Question 11 (2 points)
What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?
It reduced the amount of slaves it took to harvest crops
The cotton gin allowed farmers to process more cotton in 24 hours, which increased the need for slaves
It sped up the process of producing cotton, which reduced the need for slaves
Slavery was not impacted by the cotton gin
Question 12
How did the Underground Railroad help slaves escape during the first half of the nineteenth century?
It organized networks of routes where slaves were able to flee North to gain freedom
It helped slave owners capture slaves that escaped to the North
It was a railroad company that helped slaves reach their freedom
A government program created to prevent the slaves from escaping
Question 13
What was the main concern about slavery for both the North and South in 1850?
slaves would rebel and overthrow their masters
what impact slavery would have on political power
how slavery would affect the economy
what would happen to freed slaves
Question 14
What was the result of popular sovereignty (included in the Kansas-Nebraska Act) in Kansas and Nebraska?
slavery expanding into new territories won in the Mexican War
the death of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.
peace agreements between the free-soilers and pro-slavery settlers
corrupted elections, violence, and political chaos.
Question 15
After the election of 1860, South Carolina decided that as a state they must do what?
Demand a recount of the Popular vote
Reform the presidential election process
Secede, or withdraw from the Union
Abolish slavery before Lincoln could and save some of their honor
Question 16
The border states were important as a buffer for the union from the confederacy.
Why was it important that Maryland stay in the control of the Union?
Because it was the first state in the union and had patriotic connections for many citizens
Because the nations capital in Washington DC would have been surrounded by Confederate states if Maryland had left the Union
Because the Union would have lost access to the south for offensive attacks
Because the number of Union and Confederate states needed to stay equal for balance of power in Congress
Question 17
Which action is viewed as the official start of the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln becoming president
The existence of slavery
The Battle of Gettysburg
Question 18
What caused the Battle of Antietam to be the single bloodiest day in American history?
Confederate troops unexpectedly used guerilla tactics
Confederate troops outnumbered Union troops 2 to 1
troops marched forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons
a meeting of the largest armies ever in one place
Question 19
What document includes the following quote?
"All persons held as slaves within any States...[that are] in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."
Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
Gettysburg Address
15th Amendment
Question 20
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered the beginning of the end for the Confederacy?
The Confederacy could not handle fighting in the colder temperatures of the North, so all fighting had to stay in the South.
The Confederates suffered a huge loss of life and they lost hope that they would gain the support of foreign countries.
The Confederates had gained the support of England, but had lost too many weapons.
The North suffered mass casualties but gained the support of France.