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Semester Exam Review Unit 5
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1) The Wilmot Proviso transformed the politics of the Mexican War by
A
raising the issue of whether territory acquired through the war would be slave or free
B
claiming the war was unnecessary and unconstitutional
C
raising the question of slavery’s morality in the United States
D
justifying Polk’s decision for war and silencing his critics
2) Which of the following statements is true of the Compromise of 1850?
A
It gained support in California with its provision for slavery there
B
It decreased sectional tensions by strengthening the Fugitive Slave Law
C
It provided the South with its main reason to secede
D
It delayed the Civil War but did little to settle slavery’s future
3) In the 1857 case of Dred Scott v. Sanford, the Supreme Court ruled that
A
Congress had no authority to exclude slavery from the federal territories
B
former slaves could gain freedom if their owners voluntarily took them into free states or territories
C
escaped slaves could apply for freedom as free persons if they evaded capture for ten years or more
D
proslavery forces in Kansas had acted unconstitutionally
4) Who served as the first president of the Republic of Texas after leading Texas troops in a victorious battle against Santa Anna at San Jacinto?
A
Stephen Kearny
B
Davy Crockett
C
David Wilmot
D
Sam Houston
5) The victims of mob violence in the New York City draft riots of 1863 were mainly
A
people with business ties to the South
B
Blacks
C
government officials enforcing the draft
D
Irish immigrants
6) The Confederate armies were manned
A
entirely by volunteers
B
by a professional class of soldiers
C
more by draftees than by volunteers
D
entirely by draftees
7) During the Civil War, Southern women played an especially important part
A
as typists and telegraph operators
B
as a supply corps for Confederate forces
C
as managers of farms and plantations
D
as members of auxiliary units of the armed forces
8) Which of the following summarizes the significance of the siege of Vicksburg?
A
A) Victory allowed the Union to divide the south in half and implement its Anaconda plan
B
C) The heavy toll in lives caused Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
C
All of these answers are correct
D
B) Confederate victory allowed Lee to begin his invasion of Pennsylvania
9) During Reconstruction, the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to
A
C) legalize slavery once again and reestablish the antebellum South
B
A) work with former slaves and defend their new political rights
C
B) rekindle a full-scale war against northern aggression
D
D) prevent the changes in southern society envisioned by the Radical Republicans
10) Grant’s administration developed substantial opposition because
A
he allowed corruption to develop in his administration
B
he tried to destroy the party bosses and their machines
C
he opposed the Reconstruction policies of Congress
D
he ordered the withdrawal of troops from the South
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