Civil War Chapter 15 and 16 Review

1. Civil War Chapter 15 and 16 Review

2. 2. Why were Republicans especially angered by the Dred Scott v. Sandforddecision? • a. Their 1856 presidential campaign was based on the fact that Congress had the power to ban slavery. • b. They thought that slaves should be considered free if they ever lived in a free territory or state. • c. They thought that all citizens were created equal and this decision took away a slave’s right to equal opportunities. • d. Their 1856 presidential campaign was based on the idea that slaves were not property and could not be sold.

3. 3. What was President Lincoln’s main goal when he took office in 1861? • a. to improve relations and trade with foreign countries • b. to reunite the North and South and keep the Union intact • c. to abolish slavery everywhere in the U.S. • d. to diminish the national debt and assist the poor in the U.S.

4. 4. In what way did African American soldiers in the war face more difficulties than white soldiers? • a. African American soldiers were often killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy, while white soldiers were simply held as prisoners of war. • b. African American soldiers were not experienced at war and did not know what to expect, while white soldiers had a lot of experience and training. • c. African American soldiers were only given bayonets with which to fight, while white soldiers were allowed to carry guns and operate cannons. • d. African American soldiers were given rotten food to eat and poor living conditions at camp, while white soldiers had comfortable living conditions at camp.

5. 6. Why did Lincoln wait until after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation? • a. He thought the North would support his decision after the victory. • b. He thought the South would be more receptive to the Proclamation at that time. • c. He wanted to catch the Confederacy off guard. • d. He wanted the Union to be in a position of strength.

6. 7. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wagner? • a. the 100th Tennessee Colored Infantry • b. the 54th Massachusetts Infantry • c. the 8th Kansas Colored Heavy Artillery • d. the 29th Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry

7. 10. What was the significance of the election of 1860? • a. It exposed the corruption of the electoral college in the election process. • b. It brought to light the divisions that existed in the U.S. over slavery. • c. It showed that the South was losing its political power in the nation. • d. It illustrated that a candidate did not have to carry a state to win.

8. 12. What was the significance of the development of a new style of warships covered in metal by both the North and the South? • a. It demonstrated to both sides that the war would not be ending soon. • b. It marked the end of the use of wooden warships powered by sails and wind. • c. It made the power of the Northern and Southern navies equal. • d. It shifted the majority of fighting from the land to the sea.

9. 15. What was Union general Winfield Scott’s strategy for winning the Civil War? • a. He wanted to employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy. • b. He wanted to gain control of the Confederate capital in Richmond and force the southern troops to surrender. • c. He wanted to cut off the Confederacy’s means of transportation by taking control of the railroads in the South. • d. He wanted to deny the South access to the North by building a wall along the border between North and South.

10. 16. Which of these events marked the beginning of the Civil War? • a. the declaration of war from President Lincoln • b. the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency • c. the firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter • d. the abolition of slavery in the South

11. 18. Who led the group of antislavery supporters who were involved in the Pottawatomie Massacre in Kansas? • a. Charles Sumner • b. John Brown • c. Stephen Douglas • d. Preston Brooks

12. 19. What was Abraham Lincoln’s opinion of John Brown’s raid in Virginia? • a. He felt that the slaves in the South should have given stronger support to Brown’s raid. • b. He felt that Brown was justified in his methods of leading a violent attack in Virginia. • c. He felt that the attack in Virginia needed to be better organized to effect change. • d. He felt that the antislavery movement should not be one of violence and bloodshed.

13. 23. How did the Union’s capture of Atlanta contribute to Lincoln’s reelection? • a. It showed Union voters that the North would absolutely win the war. • b. It convinced Union voters that the North was making progress in the war. • c. It showed Union voters that the South was willing to give in to Lincoln’s demands. • d. It convinced Union voters that Lincoln’s decision to emancipate slaves was justified.

14. 26. Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabinanger many southerners? • a. They believed that the novel gave an inaccurate portrayal of southern life and the issue of slavery. • b. They thought that Stowe’s novel would cause slaves to revolt against their masters. • c. They were angered by the negative description that Stowe gave of slaves. • d. They felt that Stowe’s novel would inspire people to join the pro-slavery movement

15. 27. How were prisoners of war treated during the Civil War? • a. They were often held without shelter and given little food. • b. They were often forced to fight for the enemy troops. • c. They were treated in humane ways but most often they died before their release. • d. They were treated well because their captors wanted money for their return.

16. 33. Harriet Beecher Stowe decided to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin because she wanted to • a. give a voice to slaves so they could publicize their experiences. • b. show southerners that the issue of slavery would divide the nation. • c. educate northerners about the evils of slavery in the U.S. • d. increase awareness about the need for strict fugitive slave laws.

17. 35. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War? • a. It was the scene of the surrender of the Confederate troops to the Union. • b. It meant that Lee would not be able to launch another offensive attack on the North. • c. It marked the first clear Union victory of the Civil War. • d. It resulted in the Confederacy losing over half of its troops.

18. 44. What did the Freeport Doctrine, proposed by Stephen Douglas, state? • a. The decision to practice slavery in the territories belonged to the people. • b. Slaves living in slave states should be given their freedom. • c. The decision to ban slavery in the territories was Congress’ responsibility. • d. Slaves should be given the same rights as white citizens.

19. 45. The goal of the Union army in the West was to gain control of • a. the Confederate capital. • b. the Mississippi River. • c. the border state of Kentucky. • d. the railroads in the west.

20. 46. The Wilmot Proviso led to the introduction of the idea of popular sovereignty. How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the United States? • a. It stated that states or territories had the power to decide whether to permit slavery. • b. It stated that slavery should not be permitted in lands that were not official states. • c. It declared that slavery was unjust and should not be permitted anywhere in the U.S. • d. It declared that the federal government should make decisions about slavery in the U.S.

21. 47. How did life change for civilians in both the North and the South during the Civil War? • a. Civilians often had to go long periods of time without food because all supplies were sent to the troops. • b. Civilians often became casualties of war when battles took place in the middle of towns and major cities. • c. Many civilians incapable of serving in the war had to take over the jobs left vacant by soldiers in the war. • d. Many civilians lost their homes and livelihoods because of the poor wartime economy.

22. 51. Why did John Brown lead an armed resistance in Virginia in 1859? • a. to show his anger over the Dred Scott decision • b. to control the slaves that had escaped in Virginia • c. to steal weapons and bring them to local slaves • d. to fight the work of antislavery supporters in Virginia

23. 53. What was the main reason that most northerners were opposed to the new Fugitive Slave Act created by the Compromise of 1850? • a. They felt it would endanger their way of life since a large number of fugitive slaves lived in the North. • b. They felt it would encourage slaves to resort to rebellion and violence to protest the new law. • c. They felt it gave commissioners too much power and was unfair to slaves by giving them a trial without a jury. • d. They felt it would end the progress that the antislavery movement had made in America.

24. 59. Why did the southern states decide to secede from the Union after the election of 1860? • a. They feared that their economy and way of life would be destroyed. • b. They thought that slaves would begin an uprising if the states did not secede. • c. They believed that seceding from the Union would end the possibility of war. • d. They felt that secession would end the conflicts between northern states over slavery.

25. 61. In Lincoln’s inaugural speech in 1861, he tried to convince the South that • a. the government would not start a war with the seceded states. • b. the government would not try to take Fort Sumter from the South. • c. he was actually a strong supporter of slavery. • d. he would make the needs of the South his priority.

26. 63. The Wilmot Proviso was an idea proposed to Congress to • a. prohibit slavery in all parts of the Mexican Cession. • b. reinstate slavery in the northern states. • c. allow slaves to be counted in the population of a state. • d. increase and improve the rights given to slaves.

27. 65. Which of these expresses the reason why the Democratic Party was not a strong force in the election of 1860? • a. The Democrats were a relatively new political party and had not yet gained enough support. • b. Many southerners in the Democratic Party became abolitionists and supported other parties. • c. Many members of the Democratic Party decided to vote for a candidate that was not in their party. • d. The Democrats could not agree on a single candidate so their votes were divided between two candidates.

28. 68. What practice did Lincoln employ to silence those in opposition to the war? • a. He passed a law stating that anyone who openly opposed the war would be fined a large sum of money. • b. He ignored the right that protected against unlawful imprisonment by jailing enemies of the Union without trial or evidence. • c. He decided that those who were considered enemies of the Union would be forced to immediately leave the United States. • d. He denied the First Amendment rights of those in opposition to the war by banning the rights of anti-war sentiments in newspapers.

29. 69. What was the significance of the First Battle of Bull Run? • a. It destroyed the Confederacy’s hope of restoring unity without resorting to war. • b. It shattered the Union’s hope of winning the war quickly and easily. • c. It demonstrated to the Confederacy the power and strength of the Union army. • d. It showed the Union that the Confederate army was weaker than anticipated.

30. 72. In 1854, the Whigs, Democrats, Free-Soilers, and abolitionists joined together to form this party that was against the spread of slavery • a. the Antislavery Party. • b. the Know-Nothing Party. • c. the Republican Party. • d. the Federalist Party.

31. 76. The Kansas-Nebraska Act did all of the following, EXCEPT? • a. Lift the restriction on slavery made under the Missouri Compromise. • b. Divide the Louisiana Purchase into two territories. • c. Allow popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in the Louisiana Purchase. • d. Maintain the balance of slave and free states in the Union.

32. 78. Why did General Lee decide to surrender his troops when he did? • a. The Union promised to restore the South to its way of life before the war. • b. Confederate President Jefferson Davis ordered him to surrender. • c. The Union had surrounded his troops and he ran out of supplies. • d. General Lee no longer wanted to fight and his troops wanted to surrender.

33. 79. The Emancipation Proclamation was an order from Lincoln • a. requiring slaves to join Union troops. • b. granting slaves U.S. citizenship. • c. calling for all Confederate slaves to be freed. • d. ending slavery in the United States.

34. 81. What issue did the Republican Party rally around in 1854? • a. the support of the Kansas-Nebraska Act • b. the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act • c. the spread of slavery in the West • d. the idea of popular sovereignty in U.S. territories

35. 86. Why did General Robert E. Lee decide to lead the Confederate army although he was opposed to slavery and secession? • a. He did not agree with President Lincoln’s methods of preserving the Union and protecting slavery. • b. He was convinced by southern citizens who felt that he was their only hope to win the war. • c. He had been born in Virginia of the South and felt he had to remain loyal to his birthplace, family and friends. • d. He was offered significant economic rewards from Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

36. Congratulations you have completed the review game for Chapter 15 and 16. Good Luck if you go through this several times you should do well on your test. See how many you get right each time and mark your improvement.