Manifest Destiny and the Civil War: Key Events and Issues

1. The US Concept of “Manifest Destiny” reflected the belief that the United States was A: destined to spread over the total continent. B: a “chosen people” and should multiply. C: destined to become a world power. D: to be a religious nation.

2. A: destined to spread over the total continent. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

3. Which definition best explains the “Missouri Compromise”? A: It allows slavery in Maine but did not allow slavery in Missouri. B: It required that slaves captured in free states be returned to slave states. C: It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states. D: It said that Missouri could have slavery.

4. C: It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

5. Which statement does not explain how the Dred Scott decision pushed the nation closer to war? A: The Supreme Court ruled against abolitionists saying slaves were not citizens. B: The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not stop slavery in territories. C: The Supreme Court upheld the legal rights of the southern states and their institution of slavery. D: The Supreme Court ruled that slave owners had to be reimbursed for slaves who escaped on the underground railroad.

6. D: The Supreme Court ruled that slave owners had to be reimbursed for slaves who escaped on the underground railroad. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

7. According to the terms of the Compromise of 1850, A: California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state with no slavery. B: All slavery was eliminated in the District of Columbia. C: Popular Sovereignty was established, allowing states to vote on whether or not to have slavery. D: Texas was allowed to annex New Mexico, extending slavery into that territory.

8. A: California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state with no slavery. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

9. Which was an organized escape plan for southern slaves fleeing their owners? A: The slave revolt B: The slave code C: The underground railroad D: Fugitive Slave Law

10. C: The Underground Railroad A: destined to spread over the total continent.

11. Which southern state was not among the original seven that formed the Confederate States of America in 1861? A: Georgia B: Texas C: Alabama D: Virginia

12. D: Virginia A: destined to spread over the total continent.

13. Which conflict did Georgians face after Lincoln’s election? A: The conflict between the North and the South over industrial development B: The conflict between slavery and the illegality of slavery C: The conflict between North and South over tariffs D: The conflict between states’ rights and Union rights

14. D: The conflict between states’ rights and Union rights A: destined to spread over the total continent.

15. Which result of the Compromise of 1850 did not benefit the North? A: California joined the Union as a free state. B: Slave trading ended in the District of Columbia. C: Texas did not annex New Mexico as a slave territory. D: Congress passed a law allowing fugitive slaves to be returned to their owners.

16. D: Congress passed a law allowing fugitive slaves to be returned to their owners. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

17. Which woman was a nurse during the Civil War and went on to establish the American Red Cross? A: Mary Boykin Chestnut B: Phoebe Pember C: Clara Barton D: Mary Todd Lincoln

18. C: Clara Barton A: destined to spread over the total continent.

19. Once slavery was legalized in Georgia in 1751, it grew dramatically because of Georgia’s? A: industry-based economy. B: mixed economy. C: agriculture-based economy. D: slavery economy.

20. C: agriculture-based economy. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

21. Which document said that all slaves in the states in rebellion would be free? A: Georgia’s Secession Document B: Gettysburg Address C: Georgia Platform D: Emancipation Proclamation

22. B: Emancipation Proclamation A: destined to spread over the total continent.

23. Which battle was important because it temporarily kept the Union army out of Georgia? A: Gettysburg B: Antietam C: Andersonville D: Chickamauga

24. D: Chickamauga A: destined to spread over the total continent.

25. Which Civil War battle location was the “turning point” toward a Union victory? A: Antietam, Maryland B: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania C: Gettysburg, Maryland D: Chickamauga, Georgia

26. A: destined to spread over the total continent. B: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

27. Why was Chickamauga important to the North and South? A: It was a railroad center. B: It was a major recruiting center for the South. C: It was located halfway between two state capitals. D: It had a number of factories that produced war supplies.

28. A: It was a railroad center. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

29. Where did the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War take place? A: Antietam B: Gettysburg C: Shiloh D: Vicksburg

30. A: Antietam A: destined to spread over the total continent.

31. Which was not an underlying cause of the Civil War? A: Sectionalism B: Representation in the U. S. Congress C: Slavery D: States’ Rights

32. B: Representation in the U. S. Congress A: destined to spread over the total continent.

33. Which Union war strategy prevented the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies? A: invading each state’s capital B: capturing southern generals. C: blockade of Southern ports. D: foraging civilian supplies.

34. C: blockade of Southern ports A: destined to spread over the total continent.

35. Which strategy was NOT part of the North’s plan for winning the war? A: the Anaconda Plan B: the blockade of Southern ports C: King Cotton Diplomacy D: foraging civilian supplies

36. C: King Cotton Diplomacy A: destined to spread over the total continent.

37. Atlanta’s military importance to the Confederacy and thus a target in the Atlanta Campaign by the Union is that it was the A: capital of the Confederacy. B: most populated city in the Confederacy. C: industrial and transportation center of the Confederacy. D: home of the largest number of slaves in the Confederacy

38. C: industrial and transportation center of the Confederacy. A: destined to spread over the total continent.

39. All of the following were abolitionists EXCEPT A: Clara Barton B: William Lloyd Garrison C: Harriet Tubman D: Frederick Douglass

40. A: Clara Barton A: destined to spread over the total continent.

41. What Union General led the northern Army on its March to the Sea and saw to it that much of Georgia’s capital resources were destroyed? A: Ulysses S. Grant B: Stonewall Jackson C: Robert E. Lee D: William T. Sherman

42. D: William T. Sherman A: destined to spread over the total continent.

43. Where was the notorious Confederate prison in Georgia? A: Alcatraz B: Andersonville C: Belle Isle D: Fulton

44. B: Andersonville A: destined to spread over the total continent.

45. Who was the commander of the Confederate prison at Andersonville? A: Henry Wirz B: George Murphy C: John Hood D: John C. Calhoun

46. A: Henry Wirz A: destined to spread over the total continent.

47. The “Georgia Platform” was a statement supporting? A: states’ rights B: popular sovereignty C: the Compromise of 1850 D: slavery throughout the US

48. C: the Compromise of 1850 A: destined to spread over the total continent.

49. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise? A: It made Missouri a free state. B: It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. C: It permitted slavery north of Missouri’s southern boundary. D: It changed the requirements necessary for a territory to become a state.

50. C: It permitted slavery north of Missouri’s southern boundary. A: destined to spread over the total continent.