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Unit 4: The Nation Tested
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Base your answer to this question on the poster below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
Prior to the Civil War, abolitionists reacted to the situation described in the poster by
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supporting the Underground Railroad
opposing the Emancipation Proclamation
banning freed slaves from Northern states
proposing a stricter fugitive slave law
Constitutional amendments adopted during Reconstruction were intended to
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provide legal and political rights for African Americans
end property and religious qualifications for voting
correct problems with the electoral college system
limit the number of terms of the president
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Base your answer to the question on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Reconstruction Era?
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Southern society was oppressed by Radical Republican policies.
Military force was necessary to stop Southern secession.
United States soldiers forced women in the South to work in factories.
Sharecropping was an economic burden for women after the Civil War.
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
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A. Suspension of habeas corpus
B. Signing of Emancipation Proclamation
C. Election of President Lincoln to second term
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Wartime Propaganda Campaigns
Limits on Civil Liberties During Wartime
Decreased Rights of Minorities
Events During the Civil War
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The Reconstruction plans of President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson
included a provision for the
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What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
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resumption of full participation in Congress by Southern States
long-term military occupation of the Confederacy
payment of war reparations by Southern States
harsh punishment of former Confederate officials
It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent.
It brought investment capital to the South.
It encouraged Northerners to migrate south.
It provided for a fairer distribution of farm profits.
Base your answer to the question on the graphs and on your knowledge of social studies.
The data shown in the graphs best support the conclusion that the North
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was better prepared economically to fight the Civil War
lagged behind the South in bank deposits
produced more agricultural products than the South
lacked several important resources to fight the war
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One way that "Bleeding Kansas," the Dred Scott decision, and John Brown’s raid on Harper’s
Ferry had a similar effect on the United States was that these events
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ended conflict over slavery in the territories
eased tensions between the North and the South
contributed to the formation of the Whig Party
made sectional compromise more difficult
Which situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln’s election to the
presidency in 1860?
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Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states.
A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery.
Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.
Several Southern States seceded from the Union.
Base your answer to this question on the map below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
What is the most accurate title for this map?
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Closing the Frontier
Results of Reconstruction
A Nation Divided
Compromise of 1850
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Base your answer on the poster below and on your knowledge of social studies.
This poster from the 1850s appeared in response to the
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passage of the fugitive slave law
start of the Civil War
issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
enactment of the 13th Amendment
Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be
legal in their territory?
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nullification
sectionalism
popular sovereignty
southern secession
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Base your answer on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
The election results shown on this map most clearly reflect the influence of
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The Civil War affected the northern economy by
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nationalist motives
sectional differences
political stability
ethnic conflicts
causing a severe depression
increasing unemployment rates
decreasing demand for agricultural products
stimulating industrialization
Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 settled conflicts
between the North and the South over
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admission of states to the Union
Supreme Court decisions
presidential election results
voting rights
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In the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854, popular sovereignty was
proposed as a way to
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What was a result of the disputed presidential election of 1876?
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allow northern states the power to ban slavery
deny southern states the legal right to own slaves
allow settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slavery
overturn previous Supreme Court decisions on slavery
Reconstruction ended as federal troops were removed from the South.
Slavery was reestablished in the South by state legislatures.
New state laws were passed in the South to guarantee equal rights for African Americans.
A constitutional amendment was adopted to correct problems with the electoral college
system.
Base your answer to this question on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
. . . With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us
to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds,
to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all
which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all
nations.
— Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
This statement reveals President Lincoln’s support for
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a new peace treaty with Great Britain
universal male suffrage
a fair and generous peace
harsh punishment for Confederate leaders
The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the
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Compromise of 1850
Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865
ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865
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What was the primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln’s post–Civil War policy?
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During the first half of the 19th century, territorial expansion led to
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increased tensions over slavery
improved relations with bordering nations
fewer conflicts with Native American Indians
decreased domestic demand for manufactured goods
The Radical Republicans in Congress opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for
Reconstruction because Lincoln
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establishing military districts in the South
extending land ownership to African American men
restoring Southern representation in Congress
arresting military leaders of the Confederacy
called for the imprisonment of most Confederate leaders
rejected the idea of harsh punishments for the South
planned to keep Northern troops in the South after the war
demanded immediate civil and political rights for formerly enslaved persons
“. . . Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”
— Daniel Webster, 1830
The principle expressed in this statement was also reflected in
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Thomas Jefferson’s call for nullification of the Alien and Sedition Acts
Federalist Party threats during the War of 1812
John Calhoun’s defense of States rights
Abraham Lincoln’s attitude toward Southern secession
From 1820 to 1865, the debates over nullification, protective tariffs, and the spread of
slavery into the new territories concerned the constitutional issue of the
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balance of power between the federal and state governments
balance between the rights of individuals and the need to maintain order
protection of the rights of ethnic and racial groups
separation of power between the executive and legislative branches
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The right of habeas corpus establishes the principle that
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What was a major result of the Civil War?
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people accused of a crime have a right to a lawyer
all punishments for crimes should be reasonable
a person should not be forced to be a witness against himself
no person should be held in custody unless charged with a crime
The judiciary became the dominant branch of the federal government.
Congress passed an amendment to provide for the direct election of senators.
The power of the central government was strengthened.
States were given the right to secede from the Union.
As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to
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end slavery
set new national boundaries
increase congressional powers
preserve the Union
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Base your answer to the question on the cartoon in question 3 and on your knowledge of
social studies.
Which congressional action led to the Southern viewpoint expressed in this cartoon?
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passage of the Homestead Act
strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Laws
military occupation of the former Confederate States
ending the Freedmen’s Bureau
“Missouri Compromise Allows Two New States Into the Union”
“Congress Agrees to Compromise of 1850”
“Popular Sovereignty Adopted Under Kansas- Nebraska Act”
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?
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status of slavery in the territories and states
growth of agriculture on the Great Plains
clash of federal and state powers
conflicts with foreign nations over the West
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“Uncle Tom’s Cabin Stirs Controversy”
“Kansas Rocked by Bloody Conflict”
“John Brown’s Raid Angers South”
Which statement about the United States in the 1850s is best supported by these headlines?
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The nation had grown increasingly divided over the future of slavery.
Americans had lost confidence in the plan for Reconstruction.
Northern and Southern voters were united in support of popular sovereignty.
Support for the abolitionist movement decreased during this period.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I
do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become
all one thing, or all the other. . . ."
-- Abraham Lincoln, 1858
The "divided house" referred to in this speech was caused primarily by
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The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to
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prevent them from voting
limit their access to public facilities
block their educational opportunities
deny them economic advancements
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because it
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expansionism
war with Mexico
slavery
the suffrage movement
allowed slavery in California
outlawed slavery in the Southern States
upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories
Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted Black Codes to
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provide free farmland for African Americans
guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans
restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons
support the creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau
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During the Reconstruction Era (1865–1877), the 15th amendment was adopted to grant
African Americans
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In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between
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They feared being drafted into the Northern army.
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States.
More factory jobs were available in Canada.
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.
Jim Crow laws passed in the South during the late 1800s were designed to
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Slavery was banned west of the Mississippi River.
Unorganized territories would be governed by the United States and Great Britain.
The balance between free and slave states was maintained.
The 36°30' line formed a new boundary between the United States and Canada.
In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?
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proslavery and antislavery groups
Spanish landowners and new American settlers
Chinese and Irish railroad workers
Native American Indians and white settlers
Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate?
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educational opportunities
economic equality
freedom of speech
voting rights
support civil rights for African Americans
create a system of legal segregation
give free land to formerly enslaved persons
compensate landowners for damage done during the Civil War
What was a common purpose of the three amendments added to the United States
Constitution between 1865 and 1870?
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extending suffrage to Southern women
reforming the sharecropping system
granting rights to African Americans
protecting rights of Southerners accused of treason
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The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by
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Before the former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union, the congressional
plan for Reconstruction required them to
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the elimination of taxes on defense industries
a reduction in the number of immigrants
increased government demand for many products
enslaved persons filling industrial jobs
ratify the 14th amendment
imprison all former Confederate soldiers
provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen
help rebuild Northern industries
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude... .”
— 15th Amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution, 1870
Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights
guaranteed in this amendment?
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suspending habeas corpus and denying women the right to vote
collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests
establishing religious and property-holding requirements for voting
passing Black Codes and establishing segregated schools
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Base your answer to the question on the table and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which statement is best supported by the data in the table?
1. The Confederate troops lost the Civil War as a result of their higher numbers of injuries
and fatalities.
2. The Union army had better generals during the Civil War.
3. The Civil War had more casualties than any other war.
4. More soldiers died from disease than from wounds.
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