Civil War
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- Q1Who led a slave rebellion that resulted in the loss of innocent lives?Jefferson DavisStonewall JacksonJohn BrownNat Turner300s
- Q2Who was the president of the Confederacy?Abraham LincolnJefferson DavisAmbrose BurnsideJohn Brown300s
- Q3Who led a raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia?Robert E LeeStonewall JacksonJohn BrownNat Turner300s
- Q4What adjective can be used to describe Abraham Lincoln's attitude toward the Confederacy?MelancholyCompassionateAngryBitter300s
- Q5Who was the commander of the Union forces?Robert E. LeeJefferson DavisUlysses S. GrantAmbrose Burnside300s
- Q6Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?Bull RunGettysburgAntietamFort Sumter300s
- Q7Why did the Irish immigrate to the US in the 19th Century?To become farmers and merchantsTo escape political persecutionTo escape the potato famineTo work in the mining camps300s
- Q8Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?Harriet TubmanSojourner TruthLucretia MottHarriet Beecher Stowe300s
- Q9What was ruled unconstitutional in the Dred Scott case?The Great CompromiseThe Missouri CompromiseThe Compromise of 1850The 3/5 Compromise300s
- Q10Both freedmen and runaway slaves were at risk under the ---.Compromise of 1850Missouri CompromiseAdams-Onis TreatyWilmot Proviso300s
- Q11Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in ----.CaliforniaTexasKansasNew York300s
- Q12What term do we use to describe the violence that broke out after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?Burning KansasViolent KansasBleeding KansasKansas Bloodshed300s
- Q13Who gave a speech that tried to appeal to the "better angels of our nature?"John C CalhounStephen DouglasJefferson DavisAbraham Lincoln300s
- Q14Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil WarStates' RightsTariffsThe Wilmot ProvisoThe Election of 1860300s
- Q15Abraham Lincoln ---.wanted to enforce the Fugitive Slave Lawwanted to free the slaveswanted to secede from the Unionwanted to stop the spread of slavery300s