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Civil War Part 1
Test Description: Part 1
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1) Which of the following statements is true about the effect of the war?
A
Northern factories produced less and less.
B
Prices of goods rose in both the North and the South.
C
Trade between the South and Europe increased greatly.
D
The North's economy was hurt more than South's economy.
2) During the Civil War, African American troops
A
Fought on the Union side in large numbers.
B
Did not face discrimination.
C
Were very few in number.
D
Were not allowed into battle.
3) By 1865,
A
Northern armies were doing very little damage to the South.
B
The South's economy was strong because the war had helped its industries.
C
Parts of the South lay in ruins because of the North's strategy of total war.
D
Large parts of the North were destroyed because of invasions by Lee's army.
4) How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln's election as President in 1860?
A
southern leaders called for a new presidential election to be held in the spring.
B
North Carolina and Virginia seceded, followed by South Carolina.
C
Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.
D
To save the Union, Southern leaders agreed to support the new President.
5) Which od the following was a point made in the Dred Scott decision?
A
Congress could prohibit slavery in any territory.
B
Slaves were citizens
C
All of the above.
D
Slaves were property, even if they lived in a free territory.
6) Which statement would best describe the most common southern view point on secession?
A
Preserving the Union is more important than states' rights.
B
The federal government should have the power to decide whether states allow slavery.
C
States' rights are more important than preserving the Union.
D
All new territories should not allow slavery
7) In the Lincoln Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln
A
supported the Fugitive Slave Act.
B
insisted that the territories be kept free from slavery.
C
supported the idea of popular sovereignty.
D
gained support that helped him defeat Douglas for the Senate in 1858.
8) What was the first armed conflict of the Civil War?
A
Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter.
B
Union troops attacked Confederate forts in South Carolina.
C
Seven southern states seceded from the Union.
D
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
9) California entered the Union as a free state in the
A
Kansas-Nebraska Act
B
the Missouri Compromise.
C
Compromise of 1850
D
Wilmot Proviso
10) In the Kansas -Nebraska Act, the principle of popular sovereignty allowed
A
the slavery issue to be decided by Congress.
B
Kansas to be a slave state and Nebraska to be a free state.
C
no voting by border ruffians.
D
the population of each territory to vote on the slavery issue.
11) What novel of the 1800's condemned slavery and its effect on slave families?
A
The Crisis
B
Uncle Tom's Cabin
C
Leaves of Grass
D
The Liberator
12) Southerner's saw Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin as a form of
A
propaganda.
B
accurate picture of southern life.
C
great literary work.
D
a primary source.
13) This event was an example of how extreme people reacted over the issue of slavery.
A
Election of Abraham Lincoln
B
Dred Scott Decision
C
Lincoln-Douglas debates
D
Raid on Harpers Ferry
14) Which was the first state to secede after the Election of 1860?
A
Georgia
B
South Carolina
C
Texas
D
Virginia
15) What was one of the main conflicts that led to the Civil War?
A
Admission of Kansas to the Union
B
taxation without representation
C
Missouri Compromise
D
State's Rights
16) The Emancipation Proclamation helped their war effort.
A
South
B
North
17) They accused Lincoln of trying to start a slave revolt with the Emancipation Proclamation.
A
South
B
North
18) In this area the Emancipation Proclamation changed the war goals to ending slavery
A
South
B
North
19) Initially, the Emancipation Proclamation had little effect.
A
True
B
False
20) Why did both the North and South create an income tax?
A
to help pay for health care
B
to help pay for the war
C
to help boost trade with foreign nations
D
to make a profit for the government
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