Why did the North recover faster than the South after the war?

Most of the fighting took place on southern soil.

Why did the South need to build factories after the Civil War?

A lot of southern farmland was destroyed during the war.

What was one goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

to provide housing and medical care to former slaves

Why was Freedmen's Bureau necessary?

Former slaves were struggling to find food and shelter.

What was a result of the Battle of Gettysburg?

The Union stopped the Confederates from advancing in their territory.

Why were Jim Crow laws passed?

because the Reconstruction amendments were passed

How did specialization help during the war?

North specialized in manufacturing, so they had more weapons and ammunition

How did the public react to the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"

the South thought the book didn't accurately show slavery

How did people in the North improve their lives?

They moved to large cities and specialized in a trade (job).

Why did the colonies specialize?

to take advantage of their natural resources

What are states' rights?

the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal gov't

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1
"Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." What amendment?
15th amendment
13th amendment
19th amendment
14th amendment
2
Who did Robert E. Lee surrender to at the Appomattox Court House?
Stonewall Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
3
Why did the North recover faster than the South after the war?
Slavery was legal in the North but not in the South.
The South had to pay for the war.
Other countries would not trade with the South.
Most of the fighting took place on southern soil.
4
Why did the South need to build factories after the Civil War?
Europe demanded more cotton.
The North demanded more goods.
A lot of southern farmland was destroyed during the war.
Reconstruction laws banned former slaveholders from owning farms.
5
Who was sharecropping MOST helpful for?
farm workers
landowners
former slaves
veterans
6
Who was born in Kentucky and became the 16th president of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
7
What was one goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
to help control floods in Tennessee
to provide housing and medical care to former slaves
to help unmarried men find jobs
to create jobs by building roads
8
Southern leaders argued that states' rights meant they could....
ignore federal laws unless that state's senators voted for them
make their laws the laws of all the territories
make separate treaties with the American Indians
secede from the United States
9
The fifteenth amendment was about...
consumer rights
voting rights
women's rights
workers' rights
10
Which state had the most damage from the Civil War?
Georgia
Tennessee
Pennslyvania
Florida
11
Which war was a major defeat for Robert E. Lee and the south?
the Atlanta Campaign
the Battle of Gettysburg
the March to the Sea
the Battle of Fort Sumter
12
How did Jim Crow laws keep African Americans from voting?
using secret ballots
printing fake news
canceling elections
requiring literacy tests
13
Why was Freedmen's Bureau necessary?
The government needed police officers.
Southern famers did not have enough workers.
Southern states needed to be rebuilt.
Former slaves were struggling to find food and shelter.
14
What was a result of the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Union regained territory it had lost.
The Union stopped the Confederates from advancing in their territory.
The Confederates stopped the Union from invading Pennslyvania.
The Confederates gained lots of territory.
15
Why were Jim Crow laws passed?
because the numbers of immigrants increased
because northern cities were overcrowded
because the Reconstruction amendments were passed
because the south seceded from the union
16
How did specialization help during the war?
North specialized in farming, so they had more food for their soldiers.
South specialized in shipbuilding, so they could defeat the Navy.
South specialized in railroads, so they could transport their soldiers.
North specialized in manufacturing, so they had more weapons and ammunition
17
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign came after....
a Union defeat in Alabama
a Union defeat in South Carolina
a Union victory in Florida
a Union victory in Tennessee
18
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" helped which movement grow?
environmental movement
abolition movement
free speech movement
women's rights movement
19
How did the public react to the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"
the South thought the book didn't accurately show slavery
the book was ignored by the public
Abolitionists tried to ban the book
the North thought the book was exaggerated
20
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States." Which amendment is this?
13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
19th amendment
21
How did people in the North improve their lives?
They moved away from cities and started plantations.
They moved to large cities and specialized in a trade (job).
They moved away from cities and specialized in a trade (job).
They moved to large cities and started plantations.
22
Why did the colonies specialize?
because they were located between two oceans
to form a democratic government
to build relationships with American Indians
to take advantage of their natural resources
23
What did the 13th amendment do?
secured voting rights
ended slavery
outlawed poll taxes
provided equal rights
24
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
25
What are states' rights?
the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal gov't
to withdraw from something, such as a nation
the federal gov'ts plan to restore the south to the union after the war
a nation at war with itself
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Why were Jim Crow laws passed?
to create segregated schools
to force plantations to close
to fund Reconstruction
to outlaw sharecropping

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