Benchmark 2Civil War and Reconstruction

1. Which statement best describes President Jefferson’s feelings about the Louisiana Purchase?

A.He believed the U.S. had a destiny to expand to the West.

B.He was reluctant to claim lands that were occupied by Indians.

C.He was concerned the development might foster increased political opposition.

D.He feared territorial expansion would encourage the extension of slavery.

1. Which statement best describes President Jefferson’s feelings about the Louisiana Purchase?

A.He believed the U.S. had a destiny to expand to the West.

B.He was reluctant to claim lands that were occupied by Indians.

C.He was concerned the development might foster increased political opposition.

D.He feared territorial expansion would encourage the extension of slavery.

2. What social movement does this nineteenth-century magazine illustration represent?

A.NativismB.ProhibitionC.SuffrageD.Temperance

2. What social movement does this nineteenth-century magazine illustration represent?

A.NativismB.ProhibitionC.SuffrageD.Temperance

3. Why did many Northerners strongly object to the 1846 war with Mexico?

A.Because most Yankees were outspoken pacifists

B.Because the likelihood of unparalleled carnage was so great

C.Because a U.S. victory could result in the expansion of slavery

D.Because a U.S. defeat would mean the loss of Texas to Mexico.

3. Why did many Northerners strongly object to the 1846 war with Mexico?

A.Because most Yankees were outspoken pacifists

B.Because the likelihood of unparalleled carnage was so great

C.Because a U.S. victory could result in the expansion of slavery

D.Because a U.S. defeat would mean the loss of Texas to Mexico.

4. Which statement best describes the regional economic differences during the mid-nineteenth century?

A.The North specialized in manufactured goods, and the South specialized in cotton.

B.T he North specialized in tobacco, and the South specialized in food crops.

C.The South specialized in textiles, and the North specialized in crops.

D.The South specialized in mining, and the North specialized in agriculture.

4. Which statement best describes the regional economic differences during the mid-nineteenth century?

A.The North specialized in manufactured goods, and the South specialized in cotton.

B.T he North specialized in tobacco, and the South specialized in food crops.

C.The South specialized in textiles, and the North specialized in crops.

D.The South specialized in mining, and the North specialized in agriculture.

5. What was the implication of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

A.The Kansas-Nebraska Act was declared unconstitutional.

B.Slaves could no longer be considered property.

C.Congress could do nothing about slavery in the territories.

D.Slaves who escaped to a free state were legally free.

5. What was the implication of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

A.The Kansas-Nebraska Act was declared unconstitutional.

B.Slaves could no longer be considered property.

C.Congress could do nothing about slavery in the territories.

D.Slaves who escaped to a free state were legally free.

6. If the development of the factory system is considered a historical cause, what was an immediate and direct effect?

A. A reduction in the need for skilled workers.

B. An increase of slavery in Southern states.C. The regulation of industrial conditions.D. An increase in the demand for exports.

6. If the development of the factory system is considered a historical cause, what was an immediate and direct effect?

A. A reduction in the need for skilled workers.

B. An increase of slavery in Southern states.C. The regulation of industrial conditions.D. An increase in the demand for exports.

7. What main factor accounts for the rise of feminism during the antebellum period?

A.Male support of female delegates attending the London antislavery convention.

B.The widespread influence of the egalitarian social philosophy of Quakers.

C.A sharp increase in the number of women entering male-dominated professions.

D.The active involvement of women in a variety of reform movements.

7. What main factor accounts for the rise of feminism during the antebellum period?

A.Male support of female delegates attending the London antislavery convention.

B.The widespread influence of the egalitarian social philosophy of Quakers.

C.A sharp increase in the number of women entering male-dominated professions.

D.The active involvement of women in a variety of reform movements.

8. In 1859, a New York tobacco manufacturer affixed this label to cigars marketed in Alabama and Georgia:

Based on the label and your understanding of the period, which statement about antebellum America is accurate?

A. The conditions for slaves on the largest Southern plantations were quite tolerable.

B. Some Northerners falsified the terrible realities of slavery in the interest of personal profit.

C. Many Northerners idealized slavery because they witnessed the dismal lives of “wage slaves” in major cities.

D. Antislavery activists could claim that house slaves were treated better than urban laborers.

8. In 1859, a New York tobacco manufacturer affixed this label to cigars marketed in Alabama and Georgia:

Based on the label and your understanding of the period, which statement about antebellum America is accurate?

A. The conditions for slaves on the largest Southern plantations were quite tolerable.

B. Some Northerners falsified the terrible realities of slavery in the interest of personal profit.

C. Many Northerners idealized slavery because they witnessed the dismal lives of “wage slaves” in major cities.

D. Antislavery activists could claim that house slaves were treated better than urban laborers.

9. Northern states had what advantage over Southern states at the onset of the Civil War?

A.The value of Northern agricultural products exceeded the value of Southern agricultural products.

B.Foreign trade income for Northern goods was greater than income for Southern goods.

C.The North had more coastline than the South.D.The North had a more extensive railroad

network than the South.

9. Northern states had what advantage over Southern states at the onset of the Civil War?

A.The value of Northern agricultural products exceeded the value of Southern agricultural products.

B.Foreign trade income for Northern goods was greater than income for Southern goods.

C.The North had more coastline than the South.D.The North had a more extensive railroad

network than the South.

10. Which chronology accurately orders these events from earliest to latest?

A.Lincoln-Douglas debates, Emancipation Proclamation attack on Fort Sumter, Battle of Gettysburg

B.Secession, Reconstruction, Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Gettysburg

C.John Brown’s Raid, secession, surrender at Appomattox, Reconstruction

D.Gettysburg Address, Siege of Vicksburg, secession, Lincoln’s assassination

10. Which chronology accurately orders these events from earliest to latest?

A.Lincoln-Douglas debates, Emancipation Proclamation attack on Fort Sumter, Battle of Gettysburg

B.Secession, Reconstruction, Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Gettysburg

C.John Brown’s Raid, secession, surrender at Appomattox, Reconstruction

D.Gettysburg Address, Siege of Vicksburg, secession, Lincoln’s assassination

11. What do the arrows on this map represent?

A. The movement of CopperheadsB. The maneuvers of the Union ArmyC. The routes of the Underground RailroadD. The retreats of the Confederate Army

11. What do the arrows on this map represent?

A. The movement of CopperheadsB. The maneuvers of the Union ArmyC. The routes of the Underground RailroadD. The retreats of the Confederate Army

12. Study this drawing rendered at the outset of the Civil War.

What did the artist attempt to depict in this drawing?A. A water and land route to Missouri from Washington D.C.B. A Union military strategy against the Confederacy.C. The threat posed to the Union by the states in rebellionD. The disproportionate number of Confederate states

12. Study this drawing rendered at the outset of the Civil War.

What did the artist attempt to depict in this drawing?A. A water and land route to Missouri from Washington D.C.B. A Union military strategy against the Confederacy.C. The threat posed to the Union by the states in rebellionD. The disproportionate number of Confederate states

13. Which Civil War era developments had a cause-and-effect relationship?

A.Sharp ethnic and class antagonisms resulted in the draft riots in New York City.

B.The retreat of Confederate troops at Gettysburg resulted in the Union Victory at Antietam.

C. McClelland’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run resulted in Lee’s loss at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

D.The Emancipation Proclamation resulted in the secession of border states.

13. Which Civil War era developments had a cause-and-effect relationship?

A.Sharp ethnic and class antagonisms resulted in the draft riots in New York City.

B.The retreat of Confederate troops at Gettysburg resulted in the Union Victory at Antietam.

C. McClelland’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run resulted in Lee’s loss at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

D.The Emancipation Proclamation resulted in the secession of border states.

14. What was the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment in American political history?

A.It established the rights of all citizens to hold property.

B.It guaranteed equal legal protection to former slaves.

C.It granted women the right to vote.D.It declared slavery and all other forms of

servitude illegal.

14. What was the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment in American political history?

A.It established the rights of all citizens to hold property.

B.It guaranteed equal legal protection to former slaves.

C.It granted women the right to vote.D.It declared slavery and all other forms of

servitude illegal.

15. On which matter did the Wade-Davis Bill contrast most significantly with President Lincoln’s reconstruction plan?

A.The conditions of readmission to statehood.B.The punishment of former Confederate

soldiers.C.The military occupation of Southern states.D.The expropriation of lands that comprised

plantations.

15. On which matter did the Wade-Davis Bill contrast most significantly with President Lincoln’s reconstruction plan?

A.The conditions of readmission to statehood.B.The punishment of former Confederate

soldiers.C.The military occupation of Southern states.D.The expropriation of lands that comprised

plantations.