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Name: _______________________________ Date _______________ Period _________
Chapter 14 (page 408)
1. The ______________________________, invented by Samuel F.B. Morse, filled
the need for a method of communication that kept up with the industrial growth
and fast-paced travel.
2. How did steam power and railroads change the northern economy?_______
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3. Between 1830 and 1860, most immigrants to the United States came
from which continent? _________________
Why?_______________________________________________________
4. One group of Americans called ___________________________
wanted to preserve the country for native-born, white citizens.
5. The ___________________________ party was a new party
developed where members were anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant.
6. Wealthy plantation owners influenced the southern politics, society,
and economy. Wealthy families in the South were called
__________________________ because they made huge amounts
of money from cotton.
7. Describe the life of a small farmer in the South.___________________
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8. Describe the life of a poor white in the South._____________________
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9. ___________________________ were laws passed by Southern legislatures to control
enslaved people.
10. ______________________ led a group of enslaved African Americans
in rebellion against their slaveholders in 1831.
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Chapter 16 (page 460)
11. The _____________________________________ kept the number of
slave states and free states equal. It was proposed by Senator Henry Clay.
12. ________________________________ won the election of 1848 from
the Whig party. He did not speak on the issue of slavery.
He became the second president to die in office after serving
less than a year.
13. Which state’s application for statehood tipped the balance of power
to the free states and touched off a long and bitter debate
between the North and the South? _____________
14. A _____________________________ is a war between people of the same country.
15. The book ___________________________ , by Harriet Beecher Stowe,
showed slavery as a brutal, cruel system.
16. In 1850, southern supporter, John Calhoun and President Zachary Taylor died.
________________________ took over and became the 13th President of the
United States.
17. Henry Clay was consistent in his fight for a compromise for the country. After he became too
sick to continue his speeches, _______________________________ took up the fight for
him. His plan was called the Compromise of 1850.
18. What was the Compromise of 1850?
___________________________________________________________
The last Whig president, _______________________________________
signed the Compromise of 1850.
19. The ____________________________________ required all citizens to help catch runaway
slaves. People could be fined or jailed for helping fugitives.
20. The Kansas-Nebraska Act divided Nebraska into two territories and gave
each territory the right to decide about slavery. The 14th President,
__________________________ signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
21. List 3 problems with the Kansas-Nebraska Act:
a. __________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________
22. What method did Stephen A. Douglas propose for letting the people decide about slavery?
_______________________________
23. ___________________________ were proslavery forces from Missouri
that crossed the border into Kansas to battle the antislavery forces.
What did the term “Bleeding Kansas” refer to?
_________________________________________________________________
24. The use of hit and run tactics is known as _____________________________________.
25. What were the results of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?
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26. Why did the antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form
the Republican Party? _____________________________________________
27. Due to big support from the South, _________________________
became the 15th President.
28. _______________________________ was a Republican who became
well-known throughout the country as a result of the Lincoln-Douglass debates.
29. "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 _____________________________
30. What was John Brown trying to accomplish when he raided Harper’ Ferry?
_______________________________________________________________
John Brown became a ____________________________ to many northerners
because he was willing to give up his life for his beliefs.
31. _________________________ won the election of 1860. How did the
South react to the election of 1860? ____________________________
_________________________________________________________
32. _________________________ was the first state to secede. (leave the Union)
33. The Confederate States of America was formed in the year _________________,
and ___________________________ was elected as the President of the Confederacy.
34. What happened at Fort Sumter in 1861 to begin the American Civil War?
______________________________________________________________
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TEST DATE FOR PART ONE OF CIVIL WAR UNIT:
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Civil War -PART TWO: Chapter 17 (page 486)
35. Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri were border states,
which were slave states that stayed in the Union. Why did Lincoln
want to hold on to the border states? (two reasons)
1.___________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________
36. _______________________________ became a state in 1863.
It separated from Virginia and sided with the Union.
37. What was the main goal of the North and the South when the Civil War began?
North-__________________________________________________________
South-__________________________________________________________
38. List advantages of the North during the Civil War.
1._____________________________________________
2._____________________________________________
3._____________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________
5._____________________________________________
39. List advantages of the South during the Civil War.
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
40. General ______________________________ had the
chance to lead the Union army before leading the Confederacy.
41. What was General Winfield Scott’s 3-step strategy to defeat the South? (490)
1. ____________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
42. The cartoon below represents Winfield Scott’s plan. What was the plan named?
_________________________________
43. What important river supplied the Confederate army
with supplies from the West? __________________________
44. _______________________________ served as the capital
of the Confederacy. It was about 100 miles from Washington D.C.
45. The Battle of _______________________ also known as the
Battle of Manassas was the first major battle of the Civil War.
46. The battle of the ________________________ and the
______________________ marked a major change in naval
warfare because it was the end of wooden warships.
47. The bloodiest single day of fighting occurred along
the _________________________ Creek on September of 1862.
There were 23,000 casualties.
48. During the Battle of Chancel1orsville, General
________________ was accidentally shot by the Confederates.
49. Describe the significance of the Battle of Shiloh.________________
__________________________________________________________
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50. The ____________________________________ issued by
President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in the Confederate states
but not the border states.
51. The ____________________________________
was the best known African regiment of the Civil War.
52. Describe three hardships faced by soldiers during the Civil War.
1._________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
53. Many northerners did not support the Civil War.
They were called ________________________.
54. To pay for the war, Congress established the
nation’s first ________________________ or a tax on people’s earnings.
55. Women of both the North and the South played vital roles during the War.
Describe three ways in which women contributed.
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
56. Ulysses S. Grant was the Union general that Lincoln believed would lead
the Union army to victory. His nickname became _____________. What
strategy was used by Grant’s forces when he cut off the supply lines to
Vicksburg?______________
57. The _______________________________________ was one of the turning
points of the Civil War. It lasted 3 days and was considered a victory for the North.
58. The last attach by southern General George Pickett is known as
_______________________________. It was a failure.
59. “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain…
… and that government of the people, by the people, for the people,
shall not perish from the earth” was said by Abraham Lincoln during
what important speech? ______________________________
60. Total war - ___________________________________________
61. What important event helped Lincoln win the re-election of 1864?
________________________________________________________
62. “With malice toward none, with charity for all…….let us strive………….
to bind the nation’s wounds……” is a quote from Lincoln’s___________________________.
Define malice. ________________________________________________________________
63. Where and when did Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant?
Where -______________________________________________
When - ______________________________________________
64. How many years did the American Civil War last? ____________________
65. Analyze the chart below. List 2 significant conclusions about the Civil War based on the
chart.
1.
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2.______________________
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TEST DATE FOR PART TWO OF CIVIL WAR UNIT:
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