Civil War and Reconstruction

Why were these tactics effective?

• Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.

• Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.

• Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.

• Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.

What accomplishment could be added to this diagram?

• 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.

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

• Several important Confederate generals were killed.

• Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.

• The Confederate territory was divided in half.

• Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.

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?

• 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• Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.

Which of the following completes this diagram?

• President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Thirteenth Amendment

How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?

• The Confederate defense of the besieged for 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.

After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to -

• elect a new president and vice-president

• complete construction of the Capitol

• Establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

• implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

In the excerpt above, what does "this interest" refer to?

• The Confederate States of America

• Protective Tariffs

• Slavery

• The U.S. Constitution

Which idea does President Lincoln express in this excerpt?

• 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.

The New York City riots of 1863 were partly a result of -

• the economic uncertainty faced by the working class

• strong local opposition to federal taxes

• housing shortages affecting recent immigrants

• the meager wages paid to military recruits