Chapter 17 Section 4 The Legacy of the War

Terms and Names 13th Amendment John Wilkes Booth

Objective Questions How did President Lincoln hope to bring the North and South together after the war? What were the physical costs of the war? What were the economic costs of the war? What was required before slavery was abolished throughout the United States? When was the 13th Amendment passed?

Objective Questions 6) When, where, and by whom was Lincoln assassinated? 7) How did Lincoln’s death affect the nation? 8) Why did the war change the way people thought about the country? 9) How did the war affect the economy in the North and the South? 10) What other challenges did the country face after the war?

Chapter 17 Sec 4 Quiz 1) The person who assassinated President Lincoln was: A) Booker T. Washington B) Walt Whitman C) Robert E. Lee D) John Wilkes Booth 2) Which of the following is NOT true about the South after the war? A) It accounted for only 12 percent of the nation’s wealth B) Its labor system remained undisturbed C) Fifty percent of all farm machinery was destroyed D) Factories and railroads were demolished 3) The purpose of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was A) to bring the Civil War to an official close B) to officially admit the Southern states back into the Union C) to end involuntary servitude in the United States D) to grant freed slaves the right to vote 4) Why was the 13th Amendment necessary? A) Because the E.P. had not freed all enslaved persons B) Because the seceded states had officially cut their ties with the United States and the Constitution C) Because the Southern states had formed their own nation D) Because the Southern states refused to give African Americans the right to vote 5) Which is NOT true about the human costs of the Civil War? A) More Southern soldiers were killed than Northern soldiers B) A total of more than a half a million soldiers died C) More Northern soldiers were wounded than Southern soldiers D) About 10 percent of all Americans served in either the Union or the Confederate armies