d.Events During the Civil War
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. _____________________
Suspension of habeas corpus
Signing of Emancipation Proclamation
Election of President Lincoln to second term
a. Wartime Propaganda Campaigns
b. Limits on Civil Liberties Dur
a. The nation had grown increasingly divided over the future of slavery.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Stirs Controversy"
"Kansas Rocked by Bloody Conflict"
"John Brown's Raid Angers South"
Which statement about the United States in the 1850s is best supported by these headlines?
a. The nation had grown increasingly divided over the futu
d. preserve the Union
In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln stated his main goal for the nation was to
a. use the vote to resolve the conflict over slavery
b. free all slaves in the United States
c. uphold the Dred Scott decision
d. preserve the Union
d. ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because it
a. allowed slavery in California
b. outlawed slavery in the Southern States
c. upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
d. ruled that Congress could not ban slaver
d. Several Southern States seceded from the Union.
Which situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860?
a. Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states.
b. A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery.
c. Missouri entered the Union as a sla
a. Sherman's policy of destroying everything in order to show civilians the impact of the war.
What does the term total war describe?
a. Sherman's policy of destroying everything in order to show civilians the impact of the war.
b. The fact that the Civil War battlegrounds stretched from Northern Virginia to Louisiana.
c. General Winfield Scotts or
b. sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."
� Abraham Lincoln, 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
a. slavery was immoral and should be abolished
a. extension of slavery into the western territories
Which problem did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempt to solve?
a. extension of slavery into the western territories
b. equitable distribution of frontier lands to the owners of small farms
c. placement of
a. it strengthened the determination of abolitionists to achieve their goals
What was a major result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
a. it strengthened the determination of abolitionists to achieve their goals
b. it caused the immediate outbreak of the Civil War
c. it ended the importat
c. the autobiography of Frederick Douglass
Which is a primary source of information about the nature of slavery in the United States?
a. a television program showing life on a Southern plantation
b. a copy of the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education
c. the autobiography of Frederi
b. sectionalism
During the period from 1800 to 1865, the issues of States rights, the tariff, and slavery led most directly to the growth of
a. imperialism
b. sectionalism
c. national unity
d. industrialization
b. economic conditions and interests in each region varied
Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because
a. the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality
b. economic conditions and interests in each region varied
c. only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention
b. States rights, the extension of slavery, and tariffs
Sectional rivalries during the period from 1820 to 1860 centered mainly around the issues of
a. foreign policy, the abolition of slavery, and the currency system
b. States rights, the extension of slavery, and tariffs
c. tariffs, the currency system, and
c. keep enough strength in the Senate to protect Southern interests
In the period between 1820 and 1860, Southerners wanted slavery extended to the Western territories so that the South could
a. continue to elect Southern Presidents
b. continue to dominate the Supreme Court
c. keep enough strength in the Senate to protect
c. The power of the central government was strengthened.
What was a major result of the Civil War?
a. The judiciary became the dominant branch of the federal government.
b. Congress passed an amendment to provide for the direct election of senators.
c. The power of the central government was strengthened.
d. St
a. Wartime emergencies led President Lincoln to expand his presidential powers.
Base your answer on
I. Actions Taken by President Abraham Lincoln During the Civil War
A. Increasing the size of the army without congressional authorization
B. Arrest and jailed anti-Unionists without giving reason
C. Censored some anti-Union newspapers
c. help the North win the Civil War
A major purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to
a. give land to freedmen
b. end Jim Crow laws in the South
c. help the North win the Civil War
d. provide for new state governments
a.Lee would never again attack the North
What was an important result of Gettysburg?
a.Lee would never again attack the North
b.the Union army would not sustain any more losses
c.the Confederate Army lost faith in Lee as a commander
d.Stonewall Jackson was fatally wounded
a. gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River
Why was the campaign at Vicksburg important?
a. gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River
b. began the philosophy of "total war"
c. was the bloodiest battle of the war
d. demonstrated why the South had fought better in the war
c. increased government demand for many products
What was the North's rapid economic growth during the Civil War stimulated by?
a. the elimination of taxes on defense industries
b. a reduction in the number of immigrants
c. increased government demand for many products
d. enslaved persons filling indust
d.stimulating industrialization
The Civil War affected the northern economy by
a.causing a severe depression
b.increasing unemployment rates
c.decreasing demand for agricultural products
d.stimulating industrialization
b. President Lincoln's oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union.
Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln's justification for the Civil War?
a. As an abolitionist, President Lincoln wanted to end slavery in the United States.
b. President Lincoln's oath of office required him to defend and preserve the U
b. Secession was no longer regarded as an option to be exercised by States.
Which situation was an immediate result of the United States Civil War?
a. Women gained the right to vote as an acknowledgement of their role in the conflict.
b. Secession was no longer regarded as an option to be exercised by States.
c. Sectionalism disa