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What did the north give the south in the compromise of 1850?
a) they promised to allow slavery in the new colonies
b) they agreed to reduce all tariffs
c) they passed a law that gave the south more votes in congress
d) they passed a stronger fugitive slave law
What issue led to the creation of the Know nothings and other similar groups?
a) Missouri Compromise
b) slavery
c) KKK
d) immigration
Which supreme court decision made it illegal for congress to ban slavery?
a) Scott v. Sanford
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) McCulloch v. Maryland
d) Gideon v. Wainwright
Frederick Douglas led a raid on a military arsenal at Harper's Ferry in order to arm slaves
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Which of the following is not true about the beginning of the war?
a) The south was trying to fight a defensive battle
b) the north was at a great advantage in terms of population and resources
c) the strategy of the north was to split the south into parts
d) the union army was the better led army for much of the war
Which of the following was not true about the use of the draft?
a) many people in the north were opposed to the draft
b) a person could hire a substitute to go in their place
c) wealthy persons could pay a bounty to get out of service
d) the draft brought thousands of African Americans in the union army
Which of the following is false about the emancipation Proclamation?
a) the proclamation gave all slaves their freedom
b) the high number of casualties made the proclamation necessary
c) the proclamation helped keep Europe out of the war
d) The proclamation would cause panic and stir up slaves in the south
Which of the following is not true about the Freedmen's Bureau?
a) It was established to get supplies to was torn areas of the south
b) it helped many former slaves settle on their new pieces of land
c) it established schools to teach former slaves
d) it was never really effective in improving conditions of southern blacks
Why did many northern leaders oppose a lenient plan for reconstruction?
a) It was going to allow blacks the same rights as white men
b) it would say to the south that we forgive them
c) it would mean sharing the gov't with the south again
d) it would have allowed confederate leaders back into office
Which of the following is not true about the black codes?
a) African Americans could not vote
b) African Americans could not testify in court
c) African Americans could be forced into slavery if they had no job
d) African Americans could be denied many rights of the whites
Why was President Johnson impeached?
a) he did not agree with radical plans for reconstruction
b) He violated the tenure of office act, which was a crime
c) he accepted southern bribes
d) he got in trouble with a white house intern
What did the compromise of 1877 really do?
a) it pulled troops out of the south and ended reconstruction
b) it admitted all states into the union and ended Reconstruction
c) it gave southern states permission to set up their own governments
d) in ended martial law and set up basic civil rights
Which of the following is not true by the end of reconstruction
a) most african americans are no better off than in the days of slavery
b) groups such as the KKK had formed to control former slaves
c) segregation and Jim Crow laws were in full effect
d) the 14th and 15th amendments are an important part of the nation
Presidential, Radical, and Regional were the three phases of reconstruction
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Scalawags were southerners who supported the Union
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
carpetbaggers were northerners who supported the south
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Andrew Jackson was the President of the Confederacy
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Antietam was the bloodiest single day battle of the civil war
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
The first major battle of the Civil war occurred at Shiloh
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
The anaconda plan was the Norths plan to blockade southern ports and divide the south in half by taking control of the MIssissippi
a) True
b) False
c)
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