Chapter 9 Test: Civil War and Reconstruction

What does this poster depict?

• It is a bulletin announcing that a slave has escaped.

• It is a declaration that the Fugitive Slave Act is in effect.

• It is an alert for Union soldiers to beware of the Confederacy.

• It is a request for people to vote against Kansas being a slave state.

How does this poster relate to the conflict between the North and South leading up the Civil War?

• People in the North had opened the Underground Railroad, but the South was trying to undermine its use.

• The Southern plantation owners knew that the North did not approve of slavery, and they kept up the practice to provoke trouble.

• Kansas and Nebraska were unable to agree whether to be slave or free states, so they opened the vote to the rest of the country.

• The Fugitive Slave Law stated that runaway slaves must be returned to their owners, and it was passed to keep the South satisfied.

Why did the Missouri Compromise happen?

• It explained how new states could be created.

• After the American Revolution, the United States got the region called the Northwest Territory.

• New states would have the same rights as existing states once they joined the Union.

• They were worried that having more representatives from one side in Congress could affect how states make their own laws.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?

• Alabama

• Florida

• South Carolina

• Texas

What conclusion can be drawn from the first battle of the Civil War?

• The bloodshed of this first battle prepared soldiers on both sides for the brutal war ahead.

• President Lincoln was expecting the battle to last a long time because he sent too many supplies.

• South Carolina’s governor raised an army for the battle because he knew it would be long and difficult.

• Confederacy president Jefferson Davis thought it would be an easy victory as he expected the Union to surrender.

What does this image show?

• The strategy that President Lincoln proposed to General Scott.

• Union General Scott’s strategy of squeezing the Confederacy on all sides.

• The plan of Confederate General Scott to trap the Union army as they headed South.

• Confederate General Lee’s plan to combat Union General Scott’s attacks in the South.

"He was born in Kentucky and was trained as a lawyer before serving in Washington, D.C. In the Civil War, he had more resources than his opponents, but lacked many war veterans."

Who is that sentence describing?

• Winfield Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert Lee

What was one advantage of the Confederate Army?

• They had more ammunition.

• They were fighting on their own land.

• Their strategy was more sophisticated.

• They had a larger and better trained army.

General Gordon Granger was sent to __________ after the Civil War to announce that enslaved people were free. The traditional day of celebration is called __________.

(Choose one state and one holiday, 2 answers)

• South Carolina

• Texas

• Veteran’s Day

• Juneteenth

Cause: There was rarely fresh food on the war front. Effect: [blank] Which statement correctly completes the graphic organizer?

• Soldiers grew gardens.

• Soldiers began hunting.

• Local farms were raided.

• Drummer boys were sent to find food.