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WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
This period of rebuilding is called
a)
Restoration
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Redistribution
d)
Reginald
2.
Vocab word meaning "a pardon"
a)
amnesty
b)
forgiveness
c)
unionization
d)
radicalization
3.
Abraham Lincoln's plan which was known as the _____ percent plan
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
4.
This vocab word means "extreme"
a)
conservative
b)
liberal
c)
radical
d)
inception
5.
This bureau helped African Americans adjust to freedom
a)
Freemen's Bureau
b)
Feadmen's Bureau
c)
Freadmen's Bureau
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
6.
This person assassinated Abraham Lincoln
a)
Christian Pulisic
b)
Daniel Sturridge
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Kevin De Bruyne
7.
When Abraham Lincoln died, this Vice President took over
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Michael Johnson
d)
Andrew Johnson
8.
This amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
9.
This vocab word means "laws to control freed men and women
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
White Codes
10.
This granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1981
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
hippos
11.
The House of Representatives voted to ________ Andrew Johnson
a)
kill
b)
have an alligator sleep on
c)
tickle
d)
impeach
12.
This amendment prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of "race"
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
13.
Some southern whites backed republicans, which caused former confederates to call them this vocab word
a)
scalawag
b)
carpetbagger
c)
democrat
d)
weak
14.
Many Northern whites who moved to the South after the war also supported the Republicans. Critics called these northerners what?
a)
scalawags
b)
savages
c)
carpetbaggers
d)
corrupters
15.
This secret society used fear and violence to deny rights to freed men and women
a)
Illuminati
b)
Free Masons
c)
Free Carl
d)
KKK
16.
The most common form of farmwork for freed people was what?
a)
Subsistence farming
b)
Plantations
c)
Sharecropping
d)
GMO's
17.
In 1872, the _________ Act was passed, which pardoned most former Confederates
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Amnesty
c)
Freeing
d)
Pardoning
18.
To repay debts, farmers grew ______ crops - crops that could be sold for money
a)
money
b)
yummy
c)
cash
d)
corn
19.
This clause allowed people to vote if their grandfathers voted before Reconstruction
a)
Literacy Test
b)
Poll Tax
c)
Grandmother Clause
d)
Grandfather Clause
20.
This vocab word means the separation of races
a)
manipulation
b)
consecration
c)
segregation
d)
fortudination
21.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
22.
Groups like the Ku Klux Klan that formed during Reconstruction helped freed slaves and worked to protect their rights.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Jim Crow Laws included __________________
a)
separate schools, restaurants and bathrooms
b)
poll taxes
c)
literacy tests in order to vote
d)
All of the above
24.
What were the laws that restricted the rights of free African Americans called?
a)
scalawags
b)
black codes
c)
compulsories
25.
Which word means to be required to do something?
a)
compulsory
b)
restrict
c)
cease
26.
The day that General Granger arrived in Galveston and announced emancipation is referred to as
a)
Juneteenth
b)
compulsory
c)
Ku Klux Klan
27.
The African Americans who were emancipated during the Civil War were called________.
a)
Juneteenth
b)
freedmen
c)
Radical Republicans
28.
The _____ tried to hinder (stop) the voting rights of freedmen.
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
freedmen
c)
Radical Republicans
29.
On condition of rejoining the Union was for Southern states to ______ their acts of secession.
a)
compulsory
b)
scalawag
c)
nullify
30.
Written in 1820, it helped settle the debate over slavery for territories in the Louisiana Purchase becoming states.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Dredd Scott Decision
31.
Any new territory that becomes a state NORTH of the 36-30 line would be a _____ state.
a)
Free
b)
Slave
c)
Sovereign
d)
Abolitionist
32.
Any new territory south of the 36-30 line would be a _____ state.
a)
Free
b)
Slave
c)
Sovereign
d)
Abolitionist
33.
The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to be a slave state and what state to be a free state?
a)
Missouri/ Maine
b)
Maine/Missouri
c)
Texas/California
d)
California/ D.C
34.
To take over a territory.
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Sovereign
c)
Annexation
d)
Secede
35.
The Compromise of 1850 said that Washington D.C. was a "slave state". What was the one exception?
a)
Buying and Selling slaves was LEGAL
b)
Buying and Selling slaves was ILLEGAL
c)
Owning slaves was LEGAL
d)
Owning slaves was ILLEGAL
36.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
37.
The Kansas Nebraska Act caused many problems between abolitionists and southern slave owners. What was this conflict known as?
a)
Punctured Kansas
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Nebraska No
d)
Breathing Kansas
38.
What was the name of the slave that sued his master when he went north?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Scott Dredd
c)
Dredd Scott
d)
Stevie Wonder
39.
What was the IMPACT of the Dredd Scott Decision?
a)
Slavery was technically LEGAL in all states
b)
Slavery was technically ILLEGAL in all states
c)
The Missouri Compromise stayed the same
d)
There was not impact
40.
Slaves were considered _______ after the Dredd Scott Decision
a)
Slaves
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
People
41.
Did the Dredd Scott Decision help STOP slavery?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!
42.
Which states were essential to victory for each side?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
43.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
44.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
45.
Who was the Union general in the West that gained the only victories for the Union?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
William Tecumseh Sherman
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
46.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
47.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
48.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
49.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
50.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
51.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
52.
Which side won all the early battles of the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
53.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
54.
What kind of city is New Orleans, which makes it important to both the North and the South?
a)
Port City
b)
Southern Capital
c)
Border City
d)
Army Headquarters
55.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
56.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
57.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
58.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
59.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
60.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
61.
Who was the first Republican President?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Stephen Douglass
62.
What did Lincoln want to do with slavery?
a)
Abolish slavery
b)
Stop it from spreading
c)
Free all slaves in South
d)
Pay all slaves
63.
Who won the election of 1860?
a)
Breckinridge
b)
Douglas
c)
Lincoln
d)
Bell
64.
What happened following the Election of 1860?
a)
South Carolina seceded from the Union
b)
Lincoln declared all slaves free
c)
California came in a free state
d)
John Brown's Rebellion
65.
What was the name of the newly formed nation in the South made of states?
a)
Confederates States of America
b)
United States of America
c)
The South
d)
The Union
66.
Who was the president of the Confederates States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
James Buchanan
67.
“the idea that government rests upon the consent for the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish a government whenever it becomes destructive of the ends for which it was established”
The South used this to justify what?
The South used this to justify what?
a)
Seceding from the Union
b)
Tariffs were a problem
c)
South lacked State's Rights
d)
Attacking Fort Sumter
68.
In Lincoln's inaugural address he said...
a)
The Union was to stay united
b)
It was legal for the South to secede
c)
Robert E. Lee was the new general of the Union
d)
The slaves were now free
69.
What started the Civil War?
a)
Attack on Fort Sumter
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Antienam
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
70.
How long did the Civil War last?
a)
1861-1865
b)
1861-1864
c)
1860-1865
d)
1861-1866
71.
What advantage did the North have?
a)
Population
b)
Farming
c)
Exporting
d)
Homefield Advantage
72.
What was the strategy used by the Union to suffocate the South?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Pinching
d)
Siege of DC
73.
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antienam
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Bull Run
74.
What did Lincoln say during his Gettysburg Address?
a)
The war was still worth fighting
b)
The South was too far ahead
c)
Slaves were all free in the South
d)
Ulysses S. Grant was the new general
75.
"Four Score and Seven years ago... Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this."
What was Lincoln referring to in this quote?
What was Lincoln referring to in this quote?
a)
The war was a bloody battle but it was worth the union staying united
b)
Slavery was a major issue that needed to addressed
c)
The war was costing the nation capital and the Union needed to borrow money from other nations
d)
The Confederates were advancing towards the nation's capitol and the Union needed to confront them
76.
Who was the general of the Union that led the North to victory?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
"Stonewall" Jackson
d)
Winfield Scott
77.
Who was the general of the Confederates?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
"Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
78.
What was the major battle won by Grant that led to the end of the war?
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of Shiloh
c)
Battle of Antienam
d)
Attack on Fort Sumter
79.
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender?
a)
Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Gettysburg, Pennslyvania
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Vicksburg, Mississippi
80.
What aided the North to becoming triumphant in the war?
a)
Capturing the Mississippi River
b)
Help from France
c)
The Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Money
81.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws"
What US document is this?
What US document is this?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
82.
"Free at last, Free at last.. Thank God almighty we are free at last!"
This quote can related to which of the following?
This quote can related to which of the following?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
83.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
84.
One major reason that U.S. immigrants settled in the ________ was they were offered jobs in mills and factories
a)
farms
b)
North
c)
South
d)
Home of Evelyn
85.
There were more railroad lines in the ______ than in the South which allowed for industry to grow into new areas.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
West
d)
North
86.
1. Who was a conductor of the Underground Railroad?
a)
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
b)
SOJOURNER TRUTH
c)
ANGELINA GRIMKE
d)
HARRIET TUBMAN
87.
2. He was an ex-slave who became an advisor to President Lincoln?
a)
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
b)
JOHN BROWN
c)
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
d)
ROBERT FINLEY
88.
WHICH ACT LET PEOPLE CHOOSE IF THEY WANTED SLAVERY IN NEW STATES/
a)
COMPROMISE OF 1820
b)
COMPROMISE OF 1850
c)
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
89.
12. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN RAISED PEOPLES AWARENESS ABOUT WHAT ISSUE?
a)
EDUCATION
b)
POVERTY
c)
IMMIGRATION
d)
SLAVERY
90.
WHAT POLITICAL PARTY WAS CREATED TO END SLAVERY?
a)
DEMOCRATIC
b)
REPUBLICAN
c)
WHIGS
d)
FREEDOM
91.
WHAT LAW LED TO BLEEDING KANSAS?
a)
COMPROMISE OF 1850
b)
MISSOURI COMPROMISE
c)
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
d)
WILMOT PROVISO
92.
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION STATED THAT ALL SLAVES WERE?
a)
FREE
b)
INDENTURED SERVANTS
c)
PROPERTY
d)
ALLOWED TO MOVE WEST
93.
JOHN BROWN ATTACKED THE HARPER'S FERRY ARSENAL TO START WHAT?
a)
PEACE TALKS BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH
b)
START A SLAVE REVOLT
c)
GIVE WEAPONS TO THE POOR
d)
BUST DRED SCOTT OUT OF PRISON
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