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In the period between 1820 and 1860, Southerners wanted slavery extended to the Western territories so that the South could
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Base your answer on the poster below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which problem did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempt to solve?
|type="[]"}
+the extension of slavery into the western territories
-the equitable distribution of frontier lands to the owners of small farms
-the placement of protective tariffs on foreign imports
-the need for internal improvements in transportation
 
{
 
One of the ways proposed to avoid conflict regarding new states entering the union was the concept of
|type="[]"}
-nullification
+popular sovereignty
-Fugitive Slave Act
-Alien-Sedition Act
 
 
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= Next Question Set =
Base your answer to the questions on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.


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''... As to the policy I "seem to be pursuing" as you say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt. I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views ....'' — President Abraham Lincoln, Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862
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Source: Naitonal Archives
According to the passage, President Abraham Lincoln's primary goal in fighting the Civil War was to
|type="[]"}
-advance the cause of Northern abolitionists
+use any means necessary to save the Union
-extend the franchise to African Americans in the army
-free only those African Americans who were enslaved in Confederate territory


Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster?
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Abraham Lincoln's 1858 warning that "a house divided against itself cannot stand" referred to sectional differences over the
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
+issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
-treatment of Native American Indians
-passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
-funding for internal improvements
-rejection of the Wilmot Proviso
-treaties with European nations
-adoption of the Missouri Compromise
+issue of slavery


{
{
What is a similarity between the Radical Republicans and the modern Democratic Party?
“Since the Southern states never legally left the Union, they should be restored to the Union as soon as possible.” The position expressed in this statement is most closely associated with the beliefs of
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-They both were mainly concerned with improving the status of African Americans.
-Robert E. Lee
-They both worked to reduce income taxes.
-Jefferson Davis
+They both contributed directly to the start of a major war.
+Abraham Lincoln
-They both sought to improve the conditions of poor or oppressed peoples.
-Thaddeus Stevens


{
{
What was a major purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Which constitutional principle was the main focus of the North–South conflicts that led to the Civil War?
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-to give land to freedmen
+States' rights
-to end Jim Crow laws in the South
-due process of law
+to help the North win the Civil War
-separation of powers
-to provide for new state governments
-presidential veto power


{
{
The suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War and the passage of the USA Patriot Act during the war on terror both illustrate the national government's willingness to
= Next Question Set =
Base your answers to questions on the headlines below and on your knowledge of social studies
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:"Uncle Tom's Cabin Stirs Controversy"
:"Kansas Rocked by Bloody Conflict"
:"John Brown's Raid Angers South"
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Which statement about the United States in the 1850s is best supported by these headlines?
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-uphold the rights of minority citizens
+The nation had grown increasingly divided over the future of slavery.
-tolerate criticism of its wartime policies
-Americans had lost confidence in the plan for Reconstruction.
-expand the power of the states to prosecute radical groups
-Northern and Southern voters were united in support of popular sovereignty.
+limit civil liberties when the nation is facing immediate danger
-Support for the abolitionist movement decreased during this period.


{
{
Base your answer to the question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which author wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
|type="[]"}
-Louisa May Alcott
-Harriet Tubman
+Harriet Beecher Stowe
-Frederick Douglass


''... As to the policy I "seem to be pursuing" as you say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt. I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views ....'' — President Abraham Lincoln, Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862
{
Uncle Tom's Cabin had what effect on people in American society?
|type="[]"}
+It had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S
-It had a minimal effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S
-It has no effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S
-It was not a cause of the U.S. Civil War


According to the passage, President Abraham Lincoln's primary goal in fighting the Civil War was to
{
The effect of "Bloody Kansas" on American society was that?
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-advance the cause of Northern abolitionists
-Americans knew slavery was here to stay
+use any means necessary to save the Union
-Americans knew that abolitionists would cease their efforts to eliminate slavery
-extend the franchise to African Americans in the army
+Americans knew that this was a predecessor to a future and broader conflict over slavery
-free only those African Americans who were enslaved in Confederate territory
-Americans knew that Congress would abolish slavery


{
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Base your answer on the following statements.
= Next Question Set =
Base your answers to questions on the events below and on your knowledge of social studies
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*Publication of The Liberator
*Kansas-Nebraska Act
*Dred Scott decision
*The Election of 1860
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*'''Statement A:''' Increased the size of the army without congressional authorization
The events listed above all contributed to the
*'''Statement B:''' Arrested and jailed anti-Unionists without giving reason
|type="[]"}
*'''Statement C:''' Censored some anti-Union newspapers and had some editors and publishers arrested
+outbreak of the Civil War
-formation of the policy of Manifest Destiny
-passage of the Missouri Compromise
-annexation of Texas


Which would be the best heading for the list above?
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Which event led directly to the secession of several Southern states from the Union?
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
+Lincoln's wartime expansion of presidential power.
-violence in Kansas over the spread of slavery
-Reasons for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.
+election of Abraham Lincoln as president
-Checks and balances that effectively limited President Lincoln's actions.
-publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
-Limitations on individual rights in the Bill of Rights.
-raid by John Brown at Harpers Ferry


{
{
As the Civil War began, what did President Abraham Lincoln state his primary goal was?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-to end slavery
+conflict among settlers over slavery in Kansas
-to set new national boundaries
-emancipation of slaves in Kansas
-to increase congressional powers
-the Nullification Crisis
+to preserve the Union
-the War of 1812


{
{
How did the Civil War affect the Northern economy?
Which is the correct order of congressional acts/laws that attempted to correct imbalances of free or slave states?
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-causing a severe depression
-Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Kansas Nebraska Act
-increasing unemployment rates
-Missouri Compromise, Kansas Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850
-decreasing demand for agricultural products
-Kansas Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise
+stimulating industrialization
+Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act


{
{
Base your answer on the following chart and on your knowledge of social studies.
= Next Question Set =
Base your answers to questions on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies
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'''Speaker A:''' The right way to settle the question of slavery in the territories is to let the people who live there determine if their state is to be slave or free.
:
'''Speaker B:''' The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford is exactly what this country needs. Perhaps now the abolitionists will stop their meddling.
:
'''Speaker C:''' Secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the Union.
:
'''Speaker D:''' The rights of the states must be protected. The federal government is exceeding its authority
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What was a major result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
|type="[]"}
-it caused the immediate outbreak of the Civil War
-it ended the importation of slaves into the United States
+it strengthened the determination of abolitionists to achieve their goals
-it increased the power of Congress to exclude slavery from the territories


Source: James West Davidson et al., The American Nation, Prentice Hall, 2000; 1860 Census, U.S. Census Bureau (adapted)
{
Which speaker most accurately represents the opinions of President Abraham Lincoln?
|type="[]"}
-A
-B
+C
-D


Which generalization is supported by the information in the chart?
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The solution proposed by Speaker A is known as
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-The South exported more manufactured goods than the North.
-nullification
-The North would have more difficulty supplying an army than the South.
+popular sovereignty
+The North had greater economic strength than the South.
-the spoils system
-The South would be better able to transport an army than the North.
-federal supremacy


{
{
Which argument was used by President Abraham Lincoln to explain his policy of leniency toward the South after the Civil War?
= Next Question Set =
Base your answers to questions on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
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'''Speaker A:''' The political union created by the constitution of the United States is not a temporary  compact of the states but rather an unbreakable bond created by the people of the nation.
:
'''Speaker B:''' The reserved powers are clearly indicated and protected in both the original Constitution and in the 10th amendment of the Bill of Rights.
:
'''Speaker C:''' Liberty is best preserved in the hands of the government closest to the people. Union is desirable only if it preserves our liberty.
:
'''Speaker D:''' Nullification! Secession! What miserable words—words that threaten the continuance of both our liberty and our Union
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The political opinions expressed in these statements relate most directly to the start of which war?
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-Most Southerners have remained loyal to the Union during the war.
-Revolutionary War
-Most Southerners are willing to grant equality to formerly enslaved persons.
-War of 1812
-The federal government has no authority to punish states for secession.
-Mexican-American War
+Healing the nation’s wounds quickly is essential.
+Civil War


{
{
What was one important geographic reason the United States was able to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality throughout most of the 19th century?
Which two speakers express the greatest support for the concept of State's rights?
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
+The Atlantic Ocean provided a buffer from European interference.
-A and B
-Extensive mountain ranges along the Pacific coastline prevented invasions.
-A and D
-Scarce natural resources discouraged international trade.
+B and C
-European immigrants had rapid communication with their homelands.
-C and D


{
{
What was a major foreign policy goal of the United States during the first half of the 1800s?
The constitutional controversy that led directly to the start of the Civil War concerned the right of states to
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-forming defense alliances with European nations
-control tariff rates
-establishing colonies in the Caribbean and Latin America
-sign treaties with foreign nations
+maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign trade
-redraw congressional districts
-continuing the transatlantic African slave trade
+secede from the Union


{
{
A major reason for Commodore Matthew Perry's 1854 visit to Japan was to
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One reason the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was so controversial is that it
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-prevent Japanese domination of the Pacific region
-strengthened the idea of popular sovereignty
+open United States trade relations with Japan
-gave enslaved persons full citizenship
-encourage immigration from Japan
+ruled that Congress had no power to limit slavery in the territories
-establish a naval base in Japan
-supported Harriet Beecher Stowe's point of view in Uncle Tom's Cabin
 
{
{
Base your answer on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because it
|type="[]"}
-allowed slavery in California
-outlawed slavery in the Southern States
-upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
+ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories


''... In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it."...'' – President Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861
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The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was problematic because it
|type="[]"}
+never settled the issue of slavery but rather said Dred Scott didn't have the right to sue
-settled the issue of slavery as allowed everywhere in the United States
-settled the idea that congress had no power to make any law about slavery
-made abolitionist give up their cause of the elimination of slavery


President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to
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The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) fueled the flames against slavery by this group
|type="[]"}
|type="[]"}
-urge Congress to spend money to buy the freedom of slaves
-southerners
+convince Southerners that he posed no threat to their way of life
+abolitionists
-offer to compromise his position regarding territorial expansion of slavery
-western settlers
-persuade Americans that war between the North and South was unavoidable
-Forty-niners


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The following is a quiz with the Causes of the Civil War based questions.

Take this quiz as often as you would like. You goal for this exam should be 100% in order to receive credit for Part A.

1 Base your answer to the questions on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

In the period between 1820 and 1860, Southerners wanted slavery extended to the Western territories so that the South could

continue to elect Southern Presidents
continue to dominate the Supreme Court
keep enough strength in the Senate to protect Southern interests
use slave labor to expand Southern industries

2 Which problem did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempt to solve?

the extension of slavery into the western territories
the equitable distribution of frontier lands to the owners of small farms
the placement of protective tariffs on foreign imports
the need for internal improvements in transportation

3 One of the ways proposed to avoid conflict regarding new states entering the union was the concept of

nullification
popular sovereignty
Fugitive Slave Act
Alien-Sedition Act

4

Next Question Set

Base your answer to the questions on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

... As to the policy I "seem to be pursuing" as you say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt. I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views .... — President Abraham Lincoln, Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862

According to the passage, President Abraham Lincoln's primary goal in fighting the Civil War was to

advance the cause of Northern abolitionists
use any means necessary to save the Union
extend the franchise to African Americans in the army
free only those African Americans who were enslaved in Confederate territory

5 Abraham Lincoln's 1858 warning that "a house divided against itself cannot stand" referred to sectional differences over the

treatment of Native American Indians
funding for internal improvements
treaties with European nations
issue of slavery

6 “Since the Southern states never legally left the Union, they should be restored to the Union as soon as possible.” The position expressed in this statement is most closely associated with the beliefs of

Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Thaddeus Stevens

7 Which constitutional principle was the main focus of the North–South conflicts that led to the Civil War?

States' rights
due process of law
separation of powers
presidential veto power

8

Next Question Set

Base your answers to questions on the headlines below and on your knowledge of social studies

"Uncle Tom's Cabin Stirs Controversy"
"Kansas Rocked by Bloody Conflict"
"John Brown's Raid Angers South"

Which statement about the United States in the 1850s is best supported by these headlines?

The nation had grown increasingly divided over the future of slavery.
Americans had lost confidence in the plan for Reconstruction.
Northern and Southern voters were united in support of popular sovereignty.
Support for the abolitionist movement decreased during this period.

9 Which author wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

Louisa May Alcott
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglass

10 Uncle Tom's Cabin had what effect on people in American society?

It had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S
It had a minimal effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S
It has no effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S
It was not a cause of the U.S. Civil War

11 The effect of "Bloody Kansas" on American society was that?

Americans knew slavery was here to stay
Americans knew that abolitionists would cease their efforts to eliminate slavery
Americans knew that this was a predecessor to a future and broader conflict over slavery
Americans knew that Congress would abolish slavery

12

Next Question Set

Base your answers to questions on the events below and on your knowledge of social studies

  • Publication of The Liberator
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act
  • Dred Scott decision
  • The Election of 1860

The events listed above all contributed to the

outbreak of the Civil War
formation of the policy of Manifest Destiny
passage of the Missouri Compromise
annexation of Texas

13 Which event led directly to the secession of several Southern states from the Union?

violence in Kansas over the spread of slavery
election of Abraham Lincoln as president
publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
raid by John Brown at Harpers Ferry

14 The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to

conflict among settlers over slavery in Kansas
emancipation of slaves in Kansas
the Nullification Crisis
the War of 1812

15 Which is the correct order of congressional acts/laws that attempted to correct imbalances of free or slave states?

Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise, Kansas Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act

16

Next Question Set

Base your answers to questions on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies

Speaker A: The right way to settle the question of slavery in the territories is to let the people who live there determine if their state is to be slave or free.

Speaker B: The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford is exactly what this country needs. Perhaps now the abolitionists will stop their meddling.

Speaker C: Secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the Union.

Speaker D: The rights of the states must be protected. The federal government is exceeding its authority

What was a major result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?

it caused the immediate outbreak of the Civil War
it ended the importation of slaves into the United States
it strengthened the determination of abolitionists to achieve their goals
it increased the power of Congress to exclude slavery from the territories

17 Which speaker most accurately represents the opinions of President Abraham Lincoln?

A
B
C
D

18 The solution proposed by Speaker A is known as

nullification
popular sovereignty
the spoils system
federal supremacy

19

Next Question Set

Base your answers to questions on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: The political union created by the constitution of the United States is not a temporary compact of the states but rather an unbreakable bond created by the people of the nation.

Speaker B: The reserved powers are clearly indicated and protected in both the original Constitution and in the 10th amendment of the Bill of Rights.

Speaker C: Liberty is best preserved in the hands of the government closest to the people. Union is desirable only if it preserves our liberty.

Speaker D: Nullification! Secession! What miserable words—words that threaten the continuance of both our liberty and our Union

The political opinions expressed in these statements relate most directly to the start of which war?

Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War

20 Which two speakers express the greatest support for the concept of State's rights?

A and B
A and D
B and C
C and D

21 The constitutional controversy that led directly to the start of the Civil War concerned the right of states to

control tariff rates
sign treaties with foreign nations
redraw congressional districts
secede from the Union

22

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Base your answers to questions on the comic strip below and on your knowledge of social studies.

One reason the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was so controversial is that it

strengthened the idea of popular sovereignty
gave enslaved persons full citizenship
ruled that Congress had no power to limit slavery in the territories
supported Harriet Beecher Stowe's point of view in Uncle Tom's Cabin

23 The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because it

allowed slavery in California
outlawed slavery in the Southern States
upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories

24 The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was problematic because it

never settled the issue of slavery but rather said Dred Scott didn't have the right to sue
settled the issue of slavery as allowed everywhere in the United States
settled the idea that congress had no power to make any law about slavery
made abolitionist give up their cause of the elimination of slavery

25 The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) fueled the flames against slavery by this group

southerners
abolitionists
western settlers
Forty-niners

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