Unit 6 Civil War and Reconstruction

What was the MAIN effect of the blockade of Georgia's coast on the Civil War?

• It allowed private blockade runners to become very wealthy.

• It interrupted supply lines and seriously disadvantaged Southern soldiers.

• It encouraged Britain and France from allying with the South early in the war.

• It maintained enough pressure on Savannah for Sherman's March to the Sea to succeed.

Which of the following describes the Georgia Platform?

• It replaced the Compromise of 1850.

• It represented the complete agreement of the terms of the Compromise of 1850.

• It was designed to dismantle the Union.

• It represented the conditional acceptance of the terms of the Compromise of 1850 if the North complied with the Fugitive Slave Act.

Under Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan, which of the following must each former Confederate state do in order to be readmitted to the Union?

• Pay money to the federal government and imprison former Confederate leaders.

• Ratify the 13th Amendment and repeal the Ordinance of Secession.

• Elect African American legislators to state government and Congress.

• Pass the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

What is the difference between the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment?

• The 13th Amendment protects the rights of slave owners while the Emancipation Proclamation protects the rights of the slaves.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was created before the Civil War while the 13th Amendment was created after the war.

• The signing of the Emancipations Proclamation was the only way the states that seceded from the Union would be readmitted to the United States.

• The Emancipation Proclamation only frees the slaves belonging to the Confederate States (the states in rebellion) while the 13th Amendment made the institution of slavery illegal within the United States.

What did the Supreme Court conclude in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

• Neither enslaved African Americans nor their descendants could be citizens.

• Slavery could not be abolished through an amendment to the Constitution.

• Enslaved people became free when they entered a free state or territory.

• Racial segregation of public facilities was legal if the facilities were equal.

Despite the outcome, Union leaders believed the Battle of Chickamauga was an important step towards

• capturing Atlanta and controlling the Confederate railroads.

• capturing Valdosta and launching a Union offensive into Florida.

• capturing Augusta and defending Union gains in South Carolina.

• capturing Savannah and ending the Confederate blockade of the port.

What was the goal of Sherman's March to the Sea?

• to provide employment to freedmen and freedwomen living in the South

• to find and imprison the leaders of the Confederate government

• to cut off Confederate supply lines and disrupt the Southern economy

• to help freedmen and freedwomen find safe passage to Union territory

Which of the following was a key requirement under Congress' 1867 Reconstruction Plan?

• Southern states were required to allow slavery to remain legal.

• Southern states were required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.

• Southern states were exempt from martial law during Reconstruction.

• Southern states were required to dissolve their state governments permanently.

What was the goal of Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

• to punish the South for its role in the Civil War

• to prevent future secession by restricting states' rights

• to readmit former Confederate states to the Union as quickly as possible

• to allow the federal government to take control of Southern agricultural land

Compared to the President Lincoln's plan, the Congressional plan for Reconstruction placed greater emphasis on which TWO goals?

• A. punishing the South for its role in the Civil War

• B. assisting in the economic recovery of the South

• C. protecting the rights extended to African Americans

• D. enforcing segregation to prevent racial violence

• E. readmitting states to the Union as quickly as possible