Aftermath of the Civil War

Multiple Choice

The Civil War especially wreaked havoc on the:

• the North

• the South

• the Union

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

All of the below were reasons that the Civil

War was devastating to the South EXCEPT for

this reason:

• Many in the South were far poorer

  than they were before the Civil War

• They could no longer trade with Europe

• Many of their cities had been ruined

• They had to rebuild their infrastructure

Multiple Choice

No longer able to rely on slave labor, the

South had to find new ways to sustain their:

• Army

• Railroads

• Economy

• Schools

Multiple Choice

In order to be re-admitted into the Union, ex-

Confederate states would have to make

numerous:

• Concessions

• Promises

• Guarantees

• Pledges

Multiple Choice

By the end of the Civil War, nearly half of

the _____ in the South had been killed:

• Plantation owners

• Slave holders

• Slaves

• Livestock

Multiple Choice

In addition to slavery being abolished, fields of

crops and buildings used to store goods and

farming equipment had been destroyed which

caused significant harm to this industry in the

South:

• Aviation

• Fishing

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

Multiple Choice

Which of the following descriptions best explains what Reconstruction was:

• A time period after the Civil War when destroyed buildings in the North and South were rebuilt

• A time period after the Civil War when the seceded states ere reorganized and reestablished

  into the Union

• The effort by Congress during the 1860s and 1870s to reunite the Union

• A time period before the Civil War when numerous amendments were added to the

  U.S. Constitution

Multiple Choice

Reconstruction occurred between the years

of 1865 and _____ :

• 1867

• 1877

• 1879

• 1889

Multiple Choice

This was a faction (group) of Republicans in

Congress who frequently disagreed with

President Johnson:

• Whigs

• Republican Congressmen

• Democratic-Republicans

• Radical Republicans

Multiple Choice

Prior to the Civil War, Radical Republicans

believed _____ should be abolished and

after the Civil War, led the effort to grant,

establish, and protect the rights of _____:

• Confederates, Slaves

• Taxes, Members of Congress

• Slavery, Freed People

• Slavery, Northerners

Multiple Choice

President Johnson’s decision to allow former

_____ much authority and flexibility in

governing themselves upset Radical

Republicans :

• Confederate States

• Confederate Cities

• Confederate Generals

• Confederate Soldiers