World History

Question 1

Industrial Economy?

Answer 1

An economy based on manufacturing and industry, primarily found in the Northern U.S. during the Civil War era

Question 2

Plantation Economy?

Answer 2

An economy based on large-scale agriculture, especially in the South, relying heavily on enslaved labor

Question 3

Telegraph?

Answer 3

A communication technology that allowed for rapid message transmission over long distances, playing a significant role during the Civil War

Question 4

Reconstruction?

Answer 4

The period following the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society

Question 5

Radical Reconstruction?

Answer 5

Created military districts (5), ratified 14th amendment, needed new Constitutions, and limited voting for Confederate officials under the Radical Reconstruction plan

Question 6

Freedmen’s Bureau?

Answer 6

An agency created to assist freed African Americans by providing food, housing, education, and legal support

Question 7

Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 7

A declaration by President Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states as a war measure

Question 8

Appomattox Court House?

Answer 8

The site where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War

Question 9

13th Amendment?

Answer 9

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery in all states

Question 10

14th Amendment?

Answer 10

Equal protection for all citizens

Question 10

15th Amendment?

Answer 10

Cannot deny people the right to vote based on race

Question 11

Black Codes?

Answer 11

Laws passed in the South to restrict African Americans’ freedom and ensure a labor force post-slavery

Question 12

54th Massachusetts Regiment?

Answer 12

One of the first African American regiments in the Union Army, known for its bravery

Question 13

Juneteenth?

Answer 13

Celebrated on June 19, marking the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were informed of their freedom. Symbolizes the end of slavery

Question 14

Sectionalism?

Answer 14

Loyalty to one’s region over the country, which contributed to North-South tensions before the Civil War

Question 15

Secession?

Answer 15

The act of Southern states leaving the Union, which led to the Civil War (divide in the nation)

Question 16

Union and Confederacy?

Answer 16

The Union refers to the Northern states, and the Confederacy refers to the Southern states that seceded

Question 17

Civil Rights Bill?

Answer 17

A bill aimed at protecting the rights of African Americans, part of post-Civil War legislation

Question 18

Westward Expansion?

Answer 18

The movement of settlers westward, driven by opportunities for land and economic growth

Question 19

Transcontinental railroad?

Answer 19

Physically connected people in different regions