Southerners favored American expansion into Mexico and Cuba because they __________. A) felt that slavery could grow there B) wanted to spread the American ideology of liberty C) were strong nationalists D) wanted a barrier against South American threats ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The election of 1856 was __________. A) two separate contests for the North and South B) a return to power of the Whig Party C) a victory for Fillmore D) a setback for Democrats ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
It has been estimated that America’s real per capita income __________ between 1800 and 1850 A) fell by 50 percent B) doubled C) remained unchanged D) quadrupled ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The first pitched battle of the Civil War was fought at __________. A) Antietam B) Bull Run C) Shiloh D) Chattanooga ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Initially, the Union’s strategy was to __________. A) overwhelm the South with its better-trained army B) fight a limited war by strangling the South with a blockade C) select certain targets and attack with small guerrilla forces D) lure the South into invading the North ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was significant for preventing Confederate control of __________. A) the border states B) Indian Territory C) the Potomac River D) the Trans-Mississippi West ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What challenges did Jefferson Davis face as he tried to form a new government and mobilize the South for war? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: political ideology; states’ rights; the South’s advantages; the South’s disadvantages
Date: September 9th, 2020
The first impulse of many emancipated slaves was to __________. A) board the first train heading north B) lash out at their former masters C) stick to places and activities that were already familiar D) test their freedom ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Radical Republicans countered Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan by calling for loyalty oaths to be taken by __________. A) all white Southerners B) all freedmen C) 50 percent of white male citizens D) all former Confederate officers ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1860s and 1870s is best described as a __________. A) conventional political organization B) terrorist organization C) religious organization D) social organization ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
