Question 1 (5 points)
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Question 1 (5 points)
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What technology restored a demand for slaves in the US South in the early 1800s?
Question 1 options:
Cotton gin
Steam engine
Spinning Jenny
Wheel
Question 2 (5 points)
Which of the following best describes Southern society in the early to mid-1800s?
Question 2 options:
The first part of the US to ban slavery
A society where everyone had equal standing
A socially stratified society
A rapidly changing society
Question 3 (5 points)
What person became known as a major figure in the Underground Railroad?
Question 3 options:
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
Zachary Taylor
William Garrison
Question 4 (5 points)
What was a cause of the Mexican-American War?
Question 4 options:
Polk’s desire to control the Mississippi River
Mexico’s failed attempt to buy Texas
Mexico’s desire to control the Mississippi River
President Polk’s desire for the US to control ports in California
Question 5 (5 points)
The Oregon territory was contested between the United States and what other country?
Question 5 options:
Mexico
France
Britain
Canada
Question 6 (5 points)
What proposed law in the mid-1800s would have banned slavery in territory taken from Mexico?
Question 6 options:
Garrision’s Treaty
Compromise of 1850
Aaron’s Law
Wilmont Proviso
Question 7 (5 points)
Why did politicians from slave-owning states fear adding non-slave states to the United States?
Question 7 options:
Slavery was unpopular in the West.
New states always opposed slavery.
Former Mexican citizens were promised an end to slavery.
Slave states feared losing political power in the senate.
Question 8 (5 points)
What town was attacked by pro-slavery forces in Kansas during the period of “Bleeding Kansas”?
Question 8 options:
Omaha
Topeka
Harper’s Ferry
Lawrence
Question 9 (5 points)
What was President Pierce’s response to the election fraud in Kansas?
Question 9 options:
He sent federal troops to keep the peace.
He demanded another election.
He refused to do anything.
He declared Kansas to be a slave territory.
Question 10 (5 points)
Lincoln and Douglas were known for what joint activity?
Question 10 options:
Both fought in the Union Army
The Presidency
Both from Pennsylvania
Debates
Question 11 (5 points)
What was John Brown’s goal at Harper’s Ferry?
Question 11 options:
To start a slave rebellion
To help start the Civil War
To support pro-slavery forces
To stop Virginia from seceding
Question 12 (5 points)
Which Civil War battle is described as the single bloodiest day in the war?
Question 12 options:
Antietam
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Question 13 (5 points)
Why did Great Britain not recognize the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Question 13 options:
Great Britain never interfered with other nations’ affairs.
Great Britain would only recognize a country it thought would win.
Great Britain refused because France recognized the Confederacy.
Great Britain wouldn’t recognize a country that allowed slavery.
Question 14 (5 points)
Why did President Johnson clash politically with the Radical Republicans?
Question 14 options:
Radical Republicans thought Johnson was too harsh toward the South.
Radical Republicans felt Johnson was too forgiving to the South.
Johnson was a Democratic President.
Johnson came from a rich family.
Question 15 (5 points)
What name was given to Southerners who allied with carpetbaggers to take advantage of the political situation in the South during the Reconstruction?
Question 15 options:
Scalawags
Abolitionists
Copperheads
Radical Republicans
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