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U.S. CIVIL WAR
U.S. CIVIL WAR
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1
____________ guaranteed full citizenship status and rights to every person born in the U.S.A.
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
2
How did the Civil War change states' rights?
The balance of power was unchanged
The federal government had more power than states
States had more power than the federal government
3
Under the new Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1850...
citizens who helped a runaway slave could be punished.
northerners could buy and sell slaves in Washington, D.C.
popular sovereignty would decide the slave issue in New Mex
4
Which event caused the start of the Civil War?
the attack on Fort Sumter
the popularity of Uncle Tom's Cabin
The growing movement to end slavery.
5
How was the issue of slavery decided in the territory given up by Mexico?
The new states' laws allowed slavery
Congress declared the territory free
People used popular sovereignty
6
The Ten Percent Plan required that...
state govt set aside 10% of their jobs for African Americans
10% of a state's voters take a loyalty promise to the Union
Southern landowners give 10% of their land to freed men
7
What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?
the importance of family unity during the Civil War
slavery helped unite states in the Union
the Union could not continue with both free and slave states
8
During Reconstruction, groups such as the Ku Klux Klan
used violence to prevent freed people from voting
were broken up by the Fifteenth Amendment
tried to pass laws to limit the rights of freed people
9
What is the final
southeastern
destination for people escaping slavery on the Underground R.R.?
Mexico
the Caribbean
Florida
10
By the end of the Civil War...
The South's economy had been destroyed
many Confederate leaders had been tried for being traitors.
African Americans had gained full citizenship.
11
What impact did
Uncle Tom's Cabin
have on American society?
It supported a violent rebellion of slaves.
It spread anti-slavery feelings in the North.
It supported slavery messages.
12
Why was Abolitionist John Brown killed?
for his part in "Bleeding Kansas"
for beating Charles Sumner with a cane.
he tried to take over the arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
13
How did the South try to make up for its disadvantages?
The South quickly began building factories and railroads
Southern military leaders created the Anaconda plan.
Southern leaders asked foreign governments for help
14
As a result of the power struggle between President Andrew Johnson and Congress
Johnson did not accept the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Johnson was impeached
Johnson refused to enforce the Reconstruction Acts
15
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union army....
began recruiting African Americans soldiers to fight
did not recruit African Americans
had mixed fighting groups
16
The fugitive Slave Act made Northerners mad because...
it put states rights before federal government rights.
it increased federal involvement in independent states
it went against the Missouri Compromise.
17
In an effort to return their world like it was before the war, many southern states...
established black codes
elected Radical Republicans to Congress
Prohibited violence against African Americans
18
What was one result of the Compromise of 1850?
Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act.
Slavery was banned in Washington D.C.
Stephen A. Douglas lost prestige
19
What person on the Underground Railroad was known as "
Black Moses
"?
Martin Delany
Harriet Tubman
William Loyd Garrison
20
The 1860 Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln....
supported federal protection of slavery in the territories
did not like political parties
called for the end of slavery in the territories.
21
What was the final
northern
destination for most people escaping slavery on the Underground RR?
Mexico
Ohio
Canada
22
Which of the following was an advantage of the North?
small immigrant population
fewer railroad lines
a strong industrial base
23
Where did Lee finally surrender to Grant?
Petersburg
Appomattox Court House
Washington, D.C.
24
How was the Thirteenth Amendment different from the Emancipation Proclamation (E.P.)?
The 13th Amendment freed all slave in the U.S.
The E.P. applied only to the border states
The 13th Amendment only applied to former Confederate States
25
Which of these were changed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Missouri Compromise
personal liberties laws
idea of popular soverignty
26
The events of "Bleeding Kansas" can be related to...
the blistering speech of Charles Sumner on the Senate floor
the competition of rival political groups
Preston Brooks' attack on Sumner
27
What is one
geographic
advantage the South had over the North?
The North had terrible land.
The south was fighting in it's own territory.
Northeners would be uncomfortable in hot southern climate
28
One of President Lincoln's first major goals for
Reconstruction
was to...
reunify the nation
southern landowners give 10% of their land to freed men
State govt set aside 10% of their jobs for African Americans
29
Why did southern states secede from the Union?
to win the support of France and Great Britain
to make the economy stronger with the North
to protect their property and way of life
30
What was the most important role for women during the Civil War?
Farming
Nursing
Teaching
31
Abolitionists believed that slavery...
threatened workers with no skills in the north.
worked better than a free labor system.
was morally wrong and wanted to end it.
32
During Reconstruction, most African American families in the South...
stayed in the south, where they worked as skilled laborers
stayed in the south, working on farms as sharecroppers
benefited from Sherman's plan and received land
33
In the
Dred Scoott
decision, the Supreme Court decided that enslaved African Americans...
had the right to sue in courts
were citizens
were property
34
What risk did a soldier face if he survived being wounded in a Civil War battle?
losing his pay
dying from disease
being forgotten
35
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Encouraged the southern states to surrender
Freed slaves in the rebellious territories.
Freed all slaves in the Union.
36
What did Johnson want
states
to do before being accepted back into the Union?
accept the 13th Amendment and end slavery
Confederate leaders had to write to Johnson
states had to guarantee social and political rights to A.A.
37
What did Union forces attack in their
"total war"
strategy?
Confederate monuments
political leaders
military and civilian targets
38
Which battle turned the war in favor of the Union?
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Petersburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
