Q1 PMA Review

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Which sequence of events correctly identifies a rise in tensions, bringing the nation closer toward armed conflict? Compromise of 1850 --> Dred Scott decision

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Compromise of 1850 --> Dred Scott decision

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Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first seven Southern states in 1861?

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the election of Abraham Lincoln as President

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The included diagram provides details about the Civil War. Which title best completes the diagram?

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Florida's Contribution to the South during the Civil War

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What was the main objective of the plan described in General Scott's letter? The Anaconda Plan: "[S]o as to envelope the insurgent States and bring them to turns, with less bloodshed than by any other plan."

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to suffocate the South by controlling the Mississippi River and the Southern ports

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Why did the Union impose a naval blockade on the South during the Civil War?

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to strangle the shipment of supplies to the Confederacy

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What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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The war became a moral contest over slavery

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What were the major consequences of the Civil War?

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

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Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War? Southerners feared Northerners intended to abolish slavery, Southern states wanted a free hand in suppressing local slave revolts, the Dred Scott decision led Northern state officials to defy federal law, Northerners opposed the shipment of Southern cotton to Great Britain.

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Southerners feared Northerners intended to abolish slavery

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What social issue is addressed in the cartoon?

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the conditions of Southern slaves

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Which best expresses the viewpoint of the artist in the cartoon? Options: Farm life is healthier than city living, Slavery is a moral evil that should be abolished, Factory owners should use slave labor in factories, Southern slaves are better treated than factory workers

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Southern slaves are better treated than factory workers