Civil War

Which social change was brought about by the 13th Amendment?

• formerly enslaved African Americans were granted land

• enslaved African Americans were made United States citizens

• African Americans living in the South were given the right to vote

• the practice of enslaving people was outlawed in the United States

The Transcontinental Railroad helped the economy to grow because-

• buffalo herds were located more easily and successfully

• goods were moved to markets more quickly and cheaply

• workers from California migrated to the East Coast

• railroad helped find new petroleum resources

The Underground Railroad was a success because Harriet Tubman was a leader who was-

• skilled at diplomacy

• able to compromise

• courageous in action

• generous with wealth

Which political change came about in the United Sates as a result of the Civil War?

• A new federal constitution was created

• immigrants were granted voting rights

• the union of states was reconstructed

• a system of federalism was established

People who worked to end slavery were called:

• abolitionists

• southerners

• cartridges

• blockades

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Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

• they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

• he had a plan to raise taxes

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One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:

• the other states refused to trade with South Carolina

• people in SC believed their state's rights were being denied

• our state was too far away from the state capital

• plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

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At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 

• uphold national honor
• prevent foreign involvement
• free all slave 
• preserve the Union

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --

• United State's freedom from Great Britain
• an end to the Civil War
• freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
• the beginning of Reconstruction

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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?

• It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
• It brought an end to the Civil War
• It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
• It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war