WorksheetsTest 3
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 41mins
A belief in manifest destiny was the
rise of big farming business
growth of the labor movement
expansion and settlement to the West
slavery abolitionist movement
As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were
relocated to Mexico
granted US Citizenship
forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River
gradually allowed to return to their homes
The main motivation and reason for the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 was the desire to
own all the Great Lakes
control the port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi River
secure the Erie Canal in the Great Lakes for steamboats
annex California
This angel in the image represents
protection during a new change.
Destiny leading the way to its purpose.
power over the people.
confidence.
having better leaders
Abraham Lincoln made this speech in 1863 after a serious battle. The speech referenced the founding of the US, self-government, and the re-dedication to the belief that all people are created equal.
Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
The Army of Northern Virginia
The 54th of Massachusetts
Which Union General led a destructive march through Georgia toward the end the war, destroying civilian property, and taking anything of military value?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Which Civil War battle did the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland and was considered the bloodiest battle of the war?
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
Appomattox Courthouse
Which was the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant
Gettysburg
Antietam
Appomattox Courthouse
Vicksburg
True or False: The Confederacy had most of the advantages at the start of the war.
True: The Confederacy had more factories, railroads, and fighting age men.
False: The Union had more factories, railroads, and fighting age men.
Who became President after President Lincoln died?
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Woodrow Wilson
_______________’s reconstruction guiding principle was about REUNION and RECONCILIATION, while ___________________’s reconstruction guiding principle was that the South never had the right to secede in the first place.
Lincoln, Johnson
Johnson, Lincoln
Congress’ Plan, Johnson
Lincoln, Congress’ Plan
What was set up during the period of Reconstruction?
Colleges for white students.
Colleges for black and white students.
Colleges for black students.
Colleges for anyone, regardless of race.
Black Codes were created to assure that freed former slaves would have _________________ rights.
equal
lesser
more
the same
Which amendment gave all MEN the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
19th
What was the name given to laws that restricted the rights of freed people?
Jimmy Codes
Black Codes
Jim Crow Laws
Slave Codes
Why did sharecroppers remain in a state of debt peonage?
The South flooded during Reconstrucion
They owed money to the landowners, never getting out of debt
The sun never shone on crops
Animals ate all the crops
Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?
"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "
"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
Which compromise outlawed slavery above the 36 30' line in the Louisiana Territory?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Louisiana Compromise
Who was elected President in 1860?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
John Breckinridge
This law required the return of runaway slaves even in free states and affected free African-Americans as well.
Runaway and Return Act
Underground Railroad Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Southern Slave Act
This individual sued his slave owner for his freedom but lost his case as was declared a slave for life.
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. DuBois
Dred Scott
Hiram Rhodes Revels
"People can now vote on slavery! There has been so much fighting and bloodshed lately!" Which act/event is best described by this statement?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Wilmot Proviso
Which set of words best describes the "Nullification Crisis"?
tariffs, manufacturing, James K. Polk, Alabama, cotton, nullify
South Carolina, tariffs, unconstitutional, cotton, John C. Calhoun, nullify
Andrew Jackson, Native Americans, Georgia, Cherokee, Supreme Court
Andrew Jackson, tariffs, Mexican Cession, manufacturing, Cherokee, Florida
This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe brought awareness to slavery and helped increase abolition.
The Underground Railroad
The Scarlet Letter
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Which two states were added as a result of a compromise passed in 1820?
Kansas and Nebraska
California and Nebraska
Kansas and Missouri
Missouri and Maine
What was the American System?
George Washington's plan to build our new nation.
Andrew Jackson's plan to move the Indians to Oklahoma.
Henry Clays plan to use tariffs to support infrastructure and Southern agriculture.
It was a new factory that used the assembly line.
Which state was a part of the Compromise of 1850?
California
Kansas
Maine
Missouri
Nebraska
Popular sovereignty was a part of which Compromise?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraksa Act
36'30" was a part of which pre Civil War Compromise?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Who became known as the national leader who tried to resolve sectional disputes through compromise?
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
After his raid on Harper's Ferry, John Brown was viewed as...
A hero in the North and South
A hero/martyr in the North and a terrorist in the South
A hero Martyr in the South and a terrorist in the North
A British spy
Which BEST describes a result of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
A slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court.
A slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom.
A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.
A slave who lived on free soil for any length of time was free.
The secession of South Carolina from the Union in 1860 was prompted by
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the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
the threat of the Congress to abolish slavery.
refusal of Congress to pass the Fugitive Slave Law.
the invasion of South Carolina by Union forces at Ft. Sumter.
"54-40 or fight!" was a campaign slogan of James K Polk and meant that
The US would go to war with Mexico for California if necessary.
The US would go to war with Britain over Oregon if necessary.
The US would go to war with Russia over Alaska if necessary.
The US would take Hawaii by force.
Sectionalism can be defined as
Differences that arise between different regions of a country economically, culturally, or politically, for example
Migration patterns that occur as people leave one part of a country for another part
One part of a country choosing to break ties with the rest of the nation in order to be independent
A regions decision to be economically self-sufficient
What restriction was placed on the extension of slavery by the Missouri Compromise?
It restricted slavery to the Northwest Territory
With the exception of Georgia, it allowed slavery throughout the South
With the exception of Missouri, it restricted slavery to below the 36°30’ latitude line
It restricted slavery to the Louisiana Territory
Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"
whether labor unions would be allowed to form
whether states would allow women the right to vote
whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina
whether slavery would spread across the United States
Whose Presidency was MOST concerned with fulfilling the country's Manifest Destiny?
John Adams
James K. Polk
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
