APUSH Unit 5 Test

What strategy did the Confederacy adopt during the war?

Defensive

Which landmark case ruled that black people were not citizens and had no right to sue?

Dred Scott Decision

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Ft. Sumter

Which law required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners?

Fugitive slave act

Who helped 300 slaves reach freedom and served as a spy, nurse and scout during the Civil War?

Harriet Tubman

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

robert e lee

confederate general (south)

Which of the following was not true of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? (A) It was overturned by the Dred Scott decision. (B) It repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. (C) It allowed for popular sovereignty within the region. (D) It allowed for the creation of a transcontinental railroad. (E) It was an attempt to gain southern support for Stephen Douglas.

(A) It was overturned by the Dred Scott decision.

The South during the U.S. Civil War was also known as?

The confederacy

Which of the following best describes the goal of John Brown's raid of Harpers Ferry? (A) Raiding the military arsenal to supply later slave uprisings (B) Liberating the slaves being held there (C) Defeating the southern militias stationed in the region (D) Taking the pro-slavery governor hostage to bargain for the release of slaves within the state (E) Preventing pro-slavery groups from influencing popular sovereignty in western territories

(A) Raiding the military arsenal to supply later slave uprisings

Which of the following most directly led to the creation of the American Party? (A) The increased number of Irish immigrants in the United States (B) Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin (C) Enactment of the Compromise of 1850 (D) John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry (E) Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

(A) The increased number of Irish immigrants in the United States

The quote "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor" best illustrates which 19th-century movement? (A) Transcendentalism (B) Pragmatism (C) The social gospel (D) Th e Gospel of Wealth (E) Social Darwinism

(A) Transcendentalism

gettysburg

Biggest battle in civil war

Who was the 16th President of the U.S.?

Abraham Lincoln

Who won the Presidential election of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

tecumseh sherman

American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched earth" policies he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States. Sherman began his Civil War career serving in the First Battle of Bull Run and Kentucky in 1861 led sherman march

Winfield Scott's plan to impose a blockade and slowly "squeeze" the South into submission?

Anacoda Plan

This battle was the single bloodiest day in American military history?

Antietam

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

Appomattox Courthouse

dorothea dix

Civil war nurse. created the first generation of American mental asylums

Which of the following was not a theme found in Uncle Tom's Cabin? (A) The notions of Christian values within the abolitionist movement (B) Feminist beliefs that females were equal in intellect and bravery (C) Th e evils of the Fugitive Slave Act (D) Th e role of the North and South working together to end slavery (E) Representation of slavery as a dehumanizing institution

D) Th e role of the North and South working together to end slavery

What was significant about the first person killed in John Brown's raid in Harper's Ferry?

He was a free African American

Per the Missouri Compromise, which state entered the Union as a free state?

Maine

Per the Missouri Compromise, which state entered the Union as a slave state?

Missouri

What was the name of the slave who led a rebellion in 1831 in which 55 whites were killed?

Nat Turner

Which section of the country had control of Congress in 1819?

Neither (it was equal)

When traveling at night, slaves followed what?

North Star

Which group accepted slavery where it was but was against it expanding into new territories?

Northern Moderates

The NW Ordinance made all lands north of which river slave free?

Ohio River

Which word means: official announcement, especially dealing with a matter of great importance?

Proclamation

Which group was willing to help slaves liberate themselves even if it meant breaking the law?

Radical Abolitionists

Lead Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

Robert E. Lee

Leading up to the Civil War, what type of economy did the South predominantly rely on?

Rural/agricultural

Which word means: the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body?

Secession

Which word means: loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country?

Sectionalism

Into the 1850's, which issue continued to cause tension between the North and South?

Slavery

Who won the first Battle of Bull Run/Manassas?

South

Which group felt slavery was a "necessary evil", and it would eventually die out?

Southern Moderates

Which group felt that slaves were their property?

Southern Radicals

The North during the U.S. Civil War was also known as?

The union

Lead Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War?

Ulysess S. Grant

Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe which book described in detail the cruelties of slavery?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

What is the main reason people migrated from the country to the city during the 1850s?

Work/jobs/money

ulysses s grant

a prominent United States Army general during the American Civil War and Commanding General at the conclusion of that war for the union.

Why did the Mormons choose utah as the place to establish their communities? a. Utah's High mountain offered protection from the severe western weather b. Utah contained large expansive quantities of land for agriculture c. Utah had many river systems for transportation d. Utah's remote location made it less likely to be settled by other groups

a. Utah's High mountain offered protection from the severe western weather

Dred Scott sued for his freedom, arguing that a. The institution of slavery was immoral and unjust b. He had been forced into slavery through illegal means c. He had been a resident of a state where slavery was illegal d. Slavery was a violation of constitutional rights

c. He had been a resident of a state where slavery was illegal

Improvements in transportation and communication during the fi rst part of the 19th century affected economic relations between regions of the United States by (A) making the regions more interdependent (B) making the regions more self-sufficient and independent (C) making industrial regions economically dominant over agricultural regions (D) making agricultural regions economically dominant over industrial regions (E) furthering individual states' ability to regulate interstate commerce

(A) making the regions more interdependent

Th e Free-Soil Party's platform could best be described as (A) opposing the expansion of slavery into western territories (B) calling for the expansion of the Homestead Act, providing cheaper land sales in the West (C) calling for the restriction of immigrants coming into the United States (D) advocating the notion of popular sovereignty in western territories (E) opposing protective tariff s and high domestic excise taxes

(A) opposing the expansion of slavery into western territories

Which of the following most accurately summarizes James Buchanan's legacy as president? (A) A sympathizer of abolitionism who pandered needlessly to the proslavery South (B) A strict constitutionalist, which may have limited his ability to preserve the Union (C) An accomplished leader in fiscal matters, but weak in diplomacy between the states (D) A strong proponent of education and the expansion of colleges (E) A great unifier of the Democratic Party, though faced with insurmountable challenges

(B) A strict constitutionalist, which may have limited his ability to preserve the Union

Which of the following provisions was not considered part of personal liberty laws during the mid-19th century? (A) Forbidding the use of state jails to imprison alleged fugitives (B) Citing the state's right of nullifi cation (C) Interfering with state offi cials to stop them from enforcing the strict law against fugitives (D) Forcing bounty hunters to provide proof that captives were fugitives (E) Ensuring that the accused was given the right to trial by jury

(B) Citing the state's right of nullifi cation

Which of the following statements was not an argument against the Fugitive Slave Act? (A) Th e law made it easy for freedmen to be kidnapped. (B) Th e law violated the Dred Scott decision. (C) Accused fugitive slaves lacked the rights of due process. (D) Methods of returning fugitive slaves were cruel and dehumanizing. (E) Th e practice further institutionalized the practice of slavery

(B) Th e law violated the Dred Scott decision.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was unpopular in northern states because (A) it furthered the Missouri Compromise (B) it could increase the number of slave states (C) it created a transcontinental railroad in the south (D) the northern states disapproved of Stephen Douglas seeking southern support (E) it weakened the infl uence of northern business interests

(B) it could increase the number of slave states

Which of the following did not lead to the creation of the Monroe Doctrine? (A) France's desire to reassert itself in the Western Hemisphere (B) Russia's ambitions in the Pacifi c Northwest (C) England's interest in annexing Texas (D) Emergence of independent Latin American states (E) Formation of the Holy Alliance in Europe

(C) England's interest in annexing Texas

Uncle Tom's Cabin was authored by (A) Henry David Thoreau (B) Henry Ward Beecher (C) Harriet Beecher Stowe (D) Emily Dickinson (E) Elijah Lovejoy

(C) Harriet Beecher Stowe

Which of the following statements about Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most accurate? (A) It was written in response to John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry. (B) It illustrated the political beliefs of the Know-Nothing Party. (C) It motivated others to write novels refuting the book's assertions. (D) Th e author was forced to publish the work under a pseudonym. (E) It was ill received in both the North and South.

(C) It motivated others to write novels refuting the book's assertions.

Which of the following actions was not considered part of the Compromise of 1850? (A) Citizens of New Mexico and Utah were granted popular sovereignty. (B) Slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C. (C) Texas's borders were extended to Santa Fe. (D) California was admitted into the Union as a free state. (E) The Fugitive Slave Act was created.

(C) Texas's borders were extended to Santa Fe.

The Freeport Doctrine stipulated that (A) popular sovereignty superseded the Kansas-Nebraska Act (B) the Dred Scott decision voided the notion of popular sovereignty (C) slavery could be prevented by states passing laws unfriendly toward the practice (D) the Kansas-Nebraska Act was unconstitutional under the Dred Scott decision (E) the Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional in territories gained from Mexico

(C) slavery could be prevented by states passing laws unfriendly toward

The Dred Scott decision ruled that (A) accused fugitive slaves had a right to trial by jury (B) only Congress had the right to prohibit slavery (C) the federal ban on the importation of slaves was unconstitutional (D) African-Americans were not citizens and did not have legal protection (E) state laws banning slavery were illegal

(D) African-Americans were not citizens and did not have legal protection

Which of the following was not a cause of the fi nancial crash of 1857? (A) Influx of gold from the California Gold Rush (B) Overproduction of grain (C) Land and railroad speculation (D) Decline in the price of cotton overseas (E) Infl ation of currency

(D) Decline in the price of cotton overseas

Which of the following was not a position supported by the Republican Party prior to the Civil War? (A) Higher wages for labor (B) Protective tariffs (C) Construction of a transcontinental railroad (D) Stemming the influx of immigrants (E) Halting the expansion of slavery

(D) Stemming the influx of immigrants

During the early 1800s, immigration in the United States was unrestricted primarily because (A) such restrictions were deemed unconstitutional (B) labor unions called for new immigrant labor (C) southern plantations needed additional workers (D) the industrial economy was creating new jobs (E) the view that the United States was a melting pot became prominent

(D) the industrial economy was creating new jobs

Which of the following statements best explains Abraham Lincoln's opposition to the Crittenden Compromise? (A) It was deemed a violation of states' rights. (B) It allowed for popular sovereignty to be overturned after a territory gained statehood. (C) It would cause Kentucky to secede from the Union. (D) It would reinstate the Missouri Compromise. (E) It allowed for the institution of slavery to expand.

(E) It allowed for the institution of slavery to expand.

Which of the following would not be considered an event illustrating the tensions that directly led to the Civil War? (A) Bleeding Kansas (B) Bleeding Sumner (C) John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (D) Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin (E) Nat Turner's rebellion

(E) Nat Turner's Rebellion

What date was the Emancipation Proclamation issued on?

1/1/1863

abraham lincoln

16th president of the us. won 1860 election

How many African-Americans fought for the Union during the Civil War?

200,000

Which border did the U.S. and Mexico disagree about prior to the Mexican/American War?

Border Texas/Mexico Border