DSST Civil War Practice Questions - DSST The Civil War and Reconstruction Exam - DSST Civil War Practice Questions - DSST The Civil War and Reconstruction Exam

Question 1

Which sectional difference most directly shaped the slavery controversy by the mid-nineteenth century?

The North had more wage labor and industry, while the South depended more heavily on plantation agriculture The South had more factories, while the North depended almost entirely on cotton exports Both sections had identical labor systems but disagreed only over tariffs The North relied on enslaved labor, while the South had abolished slavery before 1860

Correct Answer:

The North had more wage labor and industry, while the South depended more heavily on plantation agriculture

Question 2

What was the central issue behind most national compromises over new western territories before the Civil War?

Whether territories would allow slavery or be organized as free soil Whether territories would be governed by Canada or Mexico Whether western settlers would be barred from voting Whether railroads would be banned west of the Mississippi River

Correct Answer:

Whether territories would allow slavery or be organized as free soil

Question 3

Which description best captures the abolitionist movement's position by the 1830s and 1840s?

It called for slavery's end and challenged the moral legitimacy of human bondage It defended slavery as a positive good for both enslavers and enslaved people It sought only to lower tariffs on imported manufactured goods It argued that slavery should expand into every federal territory

Correct Answer:

It called for slavery's end and challenged the moral legitimacy of human bondage

Question 4

Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 alarm many white Southern leaders?

Lincoln's party opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories Lincoln campaigned on immediate abolition in every state by executive order Lincoln promised to make Jefferson Davis vice president Lincoln supported reopening the international slave trade

Correct Answer:

Lincoln's party opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories

Question 5

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended primarily to do what?

Seize federal arms and encourage enslaved people to rebel Capture Washington, D.C., and install a new president Force Kansas to enter the Union as a slave state Prevent California from becoming a free state

Correct Answer:

Seize federal arms and encourage enslaved people to rebel

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