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Unit 4 Pre-Test (SSUSH8-SSUSH10)

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the words with the correct definition.

a)

a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest

1.

fugitive

b)

the idea that the people in a territory should vote to allow slavery

2.

popular sovereignty

c)

an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions

3.

compromise

d)

to formally discuss an issue

4.

debate

e)

a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country

5.

civil war

2.

​ (a)   planned to raid ​ (b)   in order to capture the federal ​ (c)   to arm slaves and start a ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
John Brown
Harpers Ferry, VA
arsenal
rebellion
Stephen Douglas
Charleston, SC
bank
railroad
3.

Label the Union and the Confederacy.

Union
Confederacy
a
b
a)
b)
4.

The Missouri Compromise tried to maintain the balance between slave states and free states.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of these were punishments for breaking the Fugitive Slave Law?

a)

$1000 fine

b)

6 months in prison

c)

12 months in prison

d)

death

6.

Who was a violent opponent of slavery?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Brown

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

John C Calhoun

7.

The (a)   was designed to squeeze the Confederates into submission.

Choose from the below words
Anaconda Plan
Squeegee Plan
Attack on Douglas
The Sneaky Snake Seige
8.

(a)   was the aggressive Union General who won the Siege of Vicksburg.

Choose from the below words
General U.S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee
General George Washington
9.

Label The Seige of Vicksburg

Important Transportation→

Confederates

Union besiegers

a
b
c
a)
b)
c)
10.

Vicksburg surrendered because

a)

The Union Army invaded and controlled the town.

b)

The Confederates were starving and being killed by shells.

c)

It was not important enough to defend.

d)

The Spanish attacked with a huge army.

11.

Robert E. Lee invaded the North twice. The Battle of (a)   happened in 1862. The Battle of ​ (b)   happened in 1863.

Choose from the below words
Antietam
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
12.

Label these Civil War Battles

←Battle of Atlanta

←Lots of Battles→

←Vicksburg

Antietam→

Gettysburg→

c
d
e
b
a
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
13.

Use the map to locate Sherman's March to the Sea.

Sherman's March to the Sea→

←Battle of Atlanta

a
b
a)
b)
14.

A Civil War is a war between two factions (or groups) within the same country.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Most of the battles during the American Civil War were fought in the (a)   part of the country.

Choose from the below words
South
North
16.

True or False?

In the end of the Civil War, slavery was not abolished and continued in the United States.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender at the end of the Civil War?

a)

Appomattox Court House

b)

Ft. Sumter

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Atlanta

18.

Who was the President of the South during the Civil War?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Licnoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

19.

This man was the Commander of the Confederate Army (South) of Virginia during the Civil War.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

George Washington

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Abraham Lincoln

20.

How long did the Civil War last?

a)

4 years

b)

12 years

c)

a couple of months

d)

3 days

21.

This man was the 18th President of the United States and the lead general of the Union during the Civil War

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

22.

This man led the country during the Civil War and was the 16th President of the United States

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

William Sherman

d)

Robert E Lee

23.

This battle marked the BEGINNING of the Civil War.

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Ft. Sumter

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

24.

Who was the General of the Confederate Army

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

George Washington

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

25.

Who led the Atlanta Campaign in May 1864

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George Washington

d)

William Sherman

26.

This battle took place over 3 days in July of 1863. This battle marked a huge turning point in the war in favor of the Union side.

a)

Sherman's March to the Sea

b)

Battle of Atlanta

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Fort Sumter

27.

True or False

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were allies (friends) during the Civil War and wanted the same things for the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

After capturing Atlanta, Sherman and his Union troops headed to Savannah, Georgia. They stole food, killed animals, wrecked railroads, and burned houses. What was the event called?

a)

Sherman's March to the Sea

b)

Sherman's March to Georgia

c)

Sherman's March to the Appomattox Court House

d)

Lincoln's March to the Sea

29.

Union general who captured Atlanta, Georgia and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

William Sherman

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert E. Lee

30.

True or False

Abraham Lincoln wanted to keep slavery in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True or False? Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant were both on the Union side of the Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

One important ​ (a)   group that moved to California during the Gold Rush was the Chinese.

John O'Sullivan said that the United states had a ​ (b)   to spread across the continent of North America.

The ​ (c)   resulted in a major gain of territory for the United States in 1848.

President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land gained from the ​ ​ (d)  

The ​ (e)   spelled out how the areas of the Northwest Territory (Ohio) could become states. Westw

Choose from the below words
ethnic
Manifest Destiny
U.S.-Mexican War
Louisiana Purchase.
Northwest Ordinance
33.

Reorder the following territorial acquisitions according to the year they occured.

a)

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

b)

Adams-Onis Treaty (Florida Cession) (1819)

c)

Annexation of Texas (1845)

d)

Oregon Treaty (1846)

e)

Mexican Cession (1848)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
34.

Reorder the following territorial acquisitions according to the year they occured.

a)

Northwest Ordinance (1787)

b)

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

c)

Acquisition of California and New Mexico (1848)

d)

Gadsen Purchase (1854)

e)

Purchase of Alaska (1867)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
35.

Label the map with the correct territorial acquisitions.

Northwest Territory
Gadsen Purchase
Oregon Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
Louisiana Purchase
Annexation of Texas
Mexican Cession
d
e
f
g
c
b
a
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
36.
Question Image

Match each acquired piece of land with its correct location as represented by the letter on the map.

a)

Oregon Country

1.

Letter E on the map

b)

Texas

2.

Letter I on the map

c)

The Gadsen Purchase

3.

Letter F on the map

d)

The Mexican Cession

4.

Letter H on the map

37.

Immigration from Ireland was prompted by a ​ (a)   in that region.

The territory the United States won from Mexico in the U.S.-Mexican War is referred to as the Mexican ​ (b)   .

​ (c)   expansion by Anglo (white) Americans resulted in American Indians losing their land.

The ​ (d)   of 1850 was a set of laws that tried to settle the question of whether lands gained from Mexico could have slavery or not.

Choose from the below words
famine
Cession
Westward
Compromise
38.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
39.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
40.
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?
a)
In the House of Representatives
b)
In the Senate
c)
In the Executive Branch
d)
In the Judicial Branch
41.
What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Monroe
d)
George Washington
42.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' obvious fate to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
the United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
all people in the United States should have the right to vote.
43.
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war called?
a)
Treaty of Mexico City
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Texans
d)
Treaty of Utrecht
44.
What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas
b)
Kansas became a slave state
c)
Border ruffians invaded and took control of Nebraska
d)
Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
45.
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...
a)
avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.
b)
ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.
c)
ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.
d)
ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.
46.
What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
free enterprise
c)
patriotism 
d)
consumerism
47.
The Compromise of 1850 stressed the importance of ______________________ to decide if states entered the Union as slave or free states.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Rebellions
c)
Secede
d)
Government Elections
48.
Union General Winfield Scott's plan to defeat the Confederacy included a naval blockade of southern ports, gaining naval control of the Mississippi River, and invading the rebellious southern states.
By what name was General Scott's strategy known?
a)
Total War
b)
the Anaconda Plan
c)
Divide and Conquer
d)
the Cottonmouth Plan
49.
Which decision by President Lincoln was controversial because it involved limiting people’s civil liberties? 
a)
his suspension of habeas corpus
b)
delivering the Gettysburg Address
c)
 use of military force to preserve the union
d)
 the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
50.
What was Ulysses S.  Grant known most for before becoming president?
a)
Discovering California.   
b)
Fighting in the Mexican American War.                                                                                                                                                              Losing a major battle in the Mexican War.
c)
Defeating the Confederate Army in the American Civil War.                                                                                                
51.
The first and only president of the Confederacy.
a)
Thomas "Stonewall Jackson
b)
William Sherman
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Jefferson Davis
52.
The leader of the Union that led them to victory and later became president.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
John Brown
53.

Considered the turning point of the war, (a)   is when the North started winning.

Choose from the below words
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Atlanta Campaign
March to Sea
54.
First battle of the war.  The Confederates shot first and won
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
March to Sea
55.
The Union won this battle cutting off the Confederates from supplies because of the destruction of the railroad system.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
March to Sea
56.

General Robert E. Lee led the (a)   army.

Choose from the below words
Confederate
Union
Neutrals
He was not a general.
57.

Why did Congress want to impeach President Andrew Johnson?

a)

He favored more lenient Reconstruction policies than those favored by Radical Republicans.

b)

He favored military occupation to ensure Southern governments enforced Reconstruction policies.

c)

He favored the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau to assist freedmen and freedwomen in the South.

58.

In what TWO ways did the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction policies?

a)

Former slaves were denied citizenship until they could prove their literacy.

b)

Confederate supporters received harsher punishments than they would have otherwise.

c)

Plantation owners were given back land that had been confiscated from them.

d)

The readmission of Southern states to the Union became more difficult and drawn-out.

e)

States governments determined whether to extend suffrage to African Americans.

59.

Which of the following higher-education facilities was established in the Reconstruction-era South in order educate African Americans?

a)

Fisk College

b)

Florida College

c)

Bennett College

d)

Morehouse College

60.

The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal agency founded to help freedmen and freedwomen in the South acquire food, shelter, employment, and medical treatment. Based on this illustration, what was a main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

to seize plantation owners' land and redistribute it to freed slaves

b)

to prevent violence between Confederate veterans and freed slaves

c)

to make sure that segregated public facilities in the South were equal

d)

to establish and run integrated state governments in the South

61.

1865 - Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Congressional Reconstruction

d)

Presidential Reconstruction

62.

1865 - Freed all slaves, abolished slavery.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Fourteenth Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

63.

Match the following terms with their correct definitions related to crimes involving public figures.

a)

Assasssination

1.

Murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons.

b)

Treason

2.

Betrayal of one's country, especially by attempting to overthrow the government.

c)

Execution

3.

Carrying out a death sentence on a person as a legal penalty.

d)

Flogging

4.

Beating a person with a whip or stick as a form of punishment.

64.

Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves.

a)

Poll Tax

b)

Grandfather Clause

c)

Black Codes

d)

Literacy Test

65.

Made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

66.

The constitutional amendment adopted in 1870 to extend suffrage to African Americans.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

67.

A process led by the Radical Republicans that led to the usage of military force to protect blacks' rights.

a)

Presidential Reconstruction

b)

Congressional Reconstruction

c)

Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction

d)

Hayes' Plan of Reconstruction

68.

President's idea of reconstruction : all states had to end slavery, states had to declare that their secession was illegal, and men had to pledge their loyalty to the U.S.

a)

Presidential Reconstruction

b)

Congressional Reconstruction

c)

Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction

d)

Grant's Plan of Reconstruction

69.

After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Radical Democrats

c)

Radical Whigs

d)

Radical Free-Soilers

70.

A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Knights of the White Camellia

c)

Order of the Pale Faces

d)

Grand Wizard

71.

(a)   was the 19th president of the United States, famous for being part of the Hayes-Tilden election in which electoral votes were contested in 4 states, the most corrupt election in US history.

Choose from the below words
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel Tilden

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