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WorksheetsUnit 5: Antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
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1.
In the early 1800's, some Americans believed that a state could refuse to enforce a federal law. What was this belief known as?
a)
absolution
b)
nullification
c)
justification
d)
retification
2.
Which candidate received the largest number of votes in the United States, but no votes from any southern state including Georgia?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
John Breckenridge
d)
John Bell
3.
Which statement best explains the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It required captured slaves to be returned to slave states
b)
It allowed slavery in Maine, but not Missouri
c)
Missouri could have slavery
d)
It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states
4.
What was the purpose of the Georgia Platform?
a)
It showed Georgians' support of states' rights
b)
It showed Georgians' support of the Compromise of 1850.
c)
It showed Georgians' support of popular sovereignty.
d)
It showed Georgians' support of slavery everywhere.
5.
According to the terms of the Compromise of 1850,
a)
California was a slave state
b)
California was a free state
c)
Texas claimed New Mexico and extended slavery in that territory
d)
slave trade continued in the Disctrict of Columbia
6.
Why did federal troops occupy Georgia for a third time in 1869?
a)
The General Assembly refused to write a new state constitution
b)
The General Assembly refused to set up and provide funding for public schools.
c)
GA's legislature would not ratify the 14th Amendment until Black legislators were elected.
d)
The Black legislators were expelled from the General Assembly and the KKK had grown stronger.
7.
The KKK first started in the late 1860's. It was founded as a social club, but soon it's main purpose was to resist Reconstruction. Why did it want to resist Reconstruction?
a)
They wanted to support the political views of the Radical Republicans.
b)
They did not agree with the political views of the Radical Republicans.
c)
They did not want to share political and economic freedom with freed slaves.
d)
They wanted to support the presidency of Grant in 1868.
8.
Campbell, McNeal Turner, and Bradley were expelled from the GA House and Senate after their elections because they
a)
were radicals who refused to follow the rules of the General Assembly
b)
had the right to vote but not the right to hold office due to their race
c)
had been elected by fraudulent votes
d)
were carpetbaggers not native to GA and believed in violence
9.
How could Congress make GA stop passing laws to enforce restrictions on the civil rights of freedom without infringing on GA's state's rights?
a)
by granting citizenship to freedmen and extending to them the equal protection of the law
b)
bt granting freedom from slavery to all freedmen and protecting them from the abuses of state laws
c)
by refusing to admit GA back into the Union
d)
by breaking up the property of large plantation owners and splitting land among the freedmen
10.
The practice of adopting laws known as Black Codes was retaliation for
a)
rising violence from terrorist organizations such as KKK
b)
the passage of the 13th amendment
c)
the passage of the 14th amendment
d)
the passage of the 15th amendment
11.
Which statement BEST describes President Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
a)
Johnson's plan was strongly influenced by Radical Republicans.
b)
Johnson's believed the South deserved to be punished for their actions.
c)
Johnson believed that former Confederate stets should peacefully rejoin the Union.
d)
Johnson wanted to divide property between freed slaves and plantation owners.
12.
What was the purpose of the Union Blockade?
a)
To cut off Southern trade.
b)
To keep the Confederate navy in port.
c)
To frighten Confederate civilians.
d)
To keep slaves from escaping.
13.
Which issue did the Emancipation Proclamation bring to the forefront of the Civil War?
a)
Giving Women equal rights as men.
b)
Freeing African-Americans from slavery.
c)
Keeping the Union together.
d)
Ending the use of child labor.
14.
Why was Georgia often referred to as the "heart of the Confederacy" during the Civil War?
a)
Georgia was the site of most of the military activities.
b)
Georgia's soldiers fought harder than those from other Confederate states.
c)
Robert E. Lee once referred to Georgia by that term and the name remained.
d)
Georgia had the best railroads and more industry than other Confederate states.
15.
What was at stake during the battle of Chickamauga?
a)
Control of water.
b)
Control of weapons.
c)
Control of the high ground.
d)
Control of the railroads.
16.
Which of the following did Union General William T. Sherman accomplish in 1864?
a)
He faced Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in order to defend Washington from Southern invasion
b)
He killed General Joseph Johnston in battle.
c)
He conquered Atlanta and then marched through Georgia to Savannah.
d)
He conquered Richmond.
17.
The Union troops attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to:
a)
retaliate for lives lost in the Battle of Atlanta.
b)
force Georgia troops to return home to defend Georgia
c)
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
d)
punish the South for seceding from the Union and forming the Confederacy.
18.
A notorious Confederate prison was located in Georgia at:
a)
Alcatraz
b)
Andersonville
c)
Belle Isle
d)
Fulton
19.
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam Creek?
a)
This was the site of the first ironclad ship battle.
b)
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, the attempt by Lee to invade the North was thwarted.
c)
This battle was the turning point in the war, showing England and France that the Confederacy had the clear advantage.
d)
After this battle, McClellan was promoted by Lincoln for pursuing Lee's beaten troops.
20.
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
It was the first battle in which African-American troops participated.
b)
The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops which had invaded the North.
c)
This battle was an important victory for the Confederate army.
d)
It was the first battle fought on Southern soil.
21.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?
a)
it created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
b)
it permitted slavery north of Missouri's southern boundary
c)
It changed the requirements necessary for a territory to become a state
d)
it made Missouri a free state
22.
Which is the BEST statement that explains why the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Dred Scott in the Dred Scott decision?
a)
He returned to a slave state and could not be free.
b)
He did not live long enough in a free territory to be considered free.
c)
Scott was a slave and he was not eligible to sue in court.
d)
He was property of his owner and could be taken anywhere.
23.
Which is not an underlying cause of the Civil War?
a)
Nullification
b)
Representation in U.S. congress
c)
Slavery
d)
States' rights
24.
After Lincoln's election, the GA legislature met to discuss secession. What was Alexander Stephens' point of view about GA seceding from the Union?
a)
Stephens had no opinion about secession.
b)
Stepehns was not part of the secession discussion.
c)
Stephens spoke out against secession.
d)
Stephens believed that GA should secede from the Union.
25.
What was Abraham Lincoln's official stand on slavery during the 1860 presidential campaign?
a)
The African slave trade should end immediately.
b)
Slavery should not be allowed to spread in new territories.
c)
A constitutional convention should be held to resolve the issue of slavery.
d)
All slave in the U.S. should be free within 10 years.
26.
Why did the South absolutely have to keep its ports open and operational during the Civil War?
a)
It had to ship cotton to Great Britain and France in exchange for supplies and arms.
b)
It was dependent on the millions of dollars made by privateers.
c)
Its only source of transportation was naval boats and it needed the ports for the navy.
d)
All of the major cities of the Confederacy were ports.
27.
Which organization did the Federal government create in 1865 to supervise the transition from slavery to freedom?
a)
Howard University
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
American Civil Liberties Union
d)
NAACP
28.
Which of these factors led to the Freedmen’s Bureau aiding Blacks in creating universities such as Clarke Atlanta University and Morehouse College?
a)
The Georgia's general Assembly's support for education free slaves.
b)
The ratification of the 15th Amendment.
c)
Overcrowding of University of GA.
d)
Prior to being free, African-Americans were denied access to a formal education.
29.
11) Which statement BEST describes the difference between sharecropping and tenant farming?
a)
a) Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while tenant farmers owned farm animals and equipment used in working other people’s land
b)
Sharecroppers earned a percentage of the crops produced and could set aside cash money to purchase their own land, while tenant farmers had difficulty saving cash.
c)
Tenant farmers received a cash salary or wage for their farm work, while sharecroppers received only a portion of the crops raised.
d)
Tenant farmers earned equity or an interest in the land they worked from year to year so that eventually they would own their own property.
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