Download Sectionalism and the Civil War PreTest

Sectionalism and the Civil War PreTest
____ 1. What was the single bloodiest day of the American Civil War?
a. Bull Run
b. Antietam
c. Chancellorsville
d. Shiloh
____ 2. How did the U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?
a. Western states wanted tariffs to pay for improved infrastructure,
while Northern states wanted to reduce the national debt.
b. Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states
considered them an economic burden
c. Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while
Northern and Western states disapproved of higher prices for
imports.
d. Northern states gained European investment in industry, while
Southern plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America
____ 3. Who was the Union General in charge of the West?
a. William T. Sherman
b. Ulysses S. Grant
c. George Meade
d. David Farragut
____ 4. What was a major effect of the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford decision?
a. Southerners were upset by the federal governments’ disregard
of states; rights
b. Abraham Lincoln gained national recognition because he wrote
the decision
c. Stephen Douglas abandoned his support for popular sovereignty
d. Northerners were angered because the decision could extend
slavery into the territories.
____ 5. What two battles are considered major turning points in the Civil War?
a. Antietam and Gettysburg
b. Bull Run and Fredericksburg
c. Vicksburg and Gettysburg
d. Vicksburg and Shiloh
____ 6. Which of the following was an African American soldier who received the
Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Fort Wagner, South Carolina?
a. Philip Zazaar
b. William Carney
c. Eugene Beaumont
d. Alexander Webb
____ 7. How did many slaveholders view the issue of slavery?
a. Slavery was considered immoral and should be abolished.
b. As a source of labor, slavery was an economic issue.
c. Slavery was considered a historical tradition that should be
maintained to keep cultural ties with the past.
d. As a source of controversy, slavery was considered a political
problem the federal government should solve.
____ 8. Southern dependence on slavery and an agricultural economy resulted in-a. several new political parties
b. an excellent railroad system
c. a dependence on government tax breaks
d. a lack of factories
____ 9. How did Thoreau’s idea of civil disobedience influence American society?
a. Civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King , Jr. called on
people to refuse to obey laws considered unjust.
b. American Indian tribes on reservations refused to purchase
agricultural products that were not grown on reservation
grounds.
c. Western settlers who disagreed with placing railroads on their
land dismantled the tracks at night.
d. Citizens who considered the Civil War unjust refused to comply
with the draft.
____10. Which congressional action made California a free state and paid Texas’ debt in
exchange for adjustment of the Texas border?
a. Kansas-Nebraska Act
b. Missouri Compromise
c. Compromise of 1850
d. Tariff Act
____11. These people served as public officials during the Civil War. Which of the
following matches is incorrect?
a. Jefferson Davis--secretary of state for the Confederacy
b. Robert E. Lee--commander of the Confederate army
c. Ulysses S. Grant--commander of the Union army
d. Abraham Lincoln--president of the United States
____12. What theory did Southerners use to justify their secession?
a. States’ Rights
b. Freedom of Speech
c. the 5th Amendment
d. Economic Freedom
____13. The Fugitive Salve Act of 1850 affected slaves by--a. legalizing slavery throughout the United States
b. allowing them to escape to Canada legally
c. authorizing the arrest of escaped slaves in states where slavery
was illegal
d. taking away their voting rights
____14. What was the main goal of the North at the beginning of the Civil War?
a. recognition as a country
b. gain control of Canada
c. end slavery
d. preserve the Union
____15. What was the first state to seceed from the Union?
a. Texas
b. North Carolina
c. Virginia
d. South Carolina
____16. Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought?
a. Appomattox Court House, Virginia
b. Fort Sumter, South Carolina
c. Fort Jefferson, Florida
d. Richmond, Virginia
____17. Which of the following was a result of the Missouri Compromise?
a. The slave trade ended.
b. Only slave states were admitted to the Union.
c. Political power was balanced between slave and free states.
d. Slavery was declared unconstitutional.
____18. Which was a direct result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
a. Union forces were able to stop blockade runners
b. Confederate forces were unable to invade Pennsylvania
c. enable the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d. Union forces gained control of the Mississippi river
____19. How was the economy of the North different from the economy of the South
prior to the Civil War?
a. The South’s population primarily lived in large cities.
b. The North depended upon foreign imports to feed its
population.
c. The South had a higher standard of living than the North.
d. The North was more industrial while the South was mostly
agricultural.
____20. Across which span of years was the Civil War fought?
a. 1855-1861
b. 1860-1877
c. 1863-1868
d. 1861-1865
____21. One of the issues that led to the Civil War was whether final authority to
interpret the U.S. Constitution belonged to the-a. Supreme Court or Congress
b. national government or the States
c. Supreme Court or the president
d. states or the territories
____22. All of the following contributed to sectionalism except-a. different uses of land in different areas of the country
b. feelings about slavery as an economic institution
c. attitudes towards private ownership of land
d. degree of industry in different areas of the country
____23. What invention made the Civil War deadlier than any war before?
a. Musket
b. Rifle
c. Gatling Gun
d. Uzi
____24. How did President Lincoln’s assassination affect the nation?
a. The loss of his leadership made overcoming the challenges the
nation faced more difficult.
b. Foreign powers used the political instability to try re-establishing
colonies in Latin America.
c. Southern and Northern leaders agreed to end the civil War.
d. Southern states were more accepting of Union control during
Reconstruction.
____25. How did economic opportunities for free African Americans differ from enslaved
African Americans during the early 1800’s?
a. Free African Americans could own property and had some rights
while enslaved African Americans had no rights at all.
b. Free African Americans had no rights to own property, but could
operate a business, while enslaved African Americans had no
rights at all.
c. Free African Americans could own and operate their own
business, while enslaved African Americans could not own but
could only operate a few small types of businesses.
d. Free African Americans had the right to own business and
property, while enslaved African Americans only had the right to
own personal property.
____26. Why is the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point
of the Civil War?
a. It placed the Union in charge of the Mississippi River.
b. It would be the last battle in any Union state.
c. It turned back the Confederate invasion of the North.
d. It was the first battle to use machine guns.
____27. How did both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 contribute
to differences between free and enslaved African Americans?
a. Both compromises limited the spread of slavery to east of the
Mississippi River, allowing enslaved African Americans who
escaped slavery to gain their freedom and political rights in free
states.
b. The institution of slavery was allowed in some new states while
other states allowed freedom for African Americans.
c. Both compromises extended rights for enslaved African
Americans, but limited the rights of free African Americans in
new free states
d. Free African Americans gained new rights to vote and hold office
in new free states while enslaved African Americans lacked any
rights.
____28. Which statement best characterizes the condition of African Americans in the
pre-Civil War South?
a. Slaves earned low wages because they were unskilled.
b. Southerners encouraged free blacks to attend school.
c. Blacks in the South lacked the basic rights held by whites.
d. Free Blacks received lower pay than slaves
____29. What were the four slave states that remained loyal to the Union called?
a. Slave States
b. Union States
c. Border States
d. Loyal States
Sectionalism and the Civil War PreTest
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B
2. ANS: B
STO: 8.7A
3. ANS: B
4. ANS: D
5. ANS: C
6. ANS: B
STO: 8.8 A
7. ANS: B
STO: 8.7C
8. ANS: D
9. ANS: A
STO: 8.20C
10. ANS: C
STO: 8.7D
11. ANS: A
STO: 8.8A
12. ANS: A
13. ANS: C
14. ANS: D
15. ANS: D
16. ANS: B
STO: 8.8 B
17. ANS: C
STO: 8.21C
18. ANS: D
STO: 8.8B
19. ANS: D
STO: 8.12A
20. ANS: D
STO: 8.1C
21. ANS: B
22. ANS: C
STO: 8.1A
23. ANS: B
24. ANS: A
STO: 8.8 B
25. ANS: A
STO: 8.7B
26. ANS: C
STO: 8.8 B
27. ANS: B
STO: 8.7B
28. ANS: C
STO: 8.7B
29. ANS: C