Civil War and Reconstruction

Which statement describes an economic difference between the North and South in the period just before the start of the Civil War?

• The South’s economy was more diverse than the North.

• More European immigrants went to the South.

• Transportation was far more advanced in the South.

• The South was agricultural while the North was industrial.

Why do most historians consider the Battle of Gettysburg to be the turning point of the Civil War?

• The battle stopped the British and French from supporting the South.

• The Union loss set off riots in New York City.

• The South suffered heavy losses and did not invade the North again.

• The Confederacy was able to break through the Union naval blockade.

Which of the following is the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

• Confederate forces were unable to invade Pennsylvania.

• Union forces were able to stop blockade runners.

• Confederate forces attacked Washington, D.C.

• Union forces gained control of the Mississippi River.

Which statement best explains the role of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War?

• He was elected as President of the Confederacy.

• He was offered command of Union troops by President Lincoln.

• He commanded Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg.

• He surrendered Confederate troops Appomattox Court House in 1865.

Who served as president of the United States during the Civil War?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

Which is true about the condition of African Americans before the Civil War?

• Southerners encouraged free blacks to attend school.

• Slaves earned low wages because they were unskilled.

• Blacks in the South lacked the basic rights held by whites.

• Free blacks received lower pay than slaves.

Which of the following completes the list of Southern disadvantages during the Civil War?

• Inexperienced military leaders

• Lack of manufacturing

• Larger population

• Lack of agricultural land

Which of the following events occurred at the Appomattox Courthouse?

• the North geographically split the Confederacy in half

• this was the turning point of the Civil War

• the first shots of the Civil War

• Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the Constitution dealt primarily with which of the following?

• the rights of workers to form labor unions

• protecting the rights of women

• the rights of formerly enslaved people

• limiting the rights of former Confederate leaders

Based on chart, what was one effect of industrialization on the United States in the decades following the Civil War?

• People began to move away from cities to rural areas.

• The urban population remained about the same.

• The rate of expansion of railroad lines began to decline.

• The number of cities with more than 10,000 people grew rapidly.