Reconstruction Day 1 Spiral Quiz

Match the following

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Mining of precious metals, farming, and livestock

• Manifest Destiny

• More efficient way to produce goods; led to mass production; price of goods decreased

• Western Economy

• U.S. desire to own land from coast to coast; James K. Polk

• Interchangeable Parts

• Confederacy surrendered to Union in Virginia, ended the Civil War

Match the following

• Vicksburg

• Worked to end slavery; Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin), Frederick Douglass (The North Star)

• Effects of the War of 1812

• U.S. manufacturing increased because of boycott of British goods

• Abolitionist

• Region's geography impacted its economy; North built factories, South farmed, West mined; a cause of the Civil War

• Sectionalism

• Union captured Mississippi River; dividing Confederacy in half

The best selection for blank 5 is-

• North

• South

• West

The best selection for blank 6 is

• First Inaugural Address

• Gettysburg Address

• Second Inaugural Address

How did the loss of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?

• The river had provided direct access to the Union’s base of military operations.

• Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.

• The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills

• Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.

What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles illustrated on this map?

• They were victories for the Confederacy

• They were battles fought in Union territory

• They were attempts to keep Virginia in the Union

• They were battles defending the Confederate capital

Read the excpert and answer the question that follows.

"He has refused his Assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

-Declaration of Independence.

Which statement shows how this grievance was addressed in the U.S. Constitution?

• Congress may override a presidential veto

• Congress may ratify amendments

• The House of Representatives introduces tax bills

• The Senate may vote to turn down treaties

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

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(b) Executive Branch

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(c) Judicial Branch

• Enforces the laws

• Commands armed forces

• Declares wars

• Makes the laws

• Declares laws unconstitutional

• Interprets the laws

Which condition did both slaves and free blacks in the United States experience in the antebellum period?

• Both groups were allowed to testify in court

• Both groups were able to vote in elections

• Both groups were forced to pay taxes

• Both groups were denied citizenship rights

What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?

• Should the U.S. expand westward?

• Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws

• Should slave labor be allowed in new states

• Should states be able to secede from the Union