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24. The Dred Scott decision angered northerners because itA Said the Republican party was unconstitutional.B. Allowed slavery in all territories.C. Said John Brown was guilty of murder. D. Upheld the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
14 The bloodless beginning which started the bloodiest war in American History, Ft. Sumter, would lead to not only another four states to secede from the Union but also for Lincoln to call forvolunteers.A. 75,000C. 10,0000B. 1,000,000D. 25,000
7. Industry: over 90,000 mare factoriesA NorthB. South
4 An additional three leaders of the Union were suppose to be assassinated on Good FridayApril 14th, 1865. Those men were Seward, Johnson, andA. StantonC. ChaseB. ShermanD. Grant
After screaming out "Sic Semper Tyrannis! (Thus Always to Tyrants) on the stage of FordTheater. Lincoln's assassin,, exited the theater and made his escape on the back ofa boisterous horse.A. Sirhan SirhanB) John Wilkes BoothC. Charles J. GuiteauD. Leon Czolgosz
5.Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, would escape a childhood of povertyand relocate towhere he would eventually become Congressmen.A. AlabamaC. CaliforniaB. DelawareD. Tennessee
15. John Brown's raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry and his subsequent trial and execution had the effect ofA. Discrediting the abolitionist movement in the eyes of most people and convincing most Southerners that the North would not support forceful efforts to end slavery, despite verbal attacks on slavery by Northern abolitionists.B. Inciting a series of slaver revolts that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Southern slaves, further enraging both Northern abolitionists and Southern slaveholders.Sparking a virtual civil war in the state of Kansas over the issue of slaveryD Making a martyr of John Brown and convincing many Southerners that secession from the Union was the only way they could prevent the increasingly abolitionist North from interfering with slavery in the South.
22. Which of the following statements about the election of 1864 is TRUE?A. The Democrats nominated a popular southern leader to oppose LincolnB. The Democrats nominated a popular Union general to run on a peace platformC. The Democratic candidate proposed a more vigorous campaign to win the warD. Lincoln ran unopposed
21. Which of the following battles meant that the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River?A New OrleansC Mobile BayB. ShilohD.Vicksburg
15. Despite giving his inaugural address in Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis and the newly formed Confederate government moved their capital toA. Fairfax, VAB. Washington, D.C.C. Richmond, VAD. Charleston, S.C.
19. Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation on grounds ofA.Moral imperativesB. Economic advantageC. Natural RightsD. Military necessity
11. The "lame duck" President James Buchanan allowed this circumstance at Ft. Sumter to continue after being pressured by Southern politicians. It would, mere weeks later, fall into the lap of the newly sworn in President Abraham Lincoln.A. Maintenance of DocksCResupplyingB. New BarracksD. Renovations
8. Population: over double the populationA NorthB. South
12. This man was the original "poster boy" for Confederate leadership prior to Robert E. Lee He was a West Point graduate and a prominent figure at Fort Sumter and the First Battle of Bull RunA. John Bell HoodBG-T BeauregardC. William "Bull" Nelson.D. Don Carlos Buell
25. What was the main provision of the Fugitive Slave Law?A. Slaves were free if they got to the North.B. The Underground Railroad was legalized.C. Southerners could not pursue escaped slaves.D. Miding runaway slaves was a crime.
16. Which of the following was not an action of the Norther government under Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War?Asuspersion of the writ of habeas corpusB. Forced labor of Indians in MidweidCalled for drailBlockade of South in Atlantic
5. Having a background that made him fully aware of both the northern and southern cause along with graduating from West Point and serving in the Black Hawk, Seminole, and War with Mexico prepared this man for the task of handling the situation at Fort Sumter in CharlestonHarborA G.T. Beauregard B.Ulysses S. GraniC. Robert Anderson George C. McClellan
13. The Civil War was the first time in History large sums of troops were able to be transportedto conflict areas viaA. PlanesC.TrainsB. AutomobileD. Boal
22. Abraham Lincoln's "house divided" speech suggested that: A The South should have a separate House of Representatives.B The nation could not go on half slave and half free.C Stephen Douglas was an abolitionist.D. The South should free its slaves immediately.
23. Nicknamed the "Little Giant", the following American politician was affiliated with the Democratic party and associated with the concept of popular sovereignty.A. Henry ClayB. Fredrick DouglassC. Stephen DouglasD. William Lloyd Garrison