Civil War Key Concepts and Events

Civil War Key Concepts and Events

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Other

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores how the federal government gained more powers after the Civil War. It discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, the introduction of income tax, suspension of habeas corpus, and the implementation of a nationalist agenda. The war led to increased government spending, the issuance of paper currency, and the first drafts in American history, highlighting the organic growth of government power in response to wartime needs.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial belief of both sides regarding the duration of the Civil War?

It would last for decades.

It would be a prolonged and drawn-out war.

It would be a short and quick conflict.

It would last for a century.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

It shifted the focus to preserving the Union.

It introduced new military strategies.

It transformed the war into a fight to abolish slavery.

It led to the immediate end of the war.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the first income tax introduced during the Civil War?

To generate revenue for the war effort.

To fund public education.

To support agricultural development.

To build new infrastructure.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did Lincoln take that expanded executive power during the Civil War?

He declared martial law.

He suspended the writ of habeas corpus.

He dissolved Congress.

He nationalized the railroads.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of civil liberties being curtailed during wartime?

The expansion of the railroad system.

The implementation of the Homestead Act.

The introduction of the income tax.

The suspension of habeas corpus.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What legislative action encouraged western settlement during the Civil War?

The Sedition Act

The Homestead Act

The Alien Act

The Revenue Act

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant financial change during the Civil War?

The creation of a national lottery.

The establishment of a federal reserve system.

The issuance of paper currency known as greenbacks.

The introduction of a national sales tax.

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