Pre-Civil War Culture, Society and Politics – Quiz 6
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 |
The first declaration of women's rights was held where?
A | The Hartford Convention |
B | The Seneca Falls Convention |
C | The American Colonization Society |
D | The Women's Rights Convention |
Question 2 |
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 3 |
The quote "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" was the slogan used to describe what conflict?
A | The Missouri Compromise |
B | Deciding the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
C | Compromising slave trade between Nebraska and Kansas |
D | The acquisition of Oregon |
Question 4 |
Of the following, who is known for advocating public education?
A | Charles Finney |
B | Washington Irving |
C | Dorothea Dix |
D | Horace Mann |
Question 5 |
What was a consequence of the Mexican-American War?
A | The U.S took possession of the California and Texas territories |
B | Spanish and American conflicts tensed even more Hint: Remember that Spain and Mexico were two separate governments at this point. |
C | The U.S received Florida and Oregon |
D | U.S territories became rebellious and wanted to become their own independent countries. |
Question 6 |
How did the American Antislavery Society want to address the issue of slavery?
A | Gradual emancipation |
B | Immediate liberation of slaves in the South |
C | Sending slaves back to Africa |
D | Containing slavery only in the states where it was currently instituted |
Question 7 |
Which literary work sparked Northern contention against the South over slavery?
A | The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass |
B | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
C | The Freeport Doctrine |
D | The Manifest Destiny |
Question 8 |
Which of the following groups was known as a social experiment/ utopia in the mid-1800s?
A | Millennialists |
B | Shakers |
C | Baptists |
D | Transcendentalists |
Question 9 |
What was a major issue in the decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford?
A | Slaves were no longer considered property |
B | Slaves now had the right to leave their masters, leaving the South in economic turmoil |
C | There would be no restriction in the spread of slavery in the west |
D | The Fugitive Slave Law was unable to be enforced in the U.S |
Question 10 |
The Wilmot Proviso attempted to address slavery in what way?
A | To allow states to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery or not |
B | Prohibiting former Mexican territory states to have slavery |
C | By banning slavery from all the states altogether. |
D | To continue the balance of slavery by adding a free state for every slave state. |
Question 11 |
The Hudson River School was influential during the Romantic Period for their contribution of what?
A | paintings depicting American landscapes |
B | A new style of Western Music and a new developed style of romanticism |
C | Their ability to produce influential authors and poets of American lifestyle and history |
D | The integration Greek and Roman architecture to large city buildings |
Question 12 |
What was an effect on American society during the Second Great Awakening?
A | More skepticism in religion |
B | More activism in political and government affairs |
C | More distrust against the government |
D | More activism in improving public welfare and services |
Question 13 |
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 14 |
The newly formed Republican Party's stance on slavery was:
A | they wanted to completely abolish slavery in the states |
B | Slavery should not expand into newer territories |
C | They believed in the effectiveness of popular sovereignty |
D | Slaves should be given rights although they are considered property |
Question 15 |
All of the following were included in the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT:
A | Admit Texas as a free state |
B | Ban the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia |
C | Giving the states the power of popular sovereignty |
D | Enforcing a Fugitive Slave Law |
Question 16 |
The term "burned over district" came from:
A | The development of revivalism |
B | The tensions between the North and South |
C | The aftermath of the Chicago Fire |
D | The land that was in conflict between the U.S and Britain. |
Question 17 |
What was a major effect of the Panic of 1857?
A | Nationwide depression |
B | Increased economical ego in the Southern States |
C | Decreased interest in westward expansion |
D | Increased economical ego in the Northern States |
Question 18 |
All of the following contributed to the Women's Rights Movement EXCEPT
A | The Seneca Falls Convention |
B | The effects of the cult of domesticity |
C | Letter on the Condition of Women and the Equality of the Sexes |
D | The Peggy Eaton affair |
Question 19 |
What was the last measure made in Congress to avoid civil war?
A | Wilmot Proviso |
B | The Crittenden Compromise |
C | Lincoln-Douglass Debates |
D | The Passing of the 14th amendment |
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Question 19 doesn’t have a correct answer. The Adams-Onis Treaty detailed the acquisition of Florida from Spain.
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