Civil War and Reconstruction Test

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Religious revival leading to new churches, desires to help others, and many social reform movements

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Second Great Awakening

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Led an unsuccessful raid on the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and was executed for treason

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John Brown

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What triggered/started the Civil War? Options: Bleeding Kansas, Fugitive Slave Law, The Battle of Fort Sumter, Compromise of 1850

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The Battle of Fort Sumter

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Popular Sovereignty means

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allowing the people to decide

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How did the seceding states justify their right to leave the Union?

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They believed their states rights had been violated by the federal government, nullifying the contract between the states and the Union.

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Who was the author of the anti-slavery novel pictured?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Which of the following best describes John Brown? Options: radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery, a peaceful abolitionist who hated violence, a pro-slavery Senator, a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

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radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery

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Why did Lincoln wait until after the Battle of Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

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He wanted a Union victory so as not to seem too desperate to make a political move.

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Although it was considered brutal by the South, it showed that Union victory was in sight and helped President Lincoln win re-election. What was it?

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Sherman’s victory at Atlanta and “march to the sea”

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From earliest to latest, which chronology of events is correct? Options: South Carolina secession; John Brown’s raid; Kansas-Nebraska Act; Missouri Compromise, John Brown’s raid; South Carolina secession; Missouri Compromise; Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise; Kansas-Nebraska Act; John Brown’s raid; South Carolina secession, Kansas-Nebraska Act; Missouri Compromise; South Carolina secession; John Brown’s raid

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Missouri Compromise; Kansas-Nebraska Act; John Brown’s raid; South Carolina secession