American Republic Test

Question 1

most southerners owened slaves efore the civil war

Answer 1

false

Question 2

for some slaves the final desteination of the underground railroad was candaa

Answer 2

true

Question 3

some southern states made it illegal to teach slaves to read and write

Answer 3

true

Question 4

what is the support for eliminating lsavery called

Answer 4

aboitionist

Question 5

leading black abolitnist ________ _______ travveled and gave lectures against slavery

Answer 5

fedrick douglass

Question 6

what was the freeing of slaves called

Answer 6

graduel emancipitation

Question 7

who was an escaped slave who helped other slaves escape underground railroad

Answer 7

harriet tubman

Question 8

william lloyd garrison and horace ______ were vocal aboltionists who condemend slaveryt through the publciation of newspaepers

Answer 8

greeley

Question 9

most northerners in the ealy 1800s wre abolitionsits who wanted equal rights for blacks

Answer 9

false

Question 10

who proposed the Kansas nebraska act wit its affiermation of popular sovereignty

Answer 10

stephen douglass

Question 11

the ___________ ____________- act passed in 1854 to allow settlers in western lands to decide for or agaisnt slavery for themselves

Answer 11

kansas nebraska

Question 12

what was the doctrine taht settlers hold to decide the lavery issues for themslelaves

Answer 12

popular sovereignty

Question 13

_ _ _ wrote an infuential novel depicting the life of slaves

Answer 13

harriet beechr stowe

Question 14

the new poltical paryt oposing slavery formed in teh 1850s was called the _________party

Answer 14

republican

Question 15

Democrat _______________ ________— won the 1856 presedential election

Answer 15

james buchanan

Question 16

who ruled that the missouri compromise was unconstititional

Answer 16

roger b taney

Question 17

who led federal troops to harpers ferry and captured john brown

Answer 17

robert e lee

Question 18

what is the action advocated by the fire eaters called

Answer 18

secession

Question 19

what is a statement of what a political paryt stands for on various issues called

Answer 19

platform

Question 20

lincoln carried no southern state in the 1860 election

Answer 20

true

Question 21

Lincoln won the elcection of 1860 largely ecause the deomcrats vote was split betweent wo candidates

Answer 21

false

Question 22

all of the following were candisdates in the 1860 presidental election except who john bell stephen douglas or roger b taney

Answer 22

roger b tany

Question 23

who lost a senate election in lllinois afte deating with stepehen dougalss

Answer 23

Aberham Lincoln

Question 24

what state was the first to leave the union

Answer 24

south carolina

Question 25

the confederacy chose exteremist fire eater to lead its goverment

Answer 25

false

Question 26

_____________ _____ became the president of the confedracy

Answer 26

jefferson davis

Question 27

who was chosen to e the vice presdient of he confereacy

Answer 27

alexander stephens

Question 28

licnoln ordred the resupplying of fort sumeter

Answer 28

true

Question 29

who gave orders to prevnet all efforst sto resupply fort sumeter

Answer 29

Jefferson Davis

Question 30

why did the confereartes fire on for sumter

Answer 30

because lincoln was going to ressuply the confedeate

Question 31

what state was literall split in two by teh civil war

Answer 31

virginaia

Question 32

which one of teh following states was the norht unable to keep in the union when war missouri maryland or tenneseee

Answer 32

tennessee

Question 33

which of the following does not describe the norht in the mid 1800s industial destination of immigrants emphasis on states rights

Answer 33

states rights

Question 34

at the outst of the war the north had which one of the following advantages more industry a larger agricultual region or a greater patriotism

Answer 34

more industry

Question 35

at the beginning of teh war the south had allow of the following advantages excep the hop of foreign assistance the better militay commanders or a large and well tranind navy

Answer 35

a large and well traind navy