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Civil War Lesson Answer Key
America Grows in the 1800s
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In the 1800s, America grew very fast.
In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana
Territory from France.
From 1800 to 1860, there were 17 new states.
In the 1800s, millions of immigrants came from
other countries.
The country had two main parts—
the North and the South.
They had different cultures.
They had different economies.
There were many new problems.
Slavery in America
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Africans were taken to America and sold as slaves.
In 1860, 4 million slaves lived in the United
States.
Americans did not agree about slavery.
The North wanted to free the slaves.
The South wanted slaves to work on plantations.
Most slaves lived in the South.
The slaves had no freedom.
They had no formal schools.
They had no right to vote.
The South
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The South was agricultural.
The population was 9 million people.
The South had small farms and big plantations.
They grew cotton, tobacco, corn, sugar, and rice.
Most slaves lived on big plantations.
Many Southerners wanted slavery.
The South wanted strong states’ rights.
States’ rights means the states decide their
government.
The South wanted to separate from the United
States.
The South made a new country, “The Confederate
States of America.”
Robert E. Lee was the military leader.
Jefferson Davis was the president of the
Confederate States.
The North
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The North was industrial.
The population was 21 million people.
The North had factories, railroads, and ports.
They produced paper, glass, textiles, and metal
products.
From 1840 to 1860, 4 million immigrants arrived
here.
Many immigrants worked in the factories.
Many Northerners did not want slavery.
The North wanted the country to stay together.
Ulysses S. Grant was the military leader.
Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United
States.
The Cost of War
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There were different problems that led to the
Civil War:
• Slavery
• Economic reasons
• States’ rights
The Civil War started in 1861.
The Civil War ended in 1865.
The South surrendered in April 1865.
The North and the South fought very hard.
The war was terrible for the country.
It was difcult for all people in the country.
More than 620,000 people died.
There were many changes after the war.
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Freedom for Slaves in America
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In 1863, Lincoln wrote the Emancipation
Proclamation.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the
South.
After the war, there were many changes for black
people.
In 1865, the slaves were freed in every state of
the United States.
In 1868, black people got U.S. citizenship.
In 1870, black men got the right to vote.
The Civil War—Correct the Sentence
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Read the sentence. Each sentence has one
mistake. Correct the sentence. Write the correct
sentence.
Note to teachers: Each sentence must be
corrected. Below are suggested changes.
Accept any reasonable answer.
1. The U.S. Civil War was fought in the 1700s.
The U.S. Civil War was fought in the 1800s.
2. Abraham Lincoln wrote the Declaration of
Independence.
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation
Proclamation.
3. Religion was one problem that led to the Civil
War.
Slavery was one problem that led to the Civil
War.
Economic reasons were one problem that led
to the Civil War.
States’ rights were one problem that led to the
Civil War.
4. The U.S. bought the Virginia Territory from
France.
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from
France.
5. The Civil War was between the East and the
West.
The Civil War was between the North and the
South.
6. The slaves came from Australia.
The slaves came from Africa.
7. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the
colonists.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the
slaves.
Civil War
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Write these words.
Civil War
Copy the sentence.
The Civil War was in the 1800s.