Chapter 9 Civil War and Reconstruction 5th Grade US History

Which of the following reasons best explains why more factories in the 1800s were built in the North than in the South?

• The North had a better climate for operating factories than did the South.

• The North had more flat areas of land on which factories could be built.

• The North had more natural resources than the South to use for factories.

• The North produced more raw materials to use in factories than did the South.

Why did Northerners agree to the Fugitive Slave Law as part of the Compromise of 1850?

• It made it possible for Maine to join the Union as a free state.

• It made it possible for California to join the Union as a free state.

• It made it possible for Kansas to decide whether to allow slavery.

• It made it possible for Texas to decide whether to allow slavery.

One important outcome of the Lincoln–Douglas debates was that —

• Lincoln was elected to the United States Senate

• Lincoln convinced more states to end slavery

• Lincoln was seen as the leader of the Republican Party

• Lincoln won the support of many Northern Democrats

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of steps in the attack on Fort Sumter?

• The governor of South Carolina asks Union troops to leave the fort; Jefferson Davis sends troops to support the governor of South Carolina; Confederate forces fire on the fort; Union forces run out of supplies; Union forces surrender.

• Jefferson Davis sends troops at the request of the governor of South Carolina; the governor asks Union troops to leave the fort; Union forces run out of supplies; Confederate forces fire on the fort; Union forces surrender.

• The governor of South Carolina asks Union troops to leave the fort; Confederate forces fire on the fort; Jefferson Davis sends troops to support the governor of South Carolina; Union forces run out of supplies; Union forces surrender.

• Jefferson Davis sends troops at the request of the governor of South Carolina; the governor asks Union troops to leave the fort; Union forces run out of supplies; Confederate forces fire on the fort; Union forces surrender.

Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis but not of Abraham Lincoln?

• He was a trained army officer.

• He was born in Kentucky.

• He was a strong leader.

• He served in Washington, D.C.

Which of the following was part of General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan shown in

the map?

• Allowing ships and supplies from England to enter Southern ports

• Attacking the Confederacy from both the east and the west

• Setting up a naval blockade along only the eastern coast

• Protecting the North from Confederate attacks

Explain why the ironclad was a unique and valuable weapon.

• It could travel quickly underwater.

• It was equipped to travel safely at night.

• It could hold more sailors than earlier boats.

• It could resist damage from enemy fire.

“Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pockets, and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.”

—Frederick Douglass

What was Frederick Douglass saying in this text excerpt?

• African American men should gain citizenship by serving in the army.

• African American men would make excellent soldiers in the army.

• African American men should not be enslaved in the American South.

• African American men, being citizens, should serve in the army.

“Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pockets, and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.”

—Frederick Douglass

Based on the passage, we can conclude that it is likely that Frederick Douglass —

• encouraged the government to grant African American women the right to vote

• encouraged Northern states to hire African American men for jobs

• encouraged African American men to enlist in the Union army

• encouraged the Confederacy to recruit African American soldiers

You can conclude from the circle graph that —

• immigrants made up a majority of the Union army

• there were more immigrants in the Union army than in the Confederate army

• nearly one-third of the Union army were immigrants

• immigrants enlisted in the Union army to show their loyalty to their new country