Part One: Video Lesson
Part Two: Practice Questions
1. Why might the Union’s control of the railway system have been a major benefit for the North during wartimes?
A. Because it helped them undergo Reconstruction during the war instead of after like the Confederacy.
B. The Union was able to use the railway as a means of transporting personal and war supplies more readily.
C. Railways did not require laborers and therefor more Northern men could fight for the Union’s cause.
Answer: B. The Union was able to use the railway as a means of transporting personal and war supplies more readily.
2. Which of the following was not a cause of the American Civil War?
A. Brothers were angry with brothers about how land was distributed across state borders.
B. Many Northern States did not believe in using slavery on plantations.
C. There were conflicts about what regulations the states should make and which the federal government should enforce.
Answer: B. Many Northern States did not believe in using slavery on plantations.
3. Which of the following was not a result of Reconstruction?
A. slavery
B. land distribution
C. roads
Answer:A. slavery
