Download Civil War Test (30 pts.) 1. John C. Calhoun applied the theory of

Civil War Test (30 pts.)
1. John C. Calhoun applied the theory of
nullification in response to the federal
government's policy on
A.
B.
C.
D.
slavery.
tariffs.
statehood for territories.
internal improvements.
2. How did John C. Calhoun respond to the
constitutional controversy surrounding the Tariff
of 1828?
He argued that states could nullify (oppose)
federal laws.
He argued that states could follow federal
B.
laws.
He argued that states could enforce federal
C.
laws.
He argued that states could propose federal
D. laws.
A.
3. I speak today not as a Massachusetts man,
more as a Northern man, but as an American . . .
. I speak today for the preservation of the union .
..
The above quote was spoken by this American
before the Civil War.
A.
B.
C.
D.
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
4. Who would be most likely to use the
Constitution to defend the practice of slavery?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Robert E. Lee
John C. Calhoun
5. Why did John C. Calhoun support the
Doctrine of Nullification?
A. To be fair to the South
B. To encourage the South to maintain slavery
C. To uphold the Fugitive Slave Act
To test the system of checks and balances
D.
provided in the Constitution
6. Which concern led Southern states to secede
from the Union after the election of Abraham
Lincoln as president?
that the federal government would attempt to
abolish slavery
that abolitionists would take over state
B.
legislatures in the South
that Congress would ban the importation of
C.
slaves from Africa
that the Supreme Court would declare the
D.
Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional
A.
7. How did the issue of states’ rights contribute
to secession?
South Carolina insisted that the federal
government enforce state laws.
South Carolina believed that the state had the
B.
power to disobey acts of Congress.
South Carolina wanted to strengthen the
C.
power of the federal government over states.
South Carolina planned to limit the power of
D.
northern states to conceal runaway slaves.
A.
8. Why was the doctrine of states' rights a reason
for the beginning of the Civil War?
Southern states used this doctrine to justify
seceding from the Union.
Southern states wanted to strengthen the U.S
B.
Constitution.
Southern states were invaded by federal
C. troops to arrest those who believed this
doctrine.
Southern states wanted to use this doctrine to
D.
gradually abolish slavery.
A.
9. States like West Virginia were considered
border states because
domestic consumption.
A. They were on the border between Mexico
and the U.S.
B. They separated freedom from slavery.
13. Which geographic factor gave the South an
advantage over the North in developing a
plantation economy?
C. They were free states that seceded with the
Confederacy.
D. They were slave states that remained with
the Union.
10. Abraham Lincoln supported the idea of
states’ rights because
A. the Kansas-Nebraska act allowed people to
vote in their state
B. he believed all states should pass the
Fugitive Slave Act
C. he actually did not support states’ rights
D. he wanted states as well as slaves to have
equal rights
11.What was the basis of the Southern economy
before the Civil War?
buying of raw material and domestic sale of
cash crops
Selling of raw material and buying of
B.
manufactured goods
buying of manufactured goods and buying of
C.
raw materials
domestic sale of raw material and buying of
D.
cash crops
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.
sheltering harbors
navigable rivers
warm climate
Slaves lived in the south
14. Before the Civil War, the differences
between the North and the South grew as a result
of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Presidential speeches.
trade with Europe.
industrialization.
Congressional funding.
15. Which was a disadvantage for the south at
the start of the Civil War. _____________
16. On the first day of January, in the year of our
Lord 1863, all persons held as slaves within any
state... or part of state whose people... shall then
be in rebellion against the United States...free.
The above passage from the Emancipation
Proclamation freed slaves
A. living in the United States.
B. living in the border states.
living in states currently in a state of
C.
rebellion.
D. living in the border states and southern states.
12. Which economic difference between the
North and South led to their very different views
on slavery?
The North traded mostly with England while
the South traded mostly with France.
The North depended more on foreign trade
B.
while the South met most of its own needs.
The North had substantial industrial
C. development while the South
was predominantly agricultural.
The North focused on growing cash
D.
crops while the South grew crops mainly for
A.
17. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery,
I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him
personally.
The above quote from Lincoln’s Second
Inaugural Address demonstrated he
A. remained neutral on the issue of slavery.
B. was now a supporter of states’ rights.
was now an abolitionist on the issue of
C.
slavery.
decided to allow the South to return to the
D.
Union without abolishing slavery.
18. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
by President Lincoln after the Union victory at
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bull Run
Antietam.
Vicksburg.
Gettysburg.
19. …that from these honored dead, we take
increased devotion to that cause for which they
gave their last full measure of devotion…
- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863
21. Which strategy did General William T.
Sherman employ as his troops moved through
enemy territory?
destruction of the South’s industry and
agriculture
expansion of plantations for the benefit of his
B.
Union troops
preservation of significant historical sites as
C.
war trophies for the North
Give guns to the slaves so they could also
D.
fight their slave owners.
A.
22. Confederate General Robert E. Lee fought
against the Union because he believed
southern states had the right to own slaves.
True of False
23. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment …
A. Were slaves who followed General
According to this excerpt, Lincoln wants to
A. Continue the fight and eventually win the war
B. Create a national cemetery for the dead
soldiers
C. motivate people to show devotion to God so
the Union will win the war.
D. Fight just one last battle and crush the South.
20. In Lincoln’s A House Divided speech, he
stated that
A. The U.S will only survive if all people
believe in only one president, one God,
and one war.
B. The border states were separating the
country from having peace.
C. Until all the slaves in the south are free,
the Union will continue to fight in the Civil
War.
D. A country cannot survive partly slave and
partly free.
Sherman towards freedom.
B. Were African-American secret spies
during the war and included Harriet
Tubman.
C.
Proved to be Robert E. Lee’s best fighters
in the war.
D. Was a battalion of former slaves who
joined the Union after the Emancipation
Proclamation.
24. Jefferson Davis' main objective was to
A. make a compromise with the Union.
B. secure the independence of the South.
C. have better trade relations with Britain.
reunite the Union with the south and be
D.
president of the country.
25. Stonewall Jackson got his nickname
A. During the battle between the ironclads
Monitor and the Merrimack.
B. During Gettysburg after he told his troops
to launch stones if they ran out of
ammunition.
C. When his line of defense stopped Lee and
the Confederacy from winning the battle
of Antietam.
D. During the battle of Bull Run when his
defense strategy stopped the Union from
invading Richmond.
(3pts) The Anaconda plan consisted of 3 key
elements. Identify each of the components
and their purpose in the Union winning the
war.
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29. What is meant by the saying, the Civil War
was “a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight.”
30. In your opinion, what was the single most
important event during the Civil War & why?
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Answer Key
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