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The Homestead Act opened land to farming in the West.
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The statement that best describes the role of slavery in the Southern economy is: The Southern economy was based on agriculture and they used slave labor to work the farms, producing food and other raw materials for the national market.
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The battle considered to be the turning point in the Civil War is the Battle of Gettysburg.
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The primary reason that Lincoln waged war against the South was to bring the Confederate states back under the laws and control of the United States.
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The main provision of the Thirteenth Amendment is: It abolished slavery in the United States.
Where did the Homestead Act open land to farming?
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the border states
the West
the Northeast
Which statement best describes the role of slavery in the Southern economy?
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The Southern economy was based on agriculture and they used slave labor to work the farms, producing food and other raw materials for the national market.
Slavery was not important in the Southern states after the creation of the cotton gin.
The Southern economy was based on manufacturing and they needed slave labor to work in the factories.
What battle is considered to be the turning point in the Civil War?
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Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Gettysburg
What was the primary reason that Lincoln waged war against the South?
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To wipe out the Confederacy and destroy the southern states
To bring the Confederate states back under the laws and control of the United States
To defend the North from Southern aggression
What was the main provision of the Thirteenth Amendment?
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It abolished slavery in the United States.
It ended the Civil War.
It overturned the Emancipation Proclamation.
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