unit 5 test - 8th grade

If you agree with state's rights, which of the following might be one of your opinions?

• federal laws overpower state laws

• states can ignore federal laws if they're unconstitutional

• states are independent from the federal government

• state laws are equal to federal laws

What happened when South Carolina seceded instead of paying tariffs to Great Britain?

• The Carolina Crisis

• The Annullment Crisis

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Tariff Crisis

What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850?

• California entered the Union as a slave state

• California entered the Union as a free state

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• It forced runaway slaves to be returned, which convinced Georgia to ACCEPT the compromise of 1850

• It forced runaway slaves to be returned, which convinced Georgia to REJECT the compromise of 1850

How did the Dred Scott court case divide the nation?

• the decision supported the North ; slaves were set free in free states

• The decision supported the south ; slaves were set free in free states

• the decision supported the North ; slaves were still considered property in free states

• The decision supported the south ; slaves were still considered property in free states

Who were the happiest about the Dred Scott decision?

• Mill owners in the north

• New York Abolitionists

• Missouri slaves

• Georgia plantation owners

How did Lincoln's election impact Georgia?

• GA changed its presidential voting and election laws

• GA supported the Compromise of 1850 through the GA platform

• GA began debating whether or not it should secede

• GA encouraged slave states to stay in the Union

Which Union Civil War tactic involves the picture of the anaconda?

• The emancipation proclamation

• The union blockade

• Sherman's ATL campaign

• March to Andersonville

What was a union strategy for defeating the south?

• restrict the confederacy's ability to trade by placing tariffs

• restrict the confederacy's ability to trade by blocking ships

• preventing the confederacy from communicating with its army

Why did the union blockade have such a damaging effect on the south?

• the confederacy couldn't collect taxes

• the confederacy couldn't keep southern cities safe

• the confederacy couldn't communicate with soldiers

• the confederacy couldn't trade goods it needed