Civil War and Early American History Quiz
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Slavery was a primary cause of the Civil War.

False (B)

The Battle of Gettysburg marked the last major Confederate offensive in the Civil War.

True (A)

The 14th Amendment granted full citizenship to blacks.

True (A)

The Merrimac and Monitor were examples of wooden ships used in naval battles.

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Blockade runners were ships that supplied Northern ports during the Civil War.

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The Emancipation Proclamation aimed to gain recognition of the Confederacy from Britain.

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Ulysses S. Grant was elected president in both 1868 and 1872.

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Carpetbaggers were Southern radicals who sought to implement reconstruction policies.

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The Great Migration saw thousands of people moving from America to England in the 1630s.

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The first permanent English settlement in the New World was established in Roanoke Island.

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Francis Drake was commemorated for his role in the American Civil War.

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The Toleration Act of 1649 protected individuals from persecution based on their belief in Christ.

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Roger Williams founded the first Lutheran church in the United States.

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The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1775.

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The term 'Swamp Fox' refers to Benedict Arnold's guerrilla tactics.

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The Committee of Correspondence was formed to monitor British threats in Massachusetts.

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The Articles of Confederation established a strong central government with significant authority over the states.

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George Washington led the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

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The Whiskey Rebellion demonstrated the national government's weakness in enforcing the law.

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The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would engage in European affairs.

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The 12th Amendment allows electors to cast separate ballots for president and vice president.

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 admitted both Maine and Missouri as slave states.

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Eli Whitney is known for developing the first steam engine.

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Manifest Destiny suggested that America was destined to control the North American continent.

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Zachary Taylor won the 1848 election but died of food poisoning three days afterward.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave rise to the Democratic Party.

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The Civil War began when Fort Sumter was attacked on April 12, 1865.

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William Lloyd Garrison was known for his moderate stance on abolitionism.

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Flashcards

Reconstruction

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War, primarily focusing on the national government's efforts in reintegrating the Confederate states.

Impeachment

A formal accusation of wrongdoing against a public official, initiated by the House of Representatives.

13th Amendment

A formal amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery.

14th Amendment

A formal amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting full citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S., regardless of race.

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Carpetbaggers

Northern Republicans who moved to the South during Reconstruction, often seeking to take advantage of opportunities or to aid in rebuilding.

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Ku Klux Klan

A white supremacist group that used violence and intimidation to suppress African American rights during Reconstruction.

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Sharecropping

A system of farming in which a landowner provides land, tools, and seed to a tenant farmer, who in turn agrees to share a portion of the crop.

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Compromise of 1877

A political deal that settled the disputed 1876 presidential election, resulting in Rutherford B. Hayes taking office, and federal troops being removed from the South.

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French and Indian War

The British rule over the American colonies, from 1754 to 1763, was a period of conflict with France and Native American tribes. It had a significant impact on the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain, ultimately contributing to the American Revolution.

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Boston Massacre

The massacre of five colonists by British soldiers in Boston on March 5, 1770, marked a significant escalation of tensions between the colonists and British authorities.

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Common Sense

This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine in 1776, passionately argued for American Independence from British rule, resonating with the colonists and swaying public opinion toward revolution.

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Saratoga

The second major battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought in 1777, marked a turning point as the American victory convinced France to formally ally with the colonists.

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Jamestown

Established in 1607, Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World, marking a pivotal moment in colonial expansion.

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Starving Time

The period of extreme hardship faced by the colonists of Jamestown during the winter of 1609-1610, due to food shortages and harsh conditions, is known as Starving Time.

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Great Migration

The 'Great Migration' refers to a significant wave of Puritan migration from England to America and the West Indies in the 1630s.

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"Shot heard round the world"

The "Shot heard round the world" pertains to the start of the American Revolutionary War, referring to the first shots fired on April 19, 1775, near Lexington and Concord.

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House of Burgesses

The first legislative body in Virginia, the House of Burgesses, established in 1619, represented a crucial step towards self-governance in colonial America.

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Great Awakening

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Popular Sovereignty

The principle that the residents of a territory should decide the issue of slavery through their votes.

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Judicial Review

The principle that a court has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

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William Lloyd Garrison

A key figure who played a major role in the movement to end slavery in the United States.

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Manifest Destiny

The belief that the United States had a divine right to expand westward to include the entire North American continent.

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South Carolina

The first state to leave the Union and form the Confederate States of America.

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Jefferson Davis

The first president of the Confederate States of America, formed after the secession of Southern states.

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Fort Sumter

The pivotal event that marked the beginning of the American Civil War.

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Corrupt Bargain

The 1824 election was marred by accusations that Henry Clay made a deal with John Quincy Adams to secure the presidency.

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John Marshall

He is known for his landmark decision in Marbury v. Madison, which established judicial review.

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Abolitionism

A reform movement that gained momentum in the first half of the 1800s, advocating for the end of slavery and the emancipation of enslaved people.

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