#1

Question

#1

What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?

(1 point)
Responses

Should the U.S. expand westward?
Should the U.S. expand westward?

Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?

Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

Should states be able to secede from the Union?
Should states be able to secede from the Union?
Question 2
#2

Which of the following best shows how the issue of states’ rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.
Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.

Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.
Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.

Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.
Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.

Many Northerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Many Northerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Question 3
#3

"With malice toward none, with charity for all…let us strive…to bind up the nation’s wounds…to do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
—Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address

Based on the lesson and this quote, what was Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union?

(1 point)
Responses

The South would be punished for causing the war.
The South would be punished for causing the war.

The united Union would take its place among world powers.
The united Union would take its place among world powers.

Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.

The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.
The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.
Question 4
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL USE THE SAME PASSAGE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS #4 AND #5.

#4

In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:

The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.

Use the passage to answer the question.

The Georgia governor’s order is an example of which of the following?

(1 point)
Responses

popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty

sectionalism
sectionalism

martial law
martial law

manifest destiny
manifest destiny
Question 5
#5

In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:

The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.

Use the passage to answer the question.

How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?

(1 point)
Responses

The troops were often turning against one another.
The troops were often turning against one another.

The troops were fighting for individual states.
The troops were fighting for individual states.

The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.

The Confederate military only answered to state governors.
The Confederate military only answered to state governors.
Question 6
#6

What were two results of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

(4 points)
Responses

Sectional differences increased.
Sectional differences increased.

The federal government prohibited immigration.
The federal government prohibited immigration.

Factory jobs increased.
Factory jobs increased.

Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.
Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.
Question 7
#7

In the text, you read this about the surrender at Appomattox:
 
At Appomattox Court House, Grant offered generous terms of surrender to the defeated Confederate army. Soldiers were required to turn over their rifles, but officers were allowed to keep their pistols. Soldiers who had horses could keep them. Grant knew that southerners would need the animals for spring plowing. Finally, ordered Grant, “each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities.”
 
As the Confederates surrendered, Union soldiers began to cheer. Grant ordered them to be silent. “The war is over,” he said. “The rebels are our countrymen again.”

Use the passage to answer the question.

Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops?

(1 point)
Responses

It could bring surprise attacks on the North.
It could bring surprise attacks on the North.

It would not help in unifying the nation again.
It would not help in unifying the nation again.

It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.

It could cause the South to revoke their surrender.
It could cause the South to revoke their surrender.
Question 8
#8

Use the map to answer the question.

Based on the map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?

(1 point)
Responses

There was foreign threat south of the line.
There was foreign threat south of the line.

There was less farm land south of the line.
There was less farm land south of the line.

There was more territory north of the line.
There was more territory north of the line.

There was more fresh water north of the line.
There was more fresh water north of the line.
Question 9
#9

In the text, you read this about the Dred Scott case:

Dred Scott had been enslaved for many years in Missouri. Later, he moved with his owner, who was an army surgeon, to Illinois and then to the Wisconsin Territory, where slavery was not allowed. After they returned to Missouri, Scott’s owner died. The owner's wife took ownership of Scott, and eventually those rights transferred to her brother, John Sandford. Antislavery lawyers helped Scott to file a lawsuit, a legal case brought to settle a dispute between people or groups. Scott’s lawyers argued that, because Scott had lived in a free territory, he had become a free man.

Use the passage to answer the question.

According to Dred Scott's lawsuit, how had his rights been violated?

(1 point)
Responses

He had been forced to move against his will to different places.
He had been forced to move against his will to different places.

He was not allowed to talk to a lawyer to prepare for his case.
He was not allowed to talk to a lawyer to prepare for his case.

He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.
He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.

His ownership had been transferred without his agreement.
His ownership had been transferred without his agreement.
Question 10
#10

That we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
—Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address

Use the passage to answer the question.

Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address?

(1 point)
Responses

Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.

Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.

Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.

Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
Question 11
#11

These excerpts are from presidential inaugural addresses.

Based on these excerpts, which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln?

(1 point)
Responses

Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.

Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.

Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.

Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Question 12
#12

Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?

(1 point)
Responses

The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.

General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.

General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.

The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
Question 13
#13

Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?

(1 point)
Responses

to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort

to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action

to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack

to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question #1
What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?

Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

Question #2
Which of the following best shows how the issue of states’ rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War?

Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.

Question #3
Based on the lesson and this quote, what was Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union?

Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.

Question #4
The Georgia governor’s order is an example of which of the following?

sectionalism

Question #5
How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?

The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.

Question #6
What were two results of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

Sectional differences increased.
Factory jobs increased.

Question #7
Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops?

It would not help in unifying the nation again.

Question #8
Based on the map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?

There was more territory north of the line.

Question #9
According to Dred Scott's lawsuit, how had his rights been violated?

He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.

Question #10
Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address?

Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.

Question #11
Based on these excerpts, which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln?

Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.

Question #12
Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?

The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.

Question #13
Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?

to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action