USH Unit 2 Review

Front

During the early 1800s, which area abolished slavery first? Options: North, South, East, West

Back

North

Front

Did women and immigrants (and men) provide labor for the growing economy in the North?

Back

True

Front

The South's economy was based primarily on ...?

Back

Agriculture

Front

Southern farmers came to depend on slaves and the number of enslaved people decreased.

Back

False

Front

Due to Lincoln's election, most slave states seceded from the United States

Back

True

Front

These areas that seceded from the United States, set up a government called ...?

Back

Confederacy

Front

Although the Confederists won the first few battles, why did the Union end up winning the Civil War? Options: Had the stronger soldiers, Had the industries to make the materials for war, Had more soldiers

Back

Had the industries to make the materials for war

Front

After 4 years, Union general Ulysses Grant surrendered to the Confederate general Robert Lee. True or False?

Back

False

Front

For the next 12 years, federal troops oversaw the rebuilding of the South. What was this period called?

Back

Reconstruction

Front

Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny? Options: The belief that the U.S. was destined to be the best country in the world, The idea that God gave permission to the U.S. to fight anyone they wished, The belief that the U.S. was the most powerful country in the world, and everyone has had a duty to respect that, The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west

Back

The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west