STAAR Review- Civil War & Reconstruction

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How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?

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Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.

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Which region’s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

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The Southern region.

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Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table below? Options: Large farms; Slaves used for labor., Cottage industry; Mild weather that attracted immigrants., Mining; Metal ores and minerals., Ranching; Railroads to transport cattle to market.

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Mining; Metal ores and minerals.

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Why did the economies of western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South? Options: Western territories had limited land and a large immigrant population., Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers., Western territories had rocky soil and a large supply of slave labor, Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.

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Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.

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What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?

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It temporarily relieved sectional tensions.

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Who made this statement below?

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Harriet Tubman

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Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854? Options: Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas., Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856., Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas., The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.

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Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.

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Which accomplishment could be added to this diagram below?

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Was appointed general in chief of the Union army during the Civil War.

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Which of the following completes this diagram below? President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address., The Gettysburg Address., The Emancipation Proclamation., The Thirteenth Amendment.

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The Emancipation Proclamation.

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How was the event depicted in this image below significant to the Civil War?

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The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.