The American Civil War: Causes and Combat 1860-1865

Which of the following accurately describes one of the advantages of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• The Confederacy's economy brought in more wealth.

• The Confederacy's central government was strong.

• The Confederacy boasted a larger population.

• The Confederacy was fighting a defensive war.

In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

• Mexico did not lose territory to the United States but was compelled to grant independence to Texas.

• Mexico lost approximately half its territory to the United States.

• the United States was obliged to pay millions of dollars to convince the Mexicans to end the war.

• California won its independence from Mexico.

The Compromise of 1850

• allowed California to enter as a free state.

• ended the Fugitive Slave law.

• gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.

• banned slavery in Washington D.C.

Popular sovereignty was the idea that

• the government of each new territory should be elected by the people.

• the American public should vote on whether to admit states with or without slavery.

• it was for the citizens of a territory to decide if their territory would enter the Union as a slave or free state.

• the United States should assume popular control of the territory acquired from Mexico.

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court

• avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.

• ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.

• ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.

• ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the United States.

In the election of 1860,

• most Southerners refused to vote in protest against Lincoln's candidacy.

• the Republicans gained control of the executive branch for the first time.

• the tariff was the most controversial issue.

• the vast majority of southerners voted for the compromise candidate, John Bell.

Which state entered the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Texas

• Missouri

• Maine

Which Confederate state broke apart when one of its regions seceded from the Union to form a new state?

• Virginia

• Tennessee

• Arkansas

• Kansas