Civil War to World Power

Question 1

What were the northern states called?

Answer 1

Union

Question 2

What were the southern states called?

Answer 2

Confederates

Question 3

Where did the Civil War take place?

Answer 3

Charleston, South Carolina

Question 4

What year did the Civil War take place?

Answer 4

1861

Question 5

When did the last Confederate army surrender?

Answer 5

1865

Question 6

Who was elected as president in the US in 1860?

Answer 6

Abraham Lincoln

Question 7

Who was against high tariffs?

Answer 7

South

Question 8

Who wanted a stronger state gov than a fed gov?

Answer 8

South

Question 9

What was the Missouri Compromise?

Answer 9

An agreement that made Missouri became a slave state while Maine was a free state thus creating a balanced congress

Question 10

Who was Dred Scott?

Answer 10

An African American that was a slave that sued for his freedom but the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans was not citizens and had no legal standing to sue

Question 11

How did the Civil war impact the relationship between the Union and Confederates? (North and South)

Answer 11

The two sides (union and confederates) after the civil war has impacted their relationship by finding a common ground and unionizing the two sides. Although they still had their differences, the managed to find a common ground ti where they would work together in harmony. ex. Missouri compromise

Question 12

What were the 3 Amendments that was added to the constitution?

Answer 12

13th - Abolished Slavery
14th - Granted Citizenship to all persons born in the US
15th - Granted African Americans to vote

Question 13

What did the 3 Amendments do?

Answer 13

13th - Abolished Slavery
14th - Granted Citizenship to all persons born in the US
15th - Granted the right for people to vote especially people of color.

Question 14

What was the Reconstructing Act

Answer 14

The first act from congress to rebuild the south and enforce the civil rights into the south.

Question 15

What was the Underground Railroad?

Answer 15

A pathway and/or safe houses that lead enslaved people to the north or free states during the civil rights movement.

Question 16

What changes and/or improvements was made during the Reconstructing Era?

Answer 16

1. US created better laws to create a more structured government
2. The north invested their money into rebuilding the south such as rebuilding and expanding railroads to increase transportation.
3. The public rebuild infrastructures that are highly populated with people of color or African Americans.