Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina

Multiple Choice

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

• The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
• The election of President Abraham LIncoln
• The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
• The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

Multiple Choice

This refers to the Southern states that left the Union during the Civil War. All together there were 11 states: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia

• Confederacy

• Union

• North

• United States

Multiple Choice

Why was South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession considered a pivotal event in American history?

• It marked the beginning of the secession movement and led to the Civil War.

• It was the last state to leave the Union.

• It resulted in immediate peace between North and South.

• It was quickly reversed by the federal government.

Multiple Choice

Which strategy did the Union use to cut off the Confederacy's access to international trade during the Civil War?

• Defensive Posture

• The Anaconda Plan

• The Penn School

• Railroad Revolution

Multiple Choice

How did the Anaconda Plan aim to weaken the Confederacy?

• By launching direct attacks on Confederate capitals

• By blockading Southern ports and restricting trade

• By recruiting foreign allies

• By freeing enslaved people

Open Ended

Describe the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter in the context of the Civil War's beginning.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following contributed to the Union's logistical advantage during the Civil War?

• Railroad Revolution

• Defensive Posture

• Twenty-Slave Law

• Penn School

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The H.L. Hunley was the first

ever used in naval warfare.

Multiple Choice

What were two major societal impacts of the Civil War mentioned in the lesson?

• The Penn School and the Twenty-Slave Law

• The Anaconda Plan and the Railroad Revolution

• The Battle of Fort Sumter and the Port Royal Experiment

• The H.L. Hunley and Defensive Posture

Multiple Choice

What was the main strategic shift brought about by the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?

• It shifted the focused from ending slavery to solely preserving the Union.

• It targeted enslaved people in all states.

• It shifted the Union's war focus to abolishing slavery.

• It ended the war immediately.

Open Ended

Describe the significance of the Battle of Fort Wagner and the Combahee River Raid in the context of African American involvement in the Civil War.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were consequences of the Union's 'Total War' strategy and the fate of Columbia?

• Economic prosperity in Charleston

• Destruction of homes and businesses in Columbia

• Severe economic disruption in the region

• Strengthening of the South's logistical ability

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Robert Smalls escaped slavery by sailing the Confederate ship

out of Charleston to freedom.

Multiple Choice

How did the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession influence other Southern states during the lead-up to the Civil War?

• It encouraged other states to declare secession.

• It ended all regional tensions.

• It prevented further conflict.

• It united the North and South.

Multiple Choice

How did the Union attempt to cut off supplies and hurt the economy of the South?

• Ask them nicely to stop fighting

• Burning all Southern factories

• The set up a blockade

• By asking other nations to not recognize them

Multiple Choice

Another name for the South?

• Union

• Confederacy

Multiple Choice

to separate from a nation or a state to become independent

• abandon

• secede

• slavery

• sectionalism

Multiple Choice

The Union is a term that is synonymous with . . . 

• The United States.
• The Confederate States.
• The Border States.
• The western territories.

Multiple Choice

The Confederate States of America refers to states that . . . 

• had slaves but remained loyal to the United States.
• were part of the Mexican Cession.
• seceded from the United States of America.
• had no slaves.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best definition of the term "border states".  Border states were states . . .

• that were in the west and largely stayed out of the war.
• that stayed neutral during the war.
• that were on the border of both the North and South.
• where slavery was legal but they still fought for the North.

Multiple Choice

Where were the opening shots of the Civil War fired?  At the Battle of . . . 

• Bull Run
• Shiloh
• Fort Sumter
• Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which one was an advantage that the South had during the war?  The South . . . 

• had a geography that was well suited for defense.
• had large amounts of cash.
• had greater industrial capability than the North.
• could count on British support during the war.

Multiple Choice

First state to secede

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Texas

• Virginia

Multiple Choice

For most of the war, the south only had to ____ its territory. This made their mission less complicated.

• defend
• burn
• give away
• dominate

Multiple Choice

By the time the war ended, 600,000 people on both sides had died.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

The new system of long distance communication is known as _____.

• email
• telegraph
• walkie talkie
• telephone

Multiple Choice

What is one advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?

• railroads
• factories
• telegraph
• all of the above

Multiple Choice

How did the telegraph help the Union?

• Communication became faster.
• People could travel faster.
• Scotty could beam up Spock more easily.
• It didn't help

Multiple Choice

President of the Union/USA during the Civil War

• Lincoln
• Davis
• Reagan
• Jefferson

Multiple Choice

The _______ ended slavery in the rebelling southern states and made the war a fight against slavery.  However, it did not end slavery officially.  The 13th Amendment did.

• surrender
• constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Edict of MIlan

Multiple Choice

1st sub to sink an enemy ship

• The Hunley

• Blockade runner

• Total War

• Discriminate

Multiple Select

Union blockade also known as...

• the anaconda plan

• scott's great snake

• the march to sea

• the georgia platform