Impact of the Civil War

The Emancipation Proclamation allowed for the enlistment of which group of people in the Union army?

• Women

• African-American soldiers

• Native Americans

• Immigrants

What opportunity did enslaved African Americans in the South seize during the Civil War?

• The chance to move North

• The opportunity presented by the approach of Union troops to achieve freedom

• The chance to start businesses

• The opportunity to vote

African Americans began to achieve full equality immediately after the Civil War ended.

• True

• False

Impact on African Americans: Fill in the blank: Although slavery was ended after the Civil War, African Americans did NOT begin to achieve full _______ during the next 100 years.

• equality

• citizenship

• employment

• education

According to the passage, for the common soldier, warfare was ______ and camp life was lonely and boring.

• brutal

• exciting

• peaceful

• short

Many soldiers returned home ______ or crippled. (Fill in the blank)

• wounded

• cheerful

• wealthy

• relaxed

• healthy

According to the passage, camp life for common soldiers was exciting and full of activities.

• True

• False

Based on the information provided, what did warfare often involve for common soldiers?

• Naval battles

• Hand-to-hand combat

• Air strikes

• Siege warfare

According to the passage, what did war time diaries and letters home often record?

• They recorded the harsh reality of war.

• They described peaceful times at home.

• They focused on political debates.

• They discussed only military strategies.

After the war, especially in the South, what did soldiers often find when they returned home?

• Wealth and prosperity

• Homes destroyed and poverty

• New opportunities

• Peaceful communities