8th Grade Review Quiz 3/29

Which battle was the turning point of the war?

• Battle of Antietam
• The Battle of Vicksburg 
• Fort Sumter
• The Battle of Gettysburg

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

• Sherman's March to Sea
• Gettysburg
• Atlanta Campaign
• Fort Sumter

Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877. These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities.

• Jim Crow Laws

• 13th Amendment

• Freedman's Bureau

• Reconstruction

This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling. 

• Sharecropping
• Jim Crow Laws
• Reconstruction
• Freedmen's Bureau 

Which Amendment permanently ended slavery in the U.S.?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 18th

Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?

• Secede
• Ironclad
• Border State
• Casualty

Most immigrants came through this port in New York City...

• Ellis Island
• Roanoke Island
• Angel Island
• Liberty Island

Many immigrants were forced to live in __________, or run-down, dirty, and cramped apartment-like buildings.

• Tenements
• Ghettos
• Townhouses
• Plantations

Which of these would be a PULL factor for immigrants?

• Civil unrest and war
• Poverty and poor education
• Oppressive government
• Hope for a better future

Which of these would be a PUSH factor for immigrants?

• Religious freedom
• Better job opportunities
• Disease and famine
• Desire for adventure