The American Civil War: Cause, Course, and Consequences

What growing divisions between regions of the U.S. led to the Civil War?

• sectionalism
• free enterprise
• patriotism 
• consumerism

Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?

• Debate over tariffs
• Expansion of slavery

• U.S. policy of neutrality
• Growth of cities

Who won the Election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglass

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

• By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico

• By attacking railroads

• By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

• By taking over Southern farms and factories

What laws in the South enforced racial segregation after Reconstruction?

• Jim Crow laws

• Constitutional amendments

• Black codes

• Supreme Court decisions

This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called

• slash and burn farming

• share cropping

• rent farming

• water bending

What amendment grants all citizens equal protection of the laws?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

The amendment that granted African-American men the right to vote. 

• 12th
• 13th
• 14th
• 15th

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially ended slavery?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Black Codes passed in the South after the Civil War?

• They were designed to help black people find jobs and housing.

• They were laws that restricted the rights and freedoms of black people.

• They were codes used by the Union army for secret communication.

• They were laws that gave black people the right to vote and hold office.