Chapter 12-15 Study Guide
African Americans were active agents in affecting the course of Reconstruction?
True
Following the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of Northern states funded a military cemetery to commemorate soldiers killed during the battle .
True
Mexico was concerned with Anglo-American immigration because the immigrants brought slaves, and Mexico was a free nation.
True
The Militia Act if 1862 authorized the Union army to use freed slaves as laborers or soldiers.
True
The Union League mobilized African Americans voters to such an extent that Black men were able to win elected offices in former Confederate states for the first time.
True
The Unitarian Church was especially popular with the educated elite in major cities
True
The Wade-Davis Bill was much more severe the Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.
True
The word teeolaler originated with one temperance society's use of the letter T to signify total absence
True
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the main goal of the Union and Confederate leaders as the war started?
Union leaders wanted to restore the Union while the Confederate leadership wanted to convince the Union and the large recognized Confederate independence.
Michigan senator Lewis Cass pioneered the idea of popular sovereignty
as a way to give territories the responsibility of making their own laws regarding slavery while freeing Congress of the division responsibility.
As of the election in 1860 approached, the Democratic Party?
broke up into warring northern and southern states.
The Republicans party reflected a combination of
conscience Whigs and Anti-Slavery Democrats
John Tyler broke with the Democrats and joined the Whigs because he
disagreed with Andrew Jackson's position of nullification.
The Primary objective of the allí Klux Klan war
oppressing Blacks and White Republicans
The American Temperance Union often asked members who took the pledge to
sign T, for total abstinence, beside their names
Lincoln won the election on 1860 by
sweeping the free states
In the 1856 election, which of the following did the Democrats support?
the idea that congress should refuse to interfere with slavery in the states or territories.
Created out of American seizures of California in 1846, the Bear Flag Republic
was an attempt to bring California into the United States as a slaver state.
The idea of popular sovereignty
would allow people in the territories to decide whether to permit slavery.
What was one of the most significant shifts in religion after the Revelation and into the nineteenth century century, and how did this trend relate to political attitudes during the time?
Complementary their interest in having a say and exercising political rights. Americans experienced a theological revolution in which they began to see themselves as free agents who could choose salvation and thereby improve themselves and society.
In the nineteenth century, which of the following had a major impact on life in the United States?
Constant political conflicts over slavery had led a growing number of peoooe to decide the United Stated could no longer be a nation "half free and half slave".
Because of its lack of infrastructure, Sam Houston said the the Lone Star Republic had tow choices: either to be annexed by the United States or to?
Developer closer trade relations with the British, which had begun buying cotton from Texas planters.
Which of the following statements accurately describes "contraband's" during the Civil War?
Escaped slaves who arrived in the Union army camps seeking freedom and protection.
Although American literature flourished, newspaper readership declined during the first half of the nineteenth century.
False
Democrats generally favored "sound" and "hard" monetary.
False
Henry Clay ran as the Democratic presidential candidate on a platform that called for annexation of Texas.
False
John C. Calhoun argued that enslaved African Americans should be immediately emancipated because the moral costs of slavery far outweighed the economic costs
False
President Lincoln's second inaugural addresses called for vengeance against the Confederacy after the war concluded.
False
The dispute over Oregon caused the outbreak of the Mexican-American War.
False
As part of the many religious groups that began during the Second Great Awakening, Joseph Smith created the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormon church. Which of the following describes his beliefs?
God was like any other man
Why did President Grant not seek a third term in 1876?
He acknowledged that many Republicans had lost confidence in him.
Which of the following statements is true of Frederick Douglass?
He became the most famous man of color in the United States when he was still legally a slave
Which of the following statements describes President Grant's attitude toward Native American's?
He believed that the best policy was conciliation.
What was President Buchanan's response to secession?
He did practically nothing
To deal with disloyalty within the Union, Lincoln's resorted to which of the following actions?
He suspended habrás corpus
Dorothea Lynde Dix, a Bostonian school teacher, directed her reform efforts at which of the following institutions?
Insane asylums
What was the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
It banned slavery in the United States and territory controlled by the Confederacy.
What was the result of the Fourteenth Amendment?
It guaranteed citizenship to freedmen and immigrant children born in the United States.
Which of the following is true of the Panic of 1857?
It illustrated President Buchanan's fundamental beliefs that the government should be non-interventional.
By the time President Grant took office in 1868, southern resistance to Reconstruction efforts could be characterized by which of the following?
It increased and turned violent with the rise of White supremacy.
Which of the following statements about Johnson's reconstruction plan is accurate?
It mandated the appointment of a provisional Unionist governor in each southern state.
Why did the new Fugitive Slave Act provoke outrage?
It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states.
Which is true of the North at the beginning of the Civil War?
It possessed a significant larger population than the South
What advantages did the Confederacy posses over the Union at the start of the war?
It possessed the emotional and geographical advantage of fighting a defensive war.
Which of the following is true of Transcendentalism?
It prioritized a personal journal of self-discovery.
Which of the following is true of the Fifteenth Amendment?
It protected the tight if Americans to vote regardless of color or race.
What was "Oregon Fever" and how did it come about?
It referred to the large migration of many settlers of Oregon, drawn there by her fertile land.
What was the significance of the Military Reconstruction Act?
It required new state constitution and established military districts in the South.
How did the Union navel blockade of Southern ports impact the wartime success of the Confederacy?
It sharply reduced the Southern commercial activity, including the file of goods and military weapons to and from Europe.
What was the First Battle of Bull Run significant?
It showed that the war was not going to be won with a single battle, but rather only after along and difficult struggle.
Why was the rise of working poor attracted to Universalism?
It stresses the possibility of salvation for all people
How did the Emancipation Proclamation alter the nature of the Civil War?
It transformed the Civil War to restore the Union to a war to end slavery.
Why was the annexation of Texas popular in the South?
It would be entering the union as a slave state
What two nations figures triggered a scandal in 1869 with their scheme to corner the gold market?
Jay Gould and James Fisk
Why was Johnson picked as Lincoln's running mate in 1864?
Johnson was a pro-Union Democrat
What was the outcome of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Lincoln's eventual presidential prospects were bolstered.
How did the history of voting right for Native Americans compare to African Americans and Asian Americans?
Many states denied Native Americans voting rights until 1947.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the experience of women during the Civil War?
Many women of both sides experienced loosened restraints on traditional female activity.
Which of the following statements best describes the Grimké sisters ideas?
Men and Women are created equal
President Taylor infuriated Henry Clay by vetoing his bill in support of
A New National Bank
Why did a race riot erupt in Memphis, Tennessee in 1866?
African Americans military veterans clashed with local White people.
What effect did Mexico's winning its independence from Spain have on American settlement in the Southwest?
American settlements and expansion into the former Spanish territories increased after Mexico gained independence
How did the Civil War impact western settlement?
Amid the sporadic fighting, western settlement slowed but not stopped.
Which of the following accurately describes Civil War medicine?
Amputation was the common treatment for gunshot wounds to the arm or leg.
Which of the following statements describes the significance of William Lloyd Garrison as a historian figure?
As a white abolitionists, he demanded the immediate emancipation of slaves and launched the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator"
Which is the following happened after the end of Reconstruction?
Blacks civil rights crumbled as Whites rule solidified.
How did gradualists l, such as Abraham Lincoln, believe slavery could be abolished?
By preventing its expansion to the west
What did Zachery Taylor propose in late 1849?
California's immediate entry as a free state
During the nineteenth century, many Christians generally moved away from ________ and instead began to embrace ________.
Calvinist view; a more democratic religion
What was Oklahoma'a role in the Civil War?
Oklahoma'a proximity to Texas influenced local tribes to support the Confederacy.
Which word describes the general spirit of the early nineteenth century
Optimism
What was the term that President Grant used to describe his Native Americans policy?
Peace policy
Most of the utopian communities of the early nineteenth century
Quickly became failures
Which of the following did Unitarianism stress?
Reason and Conscience
Which is true of the work regimen for escaping slaves or refugees in Union camps?
Refugees dig trenches to assist the Union war effort.
Which of the following politicians was named president of the United Stares in exchange for removing federal troops from the South in 1877?
Rutherford B. Hayes
What was the long-term idea that resulted from the outcome of Henrietta Wood's successful legal case in 1807?
Seeking restitution for unpaid work as slaves was possible.
Why did many freed blacks prefer share coppering over working for wages during Reconstruction?
Sharecropper if freed blacks farmers day-to-day White supervision of their lives.
Why did American Anti-Slavery Society split into competing factions?
Some prominent members demanded the pursuit of societal reforms beyond abolition, including women's rights
How did emancipation impact the South?
Southern agriculture is in disarray.
Who did Johnson's proclaim action of Amnesty exclude?
Southerners with taxable property about $20,000.
Why was western New York referred to the burned-over district?
The area had seen numerous religious movements and denominations sweep through the population, rolled by evangelical revivalism
Which of the following was a legacy of Republican state governments in the South after 1877?
The contraction of railroads, roads, and bridges.
Which of the following did Garrison correctly predict would be unavoidable?
The eventual separation between free and slave states
How did "redeemer"Conservatives Democrats achieve power in the South during the 1870s?
They used race issues to excite the White electorate and threaten Black voters.
What was one reason why immigrants largely supported the Union rather than the Confederacy during the Civil War?
They supported the Union because it provided extra food and cash bonuses:
What was the purpose the reformists believed penitentiaries should serve besides making the guilty pay for their crimes?
To offer rehabilitation
Which of the following best describes the Transcendental Club, which had its first meeting in the 1830s?
A loosely knit group of diverse, intellectually curious individuals who met to discuss philosophy, religion, and literature
What did the rise of Romanticism indicate?
A recognition of the limits of science and reason
Which of the following did the Liberty party advocate?
Abolitionism
Which of the following is true of Black men and the Union navy during the Civil War?
About 25 percent of the Union navy was composed of African American sailors.
Among the opponents of the Mexican-American War was?
Abraham Lincoln
Which of the following is true of the Union and Confederate prisoners of war?
More Union prisoners died in captivity than Confederate prisoners.
Which of the following is true of the Irish and Hispanic people in the Civil War?
Most Irish fought for the Union and most Hispanics fought for the Confederacy.
How did the Mexican-American War ultimately deepen sectional divisions in the United States?
The new territories acquired fueled a violent debate over the extension of slavery into them.
Which of the following did U.S. Congress accomplish during the Civil War?
The passage of legislation establishing the transcontinental railroad and providing lands to the states in order to establish agricultural and mechanical colleges.
What did the "Anaconda" Plans main offensive involve?
The use of the major river systems of the South by invading Union forces to slowly trap and crush Southern resistance.
What were the most significant results of the Civil war?
The war elevated the idea the Union was indissoluble and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment needed slavery in the United States.
Which of the following best describes the state of the Civil War in 1862, after two year of conflict?
The war in the Wat was a virtual deadlock.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the experience of women pioneers who made the journey west?
Thought initially men and women tended to maintain traditional roles, the demands of the western trials dissolved such neat distinctions.
