Pre-Civil War Quiz

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

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Question 1

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	The integration Greek and Roman architecture to large city buildings
D	Their ability to produce influential authors and poets of American lifestyle and history

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

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

Question 5

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	To continue the balance of slavery by adding a free state for every slave state.
C	By banning slavery from all the states altogether.
D	Prohibiting former Mexican territory states to have slavery

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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 now had the right to leave their masters, leaving the South in economic turmoil
D	Slaves were no longer considered property

Question 8

What was a major effect of the Panic of 1857?

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

Question 9

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	Deciding the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania
D	The Missouri Compromise

Question 10

What was a consequence of the Mexican-American War?

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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	Enforcing a Fugitive Slave Law
D	Admit Texas as a free state

Question 13

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 14

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

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

A	Millennialists
B	Transcendentalists
C	Baptists
D	Shakers

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

The term "burned over district" came from:

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

Question 19

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

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

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