Unit 08 The Civil War

In 1861 a civil war began between northern and southern states of the United States. A major reason for this conflict was a disagreement about —

• the admission of free states into the union

• the right of states to maintain the practice of slavery

• the return of fugitive enslaved people to slaveholders

• the extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when —

• South Carolina seceded from the union

• Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States

• Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States

Which political change came about in the United States 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.

Following the Civil War, 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 the U.S. Constitution

Which social change was brought about by the Thirteenth 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 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

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

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

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

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

• The largest cities in the United States would now be in western 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 workers helped find new petroleum resources

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

• They profited economically

• They became state capitals

• They declined in population

• They experienced earthquakes