Civil War & Reconstruction Review

Which of the following dates includes the Civil War and Reconstruction era?

• 1850-1870

• 1861-1880

• 1861-1877

• 1865-1877

Which BEST explains why African Americans supported the Union?

• A) seceded from the United States

• B) because they profited from the system of slavery

• C) were known as Unionists

• D) they believed a Union victory would end slavery.

Choose the correct answer. After the Civil War, former enslaved persons were granted freedom when slavery was abolished by the....

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Determine which statement would BEST describe the point of view of a Secessionist.

• A. States should exercise their right to separate from the country if the federal government attempts to outlaw slavery.

• B. Western territories should have the ability to use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery.

• C. Slavery should be outlawed in the United States because it goes against the founding principles.

Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because –

• Troops did not read the newspaper.

• Texas needed to capture a major port.

• News about the end of the war traveled slowly.

• Texas was winning the war.

Choose the correct answer. After the Civil War, former enslaved persons were granted citizenship with the passage of the

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Choose the correct answer. After the Civil War, African American males were granted the right to vote with the passage of the ___________.

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Though they were free, it took another amendment to protect their __________ (voting rights, economic rights, civil rights), basically guaranteeing rights to anyone who was born in the United States.

• voting rights

• economic rights

• civil rights

Choose the correct answer to complete the statements. Though many former enslaved persons exercised their suffrage rights, southern legislatures eventually passed an economic barrier to voting called the.

• grandfather clause

• poll tax

• literacy test

Which of the following statements BEST describe the era of Reconstruction? Select TWO correct answers.

• A. Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.

• B. Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.

• C. Union soldiers travelled to the South to enforce new laws.

• D. Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.

• E. Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.