Expansion and Civil War Unit Test Review

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 accomplished what?

• It annexed Texas as part of the United States.

• It abolished slavery in Mexico.

• It made slavery illegal in new states north of the 36th parallel.

• It took lands from Mexico in the Southwest.

The Republic of Texas had issues joining the United States. What was one reason?

• because Congress believed that Texas should really be a part of Mexico

• because Southern congressmen who were for slavery did not want another free state

• because Northern congressmen who were against slavery did not want another slave state

• because Congress thought manifest destiny was complete

What was the Santa Fe trail primarily used for? 

• as a place where cities could develop

• as a highway to transport goods and people

• as a way to irrigate crops

• as way to get to California

The Gold Rush had many detrimental (negative) effects on Native Americans. Identify one of them below.

• Some became entrepreneurs.

• Their mill was trampled.

• They faced discrimination in the mines.

• Many died from diseases.

Which statement describes the role of a conductor in the Underground Railroad?

• They helped the Southern states secede from the United States.

• They helped reach compromises between both sides on the issue of slavery.

• They fought for a states’ rights to choose on the issue of slavery.

• They provided money, shelter, and directions for the people who escaped slavery.

What caused tension (problems) between the North and the South?

• industry

• slavery

• slavery

• farming

Which form of transportation made moving soldiers to battle smoother during the Civil War than in the past?

• ironclad ships

• steamboat

• submarine

• ports

When did the Civil War end?

• January 1863

• April 1865

• July 1863

• March 1863

Where did General Sherman lead his troops on his March to the Sea?

• from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia

• from Savannah, Georgia, to Nashville, Tennessee

• from Charleston, South Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia

• from Nashville, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina

The name given to the northern army. 

• Confederates
• Americans
• Military
• Union