Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide

What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Underground Railroaders 
• Suffragists
• Bushwackers
• Abolitionists

Which side won the Civil War?

• Union
• Confederacy
• Patriots

• Loyalists

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited
• prohibited, permitted or allowed
• sometimes prohibited, never allowed
• cheap, expensive

What was the time period that followed the Civil War called?

• The Golden Age
• The Roaring Twenties
• The Industrial Revolution
• Reconstruction

Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?

• 12th
• 13th
• 14th 
• 15th

The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans citizenship
• Gave African Americans the right to vote
• Freed the slaves
• Gave landowners the right to sharecrop

The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
• Freed the Slaves
• Gave African American men the right to vote
• Forced African Americans back into slavery

How did the Confederates believe they would end up winning the Civil War?

• The Confederates thought the North would run out of money
• The Confederates thought the North would get tired and give up. 
• The Confederates didn't think they would win.
• The Confederates thought Britain would help them.

Which side fought for slavery during the Civil War?

• Confederacy

• Union

• French

• British

What is being celebrated on Juneteenth?

• America's Independence from Britain

• The end of Slavery in the US

• The End of the Civil War

• The end of the war of 1812