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