What caused the domestic conflict before the outbreak of the Civil War?

Before the Civil War, people in the United States disagreed about slavery. The North wanted to stop slavery, but the South wanted to keep it. This caused many arguments. People also fought about power—who should make decisions about slavery, the states or the national government. These disagreements led to war.

A war with Britain over land, as the U.S. fought to gain more territory and control of trade routes

Disagreements about who should be the next president, with rival political groups clashing in violent protests across the country

A conflict between farmers and factory workers over jobs, wages, and economic power as the country became more industrialize

How did the federal government attempt to resolve the conflicts before the Civil War?

The federal government tried to keep peace by making compromises. They created laws to balance power between free and slave states. such as the Missouri Compromise.

By allowing each state to decide every law, including slavery, without interference from the federal government.

By banning slavery in all states immediately, forcing the South to give up slavery.

By creating new political parties to help both the North and South agree on slavery.

How did domestic expansion contribute to domestic conflicts before the Civil War?

As the United States expanded west, new territories had to decide whether to allow slavery. This caused conflict between the North and South which led to increase tension and violence.

Expansion gave equal land to the North and South, preventing arguments over slavery thus gave equality for all states.

As new land was added, slavery automatically spread across all territories without debate. This led to economic prosperity and more tax revenue for the federal government.

The government forced all new states to be free states, angering the South which in turn increased tension and violence between the two sides.

How did African Americans contribute to the Civil War?

African Americans were soldiers, workers, guides, and even escaped slaves hurt the southern economy.

African Americans refused to participate in the war and stayed neutral.

African Americans fought only for the Confederacy.

African Americans helped build weapons for the South.

What sacrifices did women make during the Civil War?

They worked as nurses, took over jobs, served as spies, disguised themselves as soldiers.

They stayed at home and refused to help in any way because they believed the war did not affect them.

They were only allowed to cook and clean for soldiers but did not take on any other important roles.

They traveled to Europe to escape the war and wait for it to end.

Why did some American Indian tribes oppose the Civil War?

They distrusted the U.S. government, hoped for better treatment from the Confederacy, were forced to choose sides, and wanted to protect their people.

They wanted to take over the U.S. and replace both the Union and the Confederacy.

They strongly supported slavery and wanted to expand it into their own lands.

They had no interest in the war because it did not affect them at all.

How did the Civil War impact the American economy, society and politics?

It helped Northern industry grow, weakened the Southern economy, ended slavery, caused great loss of life, strengthened the federal government, and led to Reconstruction.

It had no real effect on the country, and everything went back to normal immediately after the war.

It caused the South to become wealthier than the North because they won the war.

It led to the U.S. splitting into two separate countries permanently, however they would reunite later in history.

Unit 3 Study Guide Review Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Agreement in the federal government to divide the nation into north and south to end conflict of slavery

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Election of 1860

Kansas Nebraska Act

Missouri Compromise

Reconstruction Amendments

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Agreement in the federal government that each territory could decide on the issue of slavery

Missouri Compromise

Kansas Nebraska Act

Election of 1860

Colfax Massacre

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Planters hiring formerly enslaved people to work on their farms after the wa

Sharecropping

Reconstruction Amendments

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Missouri Compromise

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mass killings of Black Americans in Louisiana after white supremacists tried to regain power

Election of 1860

Reconstruction Amendments

Colfax Massacre

Dred Scott v. Sanford

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Supreme Court case that decided that African Americans, free or enslaved, would not be considered citizens.

Sharecropping

Election of 1860

Missouri Compromise

Dred Scott v. Sanford

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Amendments to the Constitution passed after the Civil War

Missouri Compromise

Reconstruction Amendments

Kansas Nebraska Act

Bill of Rights

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Abraham Lincoln was named the winner of the election before the Civil War

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Election of 1860

Election of 1824

Missouri Compromise

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Unit 3 Study Guide Review

Agreement in the federal government to divide the nation into north and south to end conflict of slavery

Agreement in the federal government that each territory could decide on the issue of slavery

Planters hiring formerly enslaved people to work on their farms after the wa

Mass killings of Black Americans in Louisiana after white supremacists tried to regain power

Supreme Court case that decided that African Americans, free or enslaved, would not be considered citizens.

Amendments to the Constitution passed after the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln was named the winner of the election before the Civil War

Disagreements or struggles within a country is known as ...?
(abolition, contribution, domestic conflict, sacrifice, secede, or sectionalism)

Loyalty to a geographic region.
(abolition, contribution, domestic conflict, sacrifice, secede, or sectionalism)

To formally withdraw from a country or political union.
(abolition, contribution, domestic conflict, sacrifice, secede, or sectionalism)

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Agreement in the federal government to divide the nation into north and south to end conflict of slavery

Agreement in the federal government that each territory could decide on the issue of slavery

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Mass killings of Black Americans in Louisiana after white supremacists tried to regain power

Supreme Court case that decided that African Americans, free or enslaved, would not be considered citizens.

Amendments to the Constitution passed after the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln was named the winner of the election before the Civil War

Disagreements or struggles within a country is known as ...?(abolition, contribution, domestic conflict, sacrifice, secede, or sectionalism)

Loyalty to a geographic region.(abolition, contribution, domestic conflict, sacrifice, secede, or sectionalism)

To formally withdraw from a country or political union.(abolition, contribution, domestic conflict, sacrifice, secede, or sectionalism)

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