1. which situation was affected depending upon whether a state was admitted as a free state or a slave state?
a: representation in congress
b: number of supreme court justices
c: amount of western land available for settlement
d: existing treaties with native american tribes

2. what was a provision of the fugitive slave act?
a: all runaway slaves must be returned to their owners
b: all slaves must have a written pass to leave the plantation
c: if a slave made it to free territory he was free
d: slaves trying to run away were relocated

3: for which of the following were border ruffians known?
a: battling proslavery groups in kansas
b: battling antislavery groups in kansas
c: rallying against slavery in the territories
d: patrolling state borders for runaway slaves

4: which of the following was the issue in the supreme court case dred scott v. sanford?
a: whether a slave could gain the right to vote
b: whether a slave could own property
c: whether a slave could be freed if taken to a free state
d: whether a slave could refuse to be separated from family members

5. why did southern states secede?
a: they believed they could be more economically prosperous without the north
b: they believed the union no longer represented their interests
c: the supreme court decided they were legally able to do so
d: they wanted to re-align themselves with england

6: what advantage did the confederates have during the war?
a: they had more money for supplies
b: they had a more advanced navy
c: they knew the southern countryside better
d: they created african american militias

7. what was demonstrated by the first battle of bull run?
a: that the north would win
b: that the south was better trained than the north
c: the african american soldiers would be useful to the union army
d: that the war would be long

8. what was an effect of the emancipation proclamation?
a: many free african americans volunteered to fight for the union
b: enslaved african americans in the south were immediately freed
c: the south was forced to surrender
d: owning slaves became a crime punishable by death

9. what was general ulysses s. grant's strategy to win the war?
a: to utilize the navy more effectively
b: to wage total war on the south
c: to bring the war to the territories in the west
d: to allow freed slaves to fight for the north