SS (4th) Unit 1, Lesson 5 Flashcards

1
Q

When each new territory in the United States became a state, what did people in the North and South argue about?

A

Whether slavery would be allowed there.

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2
Q

Many Northerners worked in factories and saw slavery as a threat to what?

A

wage labor

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3
Q

In the South, a way of life had come to depend on what?

A

slave labor

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4
Q

Who was elected president in 1860, and many Southerners were afraid that he wanted to end slavery altogether?

A

Abraham Lincoln

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5
Q

When Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, what were many Southerners afraid of?

A

That Lincoln wanted to end slavery altogether

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6
Q

Southern states broke away from the United States and formed what?

A

The Confederate States of America

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7
Q

The Confederate States of America was formed when the ________ states broke away from the United States.
(A) Northern
(B) Southern

A

(B) Southern

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8
Q

Who was president of the Confederacy?

A

Jefferson Davis

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9
Q

What started the beginning of the Civil War?

A

When the Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter.

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10
Q

In April 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on ____________.

A

Fort Sumter

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11
Q

On what date (month & year) did the Confederate forces open fire on Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War.

A

April 1861

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12
Q

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that influenced many people to want to end slavery. What is the name of the novel?

A

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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13
Q

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

A

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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14
Q

Name two strengths of the South.

A
  1. Their army - men in the South knew how to hunt and ride horses
  2. Well-trained officers
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15
Q

What was the main weakness of the South?

A

They grew mostly cotton, not food.

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16
Q

Who was the commander of the Confederate army?

A

Robert E. Lee

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17
Q

Robert E. Lee was the commander of the __________ army.
(A) Confederate
(B) Union

A

(A) Confederate

18
Q

Name four strengths of the North.

A
  1. larger population
  2. more supplies
  3. more food
  4. most of the railroads
19
Q

Having a larger population & most of the railroads were strengths of the _________?
(A) North
(B) South

20
Q

What was the main weakness of the North?

A

Their people did not have fighting skills.

21
Q

Ulysses S. Grant was the commander of _________ army.
(A) Confederate
(B) Union

22
Q

What was issued by Lincoln and said that all enslaved people in the Confederacy would be free?

A

The Emancipation Proclamation

23
Q

How long did the Civil War last?

A

four years

24
Q

When was President Lincoln shot and killed?

A

April 14, 1865

25
The period following the Civil War when the nation needed to be rebuilt.
The Reconstruction
26
Who had a plan for Southern states to pledge their loyalty to the Union and abolish slavery?
President Johnson
27
Which state did not rejoin the Union by the fall of 1865?
Texas
28
What were the three amendments to the Constitution that were passed?
13th - made slavery illegal 14th - gave citizenship to anyone born in the United States 15th - gave the right to vote to all U.S. male citizens
29
``` Match the number to the correct amendment. Made slavery illegal. (A) 13th (B) 14th (C) 15th ```
(A) 13th amendment
30
Match the number to the correct amendment. Gave citizenship to anyone born in the United States. (A) 13th (B) 14th (C) 15th
(B) 14th amendment
31
Match the number to the correct amendment. Gave the right to vote to all U.S. male citizens. (A) 13th (B) 14th (C) 15th
(C) 15th amendment
32
Most _______________ did not want African Americans to be treated as their equals, so the new parts of the Constitution were not always enforced.
white Southerners
33
Most white Southerners did not want ________________ to be treated as their equals, so the new parts of the Constitution were not always enforced.
African Americans
34
What was passed to make the separation for African American and whites legal?
Jim Crow laws
35
What were the Jim Crow laws?
Laws that were passed making the separation of African Americans and whites legal.
36
A person who comes to a new country to live.
immigrant
37
Many immigrants headed _________. (A) east (B) west
(B) west
38
What happened by many immigrants heading west?
The population of the United States grew.
39
Even though the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho joined together to protect their lands, they lost and were eventually moved where?
To reservations
40
Dozens of ________, or new products, were changing American lives: farm machinery, the telephone, electric lights, a cheaper way to make steel.
inventions
41
Name some inventions, or new products that were changing American lives.
farm machinery the telephone electric lights a cheaper way to make steel
42
Who perfected the first practical light bulb?
Thomas Edison