Unit 2 Exam

Front

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

Back

Gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River

Front

What did Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declare?

Back

Freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states

Front

More factories, population, and a better navy were

Back

Union advantages

Front

What are the first ten Amendments to the Constitution known as?

Back

Bill of Rights

Front

What did the Supreme Court declare in the Dred Scott ruling?

Back

Being in a free territory did not make a slave free

Front

This is the term used to describe all the people in a particular area casting a majority vote:

Back

popular sovereignty

Front

The period of rebuilding of the South after the Civil War was known as:

Back

Reconstruction

Front

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

Back

The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions.

Front

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Back

13th

Front

What did the 14th Amendment do?

Back

made former slaves citizens and gave them rights