5th Six Weeks 8th Grade

How did Lincoln get rid of slavery?

• Had slaves rebel in the South

• By using popular sovereignty to get rid of slavery

• By passing the 13th Amendment

• By funding the Underground Railroad

States in the lower south had more land devoted to plantations

• True

• False

What is one advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War?

• more factories for making weapons

• a larger number of troops

• an extensive railroad system

• knowledge of the terrain where the battles were fought

What is a result of Congress passing the Fugitive Slave Act?

• The abolition movement gained momentum in the North

• Members of the Senate fought to end Black Codes

• The federal government allowed slavery into new western territories

• Abolitionists moved to the south to avoid living under the law

Poll taxes and literacy tests were enacted by the South to...

• prevent freed slaves by voting under the 15th Amendment

• Help pass the Compromise of 1850

• forget about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• ignore the Dred Scott vs Sanford

What crimes did John Brown refer to in his book before his death.

• illegal tariffs

• sectionalism

• treason

• slavery

What was the goal of the Missouri Compromise?

• maintain a balance of industrial and agrarian states

• maintain a balance of free and slave states

• make the number of states in the U.S. even

• ensure there was enough land to create an Índian reservation

What has happened as a result of the Battle of Vicksburg?

• Important Confederate generals were killed

• Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River

• Confederate territory was divided in half

• Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces

What conclusion can be made about the economic differences of the North and the South?

• South had a larger population of minority workers in the factories

• North had an advantage in transporting manufactured goods

• The main economic centers of the North were in rural areas

• Southern transportation was productive and efficient

Black Codes were passed in the South to...

• Limit the effects civil rights in the South

• improve relationships in the South

• increase labor supply for factories in the North

• stop Carpetbaggers from profiting in the South