SS quiz 1 (1-10 invitational)

 _____ cared for soldiers during the Civil War and later organized the American  Association of the Red Cross. 

• a. Clara Barton

• b. Belle Boyd

• c. Francis Clalin 

• d. Harriet Tubman

What new technology allowed families of Civil War soldiers to see the horrors of  war? 

 

• a. Drawings

• b. Television

• c. Photography

• d. Light bulb

By the early 1900s, what new invention was creating a growing demand for  products made from oil? 

• a. Textiles

• b. Automobile

• c. Barbed wire 

• d. Elevators

When did Congress pass the first Reconstruction Act? 

 

• a. 1867

• b. 1870

• c. 1865

• d. 1888

• Opposed the spread of slavery 

• President of the United States during the Civil War 

• Issued the Emancipation Proclamation  

All of the above statements describe which of the following individuals? 

• a. John Quincy Adams

• b. Abraham Lincoln

• c. Andrew Jackson

• d. Herbert

  Hoover

How did the blockade of Vicksburg cause the Confederates to surrender?

• a. They could not get supplies through and people faced starvation

• b. Pushed Union forces back and missed an opportunity to pursue them

• c. Used a method of total war to destroy not just the opposing army but the  people’s will to fight 

• d. Reinforcements arrived and turned the tide

What early battle of the Civil War occurred at a small stream on July 21, 1861  while Federal troops were on their way to invade Richmond, Virginia?

• a. Savannah

• b. New Orleans

• c. Atlanta 

• d. First Battle of Bull Run

? 

- North - South 

- Urban way of life - Rural way of life 

- Most lived on farms, - Most lived on farms 

some worked in factories and in small towns 

and lived in large towns  

- Wanted higher tariffs - Wanted lower tariffs

What title best completes the chart?

• a. Progressivism  

• b. Sectionalism

• c. Isolationism

• d. Federalism

 

How did Southern slave owners defend slavery? 

 

• a. They had the same voting rights as other workers

• b. Were provided benefits such as insurance 

• c. Believed it was wrong for one human being to own another

•  d. They argued that slaves were better off than Northern factory workers

Who was President of the United States during Reconstruction?

• a. Jefferson Davis  

• b. James Buchanan

• c. Andrew Johnson

• d. Ulysses S. Grant