Unit 5 Flashcards
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin ____.
exposed northerners to the evils of slavery.
Which is NOT a reason why the North had an industrial and technological advantage over the South?
The North had greater agriculture.
The Missouri Compromise ____.
defined the latitude line 36 degrees 30’ N as the division between future slave and free states.
The presidential election of 1848 ____.
generally avoided the slavery issue.
What gained abolitionists the greatest momentum during the pre-Civil War period?
Creating the Republican Party.
Who introduced the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay.
What policy did pro-slavery lawmakers and southern states gain from the Compromise of 1850?
Fugitive slave laws were enacted to return escaped slaves to their owners.
Who was a proponent of nullification, or a state’s right to back out of the Union?
John Calhoun.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act ____.
repealed the Missouri Compromise.
Which political party supported slavery, or at least the state’s right to make the institution legal?
The Democrat Party.
The violent conflict in Kansas ____.
was caused by competition among abolitionists and pro-slavery forces.
The Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision was a setback for abolitionists because it did all of the following, EXCEPT:
upheld California’s slave state status.
Stephen Douglas ____.
faced Abraham Lincoln in his 1858 Senate race.
John Brown’s raid on a federal arsenal ___.
took place in Harpers Ferry.
The 1860 presidential election ____.
involved four major candidates.
Which event enraged many southern states and began the process of secession?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina.
What final offer failed to save the Union and prevent a civil war?
the Crittenden Compromise.
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Fort Sumter.
Who became the president of the new Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis.
The First Battle of Bull Run ____.
was the first major battle in the Civil War.
In terms of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the North and South, which of the following is true?
The North had the advantage of a greater population and more industry.
The Battle of Shiloh Church ____.
proved to the Union that this war would not be won easily.
The Monitor and the Merrimack ____.
were two ironclad steamships used by the Union and Confederacy.
Which statement about Civil War generals is true?
Robert E. Lee headed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point before the war.
Which of the following was one of the South’s key advantages?
Great Britain sided with the Confederacy.
The United States Congress was able to effectively fund the war because _____.
the Congress passed an income tax.
President Lincoln found it an advantage that ____.
his Emancipation Proclamation allowed him to free the slaves in the Confederate states.
In an effort to maintain the Presidency in the 1864 election, President Lincoln and his Republican Party ____.
chose a southern Democrat as a Vice Presidential running mate.
The United States Civil War ended _____.
by Generals Grant and Lee signing a treaty at Appomattox.
Which of the following was a tax imposed in 1862, which was geared towards specific goods?
The Internal Revenue Act was passed in 1862 and was geared towards specific goods.
What was issued in 1820 as a means of balancing the amount of slave states with the number of free states?
The Missouri Compromise??
Support for the abolitionist movement came from ___.
Churches.
Where was the location of President Lincoln’s assassination?
Ford’s Theater.
Who participated in debates with Lincoln that are now famous?
Stephen Douglas.
_____ served as president of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis.
_____ joined the military in an effort to help slaves.
Freed African Americans.
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth.
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina.
____ was a Confederate warship used to halt the Union blockade.
The Merrimack.
____ was issued in 1863 as a means of freeing slaves in the South.
Emancipation Proclamation.
Allowing people in a particular area to decide if slavery should be permitted was known as what?
Popular sovereignty.
What was established 1854 in an attempt to assist with the voting process in Kansas?
Emigrant Aid Societies.
____ was a slave that attempted to sue his master.
Dred Scott.
Who served during the Mexican War and as a Commander of the Union forces?
General Winfield Scott.
He was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Sergeant William Carney was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
What political party advocated the rights of native born Americans?
The Know-Nothing party advocated the rights of native-born Americans.
Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas.
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel F.B. Morse
____ established the Red Cross.
Clara Barton.
He was credited with the destruction of Atlanta during the Civil War.
General William Tecumseh Sherman is credited with the destruction of Atlanta.
The ____ officially ended slavery in 1865.
Thirteenth Amendment.
Where did confederate forces surrender?
Appotomax.
Which of the following was issued by Henry Clay to serve as a resolution to the slavery issue?
The Compromise of 1850 was issued by Henry Clay as a resolution to the slavery issue.
_____ tried to seek foreign allies during the Civil War.
The Confederacy.
Who earned a reputation for his attack at Fort Sumter and also led Confederate forces in Virginia?
General P.G.T. Beauregard earned a reputation for his attack at Fort Sumter and he led Confederate forces in Virginia.
Who did not support the Compromise of 1850?
John C. Calhoun did not support the Compromise of 1850.
What was the first battle of the Civil War as well as a victory for Confederate forces.
First Battle of Bull Run.
What is the act of placing civilians under military authority known as?
Martial law.
Who declared South Carolina’s secession from the Union illegal?
President James Buchanan.
Who led the raid at Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown.
Which of the following states imposed martial law as a means of keeping order within the state?
Martial law was imposed upon the state of Missouri as a means of keeping order within the state.
Who issued a draft in 1863 to keep up on the number of Union forces?
President Abraham Lincoln.
What was considered a strength for the confederate forces?
Several military institutions within the South.
Probably the biggest problem with hospitals during the Civil War was ____.
Poor sanitary conditions.
The Civil War was considered helpful in the North regarding ____.
industry and manufactured goods.
What was considered a major strength for the Union forces during the Civil War?
They had a greater source of economic backing.
Who received criticism from abolitionist groups during the course of the Civil War?
President Abraham Lincoln.
