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1-Which president of Mexico led a campaign Texans in the 1830’s?
a. Vincente fox.
b. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
c. Oscar de la Hoya.
d. Poncho.
2-Which American general first led troops against the Mexico Army to establish the Rio
Grade as Texas’ southern border?
a. Zachary Taylor.
b. Sam Houston.
c. Winfield Scott.
d. Thomas Jackson.
3-Which of the following men was not killed at the Battle of the Alamo?
a.
b.
c.
d.
James Bowie.
Winfield Scott.
William Barrett Travis.
Davy Crockett.
4-The notion of bringing Texas into the Union was known as?
a. Inclusion.
b. Exclusion.
c. Acceptance.
d. Annexation.
5-The belief that America was destined to control all of north America was called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Manifest Destiny.
Self Determination.
Westward Ho.
The Pacifica Clause.
6-Famous for the battle cry “54 40’ or fight,” which territory did James K. Polk annex
from join British custody:
a. Nebraska.
b. Mexico.
c. Oregon.
d. California.
7-While Americans believed that the southern border of Texas was the Rio Grande River,
what did most Mexicans support as a border?
a. Nebraska Territory.
b. Mojave Desert.
c. Rio Grande River.
d. Nueces River.
8-The agreement that slavery would not be outlawed in the new Mexican Cession, as
arbitrated by Henry Clay, was known as:
a. The Gold Rush.
b. The compromise of 1850.
c. The Sykes-picot Agreement.
d. The Treaty of Ghent.
9- 300,000 Americans migrated to California after the discovery of what natural resource
in 1849?
a. Cotton.
b. Oil.
c. Iron.
d. Gold.
10.What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Wilmot proviso.
The Treaty of Ghent.
The Missouri Compromise.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
11.What act allowed slave catchers to pursue escaped slave in Northern States?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Retrieval Act.
The Fugitive.
The Remission Act.
The Underground Railroad Petition.
12.What Harriet Beecher Stowe novel captured the attention of Northern regarding
slavery?
a. Moby DNebraska ick.
b. The Tell-Tale Heart.
c. Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
d. Great Expectations.
13.The Whig party began to split into Cotton Whigs and____Whigs during the election of
1852:
a. Conscience.
b. Concerned.
c. Concentrated.
d. Commissioned.
14. The organization of the Nebraska Territory is known as the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nebraska Homestead.
The Frontier Alignment.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Freeport Doctrine.
15.Two new political parties emerged after 1852, they were the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Federalists and Republicans.
“know-Nothings” and Republicans.
Democrats and Federalists.
Republicans and Whigs.
16. The “know-Nothings” believed all of the following EXCEPT:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Immigration was a problem.
Irish-Catholies were a nuisance.
Crime was a result of rapid rises in immigration.
The Mexican-American war was unnecessary.
17. The struggle between proslavery and anti-slavery residents in Kansas territory was
dubbed:
a. “Crimes Against Kansas”
b. “Bleeding Kansas”
c. “The Kansas Travesties”
d. “The Slave Narratives”
18. What symbolic event occurred involving Congressmen Charles Sumner and
president:
a. A debate.
b. A duel.
c. A secret alliance.
d. A violent caning.
19. This winner of the Election of 1856 was Pennsylvania’s only president:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stephen A. Douglas.
John C, Breckenridge.
James Buchanan.
Franklin Pierce.
20. Which slave was not considered a citizen by the US Supreme court following his
master’s death?
a. Dred Scott.
b. Nat Turner.
c. Sally Hemmings.
d. Frederick.
21. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas campaigned for what position in 1858?
a- Secretary of State
b- Senator of Illinois
c- Vice President
d- Governor of Indiana
22. Stephen A. Douglas forever established his position on slavery by making what
famous statement?
a- The freedom call
b- The Clarion call
c- The Freeport Doctrine
d- The Kansas Doctrine
23. Which radical anti-slave zealot let a raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry.
VA?
a- Dred Scott
b- Robert E. Lee
c- Nat Turner
d- John Brown
24. Southern States threatened to secede from the Union if what event occurred?
a- A freedom rally
b- Tax increases
c- A Republican was elected president
d- A draft was instituted
25. Southern States selected this man to serve as their new Confederate president.
a- Jefferson Davis
b- Arthur St. Clair
c- Robert E. Lee
d- Preston Brooks
26. This fort in South Carolina was attacked signaling the beginning of the American
Civil war.
a- Fort Donelson
b- Fort Sumter
c- Fort Hood
d- Fort Pitt
27.General Thomas J. Jackson earned what nickname following his performance at First
Bull Run?
a- “Old Ironsides”
b- “Solid”
c- “Stonewall”
d- “Stonefoot”
28. This battle remains as the bloodiest day in American History.
a- First Bull Run
b- Gettysburg
c- Chattanooga
d- Antietam
29. Following the battle of Antietam, Lincoln issued what famous statement?
a- The Emancipation Proclamation
b- The Missouri Compromise
c- The Appomattox Treaty
d- The Declaration of Civil War
30. This Union General, famous for his facial hair, commanded at the Battle of
Fredericksburg.
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. George B. McClellan
c. Dolphin B. Floyd
d. Ambrose Burnside
31. What event promoted the Battle of Chancellorsville to be known as “the
Confederacy’s Loss?”
a. The death of “Stonewall” Jackson.
b. The loss of large amount of territory.
c. The most men killed in a single day.
d. The death of Robert E, Lee.
32. The first time that Robert E, Lee was ever truly defeated in the field of battle was:
a. Chancellorsville.
b. Antietam.
c. Gettysburg.
d. Seven Pines.
33. This maneuver during the battle of Gettysburg is still considered one of the most
foolhardy and costly of the American Civil War:
a. Pickett’s Charge.
b. Siege of Vicksburg.
c. Charge of Marye’s Heights.
d. Siege of Richmond.
34. Which of the following Generals was made commander of all United States Armed
forces after the siege of Vicksburg?
a. Philip Sheridan.
b. William Tecumseh Sherman.
c. Winfield Scott
d. Ulysses S. Grant.
35. What Virginia City did the Union Army place under siege before moving on to
Richmond?
a. Appomattox Courthouse.
b. Spotsylvania.
c. Petersburg.
d. Vicksburg.
36. This Union General marched through Georgia destroying nearly everything in his
path.
a. Philip Sheridan.
b. Ulysses S, Grant.
c. William Tecumseh Sherman.
d. George B. McClelland.
37. Which of the following men was not considered one of the Union’s “Destroyer
Generals”?
a. Ulysses S. Grant.
b. William Tecumseh Sherman.
c. George B. McClelland.
d. Philip Sheridan.
38. The surrender of Robert E. Lee was signed in what Virginia town?
a. Richmond.
b. Petersburg.
c. Appomattox Courthouse.
d. Washington, D.C.
39. Most Confederate Officers were tried as traitors to the United States of America:
a. True.
b. False.
40. As punishment for his deeds, Robert E. Lee had what placed on his estate in
Northern Virginia?
a. The National Mall.
b. The National Bank.
c. A foreclosure.
d. Arlington National Cemetery.