US Unit 6 Study Guide Review

What did the Union learn from the first conflict of the Civil War, the Battle of Fort Sumter?

• The Union learned that they were in for a longer war than they initially thought

• The Union learned what the Confederacy's battle plan was

• The Union learned which Southern states had officially seceded from the US

• The Union learned why Southern states seceded

How did President Lincoln reframe the Civil War after the Battle of Gettysburg?

• The war became about forcing the Southern states to rejoin the Union

• The war became about promoting the freedom of Northern states

• The war became about promoting the freedom of ALL Americans

• The war became about destroying Southern forces so the South would cease to exist

Which amendment abolished slavery, except under one condition?

• 14th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 12th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

Which amendment gave Black people citizenship in the United States?

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 1st Amendment
• 14th Amendment

Which of the following best explains the new system of labor on Southern plantations after the Civil War?

• Slavery: people worked without pay, under brutal conditions, often times for their entire lives

• Indentured Servitude: people worked without pay, but were promised their freedom when their contract was up

• Internships: people worked for without pay, but were promised a well-paying job after a year

• Sharecropping: people rented land and tools for farming from plantation owners, but the cost of rental was so high that most people never were able to escape their rental contracts

Which side of the Civil War did Britain and France join?

• Neither, they stayed neutral

• Union States

• Both sides

• Confederate States

Which of the following events of the Civil War marked the point by which the Union had the clear advantage on the Confederacy?

• After Sherman's March to the Sea

• After the Battle of Antietam

• After the British allied themselves with the Union

• After General Ulysses S. Grant was named commanding general of all US military