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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term “peculiar institution” referred to:

a)

Industrial monopolies in the North

b)

The plantation crop-rotation system

c)

The southern system of slavery

d)

The convict-lease system

2.

The phrase “Cotton is King” emphasized:

a)

The political corruption of textile mills

b)

The South’s dominance in global cotton production

c)

Britain’s reliance on American clothing imports

d)

Northern industrial support for slavery

3.

The Second Middle Passage refers to:

a)

The renewed importation of slaves from Africa

b)

The forced migration of enslaved people to the Deep South

c)

A trade route linking Europe and the Caribbean

d)

A public campaign to end Atlantic slavery

4.

Southern paternalism described:

a)

Slaveholders viewing themselves as benevolent caretakers

b)

The patriarchal dominance of northern factory owners

c)

Federal oversight of family-owned farms

d)

A religious rejection of slavery

5.

The proslavery argument of the 1830s claimed that:

a)

Slavery violated natural law

b)

Slavery was a necessary evil

c)

Slavery was a positive good for society

d)

Slavery would soon disappear naturally

6.

Fugitive slaves were individuals who:

a)

Voluntarily signed labor contracts

b)

Escaped bondage seeking freedom

c)

Bought their own freedom legally

d)

Moved west to establish free communities

7.

The Underground Railroad was:

a)

A system of secret routes and safe houses to help slaves escape to freedom

b)

A government-funded transportation network

c)

A railroad built by enslaved labor

d)

A southern plan to expand slavery westward

8.

A system of secret routes and safe houses aiding runaway slaves

a)

A system of secret routes and safe houses aiding runaway slaves

b)

A proslavery militia organization

c)

A Southern spy network during the Civil War

d)

A railroad funded by northern abolitionists

9.

Harriet Tubman is best known for:

a)

Leading the first women’s rights convention

b)

Organizing slave rebellions across the Caribbean

c)

Guiding enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad

d)

Writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

10.

The Amistad case involved:

a)

A slave rebellion aboard a Spanish ship

b)

A federal ruling banning slavery in U.S. territories

c)

A constitutional amendment ending the slave trade

d)

A failed secession attempt in Cuba

11.

Denmark Vesey’s conspiracy was:

a)

A plan for a massive uprising of enslaved people in Charleston

b)

A northern political party opposing slavery

c)

A legal case regarding free Black citizenship

d)

A naval attack during the War of 1812

12.

Nat Turner’s Rebellion resulted in:

a)

The immediate abolition of slavery in Virginia

b)

Stricter slave codes and widespread fear in the South

c)

Turner’s election to the state legislature

d)

A Supreme Court case limiting slaveholder power

13.

Utopian communities of the early 1800s attempted to:

a)

Establish model societies based on cooperation and reform

b)

Create military colonies in the West

c)

Outlaw all religious practices

d)

Enforce strict racial segregation

14.

The Shakers were known for:

a)

Their advocacy of polygamy

b)

Communal living and celibacy

c)

Military training communities

d)

Radical individualism

15.

Oneida, founded by John Humphrey Noyes, practiced:

a)

Segregated housing

b)

“Complex marriage” and communal labor

c)

Monastic isolation

d)

State-sponsored education

16.

Communitarianism is the belief that:

a)

Society thrives when individuals pursue self-interest

b)

Social harmony depends on communal ownership and cooperation

c)

Capitalism is the best form of democracy

d)

Religion should guide all governance

17.

New Harmony was an attempt to:

a)

Create a religious dictatorship

b)

Form a socialist utopian community in Indiana

c)

Train missionaries for western expansion

d)

Establish a refuge for fugitive slaves

18.

Perfectionism in the reform era held that:

a)

Humans were naturally sinful and unchangeable

b)

Moral improvement was impossible without government regulation

c)

Society and individuals could be endlessly improved

d)

All reform movements were harmful

19.

The temperance movement sought to:

a)

Ban slavery nationwide

b)

Restrict alcohol consumption

c)

Promote pacifism in wartime

d)

Encourage immigration

20.

Common schools were:

a)

Privately funded academies for elites

b)

Publicly funded state-run schools for all children

c)

Boarding schools for enslaved children

d)

Religious seminaries in New England

21.

The American Colonization Society promoted:

a)

Colonization of freed slaves to Africa

b)

Expansion of slavery into new territories

c)

Equal rights for Native Americans

d)

Religious freedom for immigrants

22.

The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded to:

a)

Promote gradual emancipation

b)

Support colonization efforts

c)

Demand immediate abolition

d)

Provide legal aid to slaveholders

23.

Moral suasion relied on:

a)

Military force to end slavery

b)

Courts to prosecute slave kidnappers

c)

Persuading slaveholders through ethical appeals

d)

Legislative bribery to pass antislavery laws

24.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin influenced the nation by:

a)

Supporting the Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Increasing antislavery sentiment in the North

c)

Condemning abolitionists

d)

Promoting Southern nationalism

25.

“Gentlemen of property and standing” referred to:

a)

Northern businessmen who violently opposed abolitionists

b)

Southern landless farmers

c)

Slaveholders advocating political reform

d)

Western homesteaders

26.

The gag rule did what?

a)

Prohibited debates over foreign policy

b)

Blocked discussion of antislavery petitions in Congress

c)

Barred women from speaking publicly

d)

Required congressional secrecy on military issues

27.

Dorothea Dix is associated with reform in:

a)

Women’s education

b)

Treatment of the mentally ill

c)

Labor unions

d)

Prison abolition

28.

Woman suffrage refers to:

a)

Equal pay for women

b)

Women’s right to vote

c)

The prohibition of public speeches by women

d)

The right of women to serve in the military

29.

Feminism in the 19th century advocated:

a)

Colonization to Africa

b)

Greater political and social equality for women

c)

Maintaining traditional gender roles

d)

Eliminating all reform movements

30.

The Liberty Party focused on:

a)

Expanding slavery into the West

b)

Immediate abolition through political action

c)

Promoting war with Mexico

d)

Banning immigration

31.

Tejanos were:

a)

A. Anglo settlers from the U.S.

b)

B. Mexican residents of Texas

c)

C. Native American allies of the Spanish

d)

D. Slaves brought to the region by Spain

32.

Antonio López de Santa Anna was:

a)

President of Mexico and commander during the Texas Revolt

b)

Leader of the Mormon migration

c)

A Spanish conquistador

d)

A U.S. diplomat in Mexico

33.

The Texas revolt resulted in:

a)

Texas joining the Union immediately

b)

A brief independent Texas Republic

c)

A peace treaty ending slavery in Texas

d)

U.S. annexation within weeks

34.

The Mexican War began largely because:

a)

Anglo settlers from the U.S.

b)

Mexican residents of Texas

c)

Native American allies of the Spanish

d)

Slaves brought to the region by Spain

35.

The gold rush of 1848–49 led to:

a)

Massive population growth in California

b)

A collapse in western settlement

c)

Diplomatic conflict with Canada

d)

The rise of southern plantations in Oregon

36.

Commodore Matthew Perry is known for:

a)

Leading the U.S. invasion of Mexico City

b)

Opening Japan to American trade

c)

Building the first steel warship

d)

Negotiating the Oregon Treaty

37.

The Wilmot Proviso proposed:

a)

Banning slavery in territories gained from Mexico

b)

Freeing slaves in the border states

c)

Creating a western slave empire

d)

Cutting tariffs on British imports

38.

The Free Soil Party opposed:

a)

Northern industrialization

b)

Expansion of slavery into the West

c)

High taxes on farmers

d)

The abolitionist movement

39.

The Compromise of 1850 included:

a)

Immediate abolition nationwide

b)

California entering as a free state

c)

Annexation of Cuba

d)

The end of popular sovereignty

40.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850:

a)

Protected escaped slaves from capture

b)

Required citizens to assist in capturing runaways

c)

Was struck down by the Supreme Court immediately

d)

Applied only to free states

41.

Popular sovereignty allowed:

a)

Congress to decide the future of the transcontinental railroad

b)

States to vote themselves out of the Union

c)

Settlers in territories to decide on slavery

d)

Presidents to bypass Congress on slavery laws

42.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act:

a)

A. Abolished slavery nationwide

b)

B. Repealed the Missouri Compromise

c)

C. Established Kansas as a free state

d)

D. Created new taxes on western farmers

43.

"Know-Nothing Party" members were primarily:

a)

Radical abolitionists

b)

Anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic activists

c)

Supporters of states’ rights

d)

Former Whigs supporting slavery expansion

44.

"Bleeding Kansas" refers to:

a)

A. A Native American uprising

b)

B. Violent conflict between pro- and antislavery settlers

c)

C. A Civil War battle in Missouri

d)

D. A political scandal in Kansas City

45.

Dred Scott v. Sandford ruled that:

a)

Slaves were citizens

b)

Congress could ban slavery in the territories

c)

African Americans had no rights under the Constitution

d)

Slaveholders could not transport slaves across state lines

46.

The Lincoln-Douglas debates were held to:

a)

Discuss the legality of secession

b)

Win support during the 1858 Illinois Senate race

c)

Decide the Republican presidential nominee

d)

Determine the outcome of the Fugitive Slave Act

47.

Harpers Ferry, Virginia, became famous when:

a)

John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal.

b)

The first battle of the Civil War was fought there.

c)

It became the capital of the Confederacy.

d)

Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address there.

48.

The attack on Fort Sumter marked:

a)

The end of the Civil War

b)

The first armed conflict of the Civil War

c)

A Confederate surrender

d)

The last major battle in the East

49.

The first Battle of Bull Run revealed that:

a)

The war would be long and difficult

b)

The Union had overwhelming military superiority

c)

European nations would intervene

d)

The Confederacy could not field effective armies

50.

The second Battle of Bull Run:

a)

Was a Union victory that ended Confederate hopes

b)

Demonstrated Confederate military strength under Robert E. Lee

c)

Was fought in the western theater

d)

Resulted in Lincoln’s resignation

51.

The Battle of Antietam is significant because:

a)

It ended the Civil War

b)

It was the deadliest single day in U.S. history

c)

It secured Confederate independence

d)

It forced Union troops to retreat into Pennsylvania

52.

“The contrabands” were:

a)

Illegal Confederate weapons

b)

Escaped slaves who reached Union lines

c)

Foreign mercenaries hired by the Union

d)

Goods seized by the Confederacy

53.

Radical Republicans believed in:

a)

Immediate reconciliation with the South

b)

Strong federal intervention to secure Black rights

c)

Expanding slavery westward

d)

Giving amnesty to Confederate leaders

54.

The Emancipation Proclamation:

a)

Freed all slaves immediately nationwide

b)

Freed slaves in Confederate-held territory

c)

Ended racial discrimination in the North

d)

Guaranteed voting rights for Black men

55.

The term Second American Revolution refers to:

a)

The War of 1812

b)

The social and political changes brought by the Civil War

c)

The rise of industrialization

d)

The women’s suffrage movement

56.

Ex parte Milligan ruled that:

a)

Slavery was unconstitutional

b)

Civilians could not be tried in military courts when civil courts operate

c)

Congress could override presidential war powers

d)

Confederate officers could vote after the war

57.

The Homestead Act offered:

a)

Free western land to settlers who improved it

b)

Guaranteed loans to northern factory workers

c)

Citizenship to former slaves

d)

Funds to rebuild southern plantations

58.

The transcontinental railroad:

a)

Was completed during the American Revolution

b)

Linked the eastern U.S. with the Pacific Coast

c)

Was financed by Britain

d)

Replaced all river transportation

59.

Navajo’s Long Walk was:

a)

A. A protest march against the Homestead Act

b)

B. The forced removal of the Navajo to New Mexico

c)

C. A voluntary migration to Oklahoma

d)

D. A trail linking southern trade routes

60.

Sanitary Fairs were organized to:

a)

Raise money and supplies for the war effort

b)

Promote public health in cities

c)

Support the construction of hospitals

d)

Encourage women’s suffrage

61.

Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of early Juneteenth celebrations following the Civil War?

a)

A. Promote agricultural reform

b)

B. Raise money for Union soldiers’ aid and medical supplies

c)

C. Celebrate the end of slavery

d)

D. Support women’s suffrage

62.

The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse resulted in:

a)

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

b)

The official end of the Civil War

c)

A Confederate victory

d)

The beginning of the Mexican War

63.

What nickname was given to the people who traveled to California during the Gold Rush?

a)

Gold seekers

b)

California dreamers

c)

Forty-niners

d)

Gold miners

64.

What was President Polk's stance on the Oregon territory dispute?

a)

He was indifferent to the British occupation

b)

He wanted to avoid conflict at all costs

c)

He asked for the territory up to the 54th Parallel or threatened to fight Britain

d)

He was willing to concede the entire territory to Britain

65.

What battle cry arose from the Texans' heroic stand at the Alamo?

a)

"Victory or death!"

b)

"Defend the Alamo!"

c)

"Remember the Alamo!"

d)

"Never forget San Antonio!"

66.

After the Texans lost the Battle of the Alamo, they went on to

a)

lay siege to Mexico City.

b)

fight to establish an independent state.

c)

immediately surrender to the Mexican forces.

d)

lose more battles until they surrendered to Santa Anna.

67.
In his newspaper "The Liberator", this white abolitionist leader called for the immediate end to slavery, saying, "On this subject (slavery) I do not wish to think, or speak, or write with moderation....I will not retreat a single inch - AND I WILL BE HEARD!"
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Thomas Paine
68.

The Anaconda Plan was

a)

based on the fact that South had a large industrial factories.

b)

to blockade the South and have their supplies bleed dry.

c)

to block the North and have their supplies bleed dry.

d)

to ambush the North during night time when no one would expect them.

69.

The 13th Amendment

a)

banned slavery, except as punishment.

b)

gave colored men the right to vote.

c)

made the people who were born in USA citizens and gave them equal rights.

d)

created an income tax

70.

This battle was the last major attempt from the SOUTH

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of the Bull

c)

Battle of Richmond

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

71.

Which statement is true for the North?

a)

The North were fighting on their home turf.

b)

The North had little resources but great Generals.

c)

The North had material advantages like RR and industry.

d)

The North had a smaller population compared to the South.

72.

The 1860 election sparked

a)

the North to secede.

b)

the South to secede.

c)

a slave riot.

d)

the 14th Amendment.

73.

Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first seven Southern

states in 1861?

a)

passage of a higher protective tariff

b)

issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln as President

d)

the shipment of Union supplies to Fort Sumter

74.

What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Slaves in Northern states were freed

b)

The war became a moral contest over slavery

c)

Slaves in border states were immediately freed

d)

African Americans were admitted into the Confederate army.

75.

What were the major consequences of the Civil War?

a)

the end of slavery and a strengthening of the power of the federal

government

b)

recognition of the rights of states to leave the Union and to nullify

federal laws

c)

an end to racial discrimination and establishment of social equality

throughout the nation

d)

the abolition of slavery in all Northern states and in all federal territories

north of 36° 30' N

76.

What was the Historical Significance of the Missouri Compromise.

a)

Maine was admitted as a free state, and Missouri as a slave state

b)

Compromise over the issue of slavery; no slaves above 36 30 line, slavery allowed below it

c)

The fugitive slave law was ended in all state

d)

Abraham Lincoln allowed slavery in the border states

77.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
78.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019

79.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Siege of Vicksburg

80.

What was the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

The turning point of the Civil War, where the Union army defeated the Confederate Army and stopped their northern invasion

b)

the location of the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the Northern Virginia Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army

c)

The bombardment of the Union military base by Confederate soldiers in Charleston, SC that started the Civil War

d)

an escaped slave who became a huge activist, author and public speaker fighting to end slavery

81.

Who was Jefferson Davis?

a)

an escaped slave who became a huge activist, author and public speaker fighting to end slavery

b)

commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

c)

an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

d)

the 16th president of the United States

82.

What was "contraband" during the US Civil War?

a)

A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court

b)

Described a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces

c)

Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces

d)

A military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the war calling for a blockade

83.

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

a)

to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

b)

to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

c)

to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war

d)

to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

84.

Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Appomattox Court House

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

85.

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Gettysburg Address

86.

As the Civil War began, the South had the advantage of...

a)

superior military leadership

b)

enormous industrial capabilities

c)

a complex railroad network

d)

a large population

87.

During the Civil War, President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for which main reason?

a)

to force citizens to join the Union army.

b)

to free slaves throughout the Confederacy

c)

to free slaves throughout the Union and western territories.

d)

to keep Confederate supporters in jail

88.

Match the following people

a)

Abraham Lincoln

1.

16th President of the United States

b)

Jefferson Davis

2.

President of the Confederate States

c)

Robert E. Lee

3.

General of the Confederate Army

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

4.

General of the Union Army

e)

John Wilkes Booth

5.

Assassin of Abraham Lincoln

89.

Match the state to its position in the war...

a)

South Carolina

1.

1st Confederate State

b)

Missouri

2.

Border State

c)

Pennsylvania

3.

Union State

d)

West Virginia

4.

New State, refused to secede

e)

Tennessee

5.

Confederate State

90.

Match the following

a)

Angelina and Sarah Grimke

1.

Women's rights advocates

b)

Stephan Douglas

2.

Senator and abolitionist

c)

Frederick Douglas

3.

Famous abolitionist orator and writer

d)

John Brown

4.

Radical abolitionist, attacked armory

e)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

5.

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

91.

Match the following

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

1.

Issued by Lincoln , freeing slaves in

b)

Gettysburg Address

2.

Speech delivered after major battle

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

3.

Novel inflaming North against slavery

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Women

4.

Document advocating for women's rights

e)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

5.

People vote whether to have slavery