American History Chapter 17

Which of the following is true about the South after the war?

• It accounted for 30 percent of the nation's wealth
• It had about 40 percent less livestock than before the war
• Its economy rebounded quickly after the war
• Most of its railroad tracks were still usable

What was the purpose of the thirteenth Amendment?

• to officially end the Civil War
• to readmit Southern states into the Union
• to end slavery in the United States
• to grant African Americans the right to vote

Where was President Lincoln assassinated?

• Appomattox Court House
• Ford's Theatre
• the White House
• Gettysburg

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

• Booker T. Washington
• Robert E. Lee
• Walt Whitman
• John Wilkes Booth

Thousands of women, such as Clara Barton, served on the front lines as volunteer workers and nurses.

• true
• false

To help pay for the war, the federal government established the first income tax in 1861.

• true
• false

In July 1863, anger over conscription and racial tensions led to riots in New York City.

• true
• false

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus, which prevents the government from holding citizens without formal charges.

• true
• false

Northern Democrats who favored making peace with the South were called greenbacks.

• true
• false

Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• He wanted to anger white Southerners
• He decided to end slavery in the U.S.
• He wanted to win the support of the border states
• He hoped to weaken the South's ability to fight the war