Unit 4 (Final Exam) Practice Test

1

The largest group of whites in the South _______.

1

Which of the following was not one of the effects of the cotton boom?

1

In the 1850's, some southerners demanded reopening the international slave trade. This caused a rift between the Upper South and the Lower South. Whites in the Upper South believed

1

Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin changed the industry of the South in which way?

1

In the early United States, sectionalism first arose due to conflict over which divisive issue?

1

John C. Calhoun argued for greater rights for southerners with which idea?

1

Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions?

1

The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to _______.

1

Under the law in the antebellum South, slaves were ________.

1

The controversy at the heart of the Ostend Manifesto centered on the fate of:

1

Which new church grew quickly in spite of being met with hostility after it was founded in the 1830s?

1

Sylvester Graham's reformers targeted

1

In the context of the antebellum era, what does colonization refer to?

1

How did abolitionists use the political system to fight slavery?

1

Transcendentalists were most concerned with

1

Which of the following did William Lloyd Garrison not employ in his abolitionist efforts?

1

Which religious community focused on the power of patriarchy?

1

Why did William Lloyd Garrison's endorsement of the Grimke sisters divide the abolitionist movement?

1

In the nineteenth century, which Protestant denomination grew in numbers in the United States due to increased immigration from Germany?

1

How did the abolitionist views of William Lloyd Garrison differ from those of earlier anti-slavery advocates?

1

Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism?

1

Which American philosophical movement influenced many early reform efforts in New England?

1

Why did female abolitionists often meet resistance within their own movement?

1

How did Charles G. Finney’s brand of Christian revivalism differ from those of previous Evangelical leaders?

1

Which reformer focused on women's roles as the educators of children

1

The utopian community begun by Robert Owen in 1825 was founded around which principle?

1

The first temperance laws were enacted by

1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Second GreatAwakening?

1

On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for freedom?

1

Which of the following was not a component of the Compromise of 1850?

1

What was President Zachary Taylor’s top priority as president?

1

"Border ruffians" helped to ________.

1

Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

1

In 1856, in which territory did confrontations between free- and slave-state factions become violent?

1

Which of the following was not a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

1

Which of the following was a focus of the new Republican Party?

1

Which of the following did not contribute to Lincoln’s victory in the election of 1860?

1

Why did John Brown attack the armory at Harpers Ferry?

1

Why was the constitutionality of President Lincoln?s suspension of habeas corpus brought into question?

1

Which slave state remained in the Union during the U.S. Civil War?

1

The Confederacy was founded when which state seceded from the Union?

1

Which U.S. Civil War event is often credited for Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864?

1

Which statement describes how slavery created a military advantage for the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?

1

Why did many northerners consider conscription to be unfair during the U.S. Civil War?

1

In 1861, the Confederate states chose whom to serve as their provisional president?

1

Which statement best describes one advantage the Confederacy had over the Union in the U.S. Civil War?

1

Which Confederate states were generally the last to secede?

1

During the U.S. Civil War, what did Northerners do to raise money for the war effort that Southerners did not?

1

Which event officially triggered the U.S. Civil War?

1

Why was the Presidential election of 1860 particularly complex in its scope?

1

Which of the following sparked the New York City riots of July 1863?

1

Which Confederate state was the last to secede from the Union?

1

Which of the following was a significant difference between the Union and Confederate armies?

1

Which statement best describes Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

1

Why did the Cherokee leaders agree to fight with the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War?

1

Which woman was noted for supervising army nurses during the U.S. Civil War?

1

11th grade US History Quiz on Unit 4 (Final Exam) Practice Test, created by Krystal Tellez on 09/12/2018.

Unit 4 (Final Exam) Practice Test

Unit 4 (Final Exam) Practice Test

The largest group of whites in the South _______.

Which of the following was not one of the effects of the cotton boom?

In the 1850's, some southerners demanded reopening the international slave trade. This caused a rift between the Upper South and the Lower South. Whites in the Upper South believed

Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin changed the industry of the South in which way?

In the early United States, sectionalism first arose due to conflict over which divisive issue?

John C. Calhoun argued for greater rights for southerners with which idea?

Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions?

The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to _______.

Under the law in the antebellum South, slaves were ________.

The controversy at the heart of the Ostend Manifesto centered on the fate of:

Which new church grew quickly in spite of being met with hostility after it was founded in the 1830s?

Sylvester Graham's reformers targeted

In the context of the antebellum era, what does colonization refer to?

How did abolitionists use the political system to fight slavery?

Transcendentalists were most concerned with

Which of the following did William Lloyd Garrison not employ in his abolitionist efforts?

Which religious community focused on the power of patriarchy?

Why did William Lloyd Garrison's endorsement of the Grimke sisters divide the abolitionist movement?

In the nineteenth century, which Protestant denomination grew in numbers in the United States due to increased immigration from Germany?