Unit 8 Civil War

Publication of Uncles Tom's Cabin, Dred Scoot Supreme Court decision and John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry happen when...

• the election of Abraham Lincoln

• American Civil War started

• the creation of the Missouri Compomise

• The passage of the Kansas/Nebraska Act

In 1861, a civil war began between north and south, the major reason why was a disagreement about----

• the extension of citizenship to former slaves

• the return of fugitive enslaved people slaveholders

• the right of states to maintain the proactive of slavery

• the admission of free states into the union

The American civil war started on April 12th, 1861 when....

• Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

• South Carolina seceded from the union

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President of US

• Jefferson Davis was elected President

Which political change came about in the US as result of the Civil War?

• A new federal constitution was created

• Immigrants were granted voting rights

• The union of states reconstructed

• A system of federalism was etablished

Following the Civil Warm, which action was taken to ensure the rights of formerly enslaved people?

• Creating the Freedman's Bureau

• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Readmitting the former Confederate States

• Ratifying new amendments to US Constitution

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

• Formerly enslaved African Americans were granted land

• Enslaved African Americans were made US citizens

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

• The practice of enslaving people was outlawed in the US

By delievering the Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln demonstrates the leader quality of----

• being honest

• being religious

• being inspirational

• being a decision maker

The underground railroad was a success because Harriet Tubman was a leader who was

• skilled at diplomacy

• able compromise

• courageous in action

• generous with wealth

One reason the son "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" was popular during the American Civil War was because----

• men were needed to keep the factories running

• families were separated for along time during the war

• enslaved people were able to escape from the south

• immigrants came to America to serve in the Union Army

Mark Twain wrote novels about life on the Mississippi River. This reelects how he was influenced by American's focus on---

• settlement of the west

• reuniting the north and south

• the hardships of life in big cities

• ending the enslavement of African Americans