Cycle 4, Week 3 Assessment (Unit 8)

The events above contributed to ....

• the election of Abraham Lincoln

• the start of the American Civil War

• the creation of the Missouri Compromise

• the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which social change was brought about by the 13th Amendment?

• Formerly enslaved African Americans were granted land

• Enslaved African Americans were made U.S. Citizens

• African Americans living in the South were given the right to vote

• The practice of enslaving people was outlawed in the U.S.

The painting above originally produced i 1872 by John Gast is known as...

• Lady Liberty

• American Progress

• Westward Destiny

• Amber Waves of Grain

How were Omaha and Sacramento likely impacted by the even illustrated in the map?

• The profited economically

• They became state capitals

• They declined in population

• They experienced earthquakes

How was the event in the headline important to settlement of the western U.S.?

• Travel across the U.S. was now easier and cheaper

• A physical divide was created between the North and the South

• Spanish leaders could no longer claim parts of the American West

• The largest city in the U.S. would now be in the western U.S.

Which political change camea bout in the U.S. as a result of the Civil War?

• A new federal constitution was created

• Immigrants were granted voting rights

• The union of the states was reconstructed

• a system of federalism was established

In 1861, a civil war began between northern and southern states of the U.s. A major reason for the conflict was a disagreement about...

• the admission of free states into the union

• the right of states to maintain the practice of slavery

• the return of fugitive enslaved people to slaveholders

• the extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people

The American Civil war started on April 12, 1861 when...

• South Carolina seceded from the union

• Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the U.S.

• Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States

Following the Civil War, which action was taken to ensure the rights of formerly enslaved people?

• Creating the Freedman's Bureau

• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Readmitting the former Confederate states

• Ratifying new amendments to the U.S. Constitution

By delivering the Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln demonstrated the leadership quality of...

• honesty

• believing in God

• inspiration

• decision-making