Civil War and Reconstruction Review

Who was the first African American man chosen by the Mississippi legislature to serve as one of the state's Senators?

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Frederick Douglass

• Dred Scott

Which Amendment ended slavery in the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Which Amendment gave newly freed slaves citizenship in the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 1st

Which amendment gave new freed American American males the right to vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 1st

Name one key result that was gained by the U.S. government at the end of the Civil War

• The federal governments power of the states

• The ability to tax the people

• the creation of the official flag

• adoption of the National Anthem

Which battle was considered the turning point for the Union Army after they turned back the Confederate invasion of the North?

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Shiloh

what was the name of the agency that expanded education opportunities for new-free enslaved people after the Civil War?

• Internal Revenue Service

• Freedmans Bureau

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

How did President Lincoln's assassination affect the nation?

• Loss of leadership made overcoming challenges of the nation difficult.

• lead to the division between political parties

• established federal buildings in honor of Civil War soldiers

• lead to radical election procedures

Was is a "carpetbagger"

• Northerners who came to the South for Financial, Political, Social gain.

• people who removed carpet from the plantations

• successful businessmen from the South

Who was appointed general in chief of the Union Army during the Civil War?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• William Sherman

• Robert E. Lee