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Which headline would have angered the American citizens of the North prior to the Civil War?
A "Harriet Beecher Stowe Publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin"
B "Abraham Lincoln Wins the Election of 1860"
C "Supreme Court Makes Decision in Dred Scott Case"
D "Bill Passes Senate for High Protective Tariffs"
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Which issue caused Abraham Lincoln to make this statement?
A Extension of slavery
B Women's suffrage movement
C Weak presidential leadership
D High protective tariffs
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According to this excerpt, who is the author criticizing for allowing slavery to occur?
A Great Britain
B Plantation owners
C The United States
D Slaves
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"And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons." -Abraham Lincoln The excerpt above is from —
A the Dred Scot Decision
B the Emancipation Proclamation
C the Gettysburg Address
D Lincoln's Inaugural Speech
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What was Lincoln’s primary goal during the Civil War?
A To punish the South for seceding
B To abolish slavery
C To preserve the Union as a nation
D To gain wealth by taking Southern cotton
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Which battle was a Union victory and spurred Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
A Antietam
B Bull Run
C Gettysburg
D Appomattox
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Which event best completes the flow chart?
A South Carolina secedes from the Union
B Emancipation Proclamation issued
C Robert E. Lee surrenders at Gettysburg
D Union victory at Gettysburg
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Who was the former slave and prominent abolitionist that urged Abraham Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union Army?
A William Lloyd Garrison
B Frederick Douglass
C Dred Scott
D Nat Turner
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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
A Appomattox
B Fort Sumter
C Richmond
D Gettysburg
10 Following the Confederate surrender to General Grant in Appomattox, General Lee encouraged Southerners to —
A leave the South and go North
B stop voting and renounce their citizenship
C continue to fight to the death
D accept defeat and unite as Americans
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In which order did the events in these headlines occur?
A 3, 4, 2, 1
B 2, 1, 3, 4
C 4, 2, 3, 1
D 3, 2, 4, 1
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This quote comes from what period in United States history?
A Civil War
B Revolutionary War
C Nationalist Era
D Reconstruction Era
13 Directions: Click on the correct answers.
Which events happened before the Emancipation Proclamation? Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Appomattox
Battle of Gettysburg
Election of Abraham Lincoln
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According to the quote, what was Abraham Lincoln hoping to preserve in the United States? A Freedom of religion
B Freedom of the press
C Democracy
D Confederacy
15 How did the ideas expressed in the Emancipation Proclamation change the Union’s war aims?
A It established total war as the main strategy used toward the South.
B It made the destruction of slavery a Northern war aim.
C It recognized the Confederacy as an independent nation.
D It freed all of the slaves in the United States.
16 When did Reconstruction end?
A 1886
B 1881
C 1876
D 1867
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I. The South should be punished for causing the Civil War. II. It is essential to preserve the Union at all costs. III. Foreign governments should not interfere in America’s Civil War. IV. The slavery can still exist in the territories while being abolished in the states. Which statements reflect Lincoln’s point of view during the Civil War?
A II, III
B II, IV
C I, IV
D I, III
18 “…with malice towards none, with charity for all… to bind up the nation’s wounds" -Abraham Lincoln Based on the quote above, how did Lincoln believe the South should be treated after it was defeated?
A Forbid the South from ever having equal representation in Congress
B Give the South a large sum of money to get back on its feet
C Force the South to pay damages to those injured during the war
D Allow the South to rejoin the nation without being punished
19 Which two major southern cities lay in ruins after the Civil War?
A Savanna and Atlanta
B Charleston and Atlanta
C Vicksburg and Atlanta
D Richmond and Atlanta
20 Following the Civil War, which event was most responsible for speeding westward movement?
A Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
B Elimination of federal military forces
C Emancipation of slaves in the South
D Immigration from southern Europe
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Which contributed most to this change in the distribution of income?
A Transcontinental Railroad
C Civil War
B Jim Crow laws
D Eastern European immigration
22 Which group seized the opportunity, by the approach of Union troops, to achieve freedom?
A African Americans
B Confederate troops
C Women
D Native Americans
23 How did the Civil War impact African Americans?
A They gained equality in education and government.
B Jim Crow laws were outlawed through the country.
C They were able to enlist to fight in the war.
D Slavery continued long after the war ended.
24 After the Civil War, which leaders urged a reconciliation between the North and the South?
A Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
B Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln
C Robert E. Lee and Frederick Douglass
D Ulysses S. Grant and Fredrick Douglass
25 Which leader's postwar contribution included serving as an ambassador to Haiti?
A Schuyler Colfax
B Fredrick Douglass
C Ulysses S. Grant
D Robert E. Lee
26 What are the three Civil War Amendments?
A 13, 14, and 15
B 12, 13, and 14
C 12, 14, and 16
D 14, 15, and 16
27 Robert E. Lee made all of the following contributions EXCEPT —
A he urged Southerners to reconcile and rejoin the United States
B he opposed retribution directed at the defeated South
C he emphasized the importance of education to the nation's future
D he served as president of Washington College
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Which description would best complete B in the Venn diagram? A Advocated for the rights of freedmen
B Advocated passage of Civil Rights Amendments
C Emphasized the importance of education
D Opposed the idea of retribution
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According to the quote above, how would conditions during the Civil War best be described?
A Exciting and fun
B Hot and dry
C Quiet and peaceful
D Harsh and brutal