3-4.4-4.6 Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina

Which event is known as the start of the Civil War?

• the blockade of Charleston Harbor
• the Battle of Fort Sumpter
• The Election of 1860
• the secession of South Carolina

Which effect would NOT fit into the chart?

• many hardships affected people in South Carolina
• Northern and Southern men volunteered for the military
• supplies like clothing and medicine were limited
• the Confederacy developed the H.L Hunley submarine

Sherman's "March to the Sea" had the most impact on what aspect of the Confederacy?

• economy
• geography
• political standing
• social classes

Which of the following statements about Robert Smalls is NOT accurate?

• he commandeered a boat and escaped to the north
• he provided intelligence to the Confederates
• he received an award from Abraham Lincoln
• he was a slave prior to the Civil War

What did the women do during the Civil War?

• women of all classes moved to the North to avoid battles
• women of all classes fought along with men to win the war
• slave women went to war, while white women remained at home
• women of all classes were left at home to tend to business and farms

What did most African American slaves do during the Civil War?

• all African American slaves were required to fight in the Civil War
• most African American slaves continued to work on plantations during the Civil War
• most African American slaves fought for the Union army from the start of the war
• most African American slaves took over plantations and farms during the Civil War

Which of the following was NOT a way the Elite plantation owners were affected by the Civil War in South Carolina?

• the elite lost much of their wealth
• the elite lost much of their property
• the elite lost their social status and influence of the white plantation
• the elite found their Confederate bonds and currency were worthless when the South lost the war

What did the Freedman's Bureau provide?

• help for carpetbaggers adjusting to Southern life
• help for planters to increase their cash crops
• help for newly freed African Americans in the South
• help for African Americans who moved to the North

What was the "20 slave rule?"

• a rule that made plantation owners send 20 slaves to the war
• a rule that made plantation owners give 20 slaves to the government
• a rule that allowed plantation owners to have no more than 20 slaves
• a rule that exempted plantation owners of 20 or more slaves from serving in the Confederate army

Why did President Lincoln's initial plan for Reconstruction fail?

• women wanted the right to vote
• women wanted to be in political office
• Confederate leaders favored newly freed slaves
• Confederate leaders refused to protect the rights of newly freed slaves