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Reconstruction Pre-Learning Knowledge Check

Authored by Brandon Branigan

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Reconstruction Pre-Learning Knowledge Check
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which part of the United States supported Abraham Lincoln most in becoming president in the election of 1860?

north

South

East

South Carolina

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was another name for the South during the Civil War?

Union

Whigs

Tories

Confederacy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Atlanta was the most important military target in Georgia because ___.

It was the capital of Georgia

It was the industrial and transportation center

It was the home of Robert E Lee

It was where the Battle of Chickamauga was fought

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the impact of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

The Union soldiers lost their will to fight

It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

It gave the South hope that they would win

It left a path of devastation and destruction from Atlanta to Savannah

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

How many years did the Civil War last?

Less than one year

2

4

7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

How was the South impacted by the freeing of the slaves during the Civil War?

It increased the number of Confederate soldiers by almost 200,000

The south ignored the law although many freed slaves did join the Union

It finally gave the South a reason to surrender

It helped the South because the slaves were unskilled soldiers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

A law that made slave owners return the slaves that they stole from other plantations

A law that made the plantation owners return any slaves that rebelled rather than cause harm to them physically

A law that made northern states return any slaves that escaped from the South

A law that stated that slaves were property

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