Civil War Test Question
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- Q1Which president asked Congress to accept the Lecompton Constitution and declare Kansas a slave state?President PiercePresident JohnsonPresident LincolnPresident Buchanan30s
- Q2In the Fred Scott Decision, why was Scott deemed ineligible to sue for his freedom?He was insaneHe was not a U.S. citizenHe did not have a lawyerHe was a criminal30s
- Q3Which state did John Brown's Raid take place in?WisconsinVirginiaTexasKansas30s
- Q4Who won the Election of 1860 and became the President of the United States?Jefferson DavisUlysses S. GrantAbraham LincolnAndrew Johnson30s
- Q5Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?AntietamGettysburgFort SumterVicksburg30s
- Q6Which document was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the Fred Scott Decision?The Missouri CompromiseThe Emancipation ProclamationThe Bill of RightsThe Declaration of Independence30s
- Q7Who was the president during the time of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?Andrew JohnsonAbraham LincolnUlysses S. GrantJames Buchanan30s
- Q8Which state was the first to secede from the Union?South CarolinaTexasVirginiaGeorgia30s
- Q9Who was elected as the President of the Confederate States of America?Robert E. LeeNathan Bedford ForrestJefferson DavisStonewall Jackson30s
- Q10Which doctrine, proposed by Douglas, allowed territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty?The Dred Scott DoctrineThe Freeport DoctrineThe Fugitive Slave ActThe Kansas-Nebraska Act30s