Pre-Civil War Quiz

Its easy to forget the decades leading up to the Civil War, so we’ve created a Pre Civil War Quiz to help you review some important context.

Pre-Civil War (culture, society and politics) 1850-1865

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Question 1

What was a consequence of the Mexican-American War?

A	Spanish and American conflicts tensed even more Hint: Remember that Spain and Mexico were two separate governments at this point.
B	The U.S received Florida and Oregon
C	The U.S took possession of the California and Texas territories
D	U.S territories became rebellious and wanted to become their own independent countries.

Question 2

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A	Dorothea Dix- asylum improvement
B	Henry David Thoreau- civil disobedience
C	Joseph Smith- Brook Farm
D	Charles Finney- Revivalism

Question 3

The quote "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" was the slogan used to describe what conflict?

A	Compromising slave trade between Nebraska and Kansas
B	The acquisition of Oregon
C	The Missouri Compromise
D	Deciding the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania

Question 4

All of the following were included in the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT:

A	Enforcing a Fugitive Slave Law
B	Giving the states the power of popular sovereignty
C	Ban the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia
D	Admit Texas as a free state

Question 5

Which of the following groups was known as a social experiment/ utopia in the mid-1800s?

A	Millennialists
B	Baptists
C	Transcendentalists
D	Shakers

Question 6

The first declaration of women's rights was held where?

A	The American Colonization Society
B	The Women's Rights Convention
C	The Hartford Convention
D	The Seneca Falls Convention

Question 7

Which of the following men became a well-known transcendentalist arguing for self-reliance and independent thinking?

A	Henry David Thoreau
B	Ralph Waldo Emerson
C	Joseph Smith
D	Charles Finney

Question 8

The Hudson River School was influential during the Romantic Period for their contribution of what?

A	A new style of Western Music and a new developed style of romanticism
B	Their ability to produce influential authors and poets of American lifestyle and history
C	paintings depicting American landscapes
D	The integration Greek and Roman architecture to large city buildings

Question 9

What was an effect on American society during the Second Great Awakening?

A	More distrust against the government
B	More skepticism in religion
C	More activism in political and government affairs
D	More activism in improving public welfare and services

Question 10

What was a major effect of the Panic of 1857?

A	Increased economical ego in the Northern States
B	Decreased interest in westward expansion
C	Nationwide depression
D	Increased economical ego in the Southern States

Question 11

All of the following contributed to the Women's Rights Movement EXCEPT

A	The effects of the cult of domesticity
B	The Seneca Falls Convention
C	The Peggy Eaton affair
D	Letter on the Condition of Women and the Equality of the Sexes

Question 12

How did the American Antislavery Society want to address the issue of slavery?

A	Sending slaves back to Africa
B	Gradual emancipation
C	Containing slavery only in the states where it was currently instituted
D	Immediate liberation of slaves in the South

Question 13

Of the following, who is known for advocating public education?

A	Horace Mann
B	Charles Finney
C	Washington Irving
D	Dorothea Dix

Question 14

Which literary work sparked Northern contention against the South over slavery?

A	Uncle Tom's Cabin
B	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass
C	The Freeport Doctrine
D	The Manifest Destiny

Question 15

The Wilmot Proviso attempted to address slavery in what way?

A	Prohibiting former Mexican territory states to have slavery
B	By banning slavery from all the states altogether.
C	To allow states to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery or not
D	To continue the balance of slavery by adding a free state for every slave state.

Question 16

The newly formed Republican Party's stance on slavery was:

A	they wanted to completely abolish slavery in the states
B	Slaves should be given rights although they are considered property
C	They believed in the effectiveness of popular sovereignty
D	Slavery should not expand into newer territories

Question 17

What was a major issue in the decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford?

A	There would be no restriction in the spread of slavery in the west
B	The Fugitive Slave Law was unable to be enforced in the U.S
C	Slaves were no longer considered property
D	Slaves now had the right to leave their masters, leaving the South in economic turmoil

Question 18

The term "burned over district" came from:

A	The tensions between the North and South
B	The aftermath of the Chicago Fire
C	The land that was in conflict between the U.S and Britain.
D	The development of revivalism

Question 19

What was the last measure made in Congress to avoid civil war?

A	The Crittenden Compromise
B	Wilmot Proviso
C	Lincoln-Douglass Debates
D	The Passing of the 14th amendment

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