25-26th U.S. History Spring DBA

How did the issue of states’ rights lead to the start of the Civil War?

• A Southern states wanted the right to secede (to leave).

• B Southern states wanted the power to cancel federal laws.

• C Southern states wanted a new presidential election.

• D Southern states agreed to abolish (do away with) slavery.

Which phrase BEST completes the question mark? 5.4E

• Refused to give freedom to slaves

• Preserved (saved) the Union during the Civil War

• Led Union armies into battle

• Added new land to the United States for Western expansion

Which phrase best defines a reform movement?

• A group of people who want to change/improve society

• A type of government

• A business that makes a lot of money

• A holiday

President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people who

• were living in the areas still rebelling against the Union

• were soldiers in the Union armies

• were living in the border states

• had already escaped to Northern states

The Battle of Gettysburg was a significant event of the Civil War because it —

• caused states to secede (withdraw) from the Union

• was the starting conflict of the war, beginning the war

• forced the surrender of the South, ending the war

• was the turning point of the war

These graphs compare selected economic aspects of the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. What was the MAIN cause of the differences shown in these graphs?

• The North did not have the natural resources to irrigate (water) agricultural/farm lands.

• The North’s economic activities depended on overseas companies.

• The South did not have fast moving rivers or streams to power factories.

• The South’s economy was based on plantation agriculture/farming.

What effect did the Fourteenth Amendment have on state governments?

• It gave states more power than the federal government.

• It gave states more control over their citizens.

• It allowed states to control national trade.

• It required states to treat individuals fairly and equally.

Which statement was a POLITICAL contribution of women in the early 1800s?

• Women helped pass laws banning alcoholic beverages.

• Women fought for prison reform, mental health care, and the abolition (ending) of slavery.

• Women gained the right to vote before the Civil War.

• Women formed their own political party to elect Andrew Jackson as President.

What was the MAIN goal of the women’s suffrage movement?

• To achieve equal pay by women for equal work

• To help more women get a college education

• To give women the right to vote in elections

• To allow married women to own their own property

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad helped slaves

• escape from the South before the Civil War.

• travel under the Appalachian Mountains.

• move to get better jobs.

• get supplies during the Civil War.