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Pre and Post Civil War Trivia Quiz

Well, it's that time again ... Have you heard of David Letterman's top 10 list? Well, this my top 10 hardest AP US questions ranging from Pre-Civil War to Post-Civil War.

A multiple-choice quiz by spiderman450. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
spiderman450

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,602

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850, or the "omnibus" bill? Hint

Texas's debt is paid off by the government

Making Texas a slave State

Admission of California as a free state

Admission of Maine as a free state

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is NOT a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act (1850)? Hint

If found guilty, blacks would be sent back into slavery

Blacks couldn't testify on their own behalf

Slaves could be found guilty of escaping by word-of-mouth (hearsay)

Blacks had no right to trial by jury

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Act split the Kansas Territory into the Kansas and Nebraska Territories? Hint

Compromise of 1877

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

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Question 4 of 10

4. Here's an obscure fact: The ________ Manifesto said that the U.S. should try to acquire Cuba using "any means necessary".

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lecompton was the anti-slavery capital of Kansas.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. We all know that John Brown was involved in the raid (he practically WAS the raid) on Harper's Ferry, but what other event was he involved in? Hint

Bleedin' Sumner

Battle of Little Bighorn

Pottawatomie Massacre

Sack of Lawrence

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Question 7 of 10

7. This case ruled that a slave couldn't sue for freedom. Hint

Dred Scott v. Sanford

In re Scott

Case of 1857

Sandford v. Dred Scott

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lecompton was going to make its own constitution that would make Kansas a state.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these Acts restricted the power of the US president? Hint

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Reconstruction Acts of 1867-1868

14th Amendment

Tenure of Office Act

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, the Compromise of _____ ended Reconstruction.

Answer: (What year?)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850, or the "omnibus" bill?

Answer: Admission of Maine as a free state

The admission of Maine as a free state came with the Missouri Compromise. The Compromise of 1850, however, also included a "tougher" fugitive slave law.

2. Which of the following is NOT a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act (1850)?

Answer: Slaves could be found guilty of escaping by word-of-mouth (hearsay)

It's implied, but isn't explicitly stated in the Act. The Act didn't help slaves as most Northerners ignored it.

3. What Act split the Kansas Territory into the Kansas and Nebraska Territories?

Answer: Kansas-Nebraska Act

That Act made its way into legislation in 1854, and led to "Bleedin' Kansas," a cold mini-civil war which soon got hot!

4. Here's an obscure fact: The ________ Manifesto said that the U.S. should try to acquire Cuba using "any means necessary".

Answer: Ostend

The Manifesto caused offense to Spain: it suggested that the U.S. should seek to buy Cuba from Spain and that if the Spanish government was unwilling to sell, the island should be taken by force. The proposal also aroused suspicions at home. Some suspected the real motive was to establish a "Black Republic" in Cuba, while others suspected that Cuba would become a "slave territory".

The plans were vetoed.

5. Lecompton was the anti-slavery capital of Kansas.

Answer: False

Nope. That was Topeka, the capital that was NOT recognized by the Pierce administration, leading to an unsuccessful election at the end of its four years.

6. We all know that John Brown was involved in the raid (he practically WAS the raid) on Harper's Ferry, but what other event was he involved in?

Answer: Pottawatomie Massacre

He executed five supporters of the Lecompton legislature there, with the help of his troops.

7. This case ruled that a slave couldn't sue for freedom.

Answer: Dred Scott v. Sanford

It also made the prior compromises of 1850 and Missouri unconstitutional, thus upsetting Northerners because now, slaves could live anywhere.

8. Lecompton was going to make its own constitution that would make Kansas a state.

Answer: True

It included a future vote as to whether or not MORE slaves would be let in, and protected an existing slaves and their owners. This got Senator Stephen A. Douglas upset, calling this a "circumvention of popular sovreignity." Congress asked for a referendum, and the consititution was scrapped.

9. Which of these Acts restricted the power of the US president?

Answer: Tenure of Office Act

It said that the President couldn't fire anyone from their position in the cabinet without Congressional approval. Knowing it to be unconstitutional, Johnson broke the Act, was impeached, and escaped removal by one vote.

10. Finally, the Compromise of _____ ended Reconstruction.

Answer: 1877

It gave Hayes the Presidency in exchange for the removal of northern troops from the south.

I hope you enjoyed my quiz!

Source: Author spiderman450

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