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Civil War And Reconstruction Practice Test (Basic Level)
Test Description: Basic Knowledge
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) People who opposed slavery were known as
A
confederates
B
abolitionist
C
secessionists
D
sharecroppers
2) What is the right of a state not to follow a federal law?
A
segregation
B
abolitionism
C
secession
D
nullification
3) What does popular sovereignty describe
A
to vote to end the war
B
abolitionism
C
right of the federal government to nullify laws
D
The right of the states to vote on laws
4) If you believed in the doctrine of nullification you would have been most supportive of
A
abolition
B
a strong federal government
C
states rights
D
crop diversification
5) What do the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850 have in common
A
decided the legality of slavery
B
concerned with religion
C
written to end the Civil War
D
written by Alexander Stephens
6) Which of the following people went to supreme court in regards to freedom?
A
Dred Scott
B
Andrew Johnson
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
Alexander Hamilton
7) Which inspired African Americans to fight in the Civil War?
A
The South fired on Fort Sumter
B
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
C
The Fugitive Slave Act
D
The adoption of the Georgia Platform
8) Which Civil War battle occurred in Georgia?
A
Gettysburg
B
Antietam
C
Chickamaugua
D
Kettle Creek
9) What is the significance of Antietam?
A
A naval blockade was formed around Georgia.
B
Sherman's March to the Sea was a surprising victory.
C
The Union troops were defeated with heavy losses.
D
The Confederate advance on Washington was stopped.
10) Why did the Supreme Court allow Southern states to practice segregation?
A
They decided the Black Codes were legal.
B
They decided it was a states' rights issue
C
They allowed it if accommodations were separate but equal
D
They believed it would decrease violence
11) How were landowners compensated by sharecroppers?
A
Sharecroppers collected rent from landowners
B
Sharecroppers let landowners use their equipment.
C
Sharecroppers paid landowners a portion of the profits.
D
Sharecroppers and landowners worked for no profit
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