Unit 3 Tennessee in the Civil War Era

Why ere East Tennesseans against succession from the Union?

• They were loyal to President Lincoln

• They did not want to fight to keep the slavery legal

• There were very few slaves in East Tennessee

• They disagreed with the Confederacy's support for slavery

Which battle defeated the remaining Confederate force in Tennessee?

• the Battle of Franklin

• the Battle of Nashville

• the Battle of Chattanooga

• the Battle of Stones River

Which amendment influenced the Tennessee Constitution to include a poll tax as a requirement for voters?

• the 12th Amendment

• the 13th Amendment

• the 14th Amendment

• the 15th Amendment

During which incident did President Lincoln set up the Freedman's Bureau?

• the end of the Civil War

• the rise of Jim Crow Laws

• the rise of vigilante justice

• the secession of the southern states

When did Reconstruction eventually come to an end in Tennessee?

• when the Civil War came to an end

• when Tennessee voted to leave the Union

• when Democrats gained control of the state government

• when Governor Brownlow stepped up efforts to weaken the Klan

Which of the following BEST explains why West Tennessee wanted to join the Confederacy?

• Planters there saw a need for slaves to work on the expansive farms

• Scott County had voted to secede from the state completely

• Governor Harris was leading efforts to secede from the Union

• There were many free blacks living in cities in West Teneessee

Why was the capture of Fort Donelson important to the Union?

• It helped make General Grant popular

• It had been built on the Cumberland River

• It allowed more Union troops to move into Tennessee

• It led to the defeat of thousands of Confederate troops at Franklin

Which of the following was the cause of the Battle of Stones River?

• The Union troops' capture of Fort Henry

• The confederate troops' plan to recapture Nashville

• The fleeing of Tennessee's governor from Nashville to Memphis

• President Lincoln's appointment of Senator Andrew Jackson as military governor

Which of the following was caused by the Ku Klux Klan?

• violent attacks on black neighborhoods

• establishment of the Freedman's Bureau

• the war between the Confederacy and the Union

• the secession of Tennessee and other southern states

Why were the Black Codes created?

• to repeal the Ku Klux Klan

• to limit the rights of freed people

• to fight for the rights of black people

• to support Governor Brownlow's declaration of martial law