Question

1. Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850s? (1 point)
cities and large towns
cities and plantations
farms and small towns
farms and plantations
2. Which of the following describes slavery’s role in the Southern economy? (1 point)
Slavery was expensive.
Slavery was forbidden.
Slavery was a luxury.
Slavery was profitable.
3. What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve? (1 point)
Southern states wanted to admit a free state.
Northerners did not want more slave states than free states.
Missouri had to choose to be a free state or a slave state.
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Answer 1

Southern states wanted to admit a free state.
Northerners did not want more slave states than free states.
Missouri had to choose to be a free state or a slave state.
Missouri wanted to join the United States as a free state.
4. What did the North hope to achieve by fighting the Civil War? (1 point)
preservation of states’ rights
an end to slavery
equality for all
preservation of the slave system
5. Which of the following was becoming more popular among people in the North during the 1850s? (1 point)
working on small farms
working in factories
living on small farms
living in small towns
6. Why did Southern states secede from the Union? (1 point)
Lincoln came from the North.
They wanted to keep slavery.
They had not voted for Lincoln.
They wanted to change slavery laws.
7. Which of the following did Confederates believe? (1 point)
Northerners would fight a long time.
Britain would help the Union.
Northerners would grow tired of fighting and give up.
The Union would use the Anaconda Plan.
8. Which of the following describes the effect of new military technology on the Civil War? (1 point)
More accurate weapons resulted in fewer casualties.
More accurate weapons resulted in huge casualties.
Stronger ships resulted in fewer sea battles.
New weapons reduced the need for blockades.
9. What did the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments mean for African Americans? (1 point)
African Americans were free citizens, and the men could vote.
African Americans became citizens.
Slavery was abolished.
Equal protection could not be denied any citizen.
10. Which of the following was a war strategy used by the Union? (1 point)
stampede
blockade
bombing
air raid
11. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? (1 point)
a statement giving freedom to all women
a statement giving freedom to all people in the United States
a statement giving freedom to all Confederate states still at war with the Union
a statement giving freedom to slaves in all Confederate states still at war with the Union
12. How did African Americans respond to the Emancipation Proclamation? (1 point)
Many fled to Canada.
Many chose to remain slaves.
Many joined the Union army.
Many protested.
13. What is one way African Americans served the Union’s war effort? (1 point)
They engaged in combat.
They protested against slavery.
They supported freedom and went to Canada.
They staged demonstrations to end the war.
14. Which is NOT one way women contributed to the war effort? (1 point)
They cared for the soldiers.
They ran the government.
They ran businesses.
They were spies.
15. Main Idea and Details Why did Southern states fear the outlawing of slavery? (2 points)

16. Make Inferences Why did Reconstruction include the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments? (2 points)

17. Main Idea and Details How was life difficult for soldiers during the Civil War? (2 points)