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Date:
Core:
U.S. History
Unit 3 Test:
Ultimate Review Sheet
Part I. The Road to the War
1. Why were southern congressmen opposed to the WIlmot Proviso? ____________________
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2. The Compromise of 1850 was designed to lessen the tension between the North and the
South over the issue of slavery. In the boxes below identify the parts of the Compromise of
1850 that pleased the North and the parts that pleased the South.
How the Compromise of 1850 pleased the
South
3.
How the Compromise of 1850 pleased the
South
What was the Fugitive Slave Act? __________________________________________________
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4. True or False. People living in the South loved the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. They believed
that the story depicted slavery in an honest and fair way.
I think that this statement is ________ (true or false) because: __________________________
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5. What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act (hint: think about popular sovereignty): ______________
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6. True or False. People living in the North were proud of what Preston Brooks. Many
northerners sent him letters of thanks and new canes for standing up for their region.
I think that this statement is ________ (true or false) because: __________________________
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7. What did the Supreme Court decide about the citizenship status of African-Americans in the
case of Dred Scot v. Sanford? ______________________________________________________
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8. Who was John Brown? ___________________________________________________________
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9. Who won the presidential election of 1860? ____________________________________
10. How did the South react to the election of this man? __________________________________
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11. Define the word “ssecession”: ______________________________________________________
12. Identify the first southern state to secede from the Union. _____________________________
Part II. The Civil War
13. Define the term “ccivil war.” _______________________________________________________
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14. What was the name given to the new country formed by the southern states that seceded
from the Union? ________________________________________________________________
15. Union or Confederacy – Advantages at the Beginning of the War
a. ______________ This region had more skilled military leaders who’d attended prestigious
military academies such as West Point.
b. ______________ This region had 85% of the country’s factories and mills.
c. ______________ This region would be doing most of the fighting in their own land, giving
them the home-court advantage.
d. ______________ This region’s population was more passionate about the war effort than the
opposition.
e. ______________ This region had a much larger population (roughly 16 million more people
than the competition).
f.
______________ This region had a greater supply of weapons and cloth for their troops,
g. ______________ This region had more miles of railroad.
h. ______________ This region should have had greater supplies of food because their economy
was based on agriculture.
i.
______________ This region won most of the victories in the early part of the war.
j.
______________ This region was composed of more states.
16. Who was the lead general of the Union Army? _____________________________________
17. Who was the lead general of the Confederate Army? _________________________________
18. Who was elected as president of the Confederate States of America? _____________________
19. Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? _____________________________________
20. Why was the Battle of New Orleans an important victory for the Union? _________________
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21. Which of the following statements is true about the Battle of Gettysburg?
a. It was an important victory for the Union because it marked a turning point in the war in
which they began to win more battles.
b. It was an important victory for the South because it was the first time they won a battle
on northern soil.
c. It was an the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
22. Who was Clara Barton? __________________________________________________________
23. Why was the Battle of Vicksburg an important victory for the North? ____________________
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24. What was the name of the military plan adopted by the Union? _________________________
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25. Briefly describe the plan. _________________________________________________________
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26. Where did the Confederacy surrender to the Union in 1865? ____________________________
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27. Name the man who assassinated President Lincoln. ___________________________________
28. What was the Massachusetts 54th Regiment of soldiers (formed right after the Emancipation
proclamation)? _________________________________________________________________
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29. What was the Battle of Antietam? _________________________________________________
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30. Define the word “cconscription” ____________________________________________________
31. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? __________________________________________
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Part III. Reconstruction Era
32. What was the Freedman’s Bureau? _________________________________________________
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33. Briefly describe each of the Reconstruction Amendments:
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
34. Who were Blanche Bruce & Hiram Revels? ___________________________________________
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35. Which group of people wanted to help former slaves gain equal rights? Radical Republicans or
the Democrats? _________________________________
36. What were black codes? __________________________________________________________
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37. Briefly describe how each of these Supreme Court verdicts affected the rights of African
Americans.
U.S. v. Cruickshank
U.S. v. Reese
38. What was the Panic of 1873 and how did it affect the rights of African-Americans? _________
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39. True or False. Sharecropping helped many former slaves become very wealthy.
I think that this statement is ________ (true or false) because: __________________________
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40. What was Special Field Order #15? _________________________________________________
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