SSUSH9 & SSUSH10 Review

What was a major reason the North defeated the South in the Civil War?

• The North was more industrialized and had better use of railroads and telegraph

• The South actually won the war because of its ability to fight and superior infrastructure

• The North had better generals and soldiers but lacked technological advancements

• The South actually had more people for the war and technologically advanced weapons

Which of the following was NOT an action taken by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War?

• He signed a law freeing slaves in the Confederate states.

• He authorized the suspension of habeas corpus during the conflict.

• He ordered that any escaped slaves captured in the North be conscripted into the Union Army.

• He instituted a draft to supply the Union with enough soldiers to win the war against Confederacy.

Which statement BEST illustrates President Abraham Lincoln's hopes and expectations following the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Lincoln was hopeful that Southern states would renounce their loyalty to the Confederacy and believed that they would quickly rejoin the Union.

• Lincoln was hopeful that slaves in the South would be freed and believed that many freed slaves would attempt to escape captivity and flee to the North

• Lincoln was hopeful that Southern states would renounce their loyalty to the Confederacy and believed that many Southerners would rebel against Confederate leaders.

• Lincoln was hopeful that slaves in the South would be freed and believed that freed slaves in the North would join the Union Army

After the Civil War, what was the purpose of the 13th ammendment?

• To make it illegal to leave or secede from the union ever again

• To make slavery illegal, except for forms of Criminal punishemen

• To allow Abraham Lincoln to serve a third and fourth term as president during reconstruction

• To promote Women's Suffrage, Temperance, Public schools, and Manifest Destiny

What was the purpose of Augusta Institute, a school founded in 1867 in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, which eventually became Morehouse College?

• to provide education for freedmen to become teachers or clergymen

• train politicians to lead Southern governments during Reconstruction

• to provide education for freedmen in agricultural and mechanical trades

• to train state militia and police to enforce Reconstruction laws in the South

Why was the Battle of Appomattox Court House an important event in the Civil War?

• General Lee’s surrender showed that the Southern states had lost the Civil War.

• General Lee’s defeat by General Meade ended the South’s invasion of Northern territory

• General Grant achieved control of the Mississippi River by capturing a major fortress.

• General Grant defeated the Southern army that was defending the Confederate capital.

Which BEST explains why Vicksburg was important in the Civil War?

• It was located on the Mississippi River, a crucial supply route

• It was on the border between the North and the South.

• It was the site of the war's deadliest battle

• . It was burned to the ground by General Sherman.

The agency with the GREATEST impact on helping former slaves adjust to their new lives after the Civil War was: (SSUSH10b)

• The State Department

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Bureau of Family and Human Services

• The Freedman’s Bureau

In their attempts to impede the implementation of the Fifteenth Amendment during and just after the Reconstruction Era, white southern politicians enacted all of the following EXCEPT

• poll taxes.

• strict ID laws

• literacy tests.

• grandfather clauses

Which of the following BEST explains the growing popularity of the Ku Klux Klan throughout the South in the 1860s and 1870s?

• The organization capitalized on Southerners' fear of the changes that occurred after the Civil Wa

• The organization established the first public high schools and universities in many Southern states.

• . The organization built many large factories and helped the South became a major manufacturing center.

• The organization was the dominant political party in the South and helped influence federal policy