WorksheetsCivil War & Reconstruction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the South Carolina's Secession Convention in 1860, the delegates ___________________. (3-4.4)
a)
voted to secede from the United States
b)
voted to abolish slavery in South Carolina
c)
voted to go to war against the United States
d)
voted to move South Carolina's capital to Charleston
2.
The event which is considered to be the start of the Civil War is__________________________ . (3-4.4)
a)
the election of President Lincoln
b)
the election of Jefferson Davis
c)
the firing on Fort Sumter
d)
the sinking of the Hunley
3.
The first and only President of the Confederate States of America was______________________. (3-4.4)
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
4.
The Union forces hurt South Carolina's economy early in the Civil War by___________________. (3-4.4)
a)
refusing to buy cloth
b)
blockading the port at Charleston
c)
destroying the cotton fields
d)
attacking the factories in Columbia
5.
The Hunley was a significant development during the Civil War because____________________ . (3-4.4)
a)
it was the largest railroad engine built to transport troops
b)
it was the first submarine to sink an enemy war ship
c)
it was the first armored tank to serve on the battlefield
d)
it was the largest cannon used to defend Fort Sumter
6.
Former slave, Robert Smalls, impacted the Civil War by_________________________________ . (3-4.4)
a)
helping General Sherman invade the city of Atlanta
b)
writing the peace terms at the end of the Civil War
c)
giving Confederate military information to the Union
d)
inventing the first submarine, the Hunley
7.
The action which destroyed land, property, and morale in order to convince the southern people to endthe warwas________________________________________________.(3-4.4)
a)
General Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
b)
the blockade of the Charleston port
c)
the attack on Fort Sumter
d)
the Secession Convention
8.
The purpose of the Union's blockade of South Carolina's coastline during the Civil War was__________________________________. (3-4.5)
a)
to steal shipments of cotton
b)
to stop supplies from entering the state
c)
to be in position to attack southern states
d)
to make it easier to transport soldiers from place to place
9.
During the Civil War, many women had jobsas________________________________________.
a)
lawyers
b)
doctors
c)
nurses
d)
merchants
10.
The Civil War changed many people’s lives. The war made men___________________________. (3-4.5)
a)
plant more crop
b)
save their money
c)
buy more slaves
d)
leave to go fight
11.
Both armies destroyed railroads and bridges in order to_________________________________. (3-4.5)
a)
prevent Sherman’s March and the burning of Columbia
b)
prevent the enemy from transporting soldiers and supplies
c)
prevent the Hunley from moving to another port
d)
prevent cotton fields from being set on fire
12.
Elite plantation owners lost much of their wealth as a result of the war because_______________.(3-4.5)
a)
they were not able to export their cotton due to the blockade
b)
they lost property when the Union army freed their slaves and burned their buildings
c)
their Confederate bonds and currency became worthless when the South lost the war
d)
All of the above
13.
During the war, racial tensions increased as whites feared that slaves would rise up in rebellion. This ledto_____________________________________.(3-4.5)
a)
General Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
b)
the Ordinances of Secession
c)
the Port Royal Experiment
d)
the “20 slave rule”
14.
Reconstruction was a time when________________________________________.
a)
burned forts were rebuilt by slaves
b)
the federal government protected the rights of the newly freed slaves
c)
towns and cities developed their own governments
d)
new weapons were given to Confederate soldiers
15.
Northerners who moved to the South as missionaries or for economic opportunities were called__________________________________. (3-4.6)
a)
scalawags
b)
slaves
c)
sharecroppers
d)
carpetbaggers
16.
President Lincoln’s first plan for Reconstruction failed because____________________________. (3-4.6)
a)
Confederate leaders were still in power
b)
there was no Constitution
c)
there was interference from carpetbaggers
d)
the plantation system had collapsed
17.
Following the war, the plantation system collapsed due to________________________________. (3-4.6)
a)
the passage of the Constitution Act
b)
the loss of slave labor
c)
the arrival of scalawags
d)
the establishment of a public education system
18.
When Congress passed the 15thamendment___________________________________________.
a)
African Americans were given the right to vote
b)
slavery was abolished
c)
women became landowners
d)
a new Constitution was established
19.
Reconstruction helped African Americans because______________________________________.(3-4.6)
a)
their rights were protected
b)
they were able to vote
c)
they were able to be elected in the government
d)
All of the above
20.
Following the end of Reconstruction, federal troops withdrew from the southern states. As a result,_________________________________________.(3-4.6)
a)
a system of sharecropping was developed which used African American workers
b)
the 13th and 14th amendments were passed to protect African Americans
c)
the Civil Rights Movement was started to fight discrimination
d)
white leaders passed laws to limit the rights of African Americans
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