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Civil War and Reconstruction Exam

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who fought to end slavery in the U.S. was known as a what?

a)

Federalist

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Communist

d)

Socialist

2.

The first state to secede from the U.S. was what state?

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Texas

3.

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

Who was the main Union General during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

5.

Abraham Lincoln was affiliated with which political party?

a)

Independence Party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

Whig Party

d)

Republican Party

6.

What amendment grants voting rights to all?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

12th Amendment

d)

13th Amendment

7.

a famous day of battle that happened in Maryland was which battle?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

8.

Who was the Confederate General during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Jefferson Davis

9.

The Civil War began in what year?

a)

1865

b)

1862

c)

1861

d)

1855

10.

The Amendment that abolished slavery was?

a)

10th Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

11.

This General lead a "March to the Sea." This destroyed the infrastructure of states like North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

Albert Sydney Johnson

12.

The final land battle of the Civil War was fought at?

a)

Brownsville

b)

Galveston

c)

Laredo

d)

Palmito Ranch

13.

To withdraw from is also known as what?

a)

States Rights

b)

Draft

c)

Secede

d)

Unionist

14.

in the 1860s, most Republicans were also what?

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Confederates

c)

Southern

d)

Secessionist

15.

This was a famous abolitionist who raided a federal arsenal in order to start a slave rebellion?

a)

John Brown

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Dred Scott

16.

This amendment gave citizenship rights to African Americans.

a)

2nd

b)

14th

c)

13th

d)

15th

17.

Southern states like Texas funded the war effort by trading what?

a)

Oil

b)

Cotton

c)

Corn

d)

Wheat

18.

The Civil War ended in what year?

a)

1865

b)

1861

c)

1863

d)

1855

19.

Historians estimate how many people died in the Civil War?

a)

620,000

b)

over 1 million

c)

320,000

d)

45 million

20.

All of the major battles were fought on which side of the Mississippi?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

West

d)

East

21.

Who won the Battle at Gettysburg?

a)

Union

b)

Confederate

22.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act violated what act?

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Fugitive Slave Law

c)

The Gettysburg Address

23.

The Unionst wore what color uniforms?

a)

White

b)

Grey

c)

Green

d)

Blue

24.

The Confederate soldiers wore what color uniforms?

a)

Grey

b)

Green

c)

White

d)

Blue

25.

Where did the Confederacy surrender?

a)

Austin, Texas

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Bull Run

26.

The capital of the Confederate States of America was where?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Fort Sill, OK

c)

New Orleans, LA

d)

Richmond, VA

27.

How many states broke away to form the Confederate States of America?

a)

12

b)

9

c)

1

d)

11

28.

Did Sam Houston believe that Texas should secede form the Union?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Northern States that allowed slavery were known as what?

a)

Friendly States

b)

Border States

c)

Southern States

30.

Which side won the Civil War?

a)

Mexico

b)

the Union (USA)

c)

The Confederacy

d)

Great Britain

31.

Name of Executive Order that freed the slaves in Confederate States?

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

32.

Who became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Albert Sidney Johnson

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

William T. Sherman

33.

The Era of Reconstruction refers to what?

a)

The period before the Civil War

b)

The period after the Civil War

34.

What was the goal of the Freedman's Bureau?

a)

Provide social services to recently freedman

b)

a College for freed slaves

c)

A new system of slavery

35.

How many military districts was the South broken up into?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

none

d)

2

36.

What is the importance of John B. Magruder?

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

Commander of the Union Army

c)

Person in charge of Confederate troops at Galveston

d)

Leader of the Texas infantry

37.

Laws that were put in place to limit the rights of African Americans were known as what?

a)

Amendments

b)

Confederate Laws

c)

Black Codes

d)

Constitution Laws

38.

These types of politicians believed that Congress should control Reconstruction.

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

Whigs

d)

Union Laborist

39.

The era after the Civil War is known as what?

a)

Cattle Era

b)

Antebellum

c)

Military Zoning

d)

Reconstruction

40.

Southerns were traditionally members of what political party?

a)

Republican Party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

National Unionist Party

d)

Whigs

41.

Northerners who came to the South to work on Reconstruction were known as what?

a)

Scalawags

b)

Traitors

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Yankees