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Question 1 The Calhoun Resolutions were important because they demonstrated The anger many Southerners felt about the issue of slavery
Question 2 Conscience Whigs were Northern Whigs who Opposed Slavery
Question 3 In 1849 thousands of people came to CA because Gold had been discovered there
Question 4 The original purpose of the Gadsden Purchase was to Create a route for a railroad
Question 5 After the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed, Northerners headed for Kansas because They wanted to create an antislavery majority there
Question 6 The Know-Nothings were Anti-Catholic & nativist
Question 7 By rejecting the Lecompton Constitution, Kansas voters Rejected slavery in their state
Question 8 Crittenden’s Compromise proposed to Extend the Missouri Compromise line westward
Question 9 In his inaugural speech, President Lincoln said what about slavery? He repeated his commitment not to interfere with slavery where it already existed
Question 10 Lincoln wanted to prevent Maryland from seceding because if it did? Washington D.C. would be surrounded by Confederate territory
Question 11 The Wilmot Proviso, which never passed would have what? Prohibited slavery in any territory gained from Mexico
Question 12 Most members of the Free-Soil Party opposed the spread of slavery because they believed what? Allowing slavery to expand would expand would make it difficult for free men to find work
Question 13 In the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay grouped his resolutions in pairs so that Each pair offered concessions to both sides
Question 14 The most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad was who? Harriet Tubman
Question 15 The caning of Charles Sumner resulted from him accusing other senators of what? Forcing Kansas into the ranks of slave states
Question 16 The Whig Party and American Party both dissolved because why? Northern and Southern members split over the slavery issue
Question 17 The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case did what? Considered free soil unconstitutional
Question 18 John Brown’s intention in raiding the arsenal at Harpers Ferry was to arm who? Enslaved people and begin an insurrection against slaveholders
Question 19 The Confederate Constitution stated that each state was what? Independent
Question 20 Did Missouri secede from the Union? No
Question 21 What battle resulted in the Union’s capture of the South’s largest city? Battle of New Orleans
Question 22 What battle in Tennessee between Braxton Bragg and William S. Rosecrans ended inconclusively? Battle of Murfreesboro
Question 23 The results of what battle convinced Lincoln that the time had come to end slavery in the South The Battle of Antietam
Question 24 What battle did “Stonewall” Jackson earn his nickname? First Battle of Bull Run
Question 25 What battle led newspapers to demand that Lincoln fire Grant? Battle of Shiloh
Question 26 The Union’s defeat at this battle prompted Lincoln to increase enlistment to 500,000 for three years First Battle of Bull Run
Question 27 What was the bloodiest one-day battle in the war? Battle of Antietam
Question 28 What battle was a series of attacks on McClellan’s forces in VA? Seven Days’ Battle
Question 29 Battle in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee pushed back Union forces defending Washington, D.C. Second Battle of Bull Run
Question 30 With its defeat in this battle, the South lost its best chance at gaining international recognition and support Battle of Antietam
Question 31 Robert E. Lee did not accept command of the Union troops because why? He could not fight against VA
Question 32 Lincoln suspended writs of habeas corpus. As a result what could happen to a person? A person could be imprisoned indefinitely without trial
Question 33 Jefferson Davis wanted to fight a war of attrition, in which the South would do what? Avoid large battles and force the North to exhaust its resources
Question 34 Citizens of the South suffered food shortages during the Civil War because why? The South’s transportation system had collapsed
Question 35 The prison in the South where 13,000 captured Union soldiers died was called what? Andersonville
Question 36 In response to the South’s treatment of African American troops, Lincoln does what? Stopped all prisoner exchanges
Question 37 Why did Benjamin Grierson’s forces traveled 600 miles? To distract Confederate forces so Grant could land south of Vicksburg
Question 38 Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War? Gettysburg
Question 39 The capture of Chattanooga was important objective for Union forces because why? They would control a major railroad running south to Atlanta
Question 40 In the election of 1864, candidate George McClellan promised to do what? Stop fighting and negotiate
Question 41 Was having more military colleges an advantage for the South? yes
Question 42 The Trent Affair brought the Union close to war with what country? Britain