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Which of the following statements accurately represents a major difference between the North and the South inthe antebellum period?
The North was more rural while the South was more urban
The South relied heavily on agriculture while the North focused more on industry
The North had fewer railroad lines than the South
The South moved past slavery and towards tenant farming prior to the Civil War
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The Compromise of 1850 was significant because
it created an imbalance in Congress and forced northerners to return fugitive slaves
it stated that African Americans could not be US citizens
it allowed the one free state and one slave state to enter the Union
it angered the South when a tariff was imposed on international goods
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All of the following were true of the election of 1860 EXCEPT
the nation was clearly divided along the lines of slavery
Lincoln won the election in a land slide he was barely contested
South Carolina immediately seceded
Southern states debated the issue of secession
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do
it immediately ended slavery in all states, North and South
it declared that slaves in the Confederate held areas were free
it declared that Congress would vote on freeing slaves at the wars end
it declared that slaves in parts of the Confederacy controlled by the Union army were free
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Why was the Battle of Chickamauga a significant
it resulted in an essential Union victory making the war years shorter than anticipated
it allowed the South to move into northern territory threatening the capital
it prevented the Union from capturing an essential railroad line to Atlanta
it was a loss for the South allowing the Union to move towards Atlanta
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Which of the following did NOT occur under Congressional Reconstruction
most southern states were placed under military control
important constitutional amendments were passed
the KKK thrived under Congress's Republican leadership
many African Americans were elected to state and national legislative postitions
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Which of these would have been a goal of the KKK in the South during Reconstruction
making sure Reconstruction went smoothly
assisting the scalawags and carpetbaggers
ensuring that freedmen had the right to vote
restoring southern Democrats to political power
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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the US
13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
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The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
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All persons born or naturalized in the US and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the US and of the State wherein they reside
13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment