U.S. History End of Course Practice #4

Based on the information in the map, what role did the Election of 1860 play in the outbreak of the Civil War?

• It caused a split in Southern Democrats in their support for Lincoln.

• It indicated that many non-slaveholders in the South supported Lincoln.

• It confirmed that Southern states feared the election of Lincoln would bring about the end of slavery.

• It showed that slave owners in the West viewed Lincoln as one who would protect slavery.

The U.S. Constitution's objective to "provide for the common defense" was intended to address which deficiency of the Articles of Confederation?

• the absence of a national court system

• the inability of Congress to collect taxes

• the lack of an effective national military

• the failure of congressional foreign policy

Pre-Civil War Tariffs

*Placed taxes on imported goods

*Contributed to greater purchases of American-made goods

*Provided revenue for the federal government

Which of the following groups would have supported the use of tariffs during the early 1800s?

• Northern manufacturers

• Southern plantation owners

• small farmers in the West

• local shopkeepers in the South

Which event showed that Thomas Jefferson accepted a broader interpretation of the Constitution than he had before?

• the Election of 1800

• the Embargo of 1807

• the War of 1812

• the Louisiana Purchase

Use the information below to answer the question.

*It benefited the rich more than it helped the common people

*It centralized financial power in a single institution

*It favored commercial centers in the Northeast more than the agrarian South and West

Which title BEST describes the information listed above?

• Reasons for the Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden

• Reasons for Establishing the Department of the Treasury

• Reasons why Andrew Jackson Opposed a National Bank

• Reasons why Henry Clay Supported the American System

Some reformers of the 1800s:

*John Brown

*Lydia Maria Child

*Frederick Douglass

*William Lloyd Garrison

*Sojourner Truth

*Harriet Beecher Stowe

The list identifies reformers who were all active in the movement for what cause?

• to annex Texas

• to organize labor

• to abolish slavery

• to limit immigration

"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free..."

Emancipation Proclamation, 1863

What aspect of the Emancipation Proclamation caused some to believe it was more focused on protection the Union rather than freeing slaves?

• It did not go into effect until after the end of the Civil War.

• It allowed the Border States to maintain ownership of their slaves.

• It was promoted without any support from Republican lawmakers.

• It forced free slaves to remain in the Southern states.

In what way was the Claimed Territory on the map important to the outbreak of the Mexican War?

• Mexico maintained its seat of government in the area.

• The land was desired for construction of a Southern railroad.

• The land was known to have large deposits of gold.

• Mexico disputed the land claimed by the United States.

Which statement is MOST accurate about individuals known as scalawags?

• They were predominantly the owners of large plantations in the South.

• They were predominantly free blacks in the South.

• They were often politicians in the pre-Civil War South.

• They were often supporters of the Republican Party in the South.

In 1843, Charles Goodyear made it easier to use an important substance by developing a process known as "vulcanization" in manufacturing it. Vulcanization prevented this substance from freezing in cold weather or melting in hot weather. What substance did Goodyear improve?

• iron

• glass

• rubber

• petroleum