Week 4 : Civil War and Reconstruction – Quiz solved solution new update 2020

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Week 4 : Civil War and Reconstruction – Quiz solved solution new update 2020 Question 1.1. (TCO 3) What impact did the Bessemer process have? (Points : 2) The communications industry increased ra ... pidly. American families embraced electric lighting. The U.S. came to control world trade. Skyscrapers and suspension bridges were built. Question 2.2. (TCO 3) Mormons were persecuted because: (Points : 2) people thought that they had a strong allegiance to the Pope. communal land holdings made them economically powerful. they made settlements in many areas throughout the U.S. their recruitment practices brought strangers to the U.S. Question 3.3. (TCO 1) Slavery expanded with the growth of: (Points : 2) freight shipment. public education. cotton plantations. northern industries. Question 4.4. (TCO 3) How did emigrants traveling west gain security? (Points : 2) Federal troops traveled with them. They traveled in groups to help each other. They crossed the land in winter to avoid contact with Indians. Missionaries went ahead of them to convert Indians. Question 5.5. (TCO 3) James Polk: (Points : 2) opposed annexation of Texas. purchased Texas from Mexico. favored annexation of Texas. was the only governor to serve two terms in Texas. Question 6.6. (TCO 2) The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850: (Points : 2) required private citizens to assist with apprehending runaway slaves. required private citizens to help runaway slaves escape. applied only to northern states. applied only to southern states. Question 7.7. (TCO 2) Immediately prior to "Bleeding Kansas," what kind of government had been established in the Kansas-Nebraska territory? (Points : 2) Kansas had an anti-slavery government and Nebraska had a pro-slavery government. an anti-slavery government a pro-slavery government Two opposing governments were established in Kansas. Question 8.8. (TCO 2) What law was found to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision? (Points : 2) the personal liberties laws the Wilmot Provision the Missouri Compromise the Kansas-Nebraska Act Question 9.9. (TCO 8) Lee's smaller army defeated McClellan's larger force and kept Union troops out of Richmond because: (Points : 2) Lee was lucky. McClellan surrendered. Lee found McClellan’s battle plans. McClellan was too cautious. Question 10.10. (TCO 8) Which of the following characterizes Sherman's march across Georgia? (Points : 2) He took the shortest, narrowest route. He only destroyed Confederate military sites. He destroyed everything in his path. He tried to negotiate with southerners. 11. (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the main provisions of the Compromise of 1850. Be sure and analyze the problem of California and how this led to the Compromise. Then analyze how the Compromise set off a storm of political controversy between 1849-1850. Identify the key players and how they viewed the Compromise. What was the role of President Zachary Taylor in these discussions? Be sure to use enough details to support your answer.(Points : 20) The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial & slavery controversies arisen from the Mexican-American War. The main provisions of The Compromise of 1850 were: - California enters the Union as a free state to balance Texas which, the number of Senators from the slave and Free states were equal. - The Mexican lands would be divided into two territories- New Mexico and Utah. Popular sovereignty will decide whether they will be slave or free. - Land that was claimed would become part of New Mexico. Texas was given $10 million for the land - There would be the abolition of the slave trade in Washington DC, where it was the center of the slave trade in the US -The Fugitive Slave Law would be enforced, where slaves would have to be returned to their masters The controversy with the Compromise was the Fugitive Slave Law where it would force citizens to report anyone that looked like a runaway or have to pay a fine for not reporting it. The Compromise of 1850 was first proposed by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas. They did this so that both the northern and southern interests during the slavery conflict. President Zachery Taylor would veto any legislation that allowed the expansion of slavery. he believe that the institution of slavery was an economic need in the South that did apply to the Western frontier. Why did President Lincoln want Grant commanding the Union army after the Battle of Gettysburg? Why did Lincoln announce, early in the Civil War, that he would not free enslaved people? The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850: By 1835, Texas was home to about 30,000 American settlers, known as: In the 1800s, people became more interested in religion as a result of: Entrepreneurs fueled industrialization by: [Show More]

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