history chapter 11 all questions and answers
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Chapter 11 Out of Turmoil, West Virginia Moves Closer to Statehood
True/False (_____ of 5 points)
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Cotton was responsible for the large number of slaves in the South.
____ 2. Congressman Preston Brooks verbally retaliated against Senator Charles Sumner for his public criticism of Brooks’ uncle.
____ 3. Five candidates ran for President of the United States in the Election of 1860.
____ 4. Virginia was the first state to secede from the Union.
____ 5. The firing on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War.
Multiple Choice (_____ of 11 points)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. What geographical factor resulted in the lack of need for slaves in the North?
a. Small farms were found in the North.
b. Immigrants to Northern cities provided cheap labor.
c. Industries provided the greatest job opportunities in the North.
d. There were more railroads to transport goods to market in the North.
____ 2. In what decade was there the lowest increase in cotton production?
a. 1800-1810
b. 1820-1830
c. 1830-1840
d. 1850-1860
____ 3. Which statement BEST summarizes the information on the graph?
a. The boll weevil caused cotton production to decline.
b. The production of cotton increased as the number of slaves increased.
c. The increase in cotton production resulted in an increase in the number of slaves.
d. The increase in the number of slaves was greater than the increase in the production
of cotton.
____ 4. Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 did NOT benefit the North?
a. the Fugitive Slave Law
b. admitting California to the Union
c. ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
d. allowing popular sovereignty in the New Mexico territory
____ 5. How many states in the Confederate States of America were located west of the Mississippi River?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
According to the map, how many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1860?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 15
d. 17
____ 7. According to the map, which candidate received the electoral votes from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
a. John Bell
b. John Breckinridge
c. Stephen A. Douglas
d. Abraham Lincoln
____ 8. According to the map, which candidate in 1860 received the fewest electoral votes?
a. John Bell
b. John Breckinridge
c. Stephen A. Douglas
d. Abraham Lincoln
____ 9. Who commanded the United States Army which defeated John Brown at Harpers Ferry?
a. Jefferson Davis
b. Ulysses G. Grant
c. Robert E. Lee
d. Abraham Lincoln
____ 10. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act violate the Missouri Compromise?
a. It permitted Missouri to be a free state.
b. It made Missouri part of the proposed state of Kansas.
c. It permitted territory north of the Missouri Compromise line to have slaves if the
people wanted them.
d. It gave free land to people who lived in Missouri in an attempt to attract enough
settlers to make Kansas a state.
____ 11. Why did some call the First Wheeling Convention a revolutionary act?
a. The convention was called by Abraham Lincoln.
b. The convention did not include delegates from eastern Virginia.
c. The convention was not authorized by Virginia’s government.
d. The convention was attended by men who favored fighting the Southerners.
Completion (_____ of 5 points)
Complete each statement.
1. The violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas resulted in the territory being nicknamed _______________.
2. The _______________ was a network of houses and other places used to help slaves escape from the South.
3. The turning point in the struggle for Kansas occurred at _______________.
4. _______________ called for a meeting of the First Wheeling Convention.
5. The Confederate States of America was formed at a meeting held in _______________.
Matching (_____ of 8 points)
Match the term with its definition.
a. abstain e. popular sovereignty
b. insurrection f. sabotage
c. martyr g. secede
d. platform h. treason
____ 1. willfully damage or destroy materials or property
____ 2. rebellion
____ 3. statement of the principles and policies of a political party
____ 4. crime of attempting to overthrow one’s own government
____ 5. not vote
____ 6. withdraw from the Union
____ 7. right of people living in an area to decide issues for themselves
____ 8. a person who suffers death in support of a belief or cause
Essay (______ of 10 points)
Explain why both Northerners and Southerners were unhappy with the Compromise of 1850.