Civil War and Reconstruction

Why did the Compromise of 1850 temporarily reduce sectional tensions?

• It ended slavery nationwide
• It balanced free and slave states while enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act
• It allowed states to vote on slavery
• It abolished tariffs

How did the Dred Scott decision impact the spread of slavery?

• It limited slavery to the South
• It allowed Congress to ban slavery
• It prevented slavery from being outlawed in new territories
• It abolished slavery

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation strategically important?

• It freed all slaves immediately
• It weakened Southern labor and strengthened the Union Army
• It ended the Civil War
• It protected plantation owners

How did Sherman’s March to the Sea affect the Confederacy?

• It rebuilt infrastructure
• It destroyed resources and morale
• It increased exports
• It protected civilians

Why did Congress divide the South into military districts?

• To punish Union soldiers
• To protect African American rights
• To return land to slaves
• To end elections

Which Reconstruction effort had the most lasting impact on education?

• KKK actions
• Tenant farming
• Freedmen’s Bureau and Black legislators
• Sharecropping

Short Answer Questions
Explain how states’ rights contributed to the start of the Civil War.

Short Answer Questions
Describe the importance of Georgia during the Civil War.

Short Answer Questions
How did the Reconstruction Amendments expand rights?

Short Answer Questions
Name one role of the Freedmen’s Bureau.