Passing the Alabama High School Graduation Exam in Social Studies

Week Six

Explain the Compromise of 1850.  Free and Slave States would be balanced as Territories became States 

Define Popular Sovereignty. People living in a territory that was to become a State could choose to be free or slave. 

Explain the Fugitive Slave Act. Northern States must forcibly return escaped slaves to their owners in the South 

Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Allowed previously free territories to choose for themselves whether to be free or slave States. 

The Republican Party was ___________ to the spread of Slavery. Against For or Against? 

Slaves were not Citizens; they were considered to be ________________. Property 

Explain the Dred Scott Decision. Once a Slave, always a Slave--unless freedom was given or purchased 

Who seized the Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry? John Brown 

Why did John Brown seize the Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?  To get Guns for Slaves to lead a Rebellion 

What eventually happened to John Brown? He was tried for Treason He was Captured He was tried for Treason He was Hanged 

Lincoln was against the spread of Slavery Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated Slavery. What did Lincoln say? Lincoln was against the spread of Slavery 

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated Slavery Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated Slavery. What did Douglas say? States should decide for themselves about Slavery by Popular Sovereignty 

Name the first State to Secede from the Union. South Carolina 

The Southern Constitution was based on: States Rights The Right to Own Slaves 

Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina Where were the first shots of the Civil War Fired? Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina 

After seceding from the United States, delegates from the Southern States met in ___________________. Canals and Roads Montgomery, Alabama 

To become a new country, the Confederate States of America What did the delegates from the Seven Southern States decide at their meeting in Montgomery, Alabama? To become a new country, the Confederate States of America 

Where was the Capital of the Confederate States of America? Richmond, Virginia 

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America? Jefferson Davis 

Name Two places which refused to secede from the Union.  Western Part of Virginia Winston County, Alabama 

Explain the Homestead Act. You could receive 160 if you lived on the land and cultivated it for five years. 

Explain the Morrill Land Grant Act. Land was given to each State just for the building of Colleges 

How could one avoid being drafted into the army in the North during the Civil War? Pay $300.00 Hire a Substitute 

Explain the “Emancipation Proclamation”. Only the Slaves in the South were Freed while Slavery was maintained in the bordering states loyal to the Union 

Washington, D. C. would have been surrounded by Confederate territory. What would have been the situation if Maryland had seceded from the Union? Washington, D. C. would have been surrounded by Confederate territory. 

Explain the right of habeas corpus. Guaranteed that a person could not be held in prison without appearing in court. 

 What was important about the Battle of Vicksburg? Ulysses S. Grant surrounded Vicksburg, Mississippi The Mississippi River came under Union Control The South was now split 

Explain Sherman’s March from Chattanooga to Savannah. Sherman’s troops destroyed everything in a 60 mile wide path across Georgia. 

The Battle of Gettysburg The South began retreating  What was the turning point of the Civil War? The Battle of Gettysburg The South began retreating 

“Four score and seven years ago “Four score and seven years ago . . .” is the beginning of the __________________. Gettysburg Address 

Who wrote and gave the Gettysburg Address? President Abraham Lincoln 

Who was the Southern General who surrendered to the Union? Robert E. Lee 

Ulysses S. Grant The Courthouse at Appomattox, Virginia  Where did Robert E. Lee surrender and to whom did he surrender? Ulysses S. Grant The Courthouse at Appomattox, Virginia 

Abraham Lincoln wanted a ______ plan for reconstructing the South. lenient Lenient/Punishing Lenient 

punishing Lenient/Punishing Punishing  The Radical Republicans wanted a __________ plan for reconstructing the South. punishing Lenient/Punishing Punishing 

More Americans died in the Civil War than in any other war, but they died not from bullets but from _________ and _________. Disease  Infection

Northerners who came South after the War to get rich and do business. Define Carpetbaggers. Northerners who came South after the War to get rich and do business. 

Southerners who were sympathetic to the North and helped the North. Define Scalawags. Southerners who were sympathetic to the North and helped the North. 

What was the Ku Klux Klan? A secret terrorist group that used violence to intimidate blacks and other minorities. 

Explain the Election of 1876. Electorial votes were disputed. Democrats said that Rutherford B. Hays could be president if he ended Reconstruction. 

What was meant by “The Solid South”? After the Civil War, the South always voted Democratic. 

President Abraham Lincoln wanted to ______________ the Union. Preserve 

Name the first battle of the Civil War. The Battle of Bull Run 

Define Segregate. To Separate 

Explain the Literacy Test. Jim Crow Laws stated that one must take a literacy test before they could be allowed to vote. It was designed to keep Blacks from voting. 

Explain the Poll Tax Jim Crow Laws stated that one must pay a TAX before they could be allowed to vote. It was designed to keep Blacks from voting. 

Prevent Blacks from Voting The Poll Tax, Literacy Test, and The Grandfather Clause were methods used to ______________________. Prevent Blacks from Voting 

What geographical configuration marks the boundary between the United States of America and Mexico? The Rio Grande 