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Benchmark 2
Civil War and Reconstruction
1. Which statement best describes President
Jefferson’s feelings about the Louisiana
Purchase?
A.He believed the U.S. had a destiny to expand
to the West.
B.He was reluctant to claim lands that were
occupied by Indians.
C.He was concerned the development might
foster increased political opposition.
D.He feared territorial expansion would
encourage the extension of slavery.
1. Which statement best describes President
Jefferson’s feelings about the Louisiana
Purchase?
A.He believed the U.S. had a destiny to expand
to the West.
B.He was reluctant to claim lands that were
occupied by Indians.
C.He was concerned the development might
foster increased political opposition.
D.He feared territorial expansion would
encourage the extension of slavery.
2. What social
movement does
this nineteenthcentury
magazine
illustration
represent?
A.Nativism
B.Prohibition
C.Suffrage
D.Temperance
2. What social
movement does
this nineteenthcentury
magazine
illustration
represent?
A.Nativism
B.Prohibition
C.Suffrage
D.Temperance
3. Why did many Northerners strongly object
to the 1846 war with Mexico?
A.Because most Yankees were outspoken
pacifists
B.Because the likelihood of unparalleled
carnage was so great
C.Because a U.S. victory could result in the
expansion of slavery
D.Because a U.S. defeat would mean the loss
of Texas to Mexico.
3. Why did many Northerners strongly object
to the 1846 war with Mexico?
A.Because most Yankees were outspoken
pacifists
B.Because the likelihood of unparalleled
carnage was so great
C.Because a U.S. victory could result in the
expansion of slavery
D.Because a U.S. defeat would mean the loss
of Texas to Mexico.
4. Which statement best describes the regional
economic differences during the mid-nineteenth
century?
A.The North specialized in manufactured goods,
and the South specialized in cotton.
B.T he North specialized in tobacco, and the
South specialized in food crops.
C.The South specialized in textiles, and the North
specialized in crops.
D.The South specialized in mining, and the North
specialized in agriculture.
4. Which statement best describes the regional
economic differences during the mid-nineteenth
century?
A.The North specialized in manufactured goods,
and the South specialized in cotton.
B.T he North specialized in tobacco, and the
South specialized in food crops.
C.The South specialized in textiles, and the North
specialized in crops.
D.The South specialized in mining, and the North
specialized in agriculture.
5. What was the implication of the Supreme
Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?
A.The Kansas-Nebraska Act was declared
unconstitutional.
B.Slaves could no longer be considered
property.
C.Congress could do nothing about slavery in
the territories.
D.Slaves who escaped to a free state were
legally free.
5. What was the implication of the Supreme
Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?
A.The Kansas-Nebraska Act was declared
unconstitutional.
B.Slaves could no longer be considered
property.
C.Congress could do nothing about slavery in
the territories.
D.Slaves who escaped to a free state were
legally free.
6. If the development of the factory system
is considered a historical cause, what was
an immediate and direct effect?
A. A reduction in the need for skilled
workers.
B. An increase of slavery in Southern states.
C. The regulation of industrial conditions.
D. An increase in the demand for exports.
6. If the development of the factory system
is considered a historical cause, what was
an immediate and direct effect?
A. A reduction in the need for skilled
workers.
B. An increase of slavery in Southern states.
C. The regulation of industrial conditions.
D. An increase in the demand for exports.
7. What main factor accounts for the rise of
feminism during the antebellum period?
A.Male support of female delegates attending
the London antislavery convention.
B.The widespread influence of the egalitarian
social philosophy of Quakers.
C.A sharp increase in the number of women
entering male-dominated professions.
D.The active involvement of women in a
variety of reform movements.
7. What main factor accounts for the rise of
feminism during the antebellum period?
A.Male support of female delegates attending
the London antislavery convention.
B.The widespread influence of the egalitarian
social philosophy of Quakers.
C.A sharp increase in the number of women
entering male-dominated professions.
D.The active involvement of women in a
variety of reform movements.
8. In 1859, a New York tobacco
manufacturer affixed this label to cigars
marketed in Alabama and Georgia:
Based on the label and your
understanding of the period, which
statement about antebellum America is
accurate?
A. The conditions for slaves on the largest
Southern plantations were quite
tolerable.
B. Some Northerners falsified the terrible
realities of slavery in the interest of
personal profit.
C. Many Northerners idealized slavery
because they witnessed the dismal
lives of “wage slaves” in major cities.
D. Antislavery activists could claim that
house slaves were treated better than
urban laborers.
8. In 1859, a New York tobacco
manufacturer affixed this label to cigars
marketed in Alabama and Georgia:
Based on the label and your
understanding of the period, which
statement about antebellum America is
accurate?
A. The conditions for slaves on the largest
Southern plantations were quite
tolerable.
B. Some Northerners falsified the terrible
realities of slavery in the interest of
personal profit.
C. Many Northerners idealized slavery
because they witnessed the dismal
lives of “wage slaves” in major cities.
D. Antislavery activists could claim that
house slaves were treated better than
urban laborers.
9. Northern states had what advantage over
Southern states at the onset of the Civil War?
A.The value of Northern agricultural products
exceeded the value of Southern agricultural
products.
B.Foreign trade income for Northern goods was
greater than income for Southern goods.
C.The North had more coastline than the South.
D.The North had a more extensive railroad
network than the South.
9. Northern states had what advantage over
Southern states at the onset of the Civil War?
A.The value of Northern agricultural products
exceeded the value of Southern agricultural
products.
B.Foreign trade income for Northern goods was
greater than income for Southern goods.
C.The North had more coastline than the South.
D.The North had a more extensive railroad
network than the South.
10. Which chronology accurately orders these
events from earliest to latest?
A.Lincoln-Douglas debates, Emancipation
Proclamation attack on Fort Sumter, Battle of
Gettysburg
B.Secession, Reconstruction, Emancipation
Proclamation, Battle of Gettysburg
C.John Brown’s Raid, secession, surrender at
Appomattox, Reconstruction
D.Gettysburg Address, Siege of Vicksburg,
secession, Lincoln’s assassination
10. Which chronology accurately orders these
events from earliest to latest?
A.Lincoln-Douglas debates, Emancipation
Proclamation attack on Fort Sumter, Battle of
Gettysburg
B.Secession, Reconstruction, Emancipation
Proclamation, Battle of Gettysburg
C.John Brown’s Raid, secession, surrender at
Appomattox, Reconstruction
D.Gettysburg Address, Siege of Vicksburg,
secession, Lincoln’s assassination
11. What do the arrows on this map represent?
A. The movement of Copperheads
B. The maneuvers of the Union Army
C. The routes of the Underground Railroad
D.The retreats of the Confederate Army
11. What do the arrows on this map represent?
A. The movement of Copperheads
B. The maneuvers of the Union Army
C. The routes of the Underground Railroad
D.The retreats of the Confederate Army
12. Study this drawing rendered at the outset of the Civil War.
What did the artist attempt to depict in this drawing?
A. A water and land route to Missouri from Washington D.C.
B. A Union military strategy against the Confederacy.
C. The threat posed to the Union by the states in rebellion
D. The disproportionate number of Confederate states
12. Study this drawing rendered at the outset of the Civil War.
What did the artist attempt to depict in this drawing?
A. A water and land route to Missouri from Washington D.C.
B. A Union military strategy against the Confederacy.
C. The threat posed to the Union by the states in rebellion
D. The disproportionate number of Confederate states
13. Which Civil War era developments had a causeand-effect relationship?
A.Sharp ethnic and class antagonisms resulted in the
draft riots in New York City.
B. The retreat of Confederate troops at Gettysburg
resulted in the Union Victory at Antietam.
C. McClelland’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
resulted in Lee’s loss at the Second Battle of Bull
Run.
D.The Emancipation Proclamation resulted in the
secession of border states.
13. Which Civil War era developments had a causeand-effect relationship?
A.Sharp ethnic and class antagonisms resulted in the
draft riots in New York City.
B. The retreat of Confederate troops at Gettysburg
resulted in the Union Victory at Antietam.
C. McClelland’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
resulted in Lee’s loss at the Second Battle of Bull
Run.
D.The Emancipation Proclamation resulted in the
secession of border states.
14. What was the significance of the
Fourteenth Amendment in American political
history?
A.It established the rights of all citizens to hold
property.
B.It guaranteed equal legal protection to
former slaves.
C.It granted women the right to vote.
D.It declared slavery and all other forms of
servitude illegal.
14. What was the significance of the
Fourteenth Amendment in American political
history?
A.It established the rights of all citizens to hold
property.
B.It guaranteed equal legal protection to
former slaves.
C.It granted women the right to vote.
D.It declared slavery and all other forms of
servitude illegal.
15. On which matter did the Wade-Davis Bill
contrast most significantly with President
Lincoln’s reconstruction plan?
A.The conditions of readmission to statehood.
B.The punishment of former Confederate
soldiers.
C.The military occupation of Southern states.
D.The expropriation of lands that comprised
plantations.
15. On which matter did the Wade-Davis Bill
contrast most significantly with President
Lincoln’s reconstruction plan?
A.The conditions of readmission to statehood.
B.The punishment of former Confederate
soldiers.
C.The military occupation of Southern states.
D.The expropriation of lands that comprised
plantations.