History quizzes unit 2

1. Pre-Civil War 2. the freeing of slaves 3. movement to outlaw slavery 4. a rule limiting debate on an issue

1. antebellum 2.emancipation 3.abolition 4. gag rule

1. senator from Illinois woh worked to pass the Compromise of 1850 2. 13th president 3. famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad 4. author of the antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin 5. fierce opponent of slavery who led a raid that killed five proslavery people

1.Stephen A. Douglas 2.Millard Fillmore 3.Harriet Tubman 4.Harriet Beecher Stowe 5.John Brown

1. radical white abolitionist, founder of The Liberator 2. free African American who urged blacks to take their freedom by force 3. escaped slave who became a noted abolitionist leader 4. leader of a violent slave rebellion

1.William Lloyd Garrison 2.David Walker 3.Frederick Douglass 4. Nat turner

Declared that states that prevented male citizens from voting would lose a percentage of their congressional seats.

14 amendment

Stated that no one could be kept from voting due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

15 Amendent

Several months after this battle, Lincoln spoke at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery to those who had fallen during the bloody battle.

gettysberg address

For three days in 1863, the Union and Confederacy clashed at this battlefield. It was a major battle and considered the turning point in the Civil War and involved 90,000 Yankees and 75,000 Confederates soldiers.

gettysburg

a peaceful attempt to revitalize Native American culture

ghost dance movement

African American civil rights leader that believed in gradual equality and racial cooperation

Booker T. Washington

Which of the following correctly describes how the Civil Rights Act of 1866 became law? a. The president enacted the law through the use of an executive order. b. Congress adopted it as an amendment to the Constitution. c. Congress overrode the president's veto to enact the law. d. It was ratified by the majority of state legislatures.

c

Union fort in Charleston, South Carolina, whose attack started the war.

Fort Sumter

Offered assistance, such as medical aid and education, to freed slaves

Freedmen's Bureau Ac

African American civil rights leader that campaigned against lynching

Ida B. Wells

Which of the following was true of the role African Americans played in politics during Reconstruction? a. Most African American officials were appointed to positions that had power to enact legislation. b. Most southern states had African American majorities in their state legislatures. c. Many African American officials held minor posts in government. d. Most African Americans gained offices of national prominence.

c

Why did some southern states create black codes in the 1860's? a. To provide more freedoms to African Americans. b. To assist former slaves by distributing food and clothing. c. To restore many of the restrictions of slavery. d. To take the right to vote away from African Americans.

c

_________ became the first African American to serve in either house of Congress when he was elected to the US Senate in 1870. a. Fredrick Douglass b. Booker T. Washington c. Hiram Revels d. W.E.B Du Boise

c

Law that split Nebraska into the territories of Nebraska and Kansas and allowed for popular sovereignty there.

Kansas Nebraska act

Abolished governments formed in the former Confederate states

Reconstruction Act of 1867

Which of the following was TRUE of Native Americans in the late 1800s? Select the TWO correct answers. a. Most Native Americans were able to vote and serve on juries. b. Most Native Americans were citizens of the United States. c. Many Native Americans refused to assimilate into American culture. d. Native Americans were able to trade land for citizenship.

c & d

Law that provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them.

fugitive slave act

"I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant....A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege." Who said this? a. Frederick Douglass b. Harriet Tubman c. Dred Scott d. David Walker

a

After the Civil War, most African Americans worked in what industry? a. Agriculture b. Construction c. Business d. Steel

a

How did the Wilmot Proviso heighten tensions in the United States over the issue of slavery? a. It started that no slavery should exist in any land acquired through the war with mexico. b. It started that slave states could count a portion of their slaves in their overall population. c. It started that states admitted to the Union below a certain line of latitude should automatically allow slavery. d. It started that every new territory added to the Union should be able to choose to allow slavery.

a

The most significant difference between Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois is: a. Washington believed in gradual equality for African Americans, while DuBois wanted immediate and full equality for African Americans. b. Washington was a black civil rights leader and DuBois was white. c. Washington was seen as a threat to white Americans, while DuBois was not. d. Washington wanted full and immediate equality for African Americans while DuBois did not.

a

Unlike President Lincoln's plan, the Wade-Davis Bill declared that for a state government to be formed, __________ eligible to vote would have to take an oath to suport the Constitution. a. a majority of state residents b. all former civil war soldiers c. three fourths of state residents d. all Confederates elected to political office

a

What aspect of Ulysses S. Grant's war strategy caused him to have success as a general? a. He would accept only unconditional surrender from the enemy. b. He used scouts to spy on the enemy and find out their battle plans. c. He made sure his army was fully trained before he took them to battle. d. He acted cautiously so that few of his men would be injured or killed.

a

What caused the territory of Kansas to be called "bleeding Kansas" during the mid-1850s? a. the policy of popular sovereignty b. the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act c. the publication of antislavery novels d. the passing of Missouri Compromise

a

What was so significant about the battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor? a. They were the first ironclad ships to fight in battle. b. They were the first ships to fight on the Mississippi. c. They were the first ships built out of European steel. d. They were the first wooden ships to be outfitted with cannons.

a

What was the outcome of Nat Turner's rebellion? a. Turner was captured and whites retaliated against the rebels. b. Turner was granted freedom and allowed to move to the North. c. The rebellion ended peacefully with no casualties for either side. d. The rebellion convinced slave owners to end slavery.

a

Which of these is true of African American life in the North after 1900? a. Many African Americans lived in segregated neighborhoods and were often discriminated against. b. Many African Americans found industrial jobs and established economic independence. c. Most African Americans found better living conditions and fewer restrictions in the North. d. Most African Americans eventually left the North and returned South.

a

Why did Lincoln avoid the slavery issue at the beginning of the war? a. He wanted to keep the border states in the Union. b. He wanted to allow African Americans to serve in the military. c. He wanted to negotiate peace with Jefferson Davis. d. He wanted to encourage Robert E. Lee to lead the Union Forces.

a

Why is the ruling in the United States Supreme Court case Plessy vs Ferguson so significant? a. It established the doctrine of "separate but equal." b. It upheld the Fifteenth Amendment. c. It was challenged several times by many Southern states, creating more tension that led to the Civil War. d. It allowed states to create monopolies in certain industries within their state.

a

Three-part Union strategy to win the Civil War.

anaconda plan

The battle with the bloodiest single day in U.S. history. Artillery rained down on soldiers who were trying to cross a creek and over 26,000 soldiers died.

antietam

In April 1865, in a Virginia village, General Lee and General Grant met to arrange a surrender by the South at this site

appomatox court house

In 1810, there were about 1.2 million slaves in the United States. What was the approximate slave population in 1830? a. 1.5 million b. 2.0 million c. 2.5 million d. 3.0 million

b

In order to assist former slaves, Congress passed the ____________ in 1866, which benefited African Americans by distributing food and clothing and establishing hospitals and schools. a. XIV (Fourteenth Amendment) b. Freedmen's Bureau Act c. Re-Admittance Acts d. Slave Codes

b

What was one advantage that the Confederate soldiers had over the Union soldiers? a. They had experience in the military. b. They had a desire to defend their homeland and way of life. c. They had access to advanced technology. d. They had an abundance of food and clothing.

b

What was one reason that Stephen A. Douglas supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act? a. He thought it would help him get reelected. b. He would benefit from the construction of a railroad from Chicago to San Francisco. c. He believed that slavery was morally wrong. d. He knew it was the only way to save the union

b

Why was the surrender of Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union's western campaign of the war? a. It allowed the Union to surround the Confederate capital. b. It allowed the Union to get closer to controlling the Mississippi. c. It allowed the Union to blockade important rail road lines. d. It allowed the Union to block off the new territories.

b

Nickname given to the Kansas Territory because of the bloody violence there.

bleeding texas

The first major battle of the Civil War which was won by the Confederates.

bullrun

Groups such as the Women's National Indian Association believed the best way for Native Americans to become citizens of the United States was to: a. use violence if necessary to win back land and rights b. fight for their full citizenship in court c. assimilate into American culture d. continue to give up land and move on to reservations

c

How did President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction differ from that of President Lincoln? a. Johnson's plan gave former slaves the right to vote. b. Johnson's plan made the South's return to the Union quick and easy. c. Johnson's plan prevented wealthy southern landowner from taking the oath of allegiance. d. Johnson't plan required any state that wanted readmission to ratify the XV (fifteenth) Amendment.

c

How did the fear of the future slave revolts affect slave owners? a. It led them to provide more education for African Americans. b. It caused them to agree to pay slaves wages for their labor. c. It pushed them to want tighter controls on African Americans.This answer is correct. d. It sparked a desire for them to free their slaves.

c

How had the Missouri Compromise proposed to limit slavery? a. Slavery was legal in all the western territories b. Slavery was only legal in Missouri c. Imaginary line drawn through the western territories in 1820; south of the line, slavery was legal d. Slavery was allowed not allowed in Missouri, but in California to keep the balance between slave and free states.

c

In the years following Reconstruction several restrictions were placed on African Americans in an attempt to keep them from voting. These restrictions included: a. the reversal of the Fifteenth Amendment b. psychological exams to prove intelligence c. literacy tests d. a clause that denied the right to vote someone whose father or grandfather was able to vote

c

The ___________, which granted citizenship to African Americans, became the first major legislation ever enacted over a presidential veto. a. Emancipation Procolmation b. XII (Thirteenth Amendment) c. Civil Rights Act d. XIV (Fourteenth Amendment)

c

The first black college in the south was ________, which was established by the American Baptist Home Missionary Society in 1865. a. Morehouse College b. Howard c. Shaw College d. Fisk University

c

This federal law, established in 1882, was used to deny entry to thousands of immigrants on the West Coast as a response to growing fear of immigrant influence. a. the Slaughterhouse Cases b. the Dawes Act c. the Chinese Exclusion Act d. the Fourteenth Amendment

c

What helped improve Lincoln's chance for winning a second term in 1864? a. Grant's victory at Vicksburg b. Lee's surrender at Appomattox court house c. Union success in Alabama and Georgia d. Lincoln's issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation

c

What was one reason that the fugitive slave law was so hotly contested in the North? a. it encouraged the imprisonment of fugitive slaves instead of sending them to southern plantations. b. It forced the North to pay for the transport of fugitive slaves back to the South. c. It forbade arrested fugitives slaves from receiving a trial by jury. d. It provided incentives to federal commissioners to release fugitive slaves in northern cities.

c

What were the routes of the underground railroad? a. many slaves remained in the south b. routes led escaped slaves to the western territories c. routes led escaped slaves to the northern states and Canada d. due to the Fugitive Slave Act, most slaves didn't attempt to escape

c

In May 1863, the South had defeated the Union and driven them from this city in Virginia.

chancelorsville

Series of measures that were intended to settle the disagreements between free states and slave states.

compromise of 1850

How was the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction different from that of President Lincoln? a. It denied African Americans the right to vote. b. It was more lenient on former slaveholders. c. It gave the president the power to make all Reconstruction policies d. It required a majority of a state's eligible voters to support the Constitution.

d

Racial tension and violence toward African Americans peaked in the late 19th century. Between 1882 and 1892 how many African Americans were killed in the South, accused of "violating etiquette?" a. more than 1,000 b. more than 500 c. more than 100 d. more than 1,400

d

What aspect of the Compromise of 1850 was attractive to the South? a. It prohibited popular sovereignty in new territories. b. It prevented the country from admitting California as a free state. c. It allowed Texas to claim parts of New Mexico. d. It proposed a more effective fugitive slave law.

d

What caused the Union success at Gettysburg on july 3, 1863? a. The Union army obtained reinforcements from Grant's army. b. The Union army conducted an artillery barrage through the middle of the Confederate lines. c. The Union army advanced through Cemetery Ridge with a bayonet charge. d. The Union army succeeded in holding the high ground.

d

What was the educational goal of most black colleges? a. To teach African Americans to read and write. b. To provide a general education to African Americans. c. To prepare African Americans to become teachers. d. To provide African Americans with job training and practical skills.

d

What was the main objective of William Lloyd Garrison's paper, The Liberator? a. To call on the government to condemn slavery. b. To advise blacks to fight for freedom rather than waiting for slave owners to end slavery. c. To inform readers of the harsh realities of slavery. d. To demand the immediate end of slavery with no payment to slaveholders.

d

Where did most former slaves choose to find new economic opportunites after the Civil War? a. Most moved to nearby cities and towns of The South. b. Most went to the North. c. Most relocated to the West. d. Most remained in the rural South.

d

Which of the following was true about rural slaves? a. worked as skilled laborers b. were treated better than urban slaves c. were less supervised d. toiled in fields or worked in the plantations owner's house

d

Which of the following was true of free blacks in the South? a. Most free southern blacks had a wide variety of jobs available to them. b. Free blacks in the South could attend any school they chose. c. Most free black southerners had the right to vote. d. Free blacks in the South had to prove they were gainfully employed.

d

Which of these arguments were used to defend slavery by many southerners? a. Ending slavery would ruin the economy in the South. b. Ending slavery would unleash terror on society. c. Passages from the Bible counseled servants to obey their masters. d. All of the above

d

Why did the North's strategy to capture the Confederate capital fail in 1862? a. General Grant refused to accept Confederate surrender. b. General Jackson used aerial reconnaissance more effectively. c. General Lee hired new Confederate commanders. d. General McClellan led his troops with too much caution.

d

segregation by law

de jure segregation

a labor system that forced workers into slavery to pay off debts to an employer

debt peonage

By the 1830s, free black communities only existed in the North. True false

false

Confederate ironclad ships

merrimak

Union ironclad ship

monitor

During 1863, the Union set off a siege on this city for hours a day forcing the residents of the city into caves dug into the yellow clay hillsides.

vicksburg

many poor white and black Americans could not afford this, a requirement to qualify to vote

poll tax

. Idea that people living in a territory should make their own decisions, especially the decision to admit slavery.

popular soverginity

Two-day battle in which nearly one fourth of the 100,000 troops were killed, wounded, or captured.

shiloh

The term for when a state chooses to leave the Union.

succession

Secret network of people who hid fugitive slaves who went north to freedom.

underground railroad