the South improve their lives?
a)
They depended upon government welfare.
b)
They worked together to build communities.
c)
They received money from relatives in the North.
d)
They conducted violent protests to obtain rights.
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