Civil War and Reconstruction Quiz

At the start of the Civil War, what was the primary goal of the Union?

• end slavery

• increase taxes

• expand American territory

• preserve the Union

Lincoln's best general who was essential to the victory at Vicksburg and accepted the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

President of the Union and 16th president of the United States.

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

What were some of the advantages of the North during the Civil War?

• Larger population, more industrial capacity, stronger navy, better transportation infrastructure
• Inferior technology, lack of international allies, divided public opinion, harsher climate
• Limited resources, smaller army, lack of political support, inferior leadership
• Smaller population, weaker navy, less industrial capacity, poor transportation infrastructure

Which of the following best describes how the Emancipation Proclamation addressed the issue of slavery effective January 1, 1863?

• It freed enslaved people in all United States territories.

• It freed enslaved people in the border states.

• It freed enslaved people in all territories in rebellion against the Union.

• It freed all enslaved people in the world.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Bull Run

Which Constitutional Amendment guaranteed everyone born in the U.S. was a Citizen? 

• 13th
• 19th 
• 15th 
• 14th

What do we call the time period after the Civil War? 

• Antebellum
• Manifest Destiny
• Reconstruction 
• Industrial Revolution 

Which Reconstruction Plan did not want to punish the South? 

• Lincoln's 10% Percent Plan
• Johnson's Plan 
• Congressional Republican Plan 
• Marshall Plan 

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To assist former slaves and poor whites in the South by providing food, housing, education and medical aid

• To enforce the Black Codes in the Southern states

• To support the Confederate Army during the Civil War

• To promote the secession of Southern states from the Union