Review For SS final

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Who were Peninsulares?

Back

People born in Spain who held government or church jobs.

Answer explanation

Peninsulares were individuals born in Spain who occupied important roles in colonial administration and the church, distinguishing them from other social classes in the Americas.

Front

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Back

A change from hand made good to machine made goods.

Answer explanation

The Industrial Revolution marked a significant shift from hand-made goods to machine-made goods, transforming industries and economies. This change increased production efficiency and led to urbanization.

Front

True or False: Urbanization was the change from city's to farms.

Back

False.

Answer explanation

False. Urbanization refers to the process of people moving from rural areas to cities, not the change from cities to farms.

Front

Who was most likely to win the war?

Back

The North

Front

What was a major controversial question that arose with the rapid expansion of American territory between 1803 and 1854?

Back

Whether new territories should become free or slave states.

Front

In 1861, how did the economies and populations of the North and South compare?

Back

The North had a booming, industrialized economy and a much larger population, while the South relied on farming and slavery with a smaller population.

Front

What event served as the final trigger for the secession of several slave states, leading to the formation of the Confederacy?

Back

The election of Abraham Lincoln as president.

Front

What was a significant outcome of the Battle of Antietam?

Back

It was the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. military history.

Front

What was a key effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Back

It changed the main purpose of the Civil War to fighting for the abolition of slavery.

Front

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Back

Jefferson Davis

Answer explanation

Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, while Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States. Robert E. Lee was a general, and Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist.