What triggered Southern secession in 1860 and 1861?

The election of Abraham Lincoln, a Republican opposed to the spread of slavery

Which was an advantage of the North (Union) in the Civil War?

Far more population, factories, and railroads, plus the navy

The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) was a turning point because it

ended Lee's invasion of the North and put the Confederacy permanently on the defensive

The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) changed the war mainly because it

made ending slavery an official war goal, in addition to preserving the Union

Why was the Thirteenth Amendment needed after the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Proclamation was a wartime order that applied only to areas in rebellion, so an amendment was needed to abolish slavery everywhere and permanently

Which list correctly matches the Reconstruction Amendments?

13th: abolished slavery; 14th: citizenship and equal protection; 15th: voting regardless of race

The Freedmen's Bureau is best known for

helping formerly enslaved people with food, labor contracts, and schools

The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by

making Hayes president in exchange for withdrawing the remaining federal troops from the South

Southern states disfranchised Black voters using

poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that

racial segregation was constitutional under the doctrine of 'separate but equal'

Manifest Destiny was the belief that

the United States was destined to expand across the entire continent

The destruction of the buffalo herds affected the Plains Indians by

destroying the nomadic way of life that depended on the buffalo

The Dawes Act of 1887 attempted to

break up tribal lands into individual family plots and force assimilation into white culture

Workers formed labor unions in the late 1800s mainly to

win better wages, shorter hours, and safer conditions through collective bargaining

Most Gilded Age strikes failed because

under laissez-faire, government sided with owners and used troops and injunctions against strikers

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Georgia Milestones US History Module 3 Civil War, Reconstruction, and Expansion overview quiz quiz

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What triggered Southern secession in 1860 and 1861?
Which was an advantage of the North (Union) in the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) was a turning point because it
The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) changed the war mainly because it
Why was the Thirteenth Amendment needed after the Emancipation Proclamation?
Which list correctly matches the Reconstruction Amendments?
The Freedmen's Bureau is best known for
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by
Southern states disfranchised Black voters using
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that
Manifest Destiny was the belief that
The destruction of the buffalo herds affected the Plains Indians by
The Dawes Act of 1887 attempted to
Workers formed labor unions in the late 1800s mainly to
Most Gilded Age strikes failed because