Sectionalism, The Civil War and Reconstruction

In 1859 this abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to insight (cause) a slave insurrection.

• Robert E. Lee
• John Brown
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Frederick Douglass

When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?

• To abolish slavery
• To punish the South
• To preserve the Union
• To bring the war to an end

In which area did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?

• Food production
• Civilian leadership
• Industrial capacity
• Military leadership

Lincoln suspended ________ to deal with dissent (dissatisfaction) in the Union states.

• Disenfranchisement
• Harsh sentences for draft dodgers
• The writ of habeas corpus
• Conscription for men over the age of 35

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

• It is the last time the South invaded the North; South was on defensive afterwards
• It divided the Conferderacy
• It convinced the Confederacy to surrender
• It marked the first Union victory on the battlefield

Which was the first state to secede?

• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• Florida
• South Carolina

What happened to California as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• It entered the Union as a Free State
• It entered the Union as a Slave State
• It was not allowed to enter the Union until another state was ready to be admitted
• It split off and created its own republic

The Civil War began here when Union troops refused to vacate:

• Shiloh
• First Battle of Bull Run
• Fort Sumter
• Antietam

Which of the following made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the nation?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• The Reconstruction Act of 18673

After the Civil War, why did new Republican governments in the South have difficulty?

• African-Americans resented interference from Northern carpetbaggers.
• Slavery remained in force in several Southern states
• Many white Southerners refused to accept equal rights for African-Americans
• African-Americans did not hold political office