Traylor-5th 6 Weeks Test Review

Economic Differences Before the Civil War

Northern States- Textile manufacturing, Significant urban labor force & high tariffs Southern States- Cotton plantations, Rural labor & Oppose high tariffs

Which of the following is an ACCURATE statement based on the information in the table?

• The South's population primarily lived in large cities.

• The North depended upon foreign imports to feed its population.

• The North was more industrial, while the South was mostly agricultural.

• The South had a higher standard of living than the North.

Which factor contributed to both the Nullification Crisis as well as the secession of Southern states?

• the belief in King Cotton

• the protection of states’ rights

• the defense of slavery

• the election of Abraham Lincoln

During what period of history did Hiram Rhodes Revels serve as a United States Senator?

• Radical Reconstruction

• Great Depression

• Progressive Era

• Civil War

Universal male suffrage or the right to vote was provided by the -

• Reconstruction Act

• 14th amendment

• 13th amendment

• 15th amendment

Without the 14th amendment, former slaves would not be able to...

• shop in stores.

• own land.

• become citizens.

• serve in politics.

The 13th amendment provided for the following -

• abolish slavery at the national level

• made freed blacks citizens of the US

• provided voting rights to all citizens

• provided voting rights to freed black

What purpose did the Freedmen’s Bureau serve during Reconstruction?

• kept track of freedmen in the south after the Civil War

• allowed freedmen a place to work

• supported southern slave owners as they transitioned to paid labor

• supervised all relief and educational activities relating to refugees and freedmen

How did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution affect the population of the South?

• It provided citizenship with all of its protections for freed slaves.

• It set up Carpetbaggers who came South to administer justice.

• It freed slaves to search for employment as sharecroppers.

• It allowed slaves the right to vote although they had little opportunity to do so.

After the Civil War, the Radical Republicans wanted to control Reconstruction because they believed that the South —

• would not be penalized enough by the President

• would be overburdened by the President's plan

• should not be punished for its actions

• should be allowed to solve its own problems

Which of the following describes carpetbaggers?

• ex-confederates who ran for political office

• former slaves who moved west seeking land

• northerners who moved south seeking profit

• southerners who owned large plantations