EOC REVIEW 1: Civil War/ Reconstruction

Which of the following best describes the South's economy prior to the Civil War?

• Industrial

• Technological

• Agricultural

• Diversified

Which of the following best describes the North's economy prior to the Civil War?

• Industrial

• Communist

• Agricultural

• Cash crops

Which event sparked the secession of the Southern states?

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Election of Abraham Lincoln

• Zimmerman Telegraph

• Sinking of the Lusitania

Which of the following compromises granted popular sovereignty to states?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Homestead Act

Why did the North seize the city of Vicksburg?

• To gain control of the Mississippi River to cut the South in half and limit the movement of troops/supplies

• To stop the South from receiving shipments of supplies from Europe

• To force them to move troops using railroads that they could ambush

• To alleviate costs associated with attacking the entire Confederacy

Which of the following was a strength of the North during the Civil War?

• Homefield advantage

• Railroads that could easily move troops and supplies

• Superior military leadership

• Crops that could be traded with Europe for supplies

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation a turning point of the Civil War?

• It freed the slaves and made the civil war a moral contest over slavery which stopped Britain and France from aiding the South.

• It made the Civil War a war of attrition and the North just had to wait for the South to run out supplies.

• It gave the North control of the Confederacy and cut the South in half, limiting the South's transportation of troops and supplies

• It gave Abraham Lincoln confidence to issue the 15th amendment

Silver and gold caused________money in circulation, causing prices to________. 

• less, increase
• more, increase

Established the _______________& gave the federal govt the power to regulate the railroad industry

• Interstate Commerce Act
• Clayton Anti-trust Act
• 16th Amendment
• Railroad Regulation Act

The Homestead Act...

• Sold land at a low cost to anyone willing to farm it.

• Build homes across America

• Allowed Native Americans to have any land they wanted