Question 1

What was the belief in Manifest Destiny primarily about?

Accepted Answer

The belief that the US had a divine mission to expand its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Answer

A treaty with foreign nations.

Answer

A financial policy to manage debt.

Answer

A movement to end slavery.

Question 2

What did the Missouri Compromise seek to establish?

Accepted Answer

It aimed to maintain the balance between slave and free states.

Answer

To promote the abolition of slavery.

Answer

To create new territories for Native Americans.

Answer

To distribute land to settlers.

Question 3

Which territory was recognized as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

California.

Answer

Texas

Answer

Florida

Answer

Virginia

Question 4

What was the main impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

Accepted Answer

It reversed the Missouri Compromise and allowed territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.

Answer

It established a new state constitution.

Answer

It abolished slavery in all territories.

Answer

It created a path for new railroads.

Question 5

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Case in 1857?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was not protected by the US Constitution and could not sue for his freedom.

Answer

Scott was deemed a free man.

Answer

The case was sent back to lower courts.

Answer

Scott was freed and allowed to sue.

Question 6

Who was Sojourner Truth?

Accepted Answer

An American abolitionist and women’s rights activist who escaped from slavery.

Answer

A famous general during the Civil War.

Answer

An author of pro-slavery literature.

Answer

A president of the Confederacy.

Question 7

What sparked the violence known as 'Bleeding Kansas'?

Accepted Answer

Clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas.

Answer

A series of political debates.

Answer

A military invasion from the North.

Answer

The vote on the Missouri Compromise.

Question 8

What was the main focus of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln in 1863?

Accepted Answer

It freed all slaves in the rebelling states under Confederate control.

Answer

It provided land to freed slaves.

Answer

It granted voting rights to African Americans.

Answer

It abolished slavery in all states.

Question 9

What significant role did Ulysses S. Grant play during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

He was appointed the Commander of the Union Army by Lincoln in 1864.

Answer

He was a prominent abolitionist.

Answer

He led the Confederate Army.

Answer

He served as Vice President.

Question 10

What does the term 'secession' refer to in the context of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The act of leaving or breaking away from the Union.

Answer

The establishment of a new political party.

Answer

A new legislation to promote civil rights.

Answer

A war strategy used by the North.

Question 11

What was the primary purpose of the Habeas Corpus during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

To require a person to be brought before a court to determine if their imprisonment is lawful.

Answer

To grant more power to state governments.

Answer

To establish a military draft.

Answer

To abolish slavery in the Northern states.

Question 12

What triggered South Carolina's secession from the Union?

Accepted Answer

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

Answer

The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer

The passage of the Kansas Nebraska Act.

Answer

The start of the Civil War.

Question 13

A strong loyalty and/or concern for local interest or one’s region/section of the country.

Accepted Answer

Sectionalism

Answer

<P>Secession </P>

Answer

Habeas Corpus

Answer

Nationalism

Related quizzes

Related quizzes