Worksheets8th Grade Civil War & Recon Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the motive behind the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case?
a)
The court wanted to make a statement to support freedom for the enslaved.
b)
The court wanted to punish Dred Scott for bringing his case to the courts.
c)
The court wanted to establish that the U.S. did not recognize slaves as citizens.
2.
Before the Civil War, the north was different from the south. The north was _________ while the south was ___________.
a)
The North was more industrialized, agricultural.
b)
one religion, many religions
c)
poor, rich
d)
supportive of slavery, opposed slavery
3.
Were the Compromises (Missouri, Compromise of 1820, 1850, etc.) successful?
a)
No, because it did not prevent the Civil War.
b)
Yes, people were able to get along afterwards.
4.
What was one advantage for the Confederacy during the war?
a)
They had a more industrial economy and they were able to make more weapons and goods.
b)
They had a more experienced government.
c)
The confederate military leaders like Robert E Lee were better leaders at the beginning of the war.
5.
What did someone who believed in states’ rights think?
a)
National laws always take precedence over state laws.
b)
They would have thought that the national government had no right to tell states how to operate.
c)
States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.
d)
Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.
6.
Why did many Georgia plantation owners favor secession?
a)
Their desire for increased markets in the North
b)
the need to import large numbers of new slaves
c)
trouble getting agricultural loans from Northern banks
d)
They though their way of life would end if abolitionist got their way
7.
Why did the North blockade the Southern ports?
a)
To stop ships from sinking in shallow waters off the coastline of Southern cities
b)
To obstruct or prevent access of the South from obtaining or sending goods to Europe
c)
To try and get Southern ships to attack them in an effort to destroy the Southern ships
d)
To keep pirates from raiding Southern ports
8.
What did the 13th amendment do?
a)
It officially ended slavery in the United States
b)
Stopped slaves from entering the Confederate states
c)
It officially made former slaves United States citizens.
9.
What did the 14th Amendment do
a)
It gave blacks citizenship.
b)
It gave blacks the right to own property.
c)
It gave blacks the right to vote
d)
It abolished slavery.
10.
What did the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?
a)
It gave black males the right to vote.
b)
It abolished slavery.
c)
It gave blacks citizenship
d)
It gave blacks the right to own property.
11.
What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?
a)
to provide college scholarships for poor whites and former slaves
b)
to build hospitals across Georgia and the south
c)
to ensure that all people, both black and white, could vote
d)
to keep former slaves from exercising their new civil rights
12.
What was the period of time after the Civil War when the country focused on rejoining and rebuilding the country called?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Reclamation
d)
The New South
13.
What impact did the Ku Klux Klan have on Georgia politics?
a)
They kept freed blacks and white Republicans from voting and running for office.
b)
The group worked with the Freedmen’s Bureau to help poor white and former slaves
c)
The group united Georgia politically and rallied support for the North’s plan for Reconstruction
d)
The group often used intimidation and physical violence to discourage Democrats from voting and running for office.
14.
Why was the Freedman’s Bureau created?
a)
to help former slaves adjust to their new status
b)
to give a free education to poor whites after the war
c)
to provide transportation to Africa for former slaves
d)
to rebuilt the railroad system in the south
15.
The Ku Klux Klan was
a)
a newly formed group of men from the north after the Civil War that tried to protect the Civil Rights of freedmen in the south.
b)
a band of men who were determined to help free blacks after the Civil War become congressmen.
c)
A group of men that set out to keep whites in power and slowly allow African Americans to gain more freedoms and political power.
d)
A terrorist organization that was created to keep freemen from succeeding economically, politically, and socially.
16.
Who was Henry McNeal Turner?
a)
He helped found the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia.
b)
He was a principal leader in Southern politics and society.
c)
He was Georgia's first African American U.S. senator.
d)
He helped create political and religious organizations for freed slaves and served in Georgia's legislature.
17.
What effect did expelling the African Americans from legislative positions have?
a)
African Americans protested the injustice and many were injured and some were even killed.
b)
African Americans created a hate group that intimdated white leaders.
c)
The KKK ended because their struggle to end African American advancement had ended.
18.
What is the difference between sharecropping and tenant farming?
a)
Sharecroppers owned nothing but their own labor, while tenant farmers owned farm animals and equipment to use in working other people’s lands.
b)
Tenant farmers owned nothing but their own labor, while sharecroppers owned farm animals and tools.
c)
Tenant farmers were able to buy the land and get ahead of the white business structure in the south.
d)
Sharecroppers were able to buy the land and get ahead of the white business structure in the south.
19.
If you owned your own equipment and paid rent for the land you farmed you would be called a ______.
a)
tenant farmer.
b)
sharecropper.
c)
slave.
20.
Why was Atlanta important to the Confederate military?
a)
Atlanta was the industrial and transportation center of the Confederacy
b)
main tourist attraction of the South.
c)
home to the largest number of slaves in the Confederacy.
d)
industrial and transportation center of the Confederacy.
21.
How did the sharecropper get stuck in a cycle of poverty?
a)
Since the sharecropper bought from private sellers, they were unable to compare prices elsewhere.
b)
Since the sharecropper bought from the land owner on credit, the sharecropper remained in debt.
c)
Since the sharecropper owned the land they were unable to make a profit.
d)
Since the sharecropper owned the equipment they were not able to rent from the land owners.
22.
Sooo... This is the one that is going to make you mad.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
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