Index.
So. Test questions. After you're done, I suppose you want
the answers too.
1. One effect of the first Battle of Bull Run was.
a) To convince the North they had an easy victory
b) To increase the South�s confidence more than it already was
c) To cause more enlistment in the army
d) To change the election results
e) To stop the women�s rights movement
2. The main location for the practice of �blockade running� was.
a) Canada
b) French Islands
c) The British Bahamas
d) Mexico
e) The US east coast
3. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed.
a) Slaves under rebellious confederate states
b) Runaway slaves
c) All slaves
d) Women slaves in child bearing ages
e) Slaves in the boarders and union controlled areas
4. What did Lincoln do when McClellan failed to capture Richmond?
a) Ordered McClellan to attack again
b) Fired McClellan as commander
c) Tried to negotiate with opponents
d) Gave up his position as president
e) Thought up another plan of attack on Richmond
5. What Battle changed Britain�s and Frances recognition of the
Confederacy?
a) Tippecanoe
b) Gettysburg
c) French and Indian War
d) None; they never recognized the confederacy
e) Antietam
6. Which of the following events triggered Lincoln�s decision to have the Union
declare war on the seceding South?
a) Lincoln�s Inaugural Address.
b) South Carolina�s attack on Fort Sumter.
c) The success of the Underground Railroad in freeing black slaves.
d) Britain and Spain�s attempts to further aggravate the coming civil war.
e) The South�s attempts to make new slave states from the territories won from
Mexico.
7. How did Lincoln keep the Border States from joining the Confederacy
immediately from the start of the war?
a) Lincoln promised them more land out West after the war.
b) Lincoln sent troops to subdue the Border States.
c) Lincoln made a Treaty with the Border States to not fight them.
d) Lincoln proclaimed that his intentions in the war were to preserve the Union, not abolish slavery.
e) Lincoln had the Border State�s votes during his campaign for the Presidency.
8. Which of the following was an advantage the South had over the North in the beginning of the Civil War?
a) A larger population and more recruits available to join their army.
b) Many factories to produce their products and weaponry.
c) A significantly more wealthy economy.
d) A strong central transportation system to move their troops and products.
e) Excellent military leadership.
9. Which leader led the Union army during the Civil War?
a) Ulysses Simpson Grant
b) Robert E. Lee
c) Thomas J. Jackson
d) Jefferson Davis
e) Senator Crittenden
10. Foreign powers did not come to the aid of the South because:
a) The South had no cotton production to sell overseas.
b) The blockade of the Union was too powerful for Britain or France�s navy to break through.
c) The foreign powers depended on trade with the North to sustain their countries.
d) The foreign powers were mainly abolitionist and disliked the South�s system of slavery.
e) Europe was too afraid of the non-interference declaration of the Monroe Doctrine.
11. In 1856, who seized Nicaragua and legalized slavery?
a. Winfield Scott
b. William Walker
c. Caleb Cushing
d. Franklin Pierce
e. Abraham Lincoln
12. What country was to be purchased by the secret Ostend Manifesto?
a. Panama
b. Cuba
c. Spain
d. Mexico
e. Nicaragua
13. Which political party declined after the election of 1852?
a. Know Nothing Party
b. Republicans
c. Whigs
d. Democrats
e. Free-Soilers
14. Which American Diplomat negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia with China in 1844?
a. Franklin Pierce
b. Caleb Cushing
c. Commodore Perry
d. Millard Fillmore
e. Daniel Webster
15. Which area of the United States was outraged by the Gadsden Purchase?
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
16. In the Illinois senatorial election of 1858, Lincoln ran against who?
a. senator Clay
b. senator Jay
c. senator Douglas
d. senator McCarthy
e. senator Johnson
17. What was the Freeport doctrine?
a.The southern economic stance on free trade
b. The series of tariffs past on the south between 1848 and 1856
c. Northern free trade agreement with the southern American countries
d. A political critique written by John A. Freeport
e. none of the above
18. The failed slave revolt of 1859 was led by�
a. John Brown
b. Fredrick Douglas
c. Dred Scott
d. Abraham Lincoln
e. R. E. Lee
19. What Party, comprised of old Know-nothings and Whigs, was famous for ringing hand bells in support of John Bell?
a. the confederates
b. the separatists
c. the republicans
d. the Tories
e. the constitutional unity party
20. What happened during the election of 1860 that made the south believe it was mistreated?
a. Lincoln won due to the northern opinion, meaning the south was effectively not represented in the election process
b. Wide spread corruption led to the presidency being bought rather then won
c. Lincoln�s political platform of ending slavery
d. Troops sent by Buchanan to keep the south from seceding from the union
e. All of the above
21. Why was Britain forbidden from acquiring territory in California?
a. Polk sent troops to California to push the British out of the region.
b. Mexico fought the British for territorial rights.
c. The British were not allowed to control territory in the Americas because of the Monroe Doctrine.
d. Polk had purchased California from Mexico before the British could claim any land.
e. Britain had claims in Oregon and therefore could not obtain any more territory in America.
22. Why did Polk allow Santa Ana to slip back into Mexico?
a. Polk felt that Santa Ana would be a vital ally during the Mexican-American War.
b. Santa Ana promised to sell out Mexico if the U.S. allowed him to slip back into the country.
c. Polk felt that the agreement might bring good relations with other countries that allied the Mexican, such as Spain.
d. The U.S. was trying to establish a strong military alliance.
e. He hoped to attain military tactics that Santa Ana had used in Mexico.
23. What were the outcomes of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848?
a. Mexico and the United States would split Texas in half at the Nueces River.
b. The U.S. would acquire Texas, west to California, including Oregon Territory.
c. Mexico did not lose any of their land.
d. Santa Ana was allowed to gain rule over Mexico, again.
e. The U.S. was allowed to gain Texas and the land west of it, if they agreed to maintain the strong Mexican culture.
24. All of the following led to sectionalism during the Mexican-American War, EXCEPT.
a. If the U.S. won the War than majority of the territory acquired would become slave states.
b. Majority of the volunteers during the Mex-Am. War came from the South.
c. Abolitionists felt that the War was promoted by Southern �slavocracy.�
d. Laws were passed during the War that allowed slaves to fight.
e. The Mexican-American War eventually led to larger sectionalism in the U.S., leading up to the Civil War.
25. Who was undoubtedly against the Wilmot Amendment, or Wlimot Proviso?
a. North, factory owners
b. South, plantation owners
c. West, small farmers
d. Whigs
e. Democrats
26. The problem with John Tyler�s rise to presidency after the death of president William Henry Harrison, is that
a. John Tyler won the vice presidency on a Democrat ticket, but was in fact a Whig.
b. John Tyler won the vice presidency on a Whig ticket, but in fact was a Democrat.
c. John Tyler�s view on the National Bank was regarded with extreme controversy and potential for a divided presidency.
d. Henry Clay had rightfully won the presidency with the majority vote.
e. John Tyler did not have enough experience in politics to undertake the title of president.
27. The Ashburton Treaty established everything but:
a. the split of the Maine territory.
b. British control of the Halifax-Quebec route.
c. American control of 10,000 square miles out of the 14,000.
d. American control of 7,000 square miles out of the 12,000.
e. British control of their desired land for building roads.
28. Who are interested in the annexation of Texas, but cannot follow through because of restrictions brought upon by the Monroe Doctrine?
a. Britain
b. Italy
c. France
d. America
e. Both a and c
29. What is the end product for the dispute over the Oregon territory?
a. The west of the Rockies to the Pacific and north was given to Spain, Russia, and Britain.
b. Spain declared war against Russia for the territory, and the British gave up.
c. Russia took the Alaskan territory.
d. Joint occupation of the territory was given to British and Americans.
e. Both c and d.
30. Which of the following was not included in the election of 1844?
a. Pro-expansion Democrat, Henry Clay
b. Pro-expansion Democrat, James K. Polk
c. Manifest Destiny
d. Polk defeats Clay
e. Anti-expansion Whig, Henry Clay
31. Which Civil War general had the nick name �Young Napoleon�?
a. George B. McClellan
b. Robert E. Lee
c. John Pope
d. A.E. Burnside
32. What was the ending result in the Peninsula Campaign?
a. The Potomac army under George B. McClellan was successful over General Lee.
b. General Lee, although having more casualties, won the battle by forcing the Union to surrender.
c. General Lee�s men slaughtered the Union forces and corrupted the base.
d. McClellan and Lee had made a treaty deciding in a peaceful ending to the campaign.
33. What was the main point of Abraham Lincoln�s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863?
a. Set all slaves in the Confederate states free for a short period of time.
b. Set slaves free only in the North.
c. Set slaves in the Confederate states still in rebellion �forever free.�
d. Gave the slaves a better working environment however they were still treated as owned property.
34. The key city of the Mississippi captured by Union general Ulysses S. Grant in his best fought campaign was
a. New Orleans
b. Savannah
c. Shiloh
d. Vicksburg
e. Gettysburg
35. Lincoln was able to retain his presidency during the election of 1864 due to the party�s brilliant move of
a. Smearing McClellan as a divider
b. Merging the Republicans with the Copperheads
c. Creating the Union Party
d. Promising to reach a compromise with the South
e. Using dirty tactics such as the Soldiers Vote