What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?

It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent.

What was a major result of the Civil War?

The power of the central government was strengthened.

A major result of the Civil War was that the

Federal Government’s power over the States was strengthened

In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the US.

Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means of

deciding the legalization of slavery in a new state

Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to

expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean

Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because

economic conditions and interests in each region varied

The rapid westward migration caused by the discovery of gold in California led directly to

the adoption of the Compromise of 1850

The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it

focused the United States on westward expansion

Both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought to

allow Southern States to reenter the nation quickly

Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?

The government was a union of people and not of states.

The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes the

methods used to expand the territory of the United States

Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to

deny African Americans the right to vote

Prior to the Civil War, abolitionists reacted to the situation described in the poster by

supporting the Underground Railroad

The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by

states to restrict the freedoms of African Americans

The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by

increased government demand for many products

In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between

proslavery and antislavery groups

The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the

ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865

Which statement is best supported by the data in the table?

More soldiers died from disease than from wounds.

The 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in

increased individual rights for African Americans

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1
What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
It brought investment capital to the South.
It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent.
It encouraged Northerners to migrate south.
It provided for a fairer distribution of farm profits.
2
What is the most accurate title for this map?
Closing the Frontier
A Nation Divided
Compromise of 1850
Results of Reconstruction
3
What was a major result of the Civil War?
The power of the central government was strengthened.
The judiciary became the dominant branch
an amendment to provide for the direct election of senators.
States now had the right to secede from the Union.
4
A major result of the Civil War was that the
The South's economic system spread around the country
Federal Government’s power over the States was strengthened
nation’s industrial development came to a standstill
Southern States gained control of the legislative branch
5
In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?
More factory jobs were available in Canada.
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.
They feared being drafted into the Northern army.
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the US.
6
Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means of
permitting voters to nullify federal laws
overturning unpopular decisions of the Supreme Court
deciding the legalization of slavery in a new state
allowing states to secede from the Union
7
Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to
control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains
expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean
warn European countries against colonizing Latin America
limit the number of immigrants entering the country
8
Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because
economic conditions and interests in each region varied
early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas
the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality
only northerners were represented in the Constitution
9
The rapid westward migration caused by the discovery of gold in California led directly to
the start of the Civil War
the adoption of the Compromise of 1850
control of the United States Senate by the slave states
increased trade through the Panama Canal
10
The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it
extended United States control over Mexico
reduced British control of North America
decreased tensions with Native American Indians
focused the United States on westward expansion
11
As the US acquired more land between 1803 and 1850, controversy began over the
construction of transcontinental railroads
expansion of slavery
need for schools and colleges
failure to conserve natural resources
12
Both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought to
force the Southern States to pay reparations
punish the South for starting the Civil War
establish the Republican Party as the only political party
allow Southern States to reenter the nation quickly
13
Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?
The government was a union of people and not of states.
Slavery was not profitable
The South did not permit their people to vote on secession.
He would defend the United States against foreign invasion.
14
Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to
encourage sectionalism
preserve the Union
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation
end slavery throughout the entire country
15
The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes the
methods used to expand the territory of the United States
major parts of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
steps in the growth of American industry
causes of the United States entry into the Korean War
16
The election results shown on this map most clearly reflect the influence of
nationalist motives
ethnic conflicts
sectional differences
political stability
17
Southern states attempted to limit the impact of constitutional amendments by
fighting the Civil War
ending racial discrimination
seceding from the Union
passing Jim Crow laws
18
Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to
raise money for political campaigns
deny African Americans the right to vote
extend suffrage to women and 18-year-old citizens
prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
19
Prior to the Civil War, abolitionists reacted to the situation described in the poster by
opposing the Emancipation Proclamation
proposing a stricter fugitive slave law
supporting the Underground Railroad
banning freed slaves from Northern states
20
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by
states to ban organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
the Radical Republicans to carry out Reconstruction plans
states to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
to improve the status of African Americans
21
The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by
increased government demand for many products
the elimination of taxes on defense industries
a reduction in the number of immigrants
enslaved persons filling industrial jobs
22
In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between
Native American Indians and white settlers
proslavery and antislavery groups
Spanish landowners and new American settlers
Chinese and Irish railroad workers
23
The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the
ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865
creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865
Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
Compromise of 1850
24
The Civil War affected the northern economy by
stimulating industrialization
decreasing demand for agricultural products
increasing unemployment rates
causing a severe depression
25
Which statement is best supported by the data in the table?
More soldiers died from disease than from wounds.
The Civil War had more casualties than any other war.
The Union army had better generals during the Civil War.
The South lost the war because of higher casualties.
26
The 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in
additional rights for Southern segregationists
expanded rights for Native American Indians on reservations
equal rights for women in the United States
increased individual rights for African Americans

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