#1
Who authored 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' a novel that heightened tensions over the issue of slavery?
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
#2
Which political party was formed in the 1850s with an anti-slavery platform?
Whig Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Liberty Party
#3
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
#4
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
#5
What event marked the end of the Civil War?
The Appomattox Court House surrender
The Battle of Gettysburg
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
#6
Who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during most of the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson
James Longstreet
Jubal Early
#7
What was the primary objective of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
To expand slavery into new territories
To maintain and preserve states' rights and secession
To unify the North and South under a single government
To establish a monarchy in the South
#8
Which event directly led to the secession of Southern states from the Union?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Decision
The Fugitive Slave Act
The election of Abraham Lincoln
#9
What was the primary economic reason behind Southern secession?
Desire for territorial expansion
Disagreements over states' rights
Fear of losing political power
Reliance on slave labor for agriculture
#10
What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850?
It abolished slavery in all U.S. territories.
It admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Law.
It established popular sovereignty in all territories.
It granted voting rights to all African Americans.
#11
What was the primary aim of the Free Soil Party?
To advocate for the immediate abolition of slavery
To oppose the extension of slavery into new territories
To support the institution of slavery in all states
To seek compensation for slave owners upon emancipation
#12
Who authored the 'House Divided' speech, which emphasized the growing tensions over slavery in the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
John C. Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
#13
What was the main goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859?
To seize control of a federal armory and instigate a slave rebellion
To negotiate for the freedom of enslaved people in the South
To establish a base for Confederate troops
To secure supplies for abolitionist organizations
#14
Which document declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states would be 'forever free'?
The Declaration of Independence
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Missouri Compromise
#15
Which event directly triggered the beginning of the Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Raid on Harper's Ferry
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Gettysburg
#16
What was the main cause of the Bleeding Kansas conflict in the 1850s?
Disputes over the legality of slavery in the territory
Native American raids on settlements
Border disputes between Kansas and Missouri
Conflict between settlers and federal authorities
#17
Which Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not American citizens and had no standing to sue in federal court?
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
#18
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) in 1862?
It was the first major battle of the Civil War.
It resulted in the Confederate surrender, ending the war.
It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
It secured Union control of the Mississippi River.