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Civil War TAKS Review Questions
Using information found it the three handouts entitled “Conflicts Over States Rights – Nullification
Crisis – States’ Rights and the Civil War” and “The Impact of 19th Century Amendments,” answer the
questions that follow.
1. The Nullification Crisis developed over the issue of
A. slavery
C. tariffs
B. internal improvements
D. the sale of public lands
2. The doctrine of nullification stated that
A. the U.S. Constitution could be nullified by a state.
B. the Supreme Court could nullify a federal law.
C. a state could nullify a federal law within its borders.
D. the President could nullify state laws.
3. What action did South Carolina’s legislators take in the Nullification Crisis that provoked a strong
reaction from President Andrew Jackson?
A. They voted to nullify a federal law and threatened to secede from the Union if the law were
enforced.
B. They asked the Supreme Court to nullify a federal law.
C. They declared that South Carolina would not obey any federal laws.
D. They proposed a constitutional amendment to resolve the issue of states’ rights.
4. What position did President Jackson take in the Nullification Crisis?
A. He strongly agreed that a state had the right to nullify a federal law.
B. He declared that states must obey federal laws.
C. He did not agree with the doctrine of nullification, but asked the Supreme Court to rule on the
issue.
D. He declared that South Carolina should be kicked out of the Union.
5. How did the Nullification finally end?
A. Congress passed a law ending slavery.
B. The Supreme Court ruled that a state had the right to nullify a law.
C. Congress passed a compromise tariff.
D. Congress voted to ask South Carolina to leave the Union.
6. In the years before the Civil War, the main issue that caused conflict between the North and South
was
A. whether to allow slavery in the territories and new states.
B. whether to allow slaves the right to vote.
C. how to finance the importation of slaves.
D. how to regard slaves for tax purposes.
7. For Southern states, the issue of slavery became linked with
A. the issue of human rights
C. the issue of voting rights for women
B. the issue of states’ rights
D. the issue of immigration
8. What event in 1860 led the Southern states to secede?
A. The election of Republican Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency.
B. The passage of an anti-slavery amendment to the Constitution.
C. A Supreme Court declaration that slavery was unconstitutional.
D. The Dred Scott decision.
9. Southern states declared that states had the right to secede because
A. the Constitution specifically spelled out this right.
B. they were part of a voluntary union.
C. the Constitution said that states have supreme authority.
D. all of the above.
10. By going to war against the states in secession, the North was asserting the
A. rights of the states.
C. principle of unalienable rights.
B. supremacy of the Presidency.
D. supremacy of the federal government.
11. What was a long-range result of the Reconstruction Amendments?
A. They helped the South rebuild its economy after the Civil War.
B. They contributed to the increased participation of minority groups in American life.
C. They reformed the state governments of the South.
D. all of the above.
12. Which of the following statements accurately descries how the 13 Amendment affected the lives of
African-Americans?
A. Many newly freed African-Americans left plantations, found jobs, reunited with their families,
and started schools and churches.
B. The 13th Amendment was not immediately enforced, and many African-Americans remained
slaves for several more decades.
C. The 13th Amendment greatly increased the participation of African-Americans in the political
life of the nation.
D. The 13th Amendment brought full political equality for African-Americans.
13. The 14th Amendment provided the legal basis for court decisions and laws that upheld the civil
rights of African-Americans and other minority groups. Which of the following statements
describes an effect of these decisions and laws?
A. Segregation was prohibited.
B. Public places were required to provide access for the disabled.
C. Athletic opportunities for girls and women in schools increased.
D. all of the above.
14. As a result of the 15th Amendment, African-Americans gained
A. the right to vote, and eventually many were elected to political office.
B. full economic equality with whites.
C. freedom from slavery.
D. their full civil rights and protections from discrimination.
15. As a side effect, the 15th Amendment strengthened the
A. temperance movement.
C. the labor movement.
B. the women’s suffrage movement.
D. the public education movement.