Civil War and Reconstruction

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by...

• Horace Greeley

• John Brown

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Charlotte Bronte

What was one effect of John Brown's actions at Harpers Ferry?

• an increase in tensions between the North and the South

• a brief period of national unity

• the end of the abolitionist movement

• an embarrassing defeat for Robert E Lee

The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was...

• the Missouri Compromise

• secession

• the Wilmot Proviso

• slavery in the territories

When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?

• to abolish slavery

• to punish the South

• to restore the Union

• to bring an end to the war

In which area did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?

• food production

• civilian leadership

• industrial capacity

• military leadership

Lincoln suspended ____ to deal with dissent in the Union states.

• voting rights for free African Americans

• harsh sentences for draft rioters

• conscription of men over 35 years of age

• the writ of habeas corpus

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

• It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.

• It divided the Confederacy.

• It convinced the Confederacy to surrender.

• It marked the first Union victory on the battlefield.

Which was the first state to secede?

• Mississippi

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Florida

The voters of which state rejected secession on June 11, 1861?

• Virginia

• West Virginia

• Kansas

• Alabama

Which of the following reflects an accurate order of secession (first, second, third)?

• Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

• Georgia, Louisiana, Florida

• Florida, Georgia, Louisiana

• Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi