Unit 4: Sectionalism, Civil War & Reconstruction Test Review
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- Q1Which of the following BEST describes southern reaction to John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?saddened, because Brown was a southern hero and news of his death was dishearteningamused, because they dismissed it as an isolated incident led by a foolencouraged, because it showed that some men were willing to go to extreme measures to protect states' rightsalarmed, because they saw it as a violent threat to the southern way of life60s
- Q2Which of the following was NOT a major consequence of the US war with Mexico?cession of California and New Mexico to the U.S.increased sectional tensions over slaveryU.S. annexation of Texassecuring Texas' southern border on the Rio Grande60s
- Q3Sectionalism can BEST be defined as what?Economic, cultural, and political differences that arise between other regions of the countryOne part of country choosing to break ties with rest of the nation in order to be independentA region's decision to be economically self-sufficientMigration patterns that occur as people leave one party of a country for another part60s
- Q4Although President Jackson and others wanted to annex Texas after winning its independence form Mexico, political leaders in the North opposed annexation. The reason for this opposition was primarily for what reason?Northern politicians feared that the South would gain too much of an economic advantage because of the new industry and laborers Texas would bringNorthern politicians were afraid that it would be seen as an act of aggression by Mexico and cause future warsNorthern politicians hated Jackson and wanted to wait until another president was in officeNorthern politicians feared that the South would gain a political advantage because Texas would be admitted as a slave state60s
- Q5A U.S. congressman in the 1840s who favored western expansion on the grounds that it was God's will for the U.S. to control and "civilize" the western territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast was undoubtedly a believer in what?Civil libertiesThe Oregon PlanThe Monroe DoctrineManifest Destiny60s
- Q6The most appealing feature of the Compromise of 1850 to many northerners wasallowing popular sovereignty in the new territories of New Mexico and Utahthe Underground Railroadthe payment of $10 million to Texasthe Fugitive Slave Law60s
- Q7What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise?Missouri opposed the use of slavery for humanitarian reasonsIt settled, finally, that all new western states would be free statesIt settled, finally, that all new western states would be slave statesIt helped address the issue of slavery in the western territories60s
- Q8Against which of the following individuals would Georgians have been MOST bitter following the Civil War?William T. ShermanAndrew JohnsonRobert E. LeeThomas "Stonewall" Jackson60s
- Q9In what way was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?The loss led Lee to retreat to Appomattox where he was forced to surrender to Union forces the next yearIt marked the South's last attack on the North and ended Lee's hope for a key victory that would kill northern moraleFor the first time, Lee had the opportunity to move his troops toward Washington DC without resistanceThe battle cleared the way for General Sherman to begin his March to the Sea60s
- Q10The first shot of the Civil War was fired atBull RunGettysburgFort DonelsonFort Sumter60s
- Q11In terms of position in government and role in decision-making, Jefferson Davis shared the most similarities with whom?Abraham LincolnWilliam T. ShermanRobert E. LeeJohn C. Calhoun60s
- Q12The Battle of Antietam was important in the Civil War because itfeatured the first submarine battle between the Monitor and Merrimack, which eventually changed the way the Civil War was foughtmarked the formal surrender of all Confederate forces and the official end of the Civil Warenabled Union troops to finally march into Southern territory unopposed and marked the beginning of the March to the Seaprevented Confederate forces from taking Washington DC and encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation60s
- Q13Lincoln's second inaugural address can be BEST described asa celebration of Union victorya pledge to bring Confederate leaders to justicean expressed hope that the nation can be reunited and healeda harsh condemnation of the South60s
- Q14Someone who believes strongly in civil rights would have been MOST upset with Lincoln for which of the following?Opposing slavery in the new territoriesFailing to support "popular sovereignty"Issuing the Emancipation ProclamationSuspending the writ of habeas corpus60s
- Q15Which was a MAJOR difference between Andrew Johnson's view of Reconstruction and the view of the Radical Republicans?how quickly southern states should be re-admitted to the Unionhow many southern states should be re-admitted to the Unionwhether or not the southern states should be part of the Unionwhether or not slavery should be allowed to continue in the southern states60s