The Civil War

Question 1

What were the causes of the Civil War?

Answer 1

• Southern states concerned that there could be a Constitutional amendment abolishing slavery.
• different trade tariffs between northern and southern states
• With all the new states, Lincoln became president without winning a single southern state
• The cultural difference between industrial north and agricultural south

Question 2

When did the Civil War happen?

Answer 2

1861-1865

Question 3

What is the battle that was a turning point in the Civil War?

Answer 3

The Battle of Gettysburg (1863), North invaded Pennsylvania. Largest bombardment of the war, won by the union army (the North).

Question 4

What are the consequences of the Civil War?

Answer 4

• The bloodiest armed conflict in American history.
• Just after the end of the war, Lincoln was assassinated.
• New amendments to the Constitution

Question 5

What were the new amendments?

Answer 5

13th - Slavery is banned from the United States
14th - All persons born in the US = American citizens & discriminating laws are forbidden
15th - all citizens can vote no matter their race

Question 6

What was the compromise of 1877?

Answer 6

at the end of the reconstruction: when a northern candidate was chosen as president by the congress, southern democrats were allowed to deal with ex-slaves without interference from the north.

Question 7

Explain the Jim Crow laws

Answer 7

they are discriminatory laws that were passed after the reconstruction:
- restrictions on the voting right of ex-slaves
- segregation in schools, public transportation, hospitals, housing etc.
These laws were considered constitutional, creating the doctrine of “separate but equal” > allowing Jim Crow laws for a century

Question 8

When and which are the last states admitted to America?

Answer 8

1959, Hawaii and Alaska