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WorksheetsVUS SOL Review Civil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who won the election of 1860 that led to 7 states seceding?
a)
George Washington
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
2.
Which Supreme court case decided that slaves were property and had no right to sue in court
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Brown v Board
d)
Marbury v Madison
3.
what name was given to laws that made African-Americans second class citizens?
a)
Jim Crow
b)
Nat Tuner
c)
freedmen
d)
Dred Scott laws
4.
what compromise ended Reconstruction in the South?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska
c)
Compromise of 1877
d)
Great compromise
5.
The Emancipation Proclamation --
a)
made abolition of slavery a war goal
b)
allowed African Americans to serve as soldiers
c)
freed the slaves in the southern states
d)
all of the above
6.
The period right after the Civil War was
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
The Great Depression
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Missouri Compromise
7.
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe's book -"Uncle Tom's Cabin" influence the debate over slavery?
a)
showed whites in the south wrong they were
b)
showed horrors of slavery and expanded the aboloitionist movement
c)
slaves wanted to know Uncle Tom
d)
some northerners created Cabins in the woods
8.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________
a)
92% of industry found in the North
b)
Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
c)
75% of railroads and banking were in the Norththe North had a large navy
d)
the North had a large navy
9.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
10.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
11.
The South were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
12.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
13.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
14.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
15.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
16.
Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Grey
c)
Brown
d)
Blue
17.
Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Brown
c)
Grey
d)
Blue
18.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
19.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
20.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
21.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
22.
The South was a great place for growing certain crops that could not grow in the North because its climate had
a)
long, cold winters and short, rainy summers.
b)
warm, sunny winters and stormy summers.
c)
mild winters and long, hot, humid summers.
d)
very harsh winters and comfortable summers.
23.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
24.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B. dividing the South into two parts
c)
C. capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D. assassinating Jefferson Davis
25.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
26.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
27.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
28.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
29.
Which of the following conclusions were drawn by both the North and South after the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
The war would last only a few short months
b)
The soldiers needed training and victory would be difficult
c)
Naval warfare would not help this "land" war
30.
The South had all but which of these as an advantage?
a)
fought at home, knew the land
b)
male population skilled riders and marksmen
c)
violence part of southern life
d)
thousands of slaves added to fighting population
31.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
32.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
33.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
34.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
35.
What was the Civil War originally fought over?
a)
Secession
b)
Slavery
c)
Exports
d)
Taxes
36.
All of the following resulted from the end of Reconstruction EXCEPT:
a)
Ku Klux Klan is founded
b)
Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights.
c)
Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South
d)
Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality
37.
This amendment prohibited restrictions of voting rights based on race.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
38.
This amendment granted citizenship to anyone born in the US and garunteed citizens protections under the law.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
39.
This amendment abolished slavery in the US
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
40.
Why was President Johnson often referred to as "King Andy I?" This also is why he was ultimately impeached?
a)
He continuously executed members of Congress
b)
He packed the Supreme Court with Southern Justices
c)
He wanted to get rid of the 13th Amendment
d)
He continuously vetoed laws passed by Congress
41.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction. This is often referred to as:
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The corrupt bargain
d)
Illegal compromise
42.
This organization was set up to help newly freed slaves.
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Radical Reconstruction
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
43.
All of the following are crisis' that arose after the Civil War EXCEPT:
a)
The slaves didn't want to be freed.
b)
Over 995,000 dead and wounded men
c)
4 million newly freed slaves that needed help.
d)
Anger and bitterness still existed between the North and South as well as, whites and blacks.
44.
Radical Republicans thought that his plan was too soft on the South, especially because he was from the South.
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Wade-Davis
d)
Grant
45.
This plan threw out the governments of any state who refused to ratify the 14th amendment. It also divided the South into 5 military districts controlled by a General and Federal troops.
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Reconstruction
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
46.
The ruling in Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, was significant because it upheld:
a)
That former slaves were not citizens
b)
That States had the power to secede
c)
That "Jim Crow" or segregation laws were Constitutional as long as things were equal.
d)
That "Jim Crow" or segregation laws were unconstitutional.
47.
This plan required 10% of a state's population to swear an oath of loyalty and abolish slavery before being readmitted to the Union.
a)
Radical Reconstruction
b)
Lincoln's Plan
c)
Johnson's Plan
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
48.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
49.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
50.
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
a)
Scalawag
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Radical Republican
d)
Reconstruction
51.
to cancel
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Vigilante
c)
Freedman
d)
Nullify
52.
laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
a)
Sovereign
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Juneteenth
d)
Black Codes
53.
a temporary government
a)
Freedmen’s Bureau
b)
Provisional government
c)
Radical Republican
d)
Ordinance
54.
a secret group of white men that used violence and terror against African Americans
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Freedmen’s Bureau
d)
Scalawags
55.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too easy on the South?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Abolitionists
d)
Freedmen
56.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause were all put in place to restrict
a)
voting rights
b)
immigration
c)
public education
d)
slavery
57.
Word meaning to change or addition to an official document
a)
Amendment
b)
Proclamation
c)
Declaration
d)
Secession
58.
This granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
Jim Crow Laws
59.
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
60.
General who made the decision to continue to attack the Southern army until it was destroyed
a)
William Grant
b)
Robert Shaw
c)
Ulysses Grant
d)
Robert E. Lee
61.
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
a)
Constitution
b)
States' Rights
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
62.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
63.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
64.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
65.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
66.
Loyalty to your own region, rather than the nation as a whole.
a)
patriotism
b)
citizenship
c)
states' rights
d)
Sectionalism
67.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
68.
Which one is not a Border state that allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy?
a)
Delaware
b)
West Virginia
c)
Virginia
d)
Kentucky
69.
Money, Reputation, Glory
a)
potential rewards for an individual fighting in the Civil War
b)
Causes for Wars between nations
c)
reasons LeBron plays
d)
reasons to be a teacher
70.
Led the all African American regiment the 54th Massachusetts, faced the chance of being killed if he was captured
a)
Ulysses Grant
b)
Robert G. Shaw
c)
Elizabeth Thorn
d)
William Sherman
71.
When a Person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop
a)
Black codes
b)
Sharecroppping
c)
segregation
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