Civil War & Reconstruction Open- Note Test

What are the years of the Civil War?

• 1861-1865

• 1860-1866

• 1861-1886

• 1864-1870

What were some of the causes of the Civil War. Click all that apply.

• Sectionalism

• Slavery

• Election of Lincoln

• States' Rights

• Firing on Fort Savannah

What was the name of the North's battle plan?

• The Copperhead plan

• The Snake Plan

• The Anaconda Plan

• Squeeze em out Plan

What was the turning point in the war?

(Could be more than 1 answer)

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Gettysburg Address

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle at Antietam

What was the name of the song that discusses God's plan to come back & the roll the Union army is playing in that plan?

• John Brown's Body

• The Battle Hymn of the Republic

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• Yankee Doodle

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed all the slaves

• Freed all the slaves in rebelling territories

• Freed all the slaves in the border states

• Granted citizenship to all men.

Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important? Click all that apply

• it gained us control of the Mississippi River

• It cut the Confederacy in two

• It was the turning point in the war

• It was the first battle of the Civil war.

Who was the first African American and Hispanic American to win a Congressional Medal of Honor?

• Ulysses S Grant

• Pablo Escobar

• William Carney

• Philip Bazaar

What was the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford? Click all that apply.

• Slaves were property, not people

• Bans on slavery were unconstitutional

• Slaves/African Americans were not citizens

• Slaves/ African Americans could not file lawsuits

• Slaves/ African Americans could not be taught to read or write.

What was a strength of the Union? Click all that apply

• Larger Population

• Better military leaders

• Faster communication & travel

• home field advantage

• Border states