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WorksheetsEL #2 Civil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
2.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
3.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
4.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
5.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
6.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
7.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
8.
Which side won all the early battles of the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
9.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
10.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
11.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
12.
What battle was the bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
13.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
14.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomattox
15.
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
a)
Constitution
b)
States' Rights
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
16.
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 North, and the North had a large navy
d)
the North had a large navy
17.
This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
18.
This event was the first time Americans acted violently against slavery.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
19.
Which piece of legislation stated that Slavery was banned north of the 36’30° and allowed it south of the line?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
3/5 Compromise
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
20.
The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to _______________________.
a)
end fighting between mid-western farmers and Native American Indians
b)
encourage manufacturing in the West
c)
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
d)
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
21.
In the mid-to-late nineteenth century, what did the principle of “popular sovereignty” mean with regards to new states joining the Union?
a)
It left the determination of the status of slavery in a territory to the residents.
b)
It was extremely unpopular in the South, but popular in the North.
c)
It helped ease tensions between pro- and antislavery factions in Kansas.
d)
It was a key tenet of the Missouri Compromise.
22.
Why was slavery an important part of the Southern economy?
a)
Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.
b)
The land in the South provided farmers with good soil to grow cash crops but the land was so large that plantation owners needed more hands to work the land.
c)
Factories began to spread and there was a greater need for free labor.
d)
White indentured servants wanted more money.
23.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Bull Run
d)
Manassas
24.
Disadvantages for the South included:
a)
smaller population, fewer railroads, a weaker government
b)
support for the war was divided, flow of money was better than in North
c)
Lincoln was their leader
d)
They had too many factories
25.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
26.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
27.
Which side had a larger population and more railroads?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
28.
What document gave freedom to the slaves (in name only)?
a)
The 10% Plan
b)
The Wade-Davis Bill
c)
The 3/5th Law
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
29.
What name was given to Southern states that didn't secede?
a)
Red States
b)
Border States
c)
Free States
d)
Blue States
30.
True or False: Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
32.
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
33.
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 the Southern economy not dependent on cotton
d)
to preserve the Union
34.
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
35.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
36.
What year did the Civil War end?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1865
d)
1812
37.
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the war, declaring that
a)
A. all slaves in the South free
b)
B. all slaves in the US freed
c)
C. slaves in the Union free
d)
D. all slaves in the West free
38.
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
39.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
40.
President of the Confederate States was
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Jefferson Davis
41.
Which of the following demanded total equality, voting rights, land, and education for former slaves?
a)
President Andrew Johnson
b)
President Abraham Lincoln
c)
Union Army veterans
d)
Radical Republicans
42.
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the US?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
43.
What best describes the failure of the 15th Amendment?
a)
Poll taxes and literacy tests kept African Americans from voting
b)
Schools were segregated
c)
Employers discriminated
d)
The KKK gained power
44.
Which amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law for all people born in the US?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
45.
Which Amendment granted black men suffrage (the right to vote)?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
46.
What is one word that best describes Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction?
a)
Harsh
b)
Punitive
c)
Lenient
d)
Unfair
47.
Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction?
a)
Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Scalawags
d)
Carpetbaggers
48.
Who did the Radical Republicans attempt to impeach?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
Grant
d)
Hayes
49.
What group gained control of Congress after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Former Confederates
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Communists
50.
The white terrorist group that attacked Blacks and white republicans to restore Democratic control in the South was the--
a)
Kappa Kappa Kappa
b)
Redeemers
c)
Pure Race Fraternity
d)
Ku Klux Klan
51.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
52.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877. The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called--
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
53.
How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished slavery
b)
It said slaves could vote
c)
It protected African Americans as equal citizens
d)
It said that African Americans could move north
54.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
55.
Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
56.
These laws allowed for Segregation in Public Places such as schools, theaters, and Restaurants!
a)
Black Codes
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1871
d)
16th Amendment
57.
What were the effects of Sharecropping on African Americans?
a)
They got rich
b)
They remained poor (poverty)
c)
They got educated
d)
They didn't change
58.
This was a group of men who wanted to restore power to white men!
a)
KKK
b)
Share Croppers
c)
Freedmans Bureau
d)
None
59.
What battle is considered to be the turning point in the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Richmond
c)
Battle of Vicksburg
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
60.
What did Johnson require states to do to regain membership in the Union?
a)
States had to guarantee full social and political rights to African Americans.
b)
Prominent Confederate leaders needed to write to Johnson on behalf of their states.
c)
Voters had to accept the Thirteenth Amendment, and state constitutions had to ban slavery.
d)
Ten percent of a state’s voters needed to swear loyalty to the Union.
61.
The Battle of Antietam denied Robert E. Lee a chance to
a)
use any battlefield strategies.
b)
lead the Confederate army.
c)
save Virginia.
d)
win a battle on Union soil.
62.
The Emancipation Proclamation had the effect of
a)
discouraging white males from joining the Union army.
b)
encouraging African Americans to serve in the Union army.
c)
prohibiting African Americans from service in the Union army.
d)
prohibiting African Americans from service in the Confederate army.
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