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Unit 8: The Civil War
Unit 8: The Civil War
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Under what circumstances did the Civil War come to an end?
General Ulysses S. Grant surrendered Confederate troops to Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee surrendered Union troops to Ulysses S. Grant
General Ulysses S. Grant surrendered Union troops to Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee surrendered Confederate troops to Ulysses S. Grant
2
What efforts did women make to gain equal rights in the 1800s?
Attended the Seneca Falls Convention /signed the Declaration of Sentiments
Feminists succeeded in getting the Equal Rights Amendment ratified
Women gained the right to vote with the 15th Amendment
Mary Todd Lincoln asked her husband to give women more rights
3
Groups like the Anti-Slavery Society helped abolition
by striking for better working conditions
by showing the world the benefits of slavery
by distributing information and sending petitions to Congress
by leading people west on the Trail of Tears
4
One purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was
to bring an end to slavery in the U.S.
to give African Americans the right to vote.
to allow children to emancipate themselves from their parents.
to maintain neutrality in all foreign affairs.
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One way President Lincoln took action to preserve the Union was
by using military force
All of these
through the Emancipation Proclamation
through his motivational Gettysburg Address
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to violent uprisings because
the North wanted no more new territory
the North wanted the territories to be free and the South wanted slavery
the South wanted the territories to be free and the North wanted slavery
the South felt they had enough territory
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on
April 14, 1866
April 14, 1865
April 9, 1865
April 14, 1775
8
Why was the Constitution amended during Reconstruction?
to protect voting rights of African Americans and expand civil rights.
to expand voting rights of former slaves and women.
to punish former Union states and create a Secret Service.
To abolish slavery and grant Texas its independence.
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Which describes the decision in the Dred Scott Case?
African Americans were citizens and upheld the Missouri Compromise
African Americans were citizens and it voided the Missouri Compromise
African Americans were not citizens and upheld the Missouri Compromise
African Americans were not citizens and it voided the Missouri Compromise
10
Black Codes were passed in the South in reaction to this Amendment.
15th
13th
14th
12th
11
On what date did the Civil War come to an end?
April 9, 1865
April 9, 1864
April 14, 1864
April 14, 1865
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This Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
14th
15th
12th
13th
13
The Freedman's Bureau
helped plantation owners find more slaves to work their land
helped newly freed slaves with jobs and fair wages
helped newly freed slaves runaway to the North
helped newly freed slaves take over plantations they had worked on
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One of the South's most valuable strengths was its military leadership.
True
False
15
The Wilmot Proviso
successfully prohibited slavery in the Mexican Cession
was the final straw and caused South Carolina to secede from the Union.
was a failed attempt to prohibit slavery in the Mexican Cession.
allowed slavery in Missouri and California would enter the Union as free.
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Railroads impacted the Civil War by
transporting troops and supplies more easily than the South
adding thousands of miles of track from Mexico to Canada
transporting troops and supplies more easily than the North
transporting troops and supplies to California
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Abraham Lincoln's successor was
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Gerald Braun
Andrew Johnson
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This Amendment protected voting rights of African Americans.
15th
13th
12th
14th
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How were women discriminated against in the early U.S.?
Women were subjected to racial violence
Women were enslaved
Women were often separated from their families
Women were denied the right to vote
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This Amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision.
12th
15th
14th
13th