WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
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1.
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that the Confederate forces had...
a)
numerous factories for producing weapons and ammo
b)
a larger number of military troops in reserve
c)
an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies
d)
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
2.
What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states
b)
It provided financing for canal construction
c)
It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states
d)
It temporarily relieved sectional tensions
3.
"I was the conductor of the Underground railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors cant say - I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger." 1904
Who made this statement?
Who made this statement?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Phillis Wheatley
4.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
a)
fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
b)
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856
c)
Nebraska settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas
d)
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
5.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
How was the event depicted in the image significant to the Civil War?
How was the event depicted in the image significant to the Civil War?
a)
The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war
b)
The Union victory divided the confederacy along the Mississippi River
c)
The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy
d)
The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.
6.
After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, the main priority of the United States was to -
a)
elect a new president and vice president
b)
complete construction of the capitol
c)
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
d)
Implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
7.
Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v Sandford?
a)
The Dawes Act
b)
The 14th Amendment
c)
The Compromise of 1877
d)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
8.
A biography on the military career of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?
a)
First Battle of Bull Run and Fredericksburg
b)
Atlanta and the March to the Sea
c)
Virginia Peninsula and Gettysburg
d)
Northern Virginia and Appomattox Courthouse
9.
When was the Civil War fought?
a)
1855-1861
b)
1860-1877
c)
1861-1865
d)
1863-1868
10.
How did many Southern slaveholders view the issue of slavery?
a)
As a source of labor, slavery was considered an economic issue
b)
Slavery was considered immoral and should be abolished
c)
Slavery was considered a historical tradition and should be maintained
d)
Controversial, slavery was considered a political problem the government should solve
11.
A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics: the division of the South into military districts, ratification of the 14th and 15th amendments.
Which era in U.S. history is the focus of the article?
Which era in U.S. history is the focus of the article?
a)
The Jacksonian Era
b)
The Federalist Era
c)
The antebellum era
d)
The Reconstruction Era
12.
The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significantbecause he was the first African American to -
a)
win an election as a member of the Democratic Party
b)
win a majority of the popular vote in Mississsippi
c)
serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
d)
run for public office in the South
13.
One effect of the Dawes Act was that it --
a)
caused many American Indian tribes to create written constitutions
b)
provided education to american Indians through locally run schools
c)
limited the voting rights of American Indians
d)
harmed the communal structure of American Indian society
14.
Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th amendment?
a)
African American families divided by slavery were reunited
b)
Newly free men and women moved west to claim land
c)
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
d)
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship
15.
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by-
a)
providing them with voting rights
b)
guaranteeing them freedom of speech
c)
providing them with access to the court system
d)
guaranteeing their permanent freedom fro slavery
16.
Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in difference about-
a)
economics
b)
political ideas
c)
the roles of women
d)
attitudes about war
17.
Many historians argue that the assassination of President Lincoln changed the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?
a)
Radical Republicans took control of Congress
b)
Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts
c)
the 13th amendment was approved by Congress
d)
Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction
18.
After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to -
a)
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
b)
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
c)
promote the activities of the Freedmen's Bureau
d)
limit the impact of the 13th amendment
19.
Which sequence of events are in the correct chronological order?
a)
- Compromise of 1850
- Nullification Crisis
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
-Missouri Compromise
- Nullification Crisis
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
-Missouri Compromise
b)
- Missouri Compromise
- Nullification Crisis
- Compromise of 1850
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Nullification Crisis
- Compromise of 1850
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
- Nullification Crisis
-Missouri Compromise
- Compromise of 1850
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
-Missouri Compromise
- Compromise of 1850
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
20.
Why is the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the Civil War?
a)
It was the first battle to use machine guns
b)
It was the last battle in the North
c)
It turned back the Confederate invasion of the North
d)
It placed the Union in charge of the Mississippi River
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