United States History Practice Test

"Compromise enables Maine and Missouri to Enter Union" (1820) "California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850) "Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?

Enactment of protective tariffs

Extension of slavery

Voting rights for minorities

Universal public education

Correct! Wrong!

In the mid-1800's, which issue was regarded as a violation of Christian principles by many Americans?

slavery

public executions

established churches

universal manhood suffrage

Correct! Wrong!

What is the name given to those who opposed slavery?

Popular sovereignists

Abolitionists

Nullificationists

Radicals

Correct! Wrong!

The controversy over Federal power versus States' rights was basic cause of the

Revolutionary War

Civil War

Spanish-American War

Korean War

Correct! Wrong!

The abolitionist movement had the support of all of the following EXCEPT

William Lloyd Garrison

New England religious leaders

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Secessionists

Correct! Wrong!

What was Lincoln's MAIN goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

Save the Union

Free the slaves

Make peace with the South

Correct! Wrong!

What advantage did the North LACK in fighting the Civil War?

Population

Industry

Financial resources

Defensive strategy

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents the area that was an independent country before being annexed in 1845?

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents the area obtained as a result of the Mexican War?

Correct! Wrong!

What is the site of a major battle in Texas' fight for independence?

The Alamo

The Brazoa River

The Guadalupe Mission

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents the area obtained for the purpose of building a trans-continental railroad?

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following caused the first southern states to secede from the Union?

The Wilmot Provisio

The Dred Scott Decision

The Election of Abraham Lincoln

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

Correct! Wrong!

The territorial expansion of the United States before the Civil War became a matter for furious political debate because

Northerners were opposed to any expansion

the South would not send troops to acquire free territory.

additional states would tend to upset the sectional balance in the Senate.

no new territory would be admitted until the Texas controversy was settled.

Correct! Wrong!

Which abolitionist is INCORRECTLY paired?

William Lloyd Garrison-The Liberator

Harriot Tubman-The Underground Railroad

Harriet Beecher Stowe-Uncle Tom's Cabin

Frederick Douglass-Pottawatomie Creek Massacre

Correct! Wrong!

Westward expansion resulted in an increase in bitterness and threatened national unity due to

internal improvements

protective tariffs

immigration

slavery

Correct! Wrong!

Abraham Lincolns' primary goal for his early Presidency was to

enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

preserve the Union

end slavery throughout the entire country

encourage sectionalism

Correct! Wrong!

Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal" and that was ruled by a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" in the

Constitution

Gettysburg Address

Emancipation Proclamation

Virginia and Kentucky Resolution

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents the area that was jointly occupied by the U.S. and Britain before being split at the 49th parallel?

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following was an advantage the Confederacy had over the Union

Better generals initially

A larger population

Numerous manufacturing plants

Powerful foreign allies

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents the Gadsden Purchase?

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following was a goal of the Republican Party in the years prior to the Civil War?

Abolish Slavery

Promote Slavery

Ignore the issue of slavery

Prohibit the extension of slavery

Correct! Wrong!

New Southwestern Territories, acquired during the Mexican War, would decide whether to be a "free" or "slave" state according to the

Republican Party Platform

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Dred Scott Decision

Correct! Wrong!

In the 1850's Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that detailed the injustices experienced by

black slaves

settlers in Kansas

the Plains Indians.

children in the textile mills.

Correct! Wrong!

What was Sherman's strategy of total war in his march through Georgia?

To find and destroy Lee's army

To fire on civilians as well as soldiers

To disrupt the blockade

To destroy troops, fields, and factories

Correct! Wrong!

Which was a significant result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Douglas failed to be reelected Senator

The Missouri Compromise was repealed

Lincoln supported the doctrine of popular sovereignty

Douglas lost the support of the south for the Presidency

Correct! Wrong!

Which was the first state to secede from the Union

Mississippi

Georgia

Virginia

South Carolina

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents the Louisiana Purchase?

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents Oregon?

Correct! Wrong!

All of the following accurately depict Southern attitudes EXCEPT they

believed that individual states could nullify Federal laws.

insisted that states entered the Union freely and could leave freely if they chose.

agreed with the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case

refused to accept fugitive slave laws.

Correct! Wrong!

What letter represents the Mexican Cession?

Correct! Wrong!

United States History Practice Test

"Compromise enables Maine and Missouri to Enter Union" (1820) "California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850) "Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?

In the mid-1800's, which issue was regarded as a violation of Christian principles by many Americans?

What is the name given to those who opposed slavery?

The controversy over Federal power versus States' rights was basic cause of the

The abolitionist movement had the support of all of the following EXCEPT

What was Lincoln's MAIN goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

What advantage did the North LACK in fighting the Civil War?

What letter represents the area that was an independent country before being annexed in 1845?

What letter represents the area obtained as a result of the Mexican War?

What is the site of a major battle in Texas' fight for independence?

What letter represents the area obtained for the purpose of building a trans-continental railroad?

Which of the following caused the first southern states to secede from the Union?

The territorial expansion of the United States before the Civil War became a matter for furious political debate because

Which abolitionist is INCORRECTLY paired?

Westward expansion resulted in an increase in bitterness and threatened national unity due to

Abraham Lincolns' primary goal for his early Presidency was to

Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal" and that was ruled by a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" in the

What letter represents the area that was jointly occupied by the U.S. and Britain before being split at the 49th parallel?

Which of the following was an advantage the Confederacy had over the Union

What letter represents the Gadsden Purchase?

Which of the following was a goal of the Republican Party in the years prior to the Civil War?

New Southwestern Territories, acquired during the Mexican War, would decide whether to be a "free" or "slave" state according to the

In the 1850's Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that detailed the injustices experienced by

What was Sherman's strategy of total war in his march through Georgia?

Which was a significant result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Which was the first state to secede from the Union

What letter represents the Louisiana Purchase?

What letter represents Oregon?

All of the following accurately depict Southern attitudes EXCEPT they

What letter represents the Mexican Cession?

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"Compromise enables Maine and Missouri to Enter Union" (1820) "California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850) "Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854) Which issue is reflected in these headlines?

In the mid-1800's, which issue was regarded as a violation of Christian principles by many Americans?

What is the name given to those who opposed slavery?

The controversy over Federal power versus States' rights was basic cause of the

The abolitionist movement had the support of all of the following EXCEPT

What was Lincoln's MAIN goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

What advantage did the North LACK in fighting the Civil War?

What letter represents the area that was an independent country before being annexed in 1845?

What letter represents the area obtained as a result of the Mexican War?

What is the site of a major battle in Texas' fight for independence?

What letter represents the area obtained for the purpose of building a trans-continental railroad?

Which of the following caused the first southern states to secede from the Union?

The territorial expansion of the United States before the Civil War became a matter for furious political debate because

Which abolitionist is INCORRECTLY paired?

Westward expansion resulted in an increase in bitterness and threatened national unity due to

Abraham Lincolns' primary goal for his early Presidency was to

Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal" and that was ruled by a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" in the

What letter represents the area that was jointly occupied by the U.S. and Britain before being split at the 49th parallel?

Which of the following was an advantage the Confederacy had over the Union

What letter represents the Gadsden Purchase?

Which of the following was a goal of the Republican Party in the years prior to the Civil War?

New Southwestern Territories, acquired during the Mexican War, would decide whether to be a "free" or "slave" state according to the

In the 1850's Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that detailed the injustices experienced by

What was Sherman's strategy of total war in his march through Georgia?

Which was a significant result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Which was the first state to secede from the Union

What letter represents the Louisiana Purchase?

What letter represents Oregon?

All of the following accurately depict Southern attitudes EXCEPT they

What letter represents the Mexican Cession?

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