Unit 5 SS Review

During the Civil War, Union soldiers were from the ______ states, and Confederate soldiers were from the ______ states.

• Southern, Northern

• East, West

• Northern, Southern

• West, East

The Confederates defeated the Union in the Civil war.

• True

• False

What type of economy was the North known for during the time of the Civil War?

• Mainly farming

• Banking

• Factories and manufacturing

• Medicine

What type of economy was the South known for during the time of the Civil War?

• Banking

• Medicine

• Factories and manufacturing

• Mainly farming

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It allowed women to vote

• It provided some enslaved people their freedom by fighting in the Civil war

• It was a truce between the Confederates and the Union to not fight in another Civil War.

• It changed the legal voting age to 18

Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

Which amendment COMPLETELY abolished slavery and made it illegal?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

After slavery was made completely illegal, daily life was much easier for African Americans.

• True

• False

What day of the year do Americans celebrate the abolition of slavery?

• June 19

• June 29

• July 23

• March 15

What took so long for enslaved people and plantation owners to realize slavery had been abolished?

• The media didn't want the news to spread too quickly

• The messenger was stranded on a cattle trail and ran out of water

• News traveled much slower at the time

• Plantation owners wanted to keep it a secret so the slaves wouldn't find out