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Test Description: Antebellum through Reconstruction
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which statement accurately describes the concept known as “states’ rights”?
A
It is the belief that the needs of the states should come before the needs of the nation.
B
It is the belief that the needs of the nation should come before the needs of the state.
C
It is the belief that the needs of the states should be clearly explained in a national constitution.
D
It is the belief that the needs of the states and needs of the nation should be carefully balanced
2) Which state entered the Union as free state as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
A
Nebraska
B
California
C
Maine
D
Missouri
3) Which statement BEST explains the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?
A
Control of Congress shifted to the free states as one free state was admitted to the Union
B
Power sharing in congress was maintained as one slave state and one free state were added to the Union
C
Control of Congress shifted to the slave states as one slave state was admitted to the Union.
D
Power in Congress was up for grabs as states scrambled for enough votes to secure a victory
4) According to the Compromise of 1850,
A
California was allowed to enter the Union as free state with no slavery
B
Texas was allowed to annex New Mexico, extending slavery into that territory
C
All slavery was eliminated in the District of Columbia
D
Popular sovereignty was established, allowing states to vote on whether or not to have slavery
5) Which individual, though he argued against secession, went on to become vice president of the Confederacy?
A
Jefferson Davis
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Andrew Johnson
D
Alexander Stephens
6) Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
A
Stonewall Jackson
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Jefferson Davis
D
Stonewall Jackson
7) Why were southerners opposed to the abolition of slavery?
A
It would ruin their economy
B
There would be riots in the streets
C
The South actually wanted to free their slaves
D
Slaves would not know how to live on their own
8) Which was an organized escape plan for southern slaves running away from their owners?
A
The slave code
B
The Underground Railroad
C
The slave revolt
D
The Fugitive Slave Law
9) What was the majority type of labor used on Georgia’s plantations before the Civil War?
A
Sharecropping
B
Hourly wage labor
C
Slavery
D
Indentured servitude
10) How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?
A
It permitted slavery north of Missouri’s southern territory
B
It made Missouri a free state
C
It changed the requirements necessary for a territory to become a state
D
It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
11) This concept states that when a territory asked for statehood, the people of that territory could vote on whether they wanted to be a free state or a slave state.
A
States’ rights
B
Succession
C
Nullification
D
Popular Sovereignty
12) Why did the US Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
A
Because he returned to a slave state and he could not be freed
B
Because he did not live long enough in a free territory to be free
C
Because he was the property of his owner and could be taken anywhere
D
Because he was slave and he was not eligible to sue in court
13) Who led a march from Atlanta to Savannah that destroyed buildings, farmland, and homes?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
William Sherman
C
Stonewall Jackson
D
Jefferson Davis
14) Which of the following is NOT a border state?
A
Missouri
B
Ohio
C
Delaware
D
Maryland
15) Who was given the right to vote under the 15th Amendment?
A
all citizens of the US
B
all males
C
only females
D
only African-Americans
16) What battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War
A
Battle of Gettysburg
B
Battle of Yorktown
C
Attack of Fort Sumter
D
Battle of Antietam
17) The Emancipation Proclamation…
A
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland
B
freed all of the slaves in the Union on January 1, 1863
C
freed the slaves in the Confederate States if those states did not return to the union by January 1, 1863
D
freed all of the slaves
18) Which of the following was added to the United States Constitution as a result of the Civil War?
A
The 8th Amendment – No cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
B
The 2nd Amendment - The right of the people to keep and bear Arms.
C
The 26th Amendment - The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older to vote
D
The 13th Amendment - Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United State
19) Who was the President of the Confederacy?
A
George Washington
B
Jefferson Davis
C
James Madison
D
Stonewall Jackson
20) What was the northern economy becoming?
A
Cash crops
B
Agricultural based
C
Specialized merchants
D
Industrialized
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