APUSH Period 5

Which of the following was a result of the Civil War?

• the federal government took precedence over the states

• slavery and racism were destroyed

• the US was redefined as a confederation of sovereign states

• it prohibited the states from setting individual policies on local issues

After which Civil War battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Fredericksburg

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

What was Lincoln's rationale for war against the South in 1861?

• liberate the slaves

• prevent Europe from meddling in American affairs

• preserve the Union

• stop a Southern invasion of the North

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected on a platform that advocated all of the following EXCEPT

• higher protective tariffs

• government support of a transcontinental railroad

• free homesteads for settlers

• the abolition of slavery throughout the entire US

General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan DID NOT include

• pushing north to capture Washington, DC

• splitting the South in half

• blockading Confederate ports

• gaining control of the Mississippi River

The Battle of Antietam is significant because

• it represented the Union's deepest thrust into the South

• it forestalled the possibility of European intervention

• it resulted in the Border States joining the Confederacy

• it marked the first use of Black troops by the Union army

Which of the following was NOT true about the beginning of the Civil War?

• the South tried to fight a defensive battle

• the North was at a great advantage in terms of population and resources

• the strategy of the North was to split the South into parts

• the Union army had better commanders than the Confederacy

In adopting the 14th Amendment, Congress was primarily concerned with

• protecting powers of Southern state governments established under Johnson

• ending slavery

• protecting legislation guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves

• establishing the Freedmen's Bureau

The Black Codes passed in Southern states after the Civil War intended to

• place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to Black people

• close public schools to the children of former slaves

• enable Black citizens to vote in federal elections

• further the integration of Blacks into Southern society

The Compromise of 1850 did which of the following?

• admitted Texas to the Union as a slave state

• admitted California to the Union under the principle of popular sovereignty

• enacted a stringent fugitive slave law

• adjusted the Texas-Mexico boundary