Chapter 4 Multiple Choice US

What did the Supreme Court declare in the Dred Scott decision? a. Being in free territory did not make it a slave free b. Being in free territory automatically made a slave free c. Slave owners could not move into free territory with slaves d. Slave owners could not travel through free territory with slaves

a. Being in free territory did not make it a slave free

Which group is an example of Northerners who wanted to keep slavery out of the territories but did not have positive feelings toward African Americans? a. Free-Soilers b. border ruffians c. Abolitionists d. Confederates

a. Free-Soilers

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War? a. It made the south give up the idea of invading the North. b. It cut the Confederacy in two. c. It convinced the Confederacy to surrender d. It marked the first Union victory on the battle field

a. It made the south give up the idea of invading the North.

What happened at Vicksburg? a. The city surrendered after a long siege by Union forces b. The city surrendered immediately to Union forces c. Confederate troops won a victory after a long fight d. Troops led by Sherman and Johnston fought to a standstill

a. The city surrendered after a long siege by Union forces

How many miles south of Vicksburg did Grant cross the Mississippi? a. about 30 miles b. about 20 miles c. about 10 miles d. about 5 miles

a. about 30 miles

How were Jackson and Vicksburg connected? a. by a railroad b. by the Mississippi River c. by the telegraph lines d. by a major road

a. by a railroad

These members of the Republican Party left their Northern homes after the war and moved to the South a. carpetbaggers b. scalawags c. African-Americans d. Radical Republicans

a. carpetbaggers

Which president did the House of Representatives impeach? a. Abraham Lincoln b. Andrew Johnson c. Ulysses S. Grant d. Rutherford B. Hayes

b. Andrew Johnson

Intended to overrule and nullify the Dred Scott decision, Congress drafted the a. Thirteenth Amendment b. Fourteenth Amendment c. Tenure of Office Act d. Amnesty Act

b. Fourteenth Amendment

Which action showed that President Andrew Johnson did not support greater rights for African Americans in the South? a. He allowed many high-ranking Confederates to vote without swearing allegiance to the United States. b. He vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. c. He fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in 1868 d. He supported a Reconstruction plan similar to President Lincoln's plan.

b. He vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

What was an important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation? a. It immediately freed the Southern slaves. b. It gave a moral purpose to the war. c. It united the Republican Party. d. It kept Great Britain out of the war.

b. It gave a moral purpose to the war.

In which state did most of the fighting shown in the map take place? a. Alabama b. Mississippi c. Louisiana d. Missouri

b. Mississippi

How long did the siege of Vicksburg last? a. about 6 days b. about 6 weeks c. about 1 month d. about 3 months

b. about 6 weeks

Which was not part of the Union's three part plan to conquer the South? a. blockade Southern ports b. draft freed slaves to fight for the Union c. capture the Confederate capital d. spilt the Confederacy in two

b. draft freed slaves to fight for the Union

Why did the federal government eventually send troops into the South? a. to keep Confederate veterans from forming a new Southern army b. to limit acts of violence and voter intimidation against African Americans c. to protect the land farmed by African-American sharecroppers d. to put down riots caused by bank failures during the Panic Of 1873

b. to limit acts of violence and voter intimidation against African Americans

Which of the following quotations is from the Gettysburg Address? a. "We are not prepared for this suffrage. But we can learn." b. "All persons held as slaves... henceforward shall be free." c. "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." d. "You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and determined people on earth-right at your doors."

c. "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."

Which event was a direct result of the Compromise of 1850? a. Violence broke out in Kansas b. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passes c. California was admitted as a free state d. Slavery was ended in Washington, D.C.

c. California was admitted as a free state

This stated that no citizen may be denied the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." a. Thirteenth Amendment b. Fourteenth Amendment c. Fifteenth Amendment d. Civil Rights Act of 1866

c. Fifteenth Amendment

Why did new Republican governments in the South after the Civil War have difficulty? a. African Americans resented interference from Northern carpetbaggers. b. Slavery remained in force in several Southern states. c. Many white Southerners refused to accept equal rights for blacks. d. African Americans did not hold office at the sate or local level.

c. Many white Southerners refused to accept equal rights for blacks

In which order did Union forces score the following victories? a. Port Gibson, Raymond, Vicksburg, Jackson b. Vicksburg, Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson c. Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Vicksburg d. Raymond, Port Gibson, Jackson, Vicksburg

c. Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Vicksburg

From which direction did Union forces approach Vicksburg? a. from the north b. from the south c. from the east d. from the west

c. from the east

Which is the best word to describe Lincoln's original plan for Reconstruction, which Johnson largely followed? a. vindictive b. harsh c. lenient d. unfair

c. lenient

Farmers who agreed to give most of their harvest to the landowners in exchange for use of the land, seeds, and tools were known as a. tenant farmers b. the planter class c. sharecroppers d. scalawags

c. sharecroppers

On which physical feature is Vicksburg located? a. Champion's Hill b. Big Black River c. the Mississippi River d. the Gulf of the Mississippi

c. the Mississippi River

Which of the following does not describe the battle of Gettysburg? a. the only time the South invaded the North b. a battle with heavy casualties o both sides c. the battle that cut the confederacy into two d. a devastating defeat for the Confederates

c. the battle that cut the confederacy into two

Under popular sovereignty, who would decide whether slavery would be allowed in a territory? a. the Senate b. the president c. the residents of the territory d. the House of Representatives

c. the residents of the territory

When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal? a. to free the slaves b. to punish the South c. to restore the Union d. to bring an end to the war

c. to restore the Union

What was the aim of "total war" as practiced by Union generals Grant and Sherman? a. to fight until the Confederacy had no army left b. to break the Southern people's will to fight c. to wage war in every part of the South d. to use the most lethal weapons available

c. to wage war in every part of the South

Which of the following was not a provision of the Reconstruction Act of 1867? a. The south would be divided into military districts. b. Southern states had to pass the Fourteenth Amendment. c. Southern states had to give African Americans the right to vote. d. All African-American families would receive 40 acres and a mule.

d. All African-American families would receive 40 acres and a mule.

To curb the violence of the Ku Klux Klan in the South, Congress passed the a. Freedmen's Bureau Act b. Ten Percent Plan c. Reconstruction Act of 1870 d. Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871

d. Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871

What key difference between the North and the South ultimately led to the Civil War? a. The Southern climate aswarm, while the Northern climate was cooler. b. The South less densely populated than the North. c. The South was agricultural, while the North was more industrialized. d. The Southern economy depended on slavery, while the Northern economy did not.

d. The Southern economy depended on slavery, while the Northern economy did not.

What did Sherman's troops do after leaving Vicksburg? a. The heads north towards the Yazoo River. b. The headed west to join Grant's troops. c. They returned to Champion Hill. d. The headed east to prevent Johnston's troops from reaching Vicksburg.

d. The headed east to prevent Johnston's troops from reaching Vicksburg.

Which of the following statements is supported by the map? a. Union forces won quick victories in every battle. b. Confederate forces scored only a few victories. c. Confederate and Union forces both lost many men. d. Union forces were on the offensive throughout the campaign.

d. Union forces were on the offensive throughout the campaign.

In which of the following areas did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War? a. food production b. civilian leadership c. industrial captivity d. military leadership

d. military leadership

Which of the following abolished slavey in the North? a. the Gettysburg Address b. the Thirteenth Amendment c. the Compromise of 1850 d. the Emancipation Proclamation

d. the Emancipation Proclamation

What was John Brown's aim at Harpers Ferry? a. to keep pro-slavery settlers out of Kansas b. to help fugitive slaves reach freedom in the North c. to challenge Abraham Lincoln in a presidential debate d. to seize a federal arsenal and start a widespread slave uprising

d. to seize a federal arsenal and start a widespread slave uprising