Civil War and Reconstruction Review

The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to — 8.9(B)

• win an election as a member of the Democratic Party

• win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi

• serve as a member of the U.S. Senate

• run for public office in the South

Which accomplishment could be added to this diagram? 8.8(A)

• Commanded the U.S. military in the West during the Indian Wars

• Led the Radical Republicans in Congress during Reconstruction

• Was appointed general in chief of the Union army during the Civil War

• Became Andrew Johnson's vice president After Abraham Lincoln's assassination

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system? 8.9(C)

• Agricultural workers organized labor unions.

• Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.

• Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.

• Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to — 8.9(C)

• punish plantation owners for the use of slavery

• support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South

• promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau

• limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

Many historians argue that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln changed the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change? 8.8(B)

• Radical Republicans took control of Congress.

• Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts.

• The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress.

• Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.

This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the — 8.1(A)

• Reconstruction era

• Age of Jackson

• Second Great Awakening

• War of 1812

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had — 8.10(C)

• numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition

• a larger number of military troops in reserve

• an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies

• knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War? 8.8(B)

• The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war.

• The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River.

• The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.

• The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.

Which idea does President Lincoln express in this excerpt? 8.8(C)

• The Union exists only through the consent of sovereign states.

• The Union requires a nationwide decision on slavery.

• The Union matters more than current disagreements between states.

• The Union will be preserved through military force if necessary.

Which of the following completes this diagram? 8.8(B)

• President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Thirteenth Amendment