It was an African American unit that was noted for heroism in battle.
It was an African American unit that was noted for heroism in battle.
It was a Union replacement unit that turned the tide at the Battle of Gettysburg.
It was a Union replacement unit that turned the tide at the Battle of Gettysburg.
It was composed of men under the age of 20.
It was composed of men under the age of 20.
It was the only integrated unit during the Civil War.
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.
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
Question
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.
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.
Question
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
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.
Question
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
6. What did the actions of the Border Ruffians demonstrate about the slavery debate? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
that opposing sides would resort to violence
that opposing sides would resort to violence
that abolitionists would triumph by using the press
that abolitionists would triumph by using the press
that settlers would follow the laws
that settlers would follow the laws
that compromises would not solve the debate
select 2
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.”
Question
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 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.
8. A map of the results of the Missouri Compromise.A map shows the free states and territories and the slave states and territories as of the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise line is at 36°30' North.Free states and territories include the following:MaineNew HampshireVermontMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew YorkNew JerseyPennsylvaniaOhioIndianaIllinoisthe Michigan Territory, which includes modern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesotathe Unorganized Territory north of Missouri and the Missouri Compromise line, which includes modern Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, and the Dakotas.Slave states and territories include the following:DelawareMarylandVirginiaKentuckyMissouriNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTennesseeGeorgiaAlabamaMississippiLouisianathe Florida Territory, which is modern Floridathe Arkansas Territory, which includes modern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.QuestionUse the map to answer the question.Based on the map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?(1 point)
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.
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.
Question
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 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.
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
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.
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Here are the answers to the questions based on the information provided:
Why was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment famous?
It was an African American unit that was noted for heroism in battle.
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.
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.
The Georgia governor’s order is an example of which of the following?
sectionalism
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.
What did the actions of the Border Ruffians demonstrate about the slavery debate? Select all that apply.
that opposing sides would resort to violence
that compromises would not solve the debate
Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops?
It would not help in unifying the nation again.
Why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?
There was more territory north of the line.
How had Dred Scott's rights been violated?
He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.
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.
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11. An illustration shows a large group of soldiers encircling an African American man, leading him through a city square. Officers on horses hold back the crowd of protesters. In the foreground, a man raises his fist in anger.QuestionUse the image to answer the question.This image shows a crowd in Boston protesting the return of an enslaved person to Virginia. What opinion did members of this crowd most likely share?
They supported slavery in Virginia.
They supported slavery in Virginia.
They believed slavery should be expanded to the West.
They believed slavery should be expanded to the West.
They opposed slavery in Massachusetts.
They opposed slavery in Massachusetts.
They believed all people should have equal rights.
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.
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
14. “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?
(1 point)
Responses
freeing the slaves
freeing the slaves
punishing the South
punishing the South
preserving the Union
preserving the Union
not addressing slavery
15. How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?
(1 point)
Responses
They accompanied their husbands to war.
They accompanied their husbands to war.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They took jobs to support their families.
16. General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the Union Army.
Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?
(1 point)
Responses
naval blockade
naval blockade
martial law
martial law
total war
total war
defensive war
17. How did the Union’s capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?
(1 point)
Responses
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
18. A bar graph shows the number of battles that occurred in the states with the most Civil War Battles. Arkansas had 17; Georgia had 27; Louisiana had 22; Mississippi had 16; Missouri had 29; North Carolina had 20; Tennessee had 38; West Virginia had 15.QuestionUse the graph to answer the question.Which of the following best explains the difference between Tennessee and Mississippi on this graph?
Mississippi had more battles because it was on the coast.
Mississippi had more battles because it was on the coast.
Mississippi had fewer battles because it was on the Mississippi River.
Mississippi had fewer battles because it was on the Mississippi River.
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
Tennessee had many more battles because it remained part of the Union.
19. The Free-Soil Party was a precursor to which political party?
(1 point)
Responses
Know Nothing Party
Know Nothing Party
Whig Party
Whig Party
Republican Party
Republican Party
Copperhead Party
20. Which of the following led to some Northerners labeling John Brown as a martyr?
(1 point)
Responses
Brown's appearance of being insane and the failure of his raid
Brown's appearance of being insane and the failure of his raid
Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs
Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs
Brown's desire to organize and carry out a slave revolt
Brown's desire to organize and carry out a slave revolt
Brown's persistence when fighting back against Southern troops
Here are the answers to the additional questions:
What opinion did members of this crowd most likely share?
They believed all people should have equal rights.
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.
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
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?
preserving the Union
How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
Which wartime strategy is represented by the idea of relentlessly pursuing the Confederates and making them fear and dread the Union Army?
total war
How did the Union’s capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?
The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
Which of the following best explains the difference between Tennessee and Mississippi on this graph?
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
The Free-Soil Party was a precursor to which political party?
Republican Party
Which of the following led to some Northerners labeling John Brown as a martyr?
Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs.
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21. After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the Constitution. What did he believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution?
(1 point)
Responses
manifest destiny
manifest destiny
abolition
abolition
popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty
slavery
22. Former slaves carrying bundles of their belongings as they walk along a road stop to smile, take off their hats, and even bow and kneel before Union soldiers.QuestionUse the image to answer the question.Based on the illustration showing freed people with Union Army soldiers, what assumption is the artist making about the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Former slaves would fight for the Union Army against the South.
Former slaves would fight for the Union Army against the South.
Former slaves would welcome the arrival of the Union army.
Former slaves would welcome the arrival of the Union army.
Former slaves would not be allowed to live in the North.
Former slaves would not be allowed to live in the North.
Former slaves would continue to be enslaved in the North.
Here are the answers to your latest questions:
What did Frederick Douglass believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution?
slavery
Based on the illustration showing freed people with Union Army soldiers, what assumption is the artist making about the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Former slaves would welcome the arrival of the Union army.
If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!
11. They opposed slavery in Massachusetts.
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Thank you for your feedback! I appreciate the correction. Here’s the revised answer for question 11:
What opinion did members of this crowd most likely share?
They opposed slavery in Massachusetts.
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