APUSH Chapter 13 & 14

The Dred Scott decision had which of the following consequences?

The decision persuaded many Republicans that the Supreme Court and President Buchanan were part of the "slave power" conspiracy.

Which of the following statements describes the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

The treaty purchased more than 1/3 of Mexico territory for a mere 15 million

James K. Polk's declaration that American blood had been shed "upon American soil" was his call for

War with Mexico

Which of the following resulted from the Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg in 1863?

The Confederacy was split into two in the South and forced into retreat in the North.

The 1845 annexation of Texas most directly led to

The Mexican War

Approved by Congress in January 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment

prohibited slavery throughout the United States.

During the 1850s, proslavery American expansionists attempted to acquire which of the following regions?

Cuba

Why was the South unable to convince England to provide it with more support during the Civil War?

England needed Union wheat more than the South's cotton.

Why did President Lincoln decide to suspend habeas corpus during the Civil War?

He believed it would stop disloyal activities, such as protests against the draft.

Which of the following statements describes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

It denied alleged runaways a jury trial or the right to testify in their own defense to prevent deportation to the South

Why was the battle for Fort Sumter in April 1861 significant?

It was the first battle of the Civil War.

Which of the following events took place in Kansas during the summer of 1856?

John Brown and his followers murdered and mutilated five proslavery settlers at Pottawatomie.

The creation of the Republican Party, the Pottawatomie massacre, and the negation of the Missouri Comproimise were all consequences of the

Kansas-Nebraska Act

In the aftermath of Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1960, southerners feared that

Lincoln would break his promise and interfere with slavery where it existed.

Which of the following describes the South after the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865?

Many of the South's factories, railroads, and cities lay in ruins.

Which of the following statements describs the place of emancipation in the Union's war aims in 1861 and 1862?

Moderate Republican leaders began to redefine the war as a struggle, not only against Confederate armies, but also against the institution of slavery.

The Civil War has been described as the first total war in modern times. A total war is defined as

One in which all the resources including civilians, on mobilized for war

How did the Confederacy, with its agricultural economy, acquire the products and equipment it needed to supply its army?

Profits from cotton exports provided funds to purchase imported products.