Unit 4 Review

The name of the secret network of houses and other places that were used to help slaves escape to freedom was called the ____________.

• Underground Railroad

• Freedom Train

• Underground Train

• Civil War Railroad

Using the map (left), all of the following were Southern states that seceded from the Union (United States) except

• Texas

• Tennessee

• Florida

• Iowa

How did people use the land differently between Northern and Southern states?

• Northern state built large plantations, while Southern states concentrated on mining.

• Northern states had large farms, while Southern states had factories.

• Northern states had factories, while Southern states had plantations.

• Northern states cleared forests for shipbuilding, while Southern states had small farms.

Based on the headlines (left), what conclusion could be drawn about slavery?

• The issue of slavery was important as territories became new states in the West.

• Slavery in the United States was no longer an issue by the 1850's.

• Congress was always able to reach a compromise on slavery.

• Western states only allowed slavery.

What was the name of President Lincoln's order that freed the slaves even in all areas of the Confederacy still in rebellion?

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil War Address

Which of the following was an effect of the Civil War?

• Texas was annexed and became part of the United States

• Slavery was ended

• The South seceded from the United States

• The United States won its independence

Which of the following Constitutional amendments represents the goals of the abolitionist movement?

• 2nd Amendment-the right of the people to keep and bear arms

• 6th Amendment-the right to a speedy trial

• 7th Amendment-the right to trial by jury

• 13th Amendment-slavery shall not exist in the United States

The 15th Amendment, which was written after the Civil War ended, gave the right to vote to which group of people?

• newly arrived immigrants

• women

• former slaves

• convicted criminals

The period of time when Southern states were rebuilt and admitted back into the Union was called ________.

What happened after the Civil War to protect the rights and freedoms of former slaves?

• Creating the Freedmen's Bureau

• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Readmitting the former Confederate States

• Ratifying new amendments to the Constitution