History Chapter II Test

What was the main result of Sherman's March to the Sea?

The South was broken psychologically and lost its will to fight.

All of the following were weaknesses of the Confederate States of America EXCEPT:

its bicameral legislature

What was the status of Dred Scott while living in the free state of Illinois?

slave

Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South?

superior political leadership

Which of the following was NOT a war power used by Abraham Lincoln?

He asked Congress for a declaration of war.

Which of the following was NOT true regarding Abraham Lincoln?

He believed that blacks should have both social and political equality with whites.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Gettysburg Address?

He made specific references to the Battle of Gettysburg.

Which of the following is NOT true about Ulysses S. Grant?

He was a successful businessman before entering the military.

Which of the following was NOT true regarding the slave Anthony Burns?

He was the only fugitive in the North returned under the Fugitive Slave Law.

How many states belonged to the Confederate States of America?

11

Who did the Republicans nominate as their 1860 presidential candidate?

Abraham Lincoln

All of the following are true about the Battle of Gettysburg except:

B(Wrong)c wrong

What battle had the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?

Battle of Antietam

Which battle finally ended the Civil War in April 1865?

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

Which battle was the turning point in the Civil War?

Battle of Gettysburg

All of the following were costs to the South after the Civil War ended EXCEPT:

Freedmen's Bureau created

Which of the following is NOT true about the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It prompted England and France to recognized the Confederacy.

All of the following was true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act EXCEPT:

It reinforced the Missouri Compromise.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Election of 1860?

it decided the question of slavery based on popular sovereignty.

What event marks the day when the last of the slaves learned that they had been granted their freedom?

the celebration of Juneteenth