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Civil War Test Review 1. Why did the South oppose protective tariffs on imported goods? (Tariff of Abominations) (p. 365) –Tariff benefitted the North financially in clothing sales, but hurt the South who received less money from their cotton export to England. 2. What impact did slavery have for the Southern economy in the mid1800s? (p.333)-Slavery allowed plantation owners the potential to make an incredible amount of money. Most of the South supported slavery as a means to make profit. 3. On the issue of States’ Rights (10th Amendment), what were the viewpoints of these men: a. John C. Calhoun(p. 366-367) –for States’ Rights; reintroduced the States’ Rights argument b. Henry Clay (think about this one p. 342; 445) –against States’ Rights; more for government compromises c. Daniel Webster (p. 366) –against States’ Rights; more for government control 4. What were the main parts of the Missouri Compromise (1820)? (p. 342343) –Maine is non-slave; Missouri allows slavery; Missouri Compromise Line divides the Louisiana territory (North is free; South is slave) 5. Who wrote the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850? (p. 445) –Henry Clay 6. What were the main parts of the Compromise of 1850? (p. 445) -California would be a non-slave state; The Mexican Cession territories would be open to popular sovereignty on the issue of slavery; Slavery business banned in Washington, D.C.; tougher Fugitive Slave Act 7. What was the main provision of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? (p. 447) –For theses territories (Northern portion of Louisiana Territory), they left the decision of slave statehood to popular sovereignty 8. What were the main points of the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court case? (p. 452) –Slaves are not citizens, but property; slaves cannot sue; slaves living in free states are still slaves; Missouri Compromise (1820) is unconstitutional 9. How did John Brown contribute to the cause of the Civil War ? (p. 449) – radical abolitionist who stormed Harper’s Ferry, his actions gave reason for the South to fear abolitionists 10. How did each of these lend a cause to the Civil War: a. Sectionalism (p. 341) –growing allegiance to one section of America, divides American pride b. Slavery (p. 333)-North abolished slavery, South accepts slavery; divides America c. States’ Rights (p. 366) –North embraces strong government power; South rejects strong government for their own state’s laws 11. Why did the South fear Lincoln’s winning the presidential election? –The South feared Lincoln would abolish slavery in the South (hurting the finances of the South [again]) 12. For these abolitionists, write their contribution to end slavery: a. Fredrick Douglass(p. 425) –wrote autobiography and was a wellknown and respected orator b. Harriet Beecher Stowe (p. 447) –authored Uncle Tom’s Cabin (best-selling book describing horrible slave life) c. William Lloyd Garrison (p. 424) –publisher of a newspaper speaking out against slavery(a dangerous thing to do back then) d. Harriet Tubman(p, 426) – famous and successful conductor of the Underground Railroad 13. What role did these men have in the Civil War: (p. really?) a. Abraham Lincoln –president of the Union North b. Jefferson Davis- president of the Confederate South c. Ulysses S. Grant – General of the Union d. Robert E. Lee – General of the Confederates 14. In Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, what was his opinion of: (p. 459) a. Slavery – slavery was okay b. States’ Rights (secession) – keep the states from seceding 15. In Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, what order did he give for slavery? (p. 488) – All slaves in the Confederate states are free from slavery 16. In Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, what was his main points? (p. 497)Lincoln declares that “all men are created equal,” and for America to continue to fight for democracy. 17. In Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, what was his opinion of: a. Treatment of the Confederate States of America (p. 509)- Lincoln wanted to bring back the South into the United States, and to treat them as friends (no hard feelings) Ten multiple choice questions will come from this material. Your choice of a short answer questions will also come from this material. You may use notes but no books on this test. No online resources either.