History Quiz 3 Unit 1 Semester 2
Slaves were more profitable than indentured servants because they were permanent possessions of their masters. True False
True
the right to vote; the act of voting
suffrage
Allowing settlers in a territory to decide for themselves if they wanted slavery or not was called: compromise popular sovereignty the Great Debate the Wilmot Proviso
popular sovereignty
At the peace talks held at Hampton Road, Lincoln offered peace on the following conditions: reunion of the states emancipation of slaves slave right to vote reimbursement for slaves that were freed.
reunion of the states emancipation of slaves
The "indirect veto of a legislative bill by an executive retaining the bill unsigned until after adjournment of the legislature" is called ______ veto.
The expanding West desired all of the following except: internal improvements free public land slavery bank credit
slavery
Self-interest of the various sections of the United States caused differences over tariffs, slavery, and the rights of the individual states. True False
True
In the North, the Dred Scott decision was: popular unpopular of no effect at all
unpopular
For the whites to take control of the governments in the South, they had to prevent the blacks from ______.
voting
Select N for the Northern generals and S for the Southern generals. Jackson
S
Which General captured Atlanta? Rosecrans Pemberton Sherman Johnston
Sherman
Which general marched to the Atlantic to divide the upper and lower South? Lee Grant Sherman Johnston
Sherman
a march of destruction
Sherman
More Americans fell at ________ in two days than in all the battles of the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War combined.
Shiloh
The first state invaded by General Grant and the Union forces in the West was: Tennessee Georgia Mississippi Kentucky
Tennessee
The first state that Grant invaded in the West was: Mississippi New Orleans Tennessee Kentucky
Tennessee
required Senate consent to dismiss officials appointed with their consent
Tenure of Office Act
Battle of Bull Run
The South gains confidence
Select those items that are true about the South's war effort: The South planned on fighting a defensive war. The South planned on fighting an offensive war. The South hoped to receive help from France. The South hoped to receive help from England.
The South planned on fighting a defensive war. The South hoped to receive help from France. The South hoped to receive help from England.
Virginia
The South's ironclad
The North faced which of the following problems in the war? They did not have a navy to control the seas. They would have to shut down the South's factories. They had to defeat the Southern armies on the South's home soil They would have to occupy each seceding state.
They had to defeat the Southern armies on the South's home soil They would have to occupy each seceding state.
Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? To shorten the war To gain support of non-slave nations To strengthen the Union cause To frighten the South by encouraging slave rebellions
To shorten the war To gain support of non-slave nations To strengthen the Union cause
England did not support the South because England realized that it needed Northern wheat more than Southern cotton. True False
True
For the most part, the South held the advantage of having the best generals leading its armies. True False
True
Gettysburg was a great victory for the North. True False
True
More emancipation societies existed in the South than in the North before 1830. True False
True
Preston Brooks attacked Senator Sumner with a cane because of Sumner's criticism of Senators Butler and Douglas. True False
True
Reconstruction was dealt a serious blow by Lincoln's death. True False
True
Southerners said they needed slaves in order to maintain their economy. True False
True
The Doctrine of Nullification stated that the individual states did not have to obey Federal laws. True False
True
The South believed that it could defeat the North because the South was fighting on its own home ground. True False
True
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What state had its boundaries changed when the eastern counties joined the Confederacy?
Virginia
the South's ironclad
Virginia
The ________ Bill would have required a majority of a Southern state's electorate to take the Oath of Loyalty before forming a new government.
Wade-Davis
The Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred when both men were running to be _________.
a Senator
a general pardon or conditional offer for past offenses against the government
amnesty
To relieve itself of military occupation, each state had to do which of the following? to repair all of its war-damaged land create a state government acceptable to Congress to guarantee black suffrage to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
create a state government acceptable to Congress to guarantee black suffrage to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
Slavery was criticized for all of the following reasons except: that it Christianized the slaves that it was morally wrong that it retarded progress that it denied education to blacks
that it Christianized the slaves
gained control of all of the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was ordered to move into the Shenandoah valley to appear as if he were going to attack Richmond. True False
False
surrender began Civil War
Fort Sumter
made freed slaves citizens of the United States
Fourteenth Amendment
published "North Star"
Frederick Douglass
led Northern forces in the West
General Grant
commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
General Lee
Vicksburg was captured when _________ surrendered due to starvation of the city.
General Pemberton
Which of the following were Southern Generals? Sherman Lee Jackson Burnside
Lee Jackson
Appomattox Court House
Lee surrenders
The _______ wanted tariffs to protect its industries.
North
formed to prevent spread of slavery
Republican Party
"The majority of the Republican Party during the Reconstruction" was called:
Republican Radicals
the capital of the Confederacy
Richmond
was Lincoln's successor
Andrew Johnson
Lee's campaign to take over Maryland was stopped at the battle of: Gettysburg Vicksburg Atlanta Antietam
Antietam
Lee surrenders
Appomattox Court House
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant? Appomattox, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Vicksburg, Virginia Antietam, Viginia
Appomattox, Virginia
an attempt to capture Maryland
Battle of Antietam
the South gains confidence
Battle of Bull Run
the last Confederate offensive
Battle of Gettysburg
cut communication with the South
Battle of Petersburg
struggle between proslavery and antislavery groups
"Bleeding Kansas"
the struggle between proslavery and antislavery groups
"Bleeding Kansas"
Battle of Chancellorsville
"Stonewall" Jackson was killed
"Stonewall" Jackson was killed
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lincoln's plan allowed a former Confederate state to form a new government once _______ percent of the electorate had taken the Oath of Loyalty.
10
first African slaves arrived in Jamestown
1619
all states were readmitted to Union
1870
All Federal troops were removed from the South in the year _______ , and white supremacy was restored.
1877
wanted slavery abolished
Abolitionists
won 1860 Presidential election
Abraham Lincoln
captured New Orleans
Admiral Farragut
Clay's plan to end sectionalism
American Plan
The president who granted amnesty to those Confederates who took the Oath of Loyalty to the Union was President ________.
Andrew Johnson
What was the North's battle strategy? Blockade the Southern ports. Divide the South in half by capturing the Mississippi Capture Richmond Burn crops and homes to destroy morale
Blockade the Southern ports. Divide the South in half by capturing the Mississippi Capture Richmond
What was the North's battle strategy? Capture Richmond. Destroy morale and public support by burning crops and homes. Blockade Southern ports. Capture the Mississippi and divide the South in half.
Capture Richmond. Blockade Southern ports. Capture the Mississippi and divide the South in half.
Explain why the carpetbag governments were a hindrance for the South.
Carpetbag governments were a hindrance for the because they tried to take over the government
What were Northerners called that descended upon the South to take control of the government?
Carpetbaggers
President had to issue commands through general of the army
Command of the Army Act
extend 36° 30' line to California
Crittenden Compromise
sued for his freedom
Dred Scott
Lincoln was very pleased with the actions of his generals. True False
False
The Emancipation Proclamation affected the South greatly. True False
False
At the Hampton Road peace talks, President Lincoln offered peace under which conditions? Give slaves right to vote. Reunion of the states Emancipation of slaves Jail time for Confederate soldiers
Give slaves right to vote. Reunion of the states
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Why did Grant think he would eventually defeat Lee? He could receive reinforcements for his army He could replace equipment losses He had superior resources He knew the geography of the land better
He could receive reinforcements for his army He could replace equipment losses He had superior resources
All of the following men were candidates in the 1860 election except: Henry Clay John Breckinridge John Bell Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
How did Lincoln's assassination affect the South during the Reconstruction?
It hurt the South.
Which of the following were results of the Civil War? It was determined that a state could not leave the Union. Hatred and bitterness increased between the two sides. The South became an industrial area. Sectional rivalry ended.
It was determined that a state could not leave the Union. Hatred and bitterness increased between the two sides.
president of Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
wanted to establish an abolitionist republic
John Brown
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
investigated conditions in the South
Joint Committee of Fifteen
All of the following states left the Union after the battle of Fort Sumter except: North Carolina Virginia Kentucky Arkansas
Kentucky
Which of the following was the best-known of the secret societies that stopped blacks from voting?
Ku Klux Klan
proslavery constitution in Kansas
Lecompton Fraud
General Grant
Led Northern forces in the West
Which of the following are true of the Emancipation Proclamation? Lincoln issued it to shorten the war and gain support from non-slave nations. It freed all slaves in American territory. It was issued after the battle at Antietam. It ensured that England would not support the South.
Lincoln issued it to shorten the war and gain support from non-slave nations. It was issued after the battle at Antietam. It ensured that England would not support the South.
Admiral Farragut's and General Butler's capture of Natchez and New Orleans gave the North control of the southern part of the: Tennessee River Ohio River Mississippi River Kentucky River
Mississippi River
All of the following states seceded from the Union after Lincoln's election except: Missouri Georgia Louisiana Texas
Missouri
the North's ironclad
Monitor
Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all slaves? No Yes
No
The North had the advantage over the South in all of the following except: money farms generals railroads
generals
to accuse a public officer of wrongdoing
impeach
servitude in exchange for passage to the United States
indentured
The first Reconstruction Act divided the South into five ______ districts, each controlled by a general and his soldiers.
military
Select N for the Northern generals and S for the Southern generals. Grant
N
Select N for the Northern generals and S for the Southern generals. McClellan
N
Select N for the Northern generals and S for the Southern generals. Sherman
N
Why was Johnson's plan unacceptable to the radicals? New Southern congressmen would impair Republican control of Congress. It violated Lincoln's goals for the South. It did not punish the South enough. It did not guarantee blacks' right to vote in the South. The North would not receive financial compensation.
New Southern congressmen would impair Republican control of Congress. It did not punish the South enough. It did not guarantee blacks' right to vote in the South.
Select N for the Northern generals and S for the Southern generals. Lee
S
What were Southerners called that remained loyal to the Union?
Scalawags
Republicans who voted not to impeach President Johnson
Seven Martyrs
The ______ felt that tariffs would hurt its trade with foreign countries.
South
proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas
limited the civil and economic rights of blacks
Black Codes
The three states reconstructed under Lincoln's plan were Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. True False
False
ensured the right to vote for black males
Fifteenth Amendment
helped ex-slaves make the transition to freedom
Freedmen's Bureau
Select N for the Northern generals and S for the Southern generals. Burnside
N
Lincoln's Reconstruction plan stated that the new state governments had to be republican in form. True False
True
Lincoln's election caused South Carolina to secede from the Union. True False
True
Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because he did not want to fight against his home, family, and state. True False
True
The battle of Gettysburg began when Confederate soldiers were caught looking for: food clothes shoes weapons
shoes
The states' rights issue was a question of each states' relationship to: other state governments local governments the federal government
the federal government
