Civil War & Reconstruction Review

Why was the 54th Massachusetts regiment significant?

• It was a regiment that switched from the Union to Confederacy mid-way through the war.

• It was a naval unit known for their decisive victories at sea.

• It was the best-known African American regiment.

• It helped return escaped slaves back to the South.

Commander of the Confederate Army.

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

People killed or wounded.

• Yankees

• resistance

• entrenched

• casualties

All of the following are true EXCEPT:

• Most of the Civil War battles were fought in the North giving the Union an advantage.

• The Union had an advantage because of more people and resources.

• THe Confederacy had an advantage because of strong military leaders.

• The Union was able to send troops and supplies quicker because of more railroads.

At the start of the Civil War, what was the primary goal of the Union?

• end slavery

• expand American territory

• increase taxes

• preserve the Union

Which of the following best describes how the Emancipation Proclamation addressed the issue of slavery?

• It freed enslaved people in all United States territories.

• It freed enslaved people in all territories in rebellion against the Union.

• It freed enslaved people in the border states.

• It freed all enslaved people in the world.

The first and only President of the Confederacy.

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

President of the Union and 16th president of the United States.

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln's best general who accepted the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to...

• punish plantation owners for the use of slavery.

• promote the activities of the Freedmen's Bureau.

• support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South.

• limit the impact of the 13th amendment.