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WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction Test
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Religious revival leading to new churches, desires to help others, and many social reform movements
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
The Era of Good Feelings
d)
Transcendentalism
2.
Led an unsuccessful raid on the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and was executed for treason
a)
William Bradford
b)
John Brown
c)
John Marshall
d)
James Brown
3.
What triggered/started the Civil War?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
The Battle of Fort Sumter
d)
Compromise of 1850
4.
Popular Sovereignty means
a)
allowing the people to decide
b)
proslavery Missourians traveling in armed groups to vote in the Kansas election
c)
a conflict between citizens of the same country
d)
all citizens are required to help catch runaways
5.
How did the seceding states justify their right to leave the Union?
a)
They believed their states rights had been violated by the federal government, nullifying the contract between the states and the Union.
b)
They claimed they were being discriminated against and the Union no longer addressed their issues.
c)
They didn't need to justify it, the states are not obligated to remain part of the Union.
d)
Because the North was preventing their economic prosperity they had no choice but to secede from the Union.
6.
Who was the author of the anti-slavery novel pictured?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Angelina Grimke
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Sojourner Truth
7.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
8.
Why did Lincoln wait until after the Battle of Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
He was hoping the South would finally come to its senses and give up the fight.
b)
He wanted Grant to lead the troops.
c)
He wanted a Union victory so as not to seem to desperate to make a political move.
d)
He didn't have the support of England until much later.
9.
Although it was considered brutal by the South, it showed that Union victory was in sight and helped President Lincoln win re-election. What was it?
a)
Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus
b)
The Battle of Bull Run
c)
Sherman’s victory at Atlanta and “march to the sea”
d)
The siege of Vicksburg
10.
From earliest to latest, which chronology of events is correct?
a)
South Carolina secession; John Brown’s raid; Kansas-Nebraska Act; Missouri Compromise
b)
John Brown’s raid; South Carolina secession; Missouri Compromise; Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Missouri Compromise; Kansas-Nebraska Act; John Brown’s raid; South Carolina secession
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act; Missouri Compromise; South Carolina secession; John Brown’s raid
11.
After surrounding the town and besieging it for months, The South finally surrenders one day after the loss at Gettysburg. This is the last piece to taking the Mississippi River. This is a decisive Union victory. Grant is promoted to General-in-Chief of the Union Army.
a)
Shiloh
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Fredericksburg
12.
Lee invades MD for supplies and to gain an ally. Bloodiest day in U.S. history. McClellan is slow to attack despite having found Lee's battle plans. South eventually withdraws, McClellan doesn't follow. North claims victory. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Chancellorsville
c)
Antietam
d)
Second Bull Run/Manassas
13.
Which 1846 proposed bill aimed to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Wilmot Proviso
14.
Which of these statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is NOT true?
a)
It gave the Union a moral cause to fight for.
b)
It deprived the South of needed slave labor.
c)
It led thousands of African-Americans to join the Union army.
d)
It ended slavery in the Union border states.
15.
The Union attack on Fort Wagner, SC, was a historically important battle because:
a)
the Union victory turned the tide of the war
b)
the 54th MA Regiment proved the value of African-American soldiers
c)
it was the first battle of the war
d)
Pickett's Charge at this battle failed
16.
General Grant's capture of Vicksburg was critical to the Union's victory because:
a)
it encouraged the people to reelect President Lincoln
b)
it gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
c)
General Stonewall Jackson was killed
d)
it was the capital of the Confederacy
17.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865 at:
a)
Richmond, VA
b)
Atlanta, GA
c)
Appomattox Court House, VA
d)
Gettysburg, PA
18.
The era from 1820-1860 saw growing ____________ in the U.S.
a)
nationalism
b)
segregation
c)
sectionalism
d)
republicanism
19.
What Increased tensions between the North and the South?
a)
Argument that Federal Gov was too weak
b)
The rise of sectionalism, the growing disagreement over states' rights, and the issue of slavery.
c)
The climate and geography of the North and South.
d)
The Arguments over the growth of the military.
20.
The Dred Scott decision struck down the Missouri Compromise, which
a)
gave slaves in new territories citizenship
b)
gave Congress more power in deciding slavery
c)
cleared the way for the extension of slavery
d)
cleared the way for the abolition of slavery
21.
McDowell is able to push back the left side, but the Conf. end up breaking through the right side, causing the Union to retreat. First major battle. Lincoln realizes the war will be long and costly. Union Loss. Stonewall Jackson gets his nickname.
a)
Bull Run/Manassas 1
b)
Ft. Sumter
c)
Antietam
d)
Shiloh
22.
Hooker replaced Burnside. Even though Lee is outnumbered 2:1, he is able to divide his forces and beat the North. Lee's greatest victory. Stonewall Jackson is hit by friendly fire and dies a few days later.
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Vicksburg
23.
Lee invades PA looking for supplies. Also a victory on Northern soil would crush the North. Hoped Europe would become Southern allies. Bloodiest battle in American History. Turning point in the war. South never wins another major battle after this.
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Chancellorsville
d)
Gettysburg
24.
Why was Gettysburg considered the turning point for the Union?
a)
It kept Lee from ever invading the North again
b)
It convinced England & France to help the Confederacy
c)
It caused riots in the South
d)
The Confederacy was exhausted and close to giving up
25.
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
a)
The right of citizens to choose representatives
b)
The power of states to organize militias
c)
The unalienable rights of citizens
d)
The legal ability of states to secede
26.
A biography on the military career of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?
a)
The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
b)
The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia
c)
The Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at Gettysburg
d)
The campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
27.
Analyze the following excerpt and pick the battle and victor that is correct.
a)
First Battle of Bull Run; Confederates
b)
First Battle of Bull Run; Union
c)
Antietam; Union
d)
Antietam; Confederates
28.
Analyze the excerpt below and pick the correct battle-
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Vicksburg
d)
First Battle of Bull Run
29.
Analyze the description and excerpt below and pick the battle it's talking about
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Atlanta
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Antietam
30.
The Jim Crow laws and the Black Codes were similar in that they???
a)
were a response to the lack of employment in the South
b)
To limit the effectiveness of the 14th and 15th amendments
c)
To respond to the Morill Act
d)
To protect the rights of the Native Americanas
31.
Who was the first black U.S. Senator?
a)
Cripus Attucks
b)
John Paul Jones
c)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
d)
Andrew Jackson
32.
Why did the sharecropping idea NOT benefit the African Americans?
a)
They had freedom to purchase their farm land
b)
They were tied to the white landowner because they could never get out of debt
c)
General Sherman and his army destroyed all the land
d)
The Freedmen's bureau told them it was a bad idea
33.
The KKK & black codes became successful in
a)
helping blacks to vote in the south
b)
limiting black votes and realizing full rights
c)
providing outlets and opportunites for African-Americans
d)
providing and protecting equality of all people irregardless of race or color
34.
Jim Crow laws included
a)
literacy tests, poll taxes and a grandfather clause
b)
grandfather clause, physical exam, court cases
c)
english requirements, photo id, citizenship
d)
all blacks in voting, women could vote, food tax
35.
After the slaves were freed in 1865, how did white Southerners force African Americans to live in slave-like conditions?
a)
They got the government to send troops to bully the blacks.
b)
By not allowing blacks to move North to work in factories.
c)
They send the Ku Klux Klan to burn their job applications
d)
Black Codes allowed them to arrest unemployed blacks, Share Cropping, Literacy Tests for voting, refused to hire them, and the Ku Klux Klan was started.
36.
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that all crows in the South must be named Jim
b)
Laws to keep blacks and white separate in public places
c)
Laws that helped African Americans get equal rights
d)
Laws that ensured all blacks would be treated equally to whites
37.
What was the Compromise of 1877?
a)
The outcome of the battle of Gettysburg
b)
An agreement that all slaves would be freed.
c)
An agreement that started the Reconstruction.
d)
An agreement that the president would withdraw all troops from the South, appoint a Southerner to his cabinet, and allow Southerners to hold government offices. It ended the Reconstruction.
38.
Who were the Carpetbaggers?
a)
Northerners who went to the South carrying suitcases made of carpet who wanted to help blacks and/or make money on the Reconstruction of the South
b)
People who carry carry carpets in a bag
c)
People who installed carpet for Southerners
d)
Southerners who went to the North to profit from Reconstruction
39.
What is Civil Disobedience?
a)
Using violence and terror to get your point across
b)
Disobeying the law by holding boycotts, marches, sit-ins, and freedom rides in order to make a point
c)
A book written by Abraham Lincoln
d)
A book written by the Freedom Riders
40.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
41.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
42.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
43.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African American men the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
44.
How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?
a)
A. Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states considered them an economic burden.
b)
B. Western states wanted tariffs to pay for improved infrastructure, while Northern states wanted to reduce the national debt.
c)
C. Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America.
d)
D. Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports.
45.
What congressional action is described below?
- California becomes a free state.
- Strict fugitive slave law adopted.
- Slave trade, but not slavery, banned in District of Columbia.
- New states in the Southwest could vote to have slavery.
- Texas' debt paid in exchange for adjustment of the Texas boundary.
- California becomes a free state.
- Strict fugitive slave law adopted.
- Slave trade, but not slavery, banned in District of Columbia.
- New states in the Southwest could vote to have slavery.
- Texas' debt paid in exchange for adjustment of the Texas boundary.
a)
A. Tariff Act
b)
B. Compromise of 1850
c)
C. Missouri Compromise
d)
D. Kansas-Nebraska Act
46.
Who am I???
- Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry
- Citation: When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the flag, led the way to the parapet, and planted the colors thereon. When the troops fell back he brought off the flag, under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded.
- Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry
- Citation: When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the flag, led the way to the parapet, and planted the colors thereon. When the troops fell back he brought off the flag, under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded.
a)
A. Philip Bazaar
b)
B. Eugene Beaumont
c)
C. William Carney
d)
D. Alexander Webb
47.
Which of the following was a result of the Homestead Act of 1862?
a)
A, settlement of the Western territories accelerated.
b)
B. new home construction integrated better building standards and materials.
c)
C. public schools closed during the summers to allow children to work family farms.
d)
D. Southern plantation owners gave parcels of land to newly-freed African Americans.
48.
Why was the Dawes Act devastating to American Indian tribes?
a)
A. It limited economic opportunities of American Indians by requiring citizenship for employment.
b)
B. It allowed white settlers to acquire tribal lands with only a small fee paid to the federal government.
c)
C. It required individual American Indians to register for taxation, but did not extend citizenship or voting rights.
d)
D. It forced ownership of Indian lands among individual members, leading to a significant disruption in their tribal way of life.
49.
Which of the following describes scalawags?
a)
A. Northern Republicans who went south for profit
b)
B. Southerners who worked with the Republicans
c)
C. freedmen who voted Democratic
d)
D. freedmen who voted Republican
50.
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended government protections of ----
a)
A. voting rights
b)
B. free speech rights
c)
C. due process rights
d)
D. the rights of the accused
51.
Morrill Land Grant Act
a)
Gave away land to Indians
b)
Gave away land to settlers
c)
Gave away land to build schools
d)
Gave away land to build Agriculture Colleges
52.
Why were the Homestead Act, Morrill Act and Dawes Acts passed?
a)
To show how the African and Natives are different
b)
To limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
c)
To improve relationships with the Native Americans
d)
To expand the development in the West
53.
Which of the following was made to protect the rights of African Americans in the South?
a)
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1875
b)
The Black Codes
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Sharecropping and Tenant Farming
54.
Transcendentalism
a)
a philosophy practiced by readers who stressed the relationship between science and space over material things, and theimportance of the group conscience
b)
a philosophy practiced by writers who stressed the relationship between human beings and nature, spiritual things over material things, and the importance of the individual conscience
c)
migrating (moving) to another country,usually for permanent residence
d)
the increase in the number of peopleliving in towns or cities due to migration,employment opportuities, or a changein birth & death rates; city life
55.
Clara Barton helped found the ________________.
a)
Confederacy Red Cross
b)
American Red Cross
c)
Copperheads
d)
Habeas Corpus
56.
The 54th Massachussetts was best know for
a)
being the first all-black regiment in the US Army
b)
fighting the Union troops at Fort Sumter
c)
Being massacred at Ft. Pillow
d)
defending the front lines at Gettysburg
57.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade.
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
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