SS Unit 8: Civil War

What was the main reason that a civil war began between northern and southern states of the United States in 1861?

• the extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people

• the right of states to maintain the practice of slavery

• the admission of free states into the union

• the extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people

Following the Civil War, which action was taken to protect the rights of former slaves?

• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• ratifying the new amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• Creating the Freedman's Bureau

• Readmitting the former Confederate states

By delivering the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln demonstrated the leadership quality of _.

• being honest

• being inspirational

• being a decision-maker

• being religious

How was the event in the headline important to settlement of the western United States?

• A physical divide was created between the North and the South.

• Spanish leaders could no longer claim parts of the American West.

• Travel across the United States was now easier and cheaper.

• The largest cities in the United States would now be in western states.

How were Omaha and Sacramento likely impacted by the event illustrated in the map?

• They declined in population.

• They profited economically.

• They experienced earthquakes.

• They became state capitals.

What did the Reconstruction Amendments do for the African Americans?

• paid former slaves for their work and gave land to all African Americans

• gave former slaves land, citizenship, and the right to vote

• gave former slaves the right to vote; allowed all states to join the Union at one time

• ended slavery, granted citizenship, gave AA males the right to vote

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

• A system of federalism was established.

• Immigrants were granted voting rights.

• The North won and the United States became one country again.

• A new federal constitution was created.

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when _.

• Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.

• Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter.

• South Carolina seceded from the union.

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

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

• Formerly enslaved African Americans were granted land.

• Enslaved African Americans were made United States citizens.

The Underground Railroad was a success because Harriet Tubman was a leader who was _.

• generous with wealth

• able to compromise

• courageous in action

• able to compromise