Unit 1 Wayground - Civil War & Reconstruction

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What was the result of the disputed Presidential Election of 1876? What did the Compromise of 1877 entail?

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Reconstruction ended as federal troops were removed from the South.

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What was the purpose of Black Codes during Reconstruction?

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The codes were laws passed by mainly Southern states to keep African Americans subordinate to whites.

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How did the southern states try to limit the effects of Radical Reconstruction after 1877?

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By enacting Jim Crow Laws

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What was a significant reason why Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

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Lincoln's plan would have allowed white southerners to quickly return to power.

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In the end, which of the following factors contributed to the South's defeat in the American Civil War? Although, the South had larger population, its leaders lacked the organization to effectively build an army. The South could not overcome the superior military leadership possessed by the North. The North had too many resources and too much manpower for the South to sustain its fight. Many stopped fighting for the South after they heard Lincoln had been killed.

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The North had too many resources and too much manpower for the South to sustain its fight.

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What was one major result of the North's victory in the Civil War?

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The supremacy of the national government was upheld.

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What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War?

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The Regiment gained respect and notoriety for African American soldiers who joined the Union.

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What was considered the turning point battle of the Civil War?

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Gettysburg

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Which Civil War battle resulted in the Union gaining strategic control of the Mississippi River, fulfilling one of the steps of the Anaconda Plan?

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Vicksburg

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Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? Which battle officially started the Civil War? Options: Ft. Wagner, Lexington and Concord, Vicksburg, Ft. Sumter

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Ft. Sumter