#1
What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?
(1 point)
Responses
Should the U.S. expand westward?
Should the U.S. expand westward?
Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
Should states be able to secede from the Union?
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
Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.
Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.
Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.
Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.
Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.
Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.
Many Northerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.
#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
The South would be punished for causing the war.
The South would be punished for causing the war.
The united Union would take its place among world powers.
The united Union would take its place among world powers.
Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.
Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
#4
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
popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty
sectionalism
sectionalism
martial law
martial law
manifest destiny
sectionalism
#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
The troops were often turning against one another.
The troops were often turning against one another.
The troops were fighting for individual states.
The troops were fighting for individual states.
The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
The Confederate military only answered to state governors.
The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
#6
What were two results of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?
(4 points)
Responses
Sectional differences increased.
Sectional differences increased.
The federal government prohibited immigration.
The federal government prohibited immigration.
Factory jobs increased.
Factory jobs increased.
Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.