1. What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?
- The Missouri Compromise.
- The Compromise of 1850
- The Kansas Nebraska Act.
Responses:
A. Should the U.S. expand westward?
B. Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
C. Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
D. Should states be able to secede from the Union?
2. Which of the following best shows how the issue of states’ rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War?
(1 point)
Responses
A.Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.
B.Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.
C.Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.
D. Many Northerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Question 3
#3
"With malice toward none, with charity for all…let us strive…to bind up the nation’s wounds…to do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
—Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address
Based on the lesson and this quote, what was Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union?
(1 point)
Responses
A.The South would be punished for causing the war.
B.The united Union would take its place among world powers.
C.Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
D.The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.
Question 4
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL USE THE SAME PASSAGE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS #4 AND #5.
In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:
The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.
Use the passage to answer the question.
The Georgia governor’s order is an example of which of the following?
(1 point)
Responses
A.popular sovereignty
B.sectionalism
C.martial law
D.manifest destiny
Question 5
#5
In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:
The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.
Use the passage to answer the question.
How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?
(1 point)
Responses
A.The troops were often turning against one another.
B.The troops were fighting for individual states.
C.The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
D.The Confederate military only answered to state governors.
Question 6
#6
What were two results of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?
(4 points)
Responses
A.Sectional differences increased.
B.The federal government prohibited immigration.
C.Factory jobs increased.
D.Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.
Question 7
#7
In the text, you read this about the surrender at Appomattox:
At Appomattox Court House, Grant offered generous terms of surrender to the defeated Confederate army. Soldiers were required to turn over their rifles, but officers were allowed to keep their pistols. Soldiers who had horses could keep them. Grant knew that southerners would need the animals for spring plowing. Finally, ordered Grant, “each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities.”
As the Confederates surrendered, Union soldiers began to cheer. Grant ordered them to be silent. “The war is over,” he said. “The rebels are our countrymen again.”
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops?
(1 point)
Responses
A.It could bring surprise attacks on the North.
B.It would not help in unifying the nation again.
C.It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
D.It could cause the South to revoke their surrender.
Question 1:
- The Missouri Compromise addressed the fundamental question of "Should slave labor be allowed in new states?"
- The Compromise of 1850 addressed the fundamental question of "Should the U.S. expand westward?"
- The Kansas Nebraska Act addressed the fundamental question of "Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?"
Question 2:
The best option that shows how the issue of states' rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War is: C. Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.
Question 3:
Based on the quote provided and the lesson, Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union was that: C. Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
Question 4:
The Georgia governor’s order is an example of: B. Sectionalism.
Question 5:
The governor's order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrated a problem in the South because: B. The troops were fighting for individual states.
Question 6:
Two results of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s were: C. Factory jobs increased and A. Sectional differences increased.
Question 7:
Grant did not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops because: C. It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
8. Based on the U.S map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?
(1 point) Responses
A.There was foreign threat south of the line.
B.There was less farm land south of the line.
C.There was more territory north of the line.
D.There was more fresh water north of the line.
#9 In the text, you read this about the Dred Scott case: Dred Scott had been enslaved for many years in Missouri. Later, he moved with his owner, who was an army surgeon, to Illinois and then to the Wisconsin Territory, where slavery was not allowed. After they returned to Missouri, Scott’s owner died. The owner's wife took ownership of Scott, and eventually those rights transferred to her brother, John Sandford. Antislavery lawyers helped Scott to file a lawsuit, a legal case brought to settle a dispute between people or groups. Scott’s lawyers argued that, because Scott had lived in a free territory, he had become a free man. Use the passage to answer the question. According to Dred Scott's lawsuit, how had his rights been violated? (1 point)
Responses
A.He had been forced to move against his will to different places.
B.He was not allowed to talk to a lawyer to prepare for his case.
C.He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.
D.His ownership had been transferred without his agreement.
Question 10 #10 That we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. —Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address Use the passage to answer the question. Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address? (1 point)
Responses
A.Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
B.Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
C.Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
D.Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
#11 These excerpts are from presidential inaugural addresses.
- The declared purpose of the compact of Union was "to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity and when it ceased to answer the ends for which it was established the government created by that compact should cease to exist As a necessity, not a choice, we have resorted to the remedy of separation. - Jefferson Davis, first inaugural address, February 18, 1861.
- I hold, that our national Constitution, and Union will endure forever it being impossible to destroy it No State can lawfully get out of the Union and acts of violence within any State or States, against the authority of the United States, are rebellious or revolutionary. - Abraham Lincoln, first inaugural address, March 4 1861. Based on these excerpts, which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln? (1 point)
Responses
A.Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
B.Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
C.Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved. D.Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
#12 Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union? (1 point)
Responses
A.The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
B.General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
C.General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
D.The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
Question 13 #13 Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter? (1 point)
Responses
A.to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
B.to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
C.to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
D.to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
Question 14 “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” -Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862 Use the passage to answer the question. Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal? (1 point)
Responses
A.freeing the slaves
B.punishing the South
C.preserving the Union
D.not addressing slavery
Question 8:
Some Southerners might feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North because: C. There was more territory north of the line.
Question 9:
According to Dred Scott's lawsuit, his rights were violated because: C. He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.
Question 10:
President Lincoln's meaning in the last sentence of his Gettysburg Address was: B. Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Question 11:
The statement that describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln is: C. Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Question 12:
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union because: A. The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
Question 13:
Lincoln informed the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter: B. to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action.
Question 14:
Based on the quote, Lincoln's primary goal was: C. preserving the Union.
Question 14 “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” -Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862 Use the passage to answer the question. Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal? (1 point)
Responses
A.freeing the slaves
B.punishing the South
C.preserving the Union
D.not addressing slavery
Question 15 #15 How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War? (1 point)
Responses
A.They accompanied their husbands to war.
B.They worked as nurses for the Union army.
C.They enlisted and fought with the army.
D.They took jobs to support their families.
Question 16 #16 General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the Union Army. Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea? (1 point)
Responses
A.naval blockade
B.martial law
C.total war
D.defensive war
Question 17 #17 How did the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy? (1 point)
Responses
A.The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
B.The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
C.Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
D.The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
18. Which of the following best explains the difference between Tennessee and Mississippi on this diagram?
Arkansas - 17
Georgia - 27
Louisiana - 22
Mississippi - 16
Missouri - 29
North Carolina - 20
Tennessee - 38
West Virginia - 15 (1 point)
Responses
A.Mississippi had more battles because it was on the coast.
B.Mississippi had fewer battles because it was on the Mississippi River.
C.Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
D.Tennessee had many more battles because it remained part of the Union.
19. What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles on this diagram?
Gettysburg - x
Antietam - x
Baltimore - o
Washington D.C. - o
Manassas - x
Chancellorsville - x
Fredericksburg - x
Richmond - o
Seven Days - x
Key: Battles - x
Cities - o (1 point)
Responses
A.They were victories for the Confederacy.
B.They were battles fought in Union territory.
C.They were attempts to keep Virginia in the Union.
D.They were battles defending the Confederate capital.
#20 Which of the following led to some Northerners labeling John Brown as a martyr? (1 point)
Responses
A.Brown's appearance of being insane and the failure of his raid
B.Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs
C.Brown's desire to organize and carry out a slave revolt
D.Brown's persistence when fighting back against Southern troops
Question 21 #21 After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the Constitution. What did he believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution? (1 point)
Responses
A.manifest destiny
B.abolition
C.popular sovereignty
D.slavery
#22. Which of the following completes this diagram?
- ____.
- Encouraged African Americans to fight for the Union.
- Strengthened the Union militarily and politically.
- Shifted the focus of the war to freedom for all. (1 point)
Responses
A.President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
B.The Gettysburg Address
C.The Emancipation Proclamation
D.The Thirteenth Amendment
Question 14: Based on the quote, Lincoln's primary goal was: C. preserving the Union.
Question 15: Women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contributed to the Union war effort during the Civil War by: B. They worked as nurses for the Union army.
Question 16: General William T. Sherman's aim to make the Confederates fear and dread him and the Union Army represents the wartime strategy of: C. total war.
Question 17: The Confederates' surrender at Vicksburg divided the Confederacy because: D. The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
Question 18: The difference between Tennessee and Mississippi on the diagram is explained by: D. Tennessee had many more battles because it remained part of the Union.
Question 19: What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles on the diagram is that they were: B. They were battles fought in Union territory.
Question 20: Some Northerners labeled John Brown as a martyr because: B. Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs.
Question 21: Frederick Douglass believed that slavery prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution.
Question 22: The completion for the diagram is: C. The Emancipation Proclamation.
Okay thanks so much for answering the questions but I do have a request can you get all the answers and put them in one post in A or B or C or D only as the letters nothing else please.
Sure! Here are all the answers in the format of A, B, C, or D only:
Question 8: C
Question 9: C
Question 10: B
Question 11: C
Question 12: A
Question 13: B
Question 14: C
Question 15: B
Question 16: C
Question 17: D
Question 18: D
Question 19: B
Question 20: B
Question 21: D
Question 22: C
I hope this format is helpful for you. Let me know if you need any more assistance!
Can you also include 1 through 7
Certainly! Here are all the answers to questions 1 through 22 in the format of A, B, C, or D only:
Question 1:
1. A
2. C
3. A
Question 2:
1. C
Question 3:
1. C
Question 4:
1. B
Question 5:
1. B
Question 6:
1. C A
Question 7:
1. C
Question 8:
1. C
Question 9:
1. C
Question 10:
1. B
Question 11:
1. C
Question 12:
1. A
Question 13:
1. B
Question 14:
1. C
Question 15:
1. B
Question 16:
1. C
Question 17:
1. D
Question 18:
1. D
Question 19:
1. B
Question 20:
1. B
Question 21:
1. D
Question 22:
1. C
I hope this helps! If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.