Unit 4 Chapter 2

Who became President in 1861 and helped to end slavery?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

What was the main purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport cotton to the mills

• To lead slaves from the South to freedom in the North

• To serve as an actual railroad that went underground

• To elect a new president

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• It started the Civil War

• It elected a new president

• It made June 19th a national holiday

• It declared all enslaved people in the Confederate States to be free

What was the original goal of the Civil War?

• To abolish slavery completely

• To reunite the country

• To establish a new government

• To celebrate Juneteenth

What is the significance of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• It allowed women to vote

• It banned slavery in all parts of the United States

• It established the Underground Railroad

• It declared the end of the Civil War

What is the meaning of the word "Abolish" as used in the document?

• To temporarily suspend something
• To establish something new
• To modify something slightly
• To formally put an end to something

What is the meaning of the word "Civil War"?

• War between organized groups within the same state or country.
• Battle between rival gangs within a city
• Conflict between civilians and the government
• War between two different countries

What is the meaning of the word "Secede"?

• To form an alliance
• To join a federal union
• To expand membership in a political organization
• To withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

What does the word "Emancipation" mean?

• The process of electing a president

• The act of setting or being set free

• The establishment of a new law

• The signing of a peace treaty

What is a "Constitutional Amendment"?

• A law passed by the federal government

• A change made to the United States Constitution

• A decision made by the Supreme Court

• An executive order by the President