True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The Missouri Compromise line pleased northerners more than southerners.
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North Carolina was one of the first states to secede from the Union.
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3.
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Buffaloes was the name given to groups of citizens from western North
Carolina who hid in swamps to avoid fighting for the Confederacy.
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4.
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North Carolina could not be readmitted to the Union until it recognized freedmen
as citizens.
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Black leaders in North Carolina became active in the Republican Party.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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According to the map, what was the original western boundary of the United
States?
A. | Atlantic Ocean | B. | Pacific Ocean | C. | Appalachian
Mountains | D. | Mississippi River |
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According to the map, what was the last territory acquired by the United
States?
A. | Gadsden Purchase | B. | Louisiana Purchase | C. | Mexican
Cession | D. | Oregon Territory |
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According to the map, which acquired territory--excluding the original United
States--added the greatest number of states to the nation?
A. | Gadsden Purchase | B. | Louisiana Purchase | C. | Mexican
Cession | D. | Oregon Territory |
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What state entered the Union as a free state under the terms of the Compromise
of 1850?
A. | California | B. | Maine | C. | Missouri | D. | Utah |
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What mistake did North Carolina soldiers make at Chancellorsville?
A. | They shot their leader, General Stonewall Jackson. | B. | They did not follow
their orders to proceed to Gettysburg. | C. | They deserted and left their friends to face
Union forces alone. | D. | They retreated back to Richmond and allowed the
enemy to regroup. |
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The taking of what North Carolina fort by Union naval forces brought about the
closing of Wilmington’s port?
A. | Fort Bragg | B. | Fort Campbell | C. | Fort
Fisher | D. | Fort Sumter |
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What symbol identified members of the Heroes of America?
A. | a U.S. flag pin | B. | a thin red thread | C. | a red neck
scarf | D. | a red handkerchief |
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Which statement gives the best explanation of Governor Zebulon
Vance’s reason for opposing making a separate peace with the Union?
A. | A separate peace would show submission to the North. | B. | A separate peace
would demoralize the Confederate States of America. | C. | A separate peace would isolate North Carolina
from the other southern states. | D. | A separate peace would likely cause harsher
punishment to be imposed on North Carolina. |
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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution freed the slaves?
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Which is not an example of the Black Codes?
A. | Black men could not vote. | B. | Black men could not serve on
juries. | C. | Blacks could not change jobs more than once a year. | D. | Black families could
not move from one county to another without a pass from the sheriff. |
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What provision was not included in North Carolina’s 1868
constitution?
A. | All men over 21 could vote. | B. | Public schools were
segregated. | C. | The office of justice of peace was created. | D. | The governor’s
term of office was increased to four years. |
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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made former slaves citizens?
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Who was the North Carolinian who led the Conservatives to victory and put the
Democrats back in control of the state during Reconstruction?
A. | William Holden | B. | George Kirk | C. | Edward
Stanly | D. | Zebulon Vance |
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What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
A. | to free the slaves | B. | to feed, clothe, and educate former
slaves | C. | to move former slaves to the northern states | D. | to ensure that
former slaves had the right to vote |
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Which railroad was called the “lifeline of the Confederacy”?
A. | North Carolina Railroad | B. | Raleigh & Gaston
Railroad | C. | Western Railroad | D. | Wilmington & Weldon
Railroad |
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Electoral Vote Election of 1860
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According to the map, what state had the largest number of electoral votes in
1860?
A. | California | B. | New York | C. | Ohio | D. | Pennsylvania |
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According to the map, how many electoral votes did North Carolina have?
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18.
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According to the map, which candidate received most of the electoral votes in
the northern states?
A. | John Bell | B. | John Breckinridge | C. | Stephen A.
Douglas | D. | Abraham Lincoln |
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Which candidate received North Carolina’s electoral vote in the 1860
election?
A. | John Bell | B. | John Breckinridge | C. | Stephen A.
Douglas | D. | Abraham Lincoln |
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