Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important in the Civil War?

gave the Union control of the Mississippi River

The 13th amendment safeguarded unalienable rights by-

outlawing the institution of slavery

The Nullification Crisis, Kansas-Nebraska Act & formation of the Confederacy were-

events related to the issue of states' rights

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the US Constitution-

granted civil rights primarily to African Americans

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

assist slaves escaping to freedom

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1
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important in the Civil War?
gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
allowed the Confederate army to capture Washington DC
enabled the Confederates to seek French assistance
broke the Union blockade of the Gulf of Mexico
2
Who served as President of the Confederate States of America?
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
3
The 13th amendment safeguarded unalienable rights by-
outlawing the institution of slavery
giving women the right to vote
pardoning Confederate soldiers
eliminating immigration quotas
4
During the Civil War, who was leader of the Confederate troops?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
5
The Nullification Crisis concerned South Carolina's unhappiness with a federal policy on-
Immigration
Banking
Tariffs
Transportation
6
Who wrote the novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Harriet Tubman
J. K. Rowling
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Beacher Stowe
7
Which event was the first armed conflict of the Civil War?
Siege of Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Yorktown
Fort Sumter
8
The Nullification Crisis, Kansas-Nebraska Act & formation of the Confederacy were-
causes of the Mexican War
events related to the issue of states' rights
milestones in the history of US immigration law
examples of federal abuses of power
9
Which event was a catalyst for secession?
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott decision
assassination of Lincoln
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
10
What serious problems in the US led to the Civil War?
free enterprise
consumerism
patriotism
sectionalism
11
When did the American Civil War take place?
1812-1814
1846-1848
1776-1781
1861-1865
12
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the US Constitution-
created new congressional districts
brought equality to the Native Americans
granted civil rights primarily to African Americans
established a process for admitting western states
13
Who is the General who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse?
Ulysses S Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Harriet Tubman
14
Prior to the Civil War, the southern dependence on slavery and an agriculture economy led to...
an excellent railroad system
several new political parties
a dependence on government tax breaks
a lack of factories
15
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
to spread abolitionist ideas in the south
to recapture runaway slaves
assist slaves escaping to freedom
to connect the east and west coasts

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