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U4 Review G5 Final Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Following the 1860 election, South Carolina and six other Southern states decided to 

secede.  What does it mean for a state to secede?

a)

The state cancels a law from the federal government

b)

The state leaves the country

c)

The state declares war on other states

d)

The state stops following the First Amendment

2.

Who did representatives from the seceded states choose to be president of the Confederacy?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

James Garfield

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Stephen Douglas

3.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
4.

How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln’s election as President in 1860?

a)

Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.

b)
Formed an alliance with the North
c)
Offered to negotiate with Lincoln
d)
Celebrated with a national holiday
5.

What was the first state to secede from the United States?

a)

New York

b)

Missouri

c)

Texas

d)

South Carolina

6.

Each state wanted as many representatives as possible. Which region would have gained more congressional representation if enslaved people were counted?

a)

The South

b)

The North

7.
What did many southern states do when Lincoln was elected president? 
a)
celebrated
b)
started discussions
c)
seceded
d)
had many successes 
8.

By the 1820s (before the civil war), many Americans wanted to have an equal number of senators from the free states and the slave states. To achieve that, what would need to be true?

a)

There would need to be equal populations in free states and slave states

b)

The president would have to be from a free state

c)

There would need to be an equal number of free states and slave states

d)

The Supreme court would need to end slavery in all the states

9.
The states that left the Union called themselves the...
a)
Non-union States of America
b)
Southern States of America
c)
Confederacy
d)
Imperialist
10.

14. What was a very large farm that used enslaved labor for profit?

a)

farm

b)

plantation

c)

business

d)

fields

11.

Who were abolitionists?

a)

People who fought to keep slavery alive

b)

People who owned slaves

c)

People who fought to end slavery

d)

No one

12.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A series of trains and underground tunnels that helped transport slaves to freedom

b)

A set of maps that showed how much work slaves did each day

c)

The name of a famous slave ship

d)

An organized, secret system set up to help enslaved people escape from the South to freedom in the North

13.

How did cotton relate to slavery?

a)

The desire to grow cotton led to increased slavery

b)

It did not relate to slavery

c)

All slaves were required to grow cotton

d)

Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa

14.

Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?

a)

To spread Christianity

b)

To give them diseases

c)

To share riches and wealth with them

d)

To provide more workers for plantations

15.
What was the legal status of slaves in the United States?
a)
citizen
b)
property
c)
dependents
d)
immigrants
16.

What did the North rely on?

a)

Agricultural

b)

Farming

c)

Industry and Factories

d)

Fishing

17.

How did enslaved people fight against slavery?

a)

Refused to do any work

b)

Break their tools on purpose

c)

Pretended to be sick

d)

All of the above

18.
To grow larger or to take up more space. 
a)
abolitionist
b)
authority
c)
appease
d)
expand
19.

Why was the South against California entering the union?

a)

California would be a free state and upset the balance of slave and free states.

b)

California wanted to be a slave state

c)

California was the scene of violence and bloodshed

d)

The addition of California would balance the power between free and slave states.

20.

As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would slavery in the remaining territory of Utah and New Mexico from the Mexican Cession be decided?

a)

The Senate would vote

b)

The House of Representatives would vote

c)

The President would decide

d)

Popular sovereignty- the people in the territory would vote

21.

By the 1850s, slavery was a major issue in presidential elections. In 1856, the antislavery Republican Party competed in its first presidential election. Use the election map to answer the question below.

In which regions did the Republican candidate do the best? Select the two that apply

a)

The West

b)

The Northeast

c)

The South

d)

The Northwest

22.

Based on the map, why did Dred Scott believe he should be free after living at these two forts?

a)

Fort Snelling and Fort Armstrong were both slave states.

b)

Fort Armstrong was in a free state and Fort Snelling was in a free territory

c)

Fort Armstrong was in a slave territory and Fort Snelling was in a free state.

23.

Dred Scott believed he had a right to freedom. Read the passage from the Supreme Court's decision about Dred Scott's rights. Read it and answer the question below.

Based on this document, what did the Supreme Court rule about Dred Scott's rights?

a)

Dred Scott had the right to be paid for all the years he was enslaved.

b)

Dred Scott had no rights because he was an African American person.

c)

Dred Scott was an American citizen, so he had the right to be free.

d)

Dred Scott had no rights because he was born outside the United States.

24.

Under the Dred Scott ruling, which people were not considered citizens?

a)

Enslavers

b)

Women

c)

African American people

d)

Children

25.

Individual Americans often had strong opinions about slavery. What were some ways that Americans in the 1850s could show their opinions about slavery? Select all that apply.

a)

join political or debating clubs

b)

take part in political marches

c)

vote for candidtes who agreed with their views

d)

protests, boycotts, sit ins, organizing, and speeches

26.

The Emancipation Proclamation upset slave owners in the

a)

Southern States

b)

Border States

27.

Who made the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Abraham Lincoln

28.

Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

A change to the United States constitution allowing for all men to vote regardless of race.

b)

A new law issued by congress that said slavery was illegal in the North.

c)

An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that eventually led to the freedom of millions of slaves.

d)

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln asking for the Civil War to end.

e)

An order made by the Supreme Court saying that the Confederate states had the right to decide for themselves on slavery.

29.

Why did President Lincoln wait to issue the proclamation until after the northern victory at Antietam?

a)

He was too busy ordering troops around and didn`t have time before the victory.

b)

It was a complicated document and it took him a long time to write.

c)

He was waiting for the states to ratify it.

d)

He was waiting on the Supreme Court to say it was okay.

e)

He wanted strong support for the proclamation from the people and felt that the timing was right after this major victory in the Civil War.

30.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

The Emancipation Proclamation did NOT free the slaves living in the ______.

a)

Border states

b)

Union States

c)

Confederate States

d)

Western States

33.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people living in the ______.

a)

Border states (Territories)

b)

Union States

(United States)

c)

Confederate States (Rebellion States)

d)

Western States

34.

Who did the Emancipation Proclamation help?

a)

Slaves in the Southern States

b)

Slaves in the Border States

35.

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?

a)

The thirteenth amendment

b)

The nineteenth amendment

c)

The fifth amendment

d)

The first amendment

e)

The twenty-first amendment

36.

The Emancipation Proclamation also said that former slaves could become ______.

a)

Union soldiers

b)

President

c)

Congressmen

d)

Teachers

37.

After the Emancipation Proclamation, it was clear that the war was now about ______.

a)

Winning

b)

Ending slavery

c)

Keeping the Union together

d)

Voting rights

38.

What was Jim Crow laws?

a)

It was laws that kept African American separate from other Americans.

b)

It was laws that kept Native Americans separate from other Americans.

c)

It was laws that kept African American separate from other Native Americans.

d)

It was laws that kept Americans separate from other Native Americans.

39.

What were Black Codes?

a)

Laws that were passed to restrict the freedom of African Americans and keep them working in low paying jobs.

b)

Laws that were passed to restrict the freedom of Native Americans and keep them working in low paying jobs.

c)

Laws that were passed to restrict the freedom of poor whites and keep them working in low paying jobs.

d)

Laws that were passed to restrict the freedom of former Confederates and keep them working in low paying jobs.

40.

What is segregation?

a)

It forces the coming together of races of people.

b)

It forces the separation of government officials.

c)

It forces the separation of races of people.

d)

It forces the coming together of government officials.

41.

8. Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

42.

What was the primary role of the Freedmen's Bureau in Virginia after the Civil War?

a)

Assisting newly freed African Americans with food, schooling, and medical care

b)

Providing military support

c)

Offering financial loans to businesses

d)

Building new government facilities

43.

What was the practice where freed men and poor farmers rented land from landowners by promising to pay owners with the share of the crops?

a)

Indentured servitude

b)

slavery

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Apprenticeship

44.

What is Reconstruction?

a)

It is a period when the North rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

b)

It is a period when the South rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

c)

It is a period when the United States rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

d)

It is a period when the Yankees rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

45.
Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship and said that no state could deny the equal protection of the law to all citizens?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
46.
Which amendment gave all men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
47.
Name of the laws passed in the south that limited the rights of African Americans.  Examples - poll taxes, literacy tests, etc.
a)
Joe Smith Laws
b)
Dred Scott Laws
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Harriett Stowe Laws
48.
The name of a secret organization that used violence and intimidation against African Americans. 
a)
Coo Crop Clan
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Krew Kland
d)
Crew Clan
49.

How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments protect the rights of African Americans?

a)

Northern states had to follow these three amendments otherwise they could be arrested.

b)

Southern states had to follow these three amendments or otherwise they could be arrested.

c)

The Constitution now gave white Americans new rights.

d)

The Constitution now stated that African Americans had to be offered the same opportunities as whites.

50.

Which group of people were known as Freedmen?

a)

African American slaves who ran away from their owners.

b)

Northern whites who came to form governments in the southern states.

c)

Southern whites who tried to frighten African Americans

d)

Slaves who were freed at the end of the Civil War.

51.

In addition to boycotts, marches, and freedom rides, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) helped

a)

organize sit-ins at lunch counters across the South.

b)

Helped organized African/Black Americans to fight for equality

c)

Helped sign up African Americans to vote at voter registration drives.

52.
What two organizations supported the Albany Movement?
a)
NAACP and SNCC
b)
SCLC and SNCC
53.
Which amendment freed African slaves?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
54.
What was the MAIN purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
to establish Black Codes to limit freed slaves' rights
b)
to serve as a voice for freed slaves in Congress
c)
to battle terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan
d)
to help slaves adjust to their newfound freedom
55.
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
56.
As sharecroppers former slaves were given a place to live, seeds, and equipment in order produce crops.  The land owner received a ________ of all crops grown
a)
Share
b)
Parcel
c)
Ownership
57.
What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen s Bureau 
c)
Black Codes
58.
Which of the following is true about sharecropping 
a)
Most southern states outlawed sharecropping
b)
Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping
c)
Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty
d)
Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.
59.

Freed slaves were forced to sign contracts and become sharecroppers so they could stay on the land to farm.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?

a)

Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Seperation Laws

d)

Separate but Equal Laws

61.

What is the keeping of white and black people separate called?

a)

Segregation

b)

Seperation

c)

Keeping Apart

d)

Division

62.

Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Busses

b)

Restrooms/Water Fountains

c)

Houses

d)

All of the above

63.

Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

64.

After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

John F. Kennedy

65.

Martin Luther King Jr. believed that African Americans could gain their rights by protesting against unfair laws in what way?

a)

Violently

b)

By fighting

c)

With a Civil War

d)

Peacefully

66.

Which law banned discrimination of any American because of their race, religion, or color?

a)

The Civil Disobedience Act

b)

The Civil Rights Act

c)

Rights Law

d)

Right to be Civil Act

67.

What are the laws called that enforced segregation?

a)

Separate But Equal

b)

Discrimination Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Civil Rights Act

68.

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

b)

Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

c)

Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

d)

All of the above

69.

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

70.

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Confederate president Jefferson Davis

e)

Andrew Johnson

71.

Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

e)

Battle of Fort Sumter

72.

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?

a)

The thirteenth amendment

b)

The nineteenth amendment

c)

The fifth amendment

d)

The first amendment

e)

The twenty-first amendment

73.

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools unconstitutional

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1955

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

74.

Forms of passive resistance

a)

civil rights

b)

integration

c)

discrimination

d)

sit-ins, boycotts, marches

75.

The act of refusing to buy or use services

a)

segregation

b)

boycott

c)

sit-ins

d)

marches

76.

The unjust, unfair, and unequal treatment of someone

a)

boycott

b)

segregation

c)

integration

d)

discrimination

77.

Peaceful and calm ways to bring about change

a)

riots

b)

passive resistance

c)

integration

d)

segregation

78.

Peaceful and calm ways to bring about change

a)

riots

b)

passive resistance

c)

integration

d)

segregation

79.

Enforces the separation of different groups

a)

integration

b)

segregation

c)

discrimination

d)

mass media

80.

Rights that protect individuals freedoms

a)

segregation rights

b)

discrimination rights

c)

integration rights

d)

civil rights

81.

The court case that ruled that separate but equal was constitutional and allowed for Jim Crow Laws

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1955

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

82.

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was a student-led organization that promoted nonviolent protests against segregation.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

What was the name of the the historical fiction novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

a)

"Civil War Slavery"

b)

"Uncle Tom's Cabin"

c)

"Harper's Ferry Raid"

d)

"The War Between the North and South"

84.

An "abolitionist" is someone who:

a)

wanted to continue slavery

b)

wanted to hide slavery

c)

wanted to end slavery

d)

wanted to increase the number of slaves

85.

The southern states' economy included

a)

slave labor

b)

cotton fields

c)

large plantations

d)

all of the above

86.

What does the term "secede" mean?

a)

joining with a group

b)

breaking away from a group

c)

fighting for slave's rights

d)

challenging a presidential election

87.

Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

88.

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

a)

Fugitive Immigrant Law

b)

Runaway Slave Clause

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Property Abandonment Clause

89.

Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. What piece of legislation did it overturn?

a)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Henry Clay Treaty

d)

Lincoln Agreement

90.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what event?

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

Red Kansas

c)

Civil War I

d)

Missouri Compromise Conflict

91.

What was the tipping point that led South Carolina to be the first to succession?

a)

Dred Scott Decision

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Lincoln is Elected President

92.
The North used what for their economy?
a)
Plantations 
b)
Factories 
c)
Slaves 
d)
Farming
93.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
Railroad tracks that ran East and West
b)
Secret routes that runaway slaves used to reach freedom
c)
An underground tunnel that ran to Canada
d)
A rode that returned escaped slaves to the south
94.
Which region was considered "free states?"
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East 
d)
West
95.

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

a)

Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit.

b)

The South didn't want slave labor

c)

Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South

d)

Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South

96.

Which region had cotton as an important crop?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

North

d)

East

97.

Which region relied heavily on slave labor?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

North

d)

East

98.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Jerry Simmons

b)

Andy Page

c)

Kurt Graham

d)

Eli Whitney

99.

Where did many immigrants going to the north come from?

a)

Ireland and Germany

b)

France and Spain

c)

South America

d)

Other places in the USA

100.

What main crop did people grow in the south?

a)

wheat

b)

cotton

c)

grapes

d)

apples