CIS_4_SS_U3T3 Test Citizenship Topics A-C

To eliminate, get rid of, or make illegal

Many citizens wanted to ___________ slavery.

• Ratify

• Abolish

• Amendment

• Natural Citizen

To add to and give formal consent.

The people protest to ___________the constitution.

• ratify

• abolish

• amendment

• naturalized citizen

A person born in the United States.

Mrs. Mayers is a _________________ because she was born in Baton Rouge, La.

• Ratify

• Naturalized Citizen

• Amendment

• Natural Citizen

Someone who migrates to the United Sates, applies to be a citizen, passes a test, and takes an oath of allegiance.

Poncho's dad is a __________________ because he was born in South America but is now a US citizen.

• Ratify

• Natural Citizen

• Naturalized Citizen

• Amendment

An official addition to the original US Constitution. The first 10 are called the Bill of Rights.

The 13th _________________ abolished slavery.

• Amendment

• Ratify

• Natural Citizen

• Naturalized Citizen

Between the years of 1861 and 1865 another major war broke out in the

United States. While the Revolutionary War created the United States, the Civil War would determine what type of nation it would be. The Civil War was a war fought between Northern and Southern states. The Southern states believed that they had the right to have slaves.

Describe the Civil War

• A war fought for independence from King George III

• A war fought between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) in an effort to end slavery.

• A war fought between the colonists and Native Americans over control of the Hudson River.

• A war fought between the French (and Indians) and the British over the Ohio River Valley.

Slaves in the Southern states were used as farm laborers and formed the backbone of the southern economy. In the Northern states, where industry drove the economy, many people believed that slavery was immoral and wrong. Many Northern states believed that slavery should be abolished and that the Federal Government should impose laws to make slavery come to its end.

Why did the North (Union) want to abolish slavery?

• Many people wanted to forget slavery existed.

• Many people hated African Americans.

• Many people believed that slavery was immoral and wrong.

• Many people wanted slavery to continue in the United States.

The Southern states believed that they had the right to have slaves. Slaves in the Southern states were used as farm laborers and formed the backbone of the southern economy.

Why did the South want to keep slaves and slavery legal in the US?

• Slavery allowed civil rights to be denied to non-white Americans.

• Many people believed slavery was wrong and did not want to keep it.

• It granted freedom of religion to all citizens.

• The Southern states had large farms and plantations where cash crops needed a lot of labor. This fueled their economy.

What was the outcome of the Civil War?

• American won it's independence from Britain.

• The North (Union) defeated the South (Confederates) and slavery was abolished.

• The French lose and retreat back to France.

• The Patriots win and the Loyalists move back to Britain.

Using your knowledge of Social Studies, what was the outcome of the 13th Amendment?

• Determined citizenship

• Granted freedom of speech

• Abolished Slavery

• Gave women the right to vote