Exam 2
Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina beat Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a _____. cane whip bat chair
cane
Benjamin Butler declared enslaved men and women ______ in order to justify seizing them from rebel plantation owners. true Americans Christian soldiers contraband of war freed people
contraband of war
Especially after the Depression of 1873, _________ supplanted Reconstruction as the foremost issue on the national agenda. political issues foreign affairs economic issues national security
economic issues
The rising controversy over the status of fugitive slaves swelled partly through the influence of _____, including Frederick Douglass. slave owners authors abolitionists escaped former slaves
escaped former slaves
Under its provisions, local authorities in the North could not interfere with the capture of fugitives. Northern citizens, moreover, ______ when called upon by federal agents. had to assist the escape of runaway slaves had to assist in the arrest of fugitive slaves had to testify before a grand jury could choose to walk away
had to assist in the arrest of fugitive slaves
The strategy implemented by William Sherman as he marched through Georgia and South Carolina are the very definition of: guerrilla war total war hard war soft war
hard war
The election of Abraham Lincoln, according to South Carolina representatives, split the country in half because: he said he would immediate free all slaves in the United States he wore hat that were offensive to Southern sensibilities he was hostile to the expansion of slavery he believed in racial equality
he was hostile to the expansion of slavery
Charlotte Forten was the first black woman: hired to be the Dean of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts hired to teach white children in Salem, Massachusetts hired to oversee a textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts hired to preach at a Congregationalist church in Boston, Massachusetts
hired to teach white children in Salem, Massachusetts
Women took on key roles in the war, typically working in: schools churches hospitals offices
hospitals
The USCT (United States Colored Troops) were typically stationed: hundreds of miles away from the conflict in laboring and noncombat roles in key combat roles behind enemy lines
in laboring and noncombat roles
Many African American political leaders and officeholders were _____. ministers farmers artisans teachers
ministers
Republicans wanted little to do with Brown and instead tried to portray themselves as ______ opposed to both abolitionists and pro-slavery expansionists. radicals liberals conservatives moderates
moderates
One serious concern for moving people on the Underground Railroad was the lack of: force of law food money direction
money
The reality of Civil War hospitals meant: there was an overabundance of personnel and supplies that limbs were amputated without permission most nurses quit quickly after starting there were no drugs to reduce pain
most nurses quit quickly after starting
In terms of the capture of Anthony Burns, federal agents spent ____ than what it cost abolitionists to purchase his freedom. 100 times 25 times 10 times nearly 40 times
nearly 40 times
People placed ______ until the turn of the twentieth century, demonstrating the enduring pursuit of family reunification. lawsuits governmental petitions newspaper ads apprenticeship agreements
newspaper ads
The 1842 Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania ruled that the federal government's Fugitive Slave Act trumped _______. federal libel laws personal injury laws private property laws personal liberty laws
personal liberty laws
After the war many southerners claimed that secession was primarily motivated by a concern to _______, but the primary complaint of the very first ordinance of secession listed the federal government's failure to exert its authority over the northern states. preserve jams and jellies preserve states' rights preserve the southern "way of life" preserve white supremacy
preserve states' rights
Missionaries in the South preached a _______ theology that emphasized obedience to masters, the biblical basis of racial slavery via the curse of Ham, and the "civilizing" paternalism of slave owners. pro-slavery freedom-focused liberal anti-slavery
pro-slavery
One of the most significant accomplishments of the state constitutional conventions was the establishment of _________. black churches public school systems political parties fraternal brotherhoods
public school systems
The letter from Jefferson Pipkins sought to: find his slaves that ran away preach the need for discretion in all matters of the underground railroad reunite with his children from various parts of the South direct charitable donations to antislavery causes
reunite with his children from various parts of the South
Confederate VP Alexander Stephens said the Confederacy's foundations were laid upon: states' rights Christianity slavery freedom
slavery
In contradiction of federal law, Pennsylvania law made it illegal to: moving minors across state lines own slaves in the state gamble on horse racing take a black person from the state for the purpose of enslaving them
take a black person from the state for the purpose of enslaving them
According to Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephens, "[the Confederate] cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that": that the Civil War was fought to protect the Southern way of life that slavery is the natural and moral condition for African Americans that northern aggression in economic policies brought the war to fruition the black man is not equal to the white man
that slavery is the natural and moral condition for African Americans the black man is not equal to the white man
Uncle Tom's Cabin was the second best selling book in the United States only behind: the Bible the Qu'ran Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter the Torah
the Bible
The opening of the Southwest to cotton planters could only happen after: the forced migration of American Indians the survey and sale of land the close of the Atlantic slave trade the purchase of lands from France
the forced migration of American Indians
The Wilmot Proviso attempted to ban the expansion of slavery into ___________. the Northwest Territory the *ichigan Territory the Southwest Territory the territories won from Mexico
the territories won from Mexico
Legislators rallied behind the Compromise of 1850, an assemblage of bills passed late in 1850, which managed _______. to promise increased federal spending to highlight sectional commonalities to keep the promises of the Missouri Compromise alive to make the Civil War between north and south NOT east and west
to keep the promises of the Missouri Compromise alive
A key point that Anderson makes to his former master, P.H Anderson, was that he'd "consider" returning to work in Tennessee, but requested: to know his proposed wage so he could choose the between paid job an ownership stake in the family farm that the former master sell all of his firearms promises that his daughters would marry the slaveholders sons
to know his proposed wage so he could choose the between paid job
Because of the nature of war, the notion of "the Good Death" changed and therefore affected the way women were expected ____. to remain married to care for the household to support the war effort to mourn/grieve
to mourn/grieve
The astronomical rise of American cotton production came at the cost of the South's first staple crop—________. indigo tobacco sugar rice
tobacco
The First Confiscation Act was an important step for personal freedom because it allowed union soldiers to: confiscate money take control of southern farms for future development treat runaway slaves as contraband of war relieving them of any future obligations steal farm animals
treat runaway slaves as contraband of war relieving them of any future obligations
There was significant tension in the AERA between ______ and black male suffrage. universal suffrage white female suffrage personal liberty anti-slavery
universal suffrage
By the early 1870s, most of the promises of Reconstruction were ________. fulfilled shown to be disappointing advanced by Democrats unmet
unmet
Douglass argued that the Civil War was a _____ that united one section and divided the other along lines of slavery and freedom. a minor disagreement a good thing a religious test war of principles and ideas
war of principles and ideas
Compared to other places, land in the Mississippi River Delta sold ____. well below market value well above market value slightly above market value at market value
well below market value
Douglass said he did not feel animosity toward slaveholders because in large part they: were gentle were slaves to the slave system were justified in their ownership of other humans were superior to former slaves
were slaves to the slave system
Dissatisfied with slow progress, Women's Rights advocates partnered with ____ to advance women's equality. Freedman's Bureau northerners southerners white supremacists
white supremacists
An engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia ushered in a new era of warfare _____. the adoption of repeating rifles with the adoption of 'ironclad' warships with the adoption of chemical weapons the adoption of aircraft
with the adoption of 'ironclad' warships
The Poem about Civil War Nurses depicted a need for: more men to join as nurses women to care for severely injured men fewer nurses to care for the wounded more doctors
women to care for severely injured men
______________ was the first place to demonstrate that the sectional crisis could easily be, and in fact already was, exploding into a full-blown national crisis "Bleeding Kansas" "Nasty Nebraska" "Hemorrhaging Ohio" "Violent Vermont"
"Bleeding Kansas"
White conservatives would assert that Republicans, in denouncing violence, were _______ for political opportunity. "waving a bloody shirt" "racists" "waving the flag of surrender" "confederate sympathizers"
"waving a bloody shirt"
Lincoln originally wanted to establish Unionist governments when _____ of the state's voting population took an oath of allegiance. 20% 40% 10% 60%
10%
The Constitution also stipulated that Congress could not interfere with the slave trade before _____ and enabled Congress to draft fugitive slave laws. 1858 1798 1818 1808
1808
As a sign of "good faith", Jourdon Anderson asked his former master for: that the slaveholder be publicly flogged the the slaveholder sell his plantation for assurances that his children would get a university education 32 years of back wages for himself and over 20 years for his wife
32 years of back wages for himself and over 20 years for his wife
How many candidates received electoral votes in 1860? 3 4 2 5
4
What percentage of the voting electorate participated in the 1860 election? 75 81 85 100
81
The Battle of _____ gave the Union enough of a victory that President Lincoln could issue his Emancipation Proclamation. Gettysburg Yorktown Antietam Vicksburg
Antietam
_____ were central to the freedom of African Americans in the Reconstruction South. Churches School Fraternal orders Social groups
Churches
In what became known as the _________, Democrats conceded the presidency to Hayes on the condition that all remaining troops would be removed from the South and the South would receive special economic favors. Democratic Discussion Compromise of 1877 Corrupt Bargain Teapot Dome Scandal
Compromise of 1877
According to soldiers like Ambrose Bierce the Civil War was both Justified and Valued Rewarding and Justified Confusing and Terrifying Terrifying and Rewarding
Confusing and Terrifying
Singleton's comrades were forced to train without: Equipment Guns Food Leadership
Equipment Guns
Steam power was rarely exploited in the United States and its introduction had little effect on America in the antebellum years. True False
False
The Civil War was always understood, by those who fought it, as a war to end slavery. True False
False
The Democratic Party was united in their nomination for 1860. True False
False
Victims of KKK style violence were always black. True False
False
As the south changed, _____ no longer required an honest function. lazy people farm implements Fashion trends manual laborers and craftsman
Fashion trends
The Supreme Court, in Prigg v Pennsylvania, argued that: Federal law overruled state law Only laws passed by the Founding generation were immutable Both State and Federal laws carried the same weight State law overruled federal law
Federal law overruled state law
What element of law was debated in Uncle Tom's Cabin? The Kansas-Nebraska Act The Missouri Compromise Fugitive Slave Act The 3/5ths Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Why was the man that Bierce encountered on the ground at Shiloh shocking? He had been shot in the head but didn't die immediately He was dead and mutilated He had no arms He was attempting to walk but was missing a leg
He had been shot in the head but didn't die immediately
In retaliation for attacks by Pro-Slavery raiders on Lawrence, Kansas, ________ murdered several pro-slavery Kansans. Frederick Douglass Stephen A Douglas William Lloyd Garrison John Brown
John Brown
Lydia Maria Child was chastised by Margaraetta mason for wanting to visit: John Brown James Brown Stephen Brown Dan Brown
John Brown
_____ led a raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, to try and start a slave revolt in the south. John Brown Jon Bon Jovi Robert E Lee Charlie Brown
John Brown
The _____ was organized in 1866 in Pulaski, Tennessee, and had spread to nearly every state of the former Confederacy by 1868. White Brotherhood Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Brothers of the White Camellia Knights of the White Line
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Legislators sought to prevent future conflicts by making _______ southern border at 36°30′ the new dividing line between slavery and freedom in the Louisiana Purchase lands. Kansas's Nebraska's Missouri's Wisconsin's
Missouri's
The Republican Party Platform explicitly named the slave debate in which states as central to their political position? Missouri Nebraska Ohio Kansas
Nebraska Kansas
A July 1863 riot in which city highlighted the racial anxieties common in the United States during the war: New York City Memphis Philadelphia Savannah
New York City
William Henry Singleton contributed what to the Union war effort? One thousand heavy guns One thousand black soldiers One thousand horses One thousand rifled muskets
One thousand black soldiers
What was the occupation of some of the men who Lucy Smith accused of rape? Ship builders Bakers Police Officers Farmers
Police Officers
"With malice toward none" was a reference to what moment in American history foreseen by Lincoln? Reconstruction the Gilded Age American Revolution the Civil War
Reconstruction
John C. Fremont became the first presidential candidate of the _____ in 1856. Liberty Party Republican Party Constitutional-Union Party Democratic Party
Republican Party
In 1876, Republican nominated Ohio governor _________ as their Presidential candidate. Rutherford B Hayes William McKinley Robert Taft William T. Sherman
Rutherford B Hayes
What best describes Jourdon Anderson's tone in his letter: humble Satirical/sarcastic desperate defiant
Satirical/sarcastic
According to Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, the war started as an attempt to: Save the Union Kill Democratic leaders Punish the South Free the slaves
Save the Union
______________, ruled that black Americans could not be citizens of the United States. Plessy v. Ferguson Scott v. Sandford Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Kansas Douglass v Stonewalter
Scott v. Sandford
According to Alexander Stephens, what was the true cause of secession and the Civil War? Taxation Culture Slavery Religion
Slavery
The Republican Party Platform clearly set out an opposition to: Tariffs Suffrage Slavery Taxation
Slavery
Which state was first to secede from the Union? South Carolina Texas Florida Virginia
South Carolina
Sherman lacked the authority to confiscate and distribute land, so ________ never fully took effect. Civil Rights Act of 1866 Special Field Order 28 Special Field Order 15 The Emancipation Proclomation
Special Field Order 15
Which state was the only state to put the issue of secession up to a popular vote? Virginia South Carolina Florida Texas
Texas
General-in-Chief Winfield Scott's plan to suppress the Rebellion was called: The Python Plan The Copperhead Plan The Anaconda Plan The Cobra Plan
The Anaconda Plan
According to the South Carolina Declaration of Secession, the protection of the right of Southerners to own slaves was so important that: Slavery should be legal in all states in the Union War was the only way to solve the issue No one should be against the institution The Constitution would not have been ratified without it.
The Constitution would not have been ratified without it.
_________ tried to avoid the issue of slavery and instead sought to unite Americans around shared commitments to white supremacy and desires to expand the nation. The Liberty Party The Republican Party The Democratic Party The Whig Party
The Democratic Party
Lydia Maria Child points to what phenomena in her reply to Mason to illustrate the hypocrisy of southern slave laws? The number of bankrupt plantations The amount of money earned by cotton production The number of mixed race children who were born into slavery with slave owner fathers. The number of free black men
The number of mixed race children who were born into slavery with slave owner fathers.
How did white southerners deny claims of sexual violence during Reconstruction? They called the women criminals and liars. They used physical evidence to prove the claims false. They ignored the allegations. They questioned why the women were dressed in such a provocative way.
They called the women criminals and liars.
If a freedperson in Mississippi quit their job "without good cause" what penalty would be applied? They would be arrested and sent back while the person who captured them would be awarded $5 reward They were sent north They had to pay union dues There was no penalty because they could do as they wished
They would be arrested and sent back while the person who captured them would be awarded $5 reward
A number of black soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for their military heroism. True False
True
An informal trade emerged between the warring armies to supplement inadequate supplies. True False
True
The Union included slaveholding states that did not secede. True False
True
The national breakdown over slavery occurred over a long timeline and across a broad geography. Debates over slavery in the American _____ proved especially important. West South North East
West
By the early 1830s, Lincoln fit the image of a developing _______. Whig Republican Democrat Know-Nothing
Whig
The creation of the American Equal Rights Association signified the culmination of the partnership between ___________. abolitionists and women's' rights advocates Republicans and suffragettes Civil liberties advocates and Democrats
abolitionists and women's' rights advocates
Ladies' Memorial Associations helped memorialize dead Confederate soldiers and _________. advanced the lost cause narrative waved the bloody shirt advanced the white supremacist agenda waved the white flag
advanced the lost cause narrative
What was the penalty for black men not having papers proving employment in Mississippi? They could be arrested all of these They could be re-enslaved to their former master They could be fined
all of these
The Free Soil Party's platform bridged the eastern and western leadership together and called for ____________, and a halt on slavery's expansion in the territories. internal improvements an end to slavery in Washington, D.C. education spending western land grants
an end to slavery in Washington, D.C.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in ______. areas of rebellion all areas only in Southern states only in Northern states
areas of rebellion
Union military policy forbade soldiers from: blockading cotton shipments capturing plantations assisting runaway slaves killing slaveowners
assisting runaway slaves
African Americans served ______ of government during Reconstruction. only at the local level only at the national level at every level only at the state level
at every level
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces: began their drafts started drilling attacked Ft Sumter marched on Washington
attacked Ft Sumter
In nearly every conflict, white conservatives reacted to Republican rallies, convention, or elections where ______ were to vote. black men white women black women liberals
black men
