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Civil War and Reconstruction

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President Lincoln hoped that a Union victory at Bull Run (Manassas Junction) would

a)

lead to the capture of the Confederate capital at Richmond.

b)

prompt widespread desertions from a despondent Confederate army.

c)

destroy the economy of the South.

d)

pull the Border states out of the Confederacy.

2.

The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because

a)

Ulysses S. Grant took command of the army immediately after the setback.

b)

the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war.

c)

"Stonewall" Jackson was killed.

d)

it allowed European powers the chance to intervene on behalf of the South.

3.

As a result of the Union fighting to a draw militarily at Antietam Creek with Robert E. Lee's Confederate army

a)

Lincoln named George McClellan commander of the Union forces.

b)

the North decided to fight a war of containment.

c)

Lincoln was now prepared to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.

d)

the Union commanders were left without an overall military strategy.

4.

A Confederate victory at Antietam in September 1862 probably would have won the Confederacy independence because

a)

the Union armies were already heavily demoralized.

b)

France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government and providing it with critically needed military assistance.

c)

the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections.

d)

the Border States would have joined the Confederacy.

5.

Slavery was legally abolished in the U.S. by the

a)

ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

b)

surrender terms of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox.

c)

Emancipation Proclamation.

d)

ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

6.

When it was issued in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared free only those slaves in

a)

the Border States.

b)

slave states that remained loyal to the Union.

c)

United States territories.

d)

Confederate states still in rebellion against the U.S.

7.

The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because

a)

it guaranteed Lincoln's re-election in 1864.

b)

Philadelphia and New York were safe from attack.

c)

Lee's military genius and right-hand man, Stonewall Jackson, was killed.

d)

Union victory meant that the Southern cause was doomed.

8.
The image represents-
a)
The Anaconda Plan
b)
The Snake Plan
c)
The Cobra Plan
d)
The Python Plan
9.
One advantage the South had over the North during the war was-
a)
more railroads
b)
more manufacturing
c)
higher population
d)
better generals
10.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)

industrial

c)
union
11.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
12.
 _____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
13.
Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be ______.
a)
free
b)
slave
14.
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831
a)
Nat Turner
b)
HariettTubman
c)
John Brown
15.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, West Virginia in 1859.
a)
Howardville
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Hop a Ferry
16.
John Brown wanted to arm the ____ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.
a)
abolitionist
b)
slaves
c)
plantation owners
17.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
United States of the South
b)
United States of the Confederacy
c)
Confederate States of America
18.
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of ____.
a)
Tennessee
b)
West Virginia
c)
Kentucky
19.
President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.
a)
Monitor, Manassas
b)
Monitor, Merrimack
c)
Saratoga, Merrimack
20.
The two ironclads battled for more than three hours, the battle was fought to a ______.
a)
sinking
b)
draw
c)
victory
21.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
22.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
23.
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
The Battle of Vicksburg 
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
24.
Who were the majority of soldiers on both sides?
a)
Freed African Americans
b)
Upper white class senators
c)
Poor and middle class farmers
d)
German and Irish immigrants
25.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
26.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
27.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
28.
What was Sherman's strategy of total war?
a)
destroying all civilian and military resources
b)
killing prisoners of war
c)
attacking from land and sea
d)
killing all the slaves in the south
29.
How many lives were lost in the Civil War?
a)
5,000,000
b)
90
c)
500
d)
600,000
30.

Who gave the Gettysburg Address?

a)

Katelyn BOSS

b)

Ulysess S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Victoria Alexander

31.
What was the main cause of the Civil War? 
a)
Debate over slavery
b)
Debate over land ownership
c)
Debate over religion
d)
Debate over taxes
32.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant? 
a)
Abolitionist, former slave
b)
President of the Confederate States
c)
Commander of the Confederate Army
d)
Commander of the Union Army
33.
The border states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were all
a)
free states that sided with the Union 
b)
completely unified in their feelings about the war 
c)
against President Lincoln’s war policies
d)
slave states that did not join the Confederacy 
34.
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Make the citizens like him
b)
surrender to the Confederacy
c)
remind Americans of why the Civil War was being fought
d)
declare and end to the Civil War
35.
What event caused the South to secede from the Union?
a)
Election of 1860
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Election of 1824
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
36.
What was a major advantage the North had in the Civil War?
a)
Slave uprisings in the South
b)
Industrial economy
c)
Dedication from the citizens
d)
Better military leadership
37.
What did Lincoln do to prevent Southern sabotage and protests in the border states?
a)
Started a draft
b)
Suspended the Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus
38.
What is described by the following?
 - written by Abraham Lincoln
 - freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
 - issued after the Union victory at Antietam
 - added a new purpose to the Civil War
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Liberator
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Secession
39.
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
40.
Frederick Douglas, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth: All of these were figures in which social movement?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Temperance
c)
Education
d)
Suffrage
41.
Which even is the BEST example of a conflict over states' rights?
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
The War of 1812
c)
The Compromise of 1850
d)
The Nullification Crisis
42.
California was initially admitted as a "free state" while citizens of the Utah and New Mexico territories were left to decide the issue for themselves. Which of these set this up?
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
43.
Before the Civil War began, which issue played the GREATEST role in increasing tension and conflict between northern and southern state?
a)
the Monroe Doctrine and the role of America in the world
b)
tensions between the US, Great Britain, and France
c)
westward expansion and the issue of whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories
d)
the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears," and the creation of Indian reservations in Oklahoma
44.
Under the Missouri Compromise, what happened when Missouri was admitted as a slave state. 
a)
Slavery was outlawed in the southern part of the Louisiana Purchase.
b)
A Fugitive Slave Law was agreed upon
c)
Maine was admitted as a free state
d)
Texas was admitted as a slave state
45.
How did the concept of popular sovereignty decide the future of slavery in a territory?
a)
Voters in neighboring states would decide the slavery issue
b)
Congress would decide the issue of slavery for the state
c)
A territory's voters would choose to be a slave or free state
d)
The presiident would decide if a territory were to be slave or free.
46.
Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?
a)
Debate over tariffs
b)
expansion of slavery
c)
U.S. policy of neutrality
d)
Growth of cities
47.
What was the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished the tariff of abominations
b)
It declared that slavery was legal in the territories
c)
It stated that a slave was free upon his master's death
d)
It ended the Fugitive Slave Law
48.
In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1820
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Compromise of 1850
49.
Kansas earned this nickname as a result of the violence that broke out.
a)
The show me State
b)
The Ghost Town
c)
Pottowatomie massacre
d)
Bleeding Kansas
50.

What decision did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal?

a)

Fugitive Slave Law

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Missouri compromise

d)

Ordinance of secession passed by South Carolina

51.
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
National Road
d)
American Temperence Union
52.
Who was an escaped slave that conducted the Underground Railroad?
a)
Nat Turner
b)
John Brown
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Harriet Tubman
53.
Why did the invention of cotton gin increase the need for slaves by reducing the need for labor to complete this task?
a)
More slaves needed to pick cotton on growing plantations
b)
more slaves needed to operate cotton gins
c)
cotton gin only picked fibers, slaves still needed to separate seeds
d)
smaller farms to stay competitve needed more slaves.
54.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
55.
Lincoln's main goal at the end of the Civil War was to:
a)
prosecute Confederate leaders for treason
b)
establish civil rights for former slaves
c)
bring the South back into the Union
d)
expand railroads and commerce west
56.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
57.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
58.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
59.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
60.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers

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