Freedom in 1865 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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What was the term for letting people decide if a territory became a free or slave state?
What was the term for letting people decide if a territory became a free or slave state?
Popular sovereignty
When was the Republican Party formed to oppose new slave states in the west?
When was the Republican Party formed to oppose new slave states in the west?
1854
How many states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America?
How many states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America?
11 states
How many black Americans served in US armed forces by the end of the Civil War?
How many black Americans served in US armed forces by the end of the Civil War?
Over 300,000
When did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
When did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
January 1863
How many black Americans were removed from slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment?
How many black Americans were removed from slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment?
Over 3.5 million
What right did the Fifteenth Amendment grant to adult male US citizens?
What right did the Fifteenth Amendment grant to adult male US citizens?
Right to vote
How many acres did the Southern Homestead Act 1866 set aside for freed slaves?
How many acres did the Southern Homestead Act 1866 set aside for freed slaves?
44 million acres
What size were the small farms created from old plantations for sharecropping?
What size were the small farms created from old plantations for sharecropping?
30 to 50 acres
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina