Civil War

The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act address which of these fundamental questions?

• Should the U.S. expand westward?

• Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?

• Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

• Should states be able to secede from the Union?

Answer explanation

All 3 of these acts by congress deal with the issue of slavery in new states.

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• By creating a segregated public education system

• By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen’s Bureau

• By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

• By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

Answer explanation

The Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to all African American males. During Reconstruction, President Andrew Johnson did not require southern states coming back into the Union to protect the rights of African Americans, so they were able to impose requirements that would prohibit African Americans from voting.

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

• The system of indentured servitude was banned.

• The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.

• Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate.

• Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.

Answer explanation

Slavery was used as forced labor for large-scale farming. The cotton industry in the south was growing, so the need for slavery was growing as well.

The Civil War was fought during what time period?

• 1860-1867

• 1857-1860

• 1861-1865

• 1845-1851

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book about the cruelties of slavery in the South?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Anne Hutchinson

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by —

• providing them with voting rights

• guaranteeing their freedom of speech

• providing them with access to the court system

• guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

What was the battle in the Civil War that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in half?

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Yorktown

What was the primary economic difference between the North and the South before the Civil War?

• A) The North was industrialized, while the South was agrarian.

• B) The North relied on slave labor, while the South did not.

• C) The North exported cotton, while the South imported it.

• D) The North had a plantation economy, while the South had factories.

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• A) The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• B) The attack on Fort Sumter

• C) The Battle of Gettysburg

• D) The election of Abraham Lincoln

Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

• A) Robert E. Lee

• B) Ulysses S. Grant

• C) Jefferson Davis

• D) Andrew Johnson