Civil War Review

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 right of states to maintain the practice of slavery.

• the admission of free states into the union.

• 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.

 Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. One of the main issues during the election was —

• free trade

• immigration

• slavery

• women's rights

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.

Which Amendment states that no citizen shall be denied the right to vote because of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude?"

• first amendment

• fourth amendment

• thirteenth amendment

• fifteenth amendment

 Slavery in the United States was ended with what amendment?

• twelfth amendment

• thirteenth amendment

• fifteenth amendment

• fourteenth amendment

During the 1800s many immigrants came to the United States to —

• work in factories

• fight in the Civil War

• serve in the government

• study in American universities

 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