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WorksheetsQuiz S8,9,10
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
The growing division between the anti-slavery states and the pro-slavery states was known as
the American System
Temperance
Sectionalism
Manifest Destiny
The United States received California and parts of the American Southwest as a result of the
Mexican-American War
War of 1812
American Revolution
Louisiana Purchase
Which number represents the land gained by the U.S. after the Mexican War?
2
4
6
5
Which are components of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri is admitted as a slave state.
Maine is admitted as a free state.
36-30 line used to divide free state and slave state territory
California was admitted at a free state.
Which of these are components of the Compromise of 1850?
California is admitted as a free state.
Fugitive Slave Act is strengthened
slave trade abolished in Washington, DC
Maine was admitted as a free state.
American belief that it is our God given right to expand the U.S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Manifest Destiny
American System
Spoils System
popular sovereignty
How did the U.S. gain Texas?
annexation
war
negotiations
treaty
Which of these is associated with a failure of popular sovereignty?
Election of 1860
John Brown's Raid
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Scott v. Sanford
Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
conflict between slave and free states
popular sovereignty
gain land
decide an election
What does "Bleeding Kansas" refer to?
violence between abolitionists and pro-slavery groups
key battle during Mexican War
removal of American Indians from land
Manifest Destiny
What was Lincoln's public position on slavery in 1860?
full support
against slavery expansion
full abolition immediately
believed it was a states' rights issue
Which event was the final straw for the South and set in motion a series of state secessions from the Union?
Election of 1860
Mexican War
Manifest Destiny
Oregon Treaty
Which number refers to the area most closely associated with the Missouri Compromise?
1
2
5
6
What were the forces in the North called?
the Confederacy
the Union
the English
Abraham Lincoln
What were the forces in the South called?
the Confederacy
the Union
the English
Abraham Lincoln
What year did the Civil War begin?
1961
1681
1861
1761
Where did the war begin?
Fort Summer
Fort Sutter
Fort Sutmer
Fort Sumter
Who was the president of the Union?
Lincoln Continental
Father Abraham
Abraham Lincoln
Linham Abracoln
In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the North?
to save the slaves
to save the Confederacy
to save its way of life
to save the Union
In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the South?
to save the slaves
to save the Confederacy
to save its way of life (to keep slavery)
to save the Union
What advantages did the North have? (Choose all that apply.)
stronger economy
bigger army
bigger navy
wise president
excellent military leaders
What advantages did the South have? (Choose all that apply.)
stronger economy
bigger army
bigger navy
fought on familiar land
excellent military leaders
Why is the Battle of Antietam famous?
It was the turning point of the war.
It was the biggest battle of the war.
It had the most soldiers fight in the war.
It was the bloodiest day of fighting in the war.
What does "turning point" mean?
events that change the way things are going
lead an army into land to take it over
defeat
injured or hurt
p.169: What does civil war mean?
a war between parts of the same country
a country between parts of the same war
a war between two different countries
the same country between two wars
P.170: What did Lincoln write in 1863?
the Emancipation Proclamation
the Constitution
the property of the Confederates
the President Lincoln
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed the slaves in the United States.
It changed the Constitution.
It freed the slaves in the Confederacy.
It saved the Union.
Who won the Civil War?
the Union (the North)
the Onion
the Confederacy (the South)
the British
What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era?
Rebuilding the US after the Civil War
Rebuilding cities after an earthquake.
Hurting the feelings of people who disagreed
Constructing new ways of working
What was the purpose of the Black Codes after the Civil War?
To provide services for newly freed African Americans
To help African Americans exercise their rights
To limit the rights of African Americans
To help white farmers exercise their rights
What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 15th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
The 12th Amendment
Which of the following amendments recognized African Americans citizenship and offered equal protection under the law?
The 13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
The Bill of Rights
Which workers in the South rented farms and paid rent with cash or crops?
Tenant farmers
Plantation owners
Slaves
Sharecroppers
What laws replaced Black Codes and encouraged segregation in the South?
Marshall Laws
Reconstruction laws
"Jim Crow" laws
Segregation Laws
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
This Freedmen's Bureau was created after the Civil War to...
establish churches to provide aid in the Southern states.
reunify the former Confederate States and to craft a plan to readmit them to the Union.
establish schools and provide job training to former slaves in the South.
abolish former Confederate governments and to punish former Confederate leaders.
The intent of the KKK was to
help former slaves vote in elections
prevent former slaves from voting in elections
help former soldiers adjust to life at home
prevent women from voting
