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Humanities Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....
a)
sectionalism
b)
nationalism
c)
patriotism
d)
sectarianism
2.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Abolished slavery
b)
Gave African American men the right to vote
c)
defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
d)
made it illegal for any state to secede
3.
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery would be abolished
b)
The rights of the freed people would be protected
c)
African American could vote
d)
Women could vote
4.
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery is abolished
b)
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
c)
African American men can vote
d)
Women can vote
5.
Slavery important in the South, because slaves were used for cheap field labor. True or False?
a)
True 
b)
False
6.
Why was Texas not physically affected during the Civil War?
a)
Most of the battles were fought in the West 
b)
Most of the battles were fought in the East
c)
Most of the battles were fought in the Northern territories 
d)
Most of the battles were fought in California 
7.
What Jobs were given to women during the Civil War?
a)
Factory work, farming, nurses, and spies 
b)
They were able to fight next to the men
c)
Women were only allowed to make quilts and uniforms, for the soldiers 
d)
Women worked as bankers and generals 
8.

Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

9.

Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

10.

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves and capture freedmen

a)

Fugitive Immigrant Law

b)

Runaway Slave Clause

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Property Abandonment Clause

11.
The Union is the......
a)
South
b)
North
12.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)
South
b)
North
13.
This was the main cause that caused the South to secede because they said they did not have to follow the Federal laws 
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
John Brown's Raid
c)
State's Rights
d)
Fort Sumter
14.
Secede means to.....
a)
join
b)
get rid of
c)
come together
d)
seperate
15.
Abolish means to....
a)
separate
b)
get rid of
c)
make more of
d)
bring together
16.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
17.

True or False: The South wanted state's rights for their government.

a)

True, they did not want the federal government to intervene in state decisions

b)

False, they thought that the federal government should make all the decisions

18.
A Civil War is...
a)
a battle between people from the same country
b)
a domestic dispute
c)
a war between people from the same country
d)
a war between civilians
19.

What year did the Civil War begin

a)

1856

b)

1861

c)

1851

d)

1865

20.

Why did Texas start making corn and wheat during the Civil War?

a)

They were tired of making cotton

b)

The enslaved people were not working on the cotton plantations

c)

Soldiers needed to be fed

d)

All the land was being sold

21.

How did communication systems influence the Civil War?

a)

Telephones allowed soldiers to talk to family

b)

Slow communication caused continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people

c)

Telegraphs allowed for better spies

d)

Photographs made people want to end the war

22.

How did the Civil War effect the cattle industry?

a)

The land was all destroyed in Texas

b)

Farmers left Texas and moved west

c)

Demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth

d)

Confederate soldiers became cowboys

23.

The Compromise of 1850 had what two effects

a)

California was added to the USA

b)

Escaped slaves could vote in California

c)

Escaped slaves and freedmen could be captured under the Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Freedmen, but not escaped slaves, could get gold in California

24.

What happened to cotton production during the Civil War?

a)

It was unaffected

b)

It increased

c)

It decreased until the war was over and then increased again

d)

Texas did not grow cotton

25.

What happened to the environment because of large scale cotton cultivation?

a)

Drought

b)

Soil exhaustion

c)

Air pollution

d)

Water contamination

26.

What happened to the population of Texas after the war?

a)

It began increasing

b)

It began decreasing

c)

People moved to rural towns from cities

d)

Immigrants were the most popular in Texas

27.

What was the Compromise of 1850 trying to answer?

a)

Should we grow westward?

b)

Should slavery be allowed in the new states?

c)

Should states be allowed to secede?

d)

Should we follow federal laws?

28.

Where was the majority of cotton grown?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

Upper South

d)

Lower South

29.

What was Abraham Lincoln's opinion on the constitution?

a)

States could do as they wanted

b)

We should have militias

c)

Citizens have more rights than non citizens

d)

States cannot secede from the USA

30.

Why did the New York City riots of 1863 start?

a)

Economic uncertainty faced by the Irish

b)

Military recruits were not paid very much

c)

Opposition to slavery

d)

There was a lack of housing

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