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

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

Question 2

What was a consequence of the Mexican-American War?

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

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

A	Transcendentalists
B	Shakers
C	Millennialists
D	Baptists

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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 11

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

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

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

The term "burned over district" came from:

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

The Wilmot Proviso attempted to address slavery in what way?

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

What was a major effect of the Panic of 1857?

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

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