Benchmark 2 Review

What are TWO difficulties the Confederate states faced in the Civil War?

• They had too little agriculture

• They had too much land to defend

• They did not have enough transportation

• They did not have enough natural resources

• They did not have enough industrial capacity

How was the Northern economy affected by the Civil War?

• Mining fields grew in great numbers

• Their economy crashed

• factories and industries grew

• their agricultural trade increased

What was the bloodiest day of the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

• Atlanta

What was the primary tactic used by General Sherman in the Atlanta Campaign?

• Forcing the Confederates to evacuate by severing their railroad supply lines

• Forcing the Confederates to evacuate by setting the city on fire

• Forcing the Confederates to evacuate by launching a surprise attack

Match the major battles of the Civil War

• First battle of the Civil War

• Atlanta

• Gave Union control of Mississippi River

• Fort Sumter

• Turning point of the War

• Gettysburg

• City captured, railroads destroyed

• Antietam

• Bloodiest day of battle in the Civil War

• Vicksburg

(a)   served as president and saved the Union during the Civil War. ​ (b)   served as president of the Confederate states. ​ (c)   lead the Union troops during the Civil War while ​ (d)   led the Confederate troops during the Civil War. ​ (e)   's March to the Sea was the final crushing blow to the Confederate army.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• William Sherman

What was the main goal of Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction policy after the Civil War?

• To seek revenge on the South for starting the war

• To ensure the South would never regain power in the United States

• To rebuild the South's infrastructure and economy

• To reunite the nation and promote a peaceful reconciliation between the North and South

What was the main outcome of the Compromise of 1877 in relation to the presidential election of 1876?

• Samuel Tilden was declared the winner by the Senate.

• Rutherford B. Hayes won the popular vote and became president.

• Rutherford B. Hayes became president, and the military occupation of the south was ended.

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Samuel Tilden as president.

What was one of the primary methods used by southern politicians to maintain control over African Americans during Reconstruction?

• Establishing the Freedmen's Bureau

• Implementing Black Codes

• Encouraging African American migration to the north

• Supporting African American suffrage

What were the following amendments:

a. 13th - ​ (a)  

b. 14th - ​ (b)  

c. 15th - ​ (c)  

• abolished all slavery in U.S.
• equal protection for all citizens, regardless of r
• right to vote shall not be denied based on race