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8-4.1AntebellumAgriculture
1. WhatwasthemainresultoftheUpcountryplantingcotton?
A. Upcountryrefusedtouseslavelabor
B. CausedconflictwiththeLowcountry
C. Upcountryisnowdependentonslavelabor
D. Africanswereallowedtobuytheirownfarms
2. Equalrepresentationsandnopropertyrequirementtovotehelpedresolveconflictbetween__________.
A. AmericanColonistandGreatBritain
B. UpcountryandtheLowcountry
C. NorthandtheSouth
D. Plantersandslaves
3. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaccuratelydescribesSouthCarolinaduringtheantebellumyears?
A. Planterswereapowerfulminorityofthewealthyelite.
B. Mostwhiteswerewealthyslaveowners.
C. Industryquicklybegantoreplaceagriculture.
D. AllAfricanAmericansinthestatewereslaves.
4. WhatwasthefoundationofsocietyduringAntebellumSouthCarolina?
A. Politics
B. Religion
C. Slavery
D. Education
5. WhichbestdescribesplantationlifeduringAntebellum?
A. Communitiesthatusedslavelabortoproduceneededsupplies
B. Communitiesdependentontechnicalsupport
C. CommunitiesthattradedwithNativeAmericans
D. Communitiesthatweremaintainedbytheelites
6. AllofthefollowingistrueaboutthelifeofaslaveEXCEPT:
A. Slavesenjoyedgreatwealth,socialpositionandpoliticalinfluence
B. Slaveswereconsistentlydeniedtheirfreedomandforcedtoworklonghours.
C. Slavesdidtheworkinthefieldsandintheplantationhouses.
D. Slaveswereforcedtoconfinetheirproteststoworkslowdowns,secretdestructionofthemaster’s
property,andpretendillnesses.
7. HowdidSouthernersdefendtheinstitutionofslavery?
A. Theysawslaveryasanevilgood.
B. Theysawslaveryasapositivegood.
C. Theysawslaverybetterthatworkinginmines.
D. Theysawslaverybeingbetterthanworkingontherailroads.
8-4.2 Sectionalism
8. AllofthefollowingcontributedtoAmericansgoingfromnationalismtosectionalismafterthewarof1812EXCEPT?
A. growingslavepopulation
B. growingabolitionmovement
C. changesamongtheloyalistandpatriots
D. changesintheNorthernandSoutherneconomyandpolitics
9. WhicheventledtoincreasedrestrictionstotheslavecodesduringtheantebellumperiodinSouthCarolina?
A. StonoRebellion
B. DredScottdecision
C. Nullificationcrisis
D. DenmarkVeseyplot
10. AllwerefearsofthewhiteplantationownersintheSouthduringtheearly1800s,EXCEPT:
A. Slaverevolts
B. LosingcontroltoNorthernstatesintheHouseofRepresentatives
C. SlaverybecomingoutlawedintheUnitedStates
D. Beingunabletoreadthelatestanti-slaverynewspaper
11. DuringtheAntebellumperiod,thegrowthoftheAbolitionistMovementwasinspiredbypublicationsfrom:
A. Harper’sWeeklyandBostonDailynewspaper
B. TheMuckraker’sJuliusChambersandJohnSanborn-Phillips
C. ThomasNast’sMilkticketsforBabiesandShannanSweeney’sBigBrother
D. InWilliamLloydGarrison’snewspaper,TheLiberator,andHarrietBeecherStowe’snovel,UncleTom’sCabin
8-4.3 Sectionalism&Expansionofslavery
12. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewaytheleadersofSouthCarolinafeltabouttheissueofStates’Rightsinthe
decadespriortotheCivilWar?
A. Theybelievedthelawsinonestateshouldapplytotherestofthestatesinthenation.
B. Theybelievedthatthestategovernmentshouldkeeptightcontroloveritscitizens.
C. Theydidnotwantthefederalgovernmenttointerferewiththelawsofthestate.
D. Theybelievedthatthenation’smorepopulatedstatesshouldmakeallofthemajordecisions.
13. DuringtheMissouriCompromisedebates,CharlesPinckneyofSouthCarolinawarnedthat“thedivisionofthisunion,
andacivilwar,”mightbecausedbythedisagreementover:
A. Slavery
B. Theprotectivetariff
C. Internalimprovements
D. WarwithGreatBritain
14. WhichwasNOTapartoftheCompromiseof1850?
A. Stricterfugitiveslavelaw
B. Californiawouldenterasafreestate
C. Kansas-Nebraskawouldallowabolitionisttovote
D. PopularSovereigntywouldbeusedintheMexicanCession
15. Inthe1850s,whydidmanyrunawayslavesgotoCanada?
A. TheyfearedbeingdraftedintotheNorthernarmy.
B. TheFugitiveSlaveActkeptthematriskintheUnitedStates.
C. MorefactoryjobswereavailableinCanada.
D. Northernabolitionistsrefusedtohelpfugitiveslaves.
16. OnepartoftheKansas-NebraskaActof1854wasthatitallowedthepublicinacertainareatovoteonwhetherornot
toallowslavery.Thisconceptwasknownas:______.
A. Lincoln-DouglasDebate
B. PopularSovereignty
C. TheDredScottDecision
D. OrdinanceofSecession
17. Inthe1850’sthephrase“BleedingKansas”wasusedtodescribeclashesbetween____.
A. Proslaveryandantislaverygroups
B. ChineseandIrishrailroadworkers
C. NativeAmericansIndiansandwhitesettlers
D. SpanishlandownersandnewAmericansettlers
18. WhichgroupdidtheFugitiveSlaveActandDredScottdecisionfavor?
A. Southernstates
B. Abolitionists
C. Californians
D. Slaves
19. ThecauseofthefirstroundofSouthernstates’secessionin1860-1was:
A. theDredScottdecision
B. theelectionofAbrahamLincoln
C. thedecisiontobombardFortSumter
D. BuchananandLincoln’sindifferencetocompromiseplans.
8-4.4 Secession
20. In1852,SouthCarolinacalledaconventioninwhichtheUnionists,CooperationistsandSecessionist/Fire-Eaters
arguedaboutthestate'sfuture.Whatwasthemainfocusoftheconvention?
a. TodecideifSouthCarolinashouldtrytobringindustrytothestate,ortofocus
onagriculture.
b. TodecidewhetherornottosupportFranklinPierceintheupcoming
Presidentialelection.
c. Todecidewhetherornottoabolishtheuseofslavelabor.
d. Todecideif,when,andhowthestateshouldsecedefromtheUnion.
21. WhatdocumentwasadoptedatSouthCarolina’sSecessionConventionandexplainedwhySouthCarolina
unanimouslyvotedtosecedefromtheUnion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
DeclarationofIndependence
OrdinanceofSecession
EmancipationProclamation
GettysburgAddress
22. AllofthefollowingstatementsarereasonswhySouthCarolinasecededfromtheUnionEXCEPT:
A. Thefederalgovernmentshouldnotinterferewiththedecision-makingandfreedomsoftheindividual
states(states’rights)
B. LincolnaRepublicanwouldsoonmakeslaveryillegal
C. Endingslaverywouldendsouthernwealth,politicalinfluenceandwayoflife
D. TheConstitutiondidnotprotectthecivilrightsoftheirslaves
8-4.5MilitaryStrategiesoftheNorthandSouth
Usethemaptoanswerthefollowingquestion.
23.
24.
25.
26.
Themapabovebestdescribeswhichcivilwarstrategy?
A. Lincoln’sEmancipationplan
B. TheConfederates’defensivestrategy
C. TheUnion’sAnacondaplan
D. Sherman’s“TotalWar”strategy
ThefirstshotsoftheCivilWarwerefiredatFortSumter.Whichofthefollowinggroupsfiredthefirstshots?
A. Union
B. Fire-Eaters
C. Confederacy
D. Republicans
HowdidtheUnionblockadeofsouthernportsaffecttheConfederacyduringtheCivilWar?
A. TheblockademadetheConfederatesoldiersrunaway
B. TheblockademadethewarendwiththeNorthwinning
C. Theblockadedestroyedthetown’sbuildingsandconfederatesoldiershomesandfarms
D. TheblockademadeitdifficultandmosttimesimpossiblefortheConfederatestoreceivesupplies
WhydidtheSouthdecidetofightadefensivewar?
A. toprotecttheirplantations
B. tomaketheNorthlookliketheaggressor
C. totakeadvantageoftheirknowledgeoftheland
D. tomakemaximumuseoftheirlimitedtransportationsystem
27. BeforeRobertSmallsservedasanofficerintheSouthCarolinamilitiaanasastatelegislature,hewasaslave
pilotonaConfederateship.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSmalls’roleduringtheCivilWar?
A. HesinglehandedlydefeatedtheUnionatPortRoyal
B. HebecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthepurpleheart
C. HejoinedtheUnionnavyandprovidedthemwithvaluableinformationaboutthefortsaround
Charleston
D. HewarnedPresidentoftheConfederacy,JeffersonDavis,ofGeneralSherman’smarchtowards
Columbia
28.TheHunleyandBlockade-runnerswereexamplesofthenew_______________duringthecivilWar.
A. warships
B. technology
C. warstrategies
D. guerillastrategies
29.ThecaptureofthisportbytheUnionwasamajorsetbackfortheConfederates.
A.
B.
C.
D.
PortRegis
PortRoyal
PortSumter
PortSavannah
8-4.6DifferingimpactoftheCivilWaronSouthCarolinian
Usethepicturebelowtoanswerquestion#37
30.Basedonthepictureabove,whichofthestatementsbelowbestdescribesthelifeofwomenduringtheCivilWar?
A.
B.
C.
D.
WomenfledtotheNorthandvolunteeredfortheUnionarmies.
Womenescapedtowesternterritoriesinhopesofgainingtheirfreedom.
Womenservedasdrummers,standardbearers,andservedintheConfederatearmy.
Womenworkedasnursesandtookovermalesrolesonfarms,plantations,andbusinesses.
31.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheroleofAfricanAmericansduringtheCivilWar?
A.
B.
C.
D.
AfricanAmericansdidnotsupportthecausesoftheCivilWar.
ManysidedwiththeConfederacyandfoughtinunitsalongsidetheirmasters.
ManyfledtotheNorthandvolunteeredfortheUnionarmiesandothersremainedonplantations.
AfricanAmericansescapedtowesternterritoriesinhopesofgainingtheirfreedomsandrights.