Civil War Review

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

• The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court

• The election of President Abraham LIncoln

• The enactment of the Missouri Compromise

• The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --

• United State's freedom from Great Britain

• an end to the Civil War

• freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states

• the beginning of Reconstruction

What was one of the main causes of the Civil War?

• The invention of the cotton gin

• Disagreements over states' rights

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The establishment of the National Bank

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Bull Run

Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed all slaves in the United States

• Freed slaves in the Confederate states

• Ended the Civil War

• Gave women the right to vote

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era?

• To punish the Southern states

• To rebuild the South and integrate it back into the Union

• To establish new colonies

• To start a new government

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 16th Amendment

What was the main economic difference between the North and the South that contributed to the Civil War?

• The North was more focused on manufacturing, while the South was more focused on agriculture.

• The South had more factories than the North.

• The North relied on slave labor more than the South.

• The South exported more goods than the North.