Civil War and Reconstruction Review

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Which battle was fought in the North? Options: Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Petersburg, Shiloh

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Gettysburg

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After which battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg

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Antietam

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What officially abolished slavery in the US? Options: Emancipation Proclamation, Surrender of Robert E. Lee, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment

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13th Amendment

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Who was Lincoln's running mate in 1864?

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Andrew Johnson

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Which battle is considered the turning point and doomed the Southern Cause? (Options: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, Fredericksburg)

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Gettysburg

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The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South.

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in the South

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All of the following statements about the Fourteenth Amendment are true EXCEPT:
It was vehemently opposed by President Johnson.
It guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the law.
It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office.
It declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens.

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It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office.

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An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
Transportation in the South
Popular sovereignty
Fugitive Slave Act
Representation in Congress

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Popular sovereignty

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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
California would enter the Union as a free state.
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.
A tougher fugitive slave law would be enacted.

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The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.

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Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision because: the decision allowed slavery in the territories

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the decision allowed slavery in the territories