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The American Civil War

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The North and the South
The following features refer either to the North or to the South of the United States of America. Choose the correct alternative.
A: The economy of this region was driven by industrialisation.
B: The two main economic factors were the vast plantations of tobacco and cotton, and slavery.
C: The number of black slaves was around 4 million.
D: Society was based on a rigid class system.
E: Several states adopted emancipation after the 1830s.
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Abraham Lincoln
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentence.

Abraham Lincoln
A: was the president of the Confederate States of America.
B: was the first Republican president of the United States.
C: was assassinated by a southern fanatic.
D: gave 11 southern States the constitutional right to leave the Union.
E: was the 1st President of the United States.
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The North and the South
Complete the sentences with the words below.

1. In the South the aristocracy believed in the old values of ________ and honour.
2. The South needed slave labour because of the international demand for ________.
3. During the war the economy of the South underwent a severe ________.
4. Before the war there was an ________ in the white population in the North.
5. ________ from Europe enriched the Northern culture with their languages and ________.
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Slavery in the South
Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false.
A: Slave labour was supported by the abolitionists.
B: The exploitation of slaves caused the separation of people from their families.
C: The abolitionists claimed that slaves were not given any education, but had a secure job.
D: Slavery estranged black people from religion.
E: According to the supporters of slavery, slaves were protected and taught the principles of Christianity by their master.
F: Among the abolitionists there were writers, intellectuals and religious associations.
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The Civil War
Match the event provided with the correct date.

1. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution was approved. ________
2. Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederate States of America. ________
3. The Civil War ended. ________
4. The Civil War broke out. ________
5. Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election. ________
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The aftermath of the Civil War
Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false.
A: Under the presidency of Abraham Lincoln the Unionists won the war.
B: Walt Whitman, moved by Robert Lee's death, dedicated the poem O Captain! my Captain! to him.
C: After the war the United States became an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government.
D: The Civil War put an end to the institution of democracy in America.
E: The Civil War was to be the least devastating Western conflict in one hundred years.
F: About 625,000 people died during the Civil War.
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The abolition of slavery
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Slavery was finally introduced in the United States in 1865. This meant that the black slaves were now free, but without money or a place to live. Some of them decided to remain to find a job in the industrial North; others continued living with their old masters, who gave them tools and a flat. However, resentment and violence grew in the South and black families were threatened by a religious movement called 'Ku Klux Klan'. The so-called 'black codes' were passed, laws that restricted the freedom of white people, promoting racial tolerance in schools, on means of transport and in hospitals.
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A new version of the American dream
Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. The Civil War boosted factory production in the ________, which exploited ________ resources like copper and oil to supply military needs.
2. During the war Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Rockefeller built their financial ________ from nothing.
3. Industrial tycoons became mythical figures in a new version of the 'American dream': ________ men who went from 'rags to riches'.
4. The industrial success was usually at the expenses of the workers, who soon got together to found the American ________ of Labor.
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The expansion and settlement in the West
Complete the text with the correct information.

The migration westwards was pushed by the discovery of gold in ________, followed by the famous 'gold ________'. In 1862, to encourage people to settle in the West, free ________ was granted to the first occupants with the ________ Act. With the disappearance of the frontier, American ________ were not only subjugated, but also reduced to starvation because of the consequent extermination of ________. Many were mass-deported or exterminated.
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The Civil War: key ideas
Tick the words or phrases related to the Civil War.
A: Emancipation.
B: Abolitionism.
C: Politic stability.
D: Racism.
E: Mass communication.
F: Atomic bombs.
G: Religious revival.
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