Unit 8 Exam Review

Which political change came about in the United States as a result of the Civil War?

• A new federal constitution was created.

• Immigrants were granted voting rights.

• The union of states was reconstructed.

• A system of federalism was established.

Following the Civil War, which action was taken to ensure the rights of formerly enslaved people?

• Creating the Freedman's Bureau

• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Readmitting the former Confederate states

• Ratifying new amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Which social change was brought about by the Thirteenth Amendment?

• Formerly enslaved African Americans were granted land.

• Enslaved African Americans were made United States citizens.

• African Americans living in the South were given the right to vote.

• The practice of enslaving people was outlawed in the United States.

The Transcontinental Railroad helped the economy to grow because —

• buffalo herds were located more easily and successfully

• goods were moved to markets more quickly and cheaply

• workers from California migrated to the East Coast

• railroad workers helped find new petroleum resources

How were Omaha and Sacramento likely impacted by the event illustrated in the map?

• They profited economically

• They became state capitals

• They declined in population

• They experienced earthquakes

How did the government protect the practice represented in this image?

• by encouraging a rebellion

• by ratifying the 13th Amendment

• by ratifying the 15th Amendment

Read the following passage and answer the question. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." -14th Amendment Why did Congress ratify this amendment?

• to end the Civil War

• to give citizenship to people born in the U.S.

• to grant women the right to vote

• to grant African Americans the right to vote

Read the following passage and answer the question. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -15th Amendment Why did Congress ratify this amendment?

• to end the Civil War

• to give citizenship to people born in the U.S.

• to grant women the right to vote

• to grant African Americans the right to vote

Select 3 that apply: Which of the following statements about checks and balances are true?

• The executive branch can make laws

• Checks and balances limit the powers of each branch

• The judicial branch decides if laws are constitutional

• The legislative branch can override presidential vetoes

Study the diagram. Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• The American bison became overpopulated.

• Many American Indian tribes lost their land

• The Transcontinental Railroad was completed.

• There was rapid growth of Southern cities and economies