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WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
industrial
c)
union
2.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
3.
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831
a)
Nat Turner
b)
HariettTubman
c)
John Brown
4.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery
a)
slave owners
b)
abolitionist
5.
__used a secret route, called the Underground Railroad, that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada
a)
John Brown
b)
Hariett Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
6.
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
7.
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
8.
_____ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Freedom Trail
c)
Turner Route
9.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
10.
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of ____.
a)
Tennessee
b)
West Virginia
c)
Kentucky
11.
The Civil War began in ______.
a)
1865
b)
1860
c)
1861
12.
The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. _______ played a major role in this battle.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Brown
c)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
13.
The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
14.
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
15.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
16.
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
17.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
18.
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
19.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
20.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
21.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
22.
What kind of city is New Orleans, which makes it important to both the North and the South?
a)
Port City
b)
Southern Capital
c)
Border City
d)
Army Headquarters
23.
Does the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
24.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
25.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
26.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
27.
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
28.
What was the first battle on northern soil?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Shermans March
29.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
30.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
31.
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
32.
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
33.
How many lives were lost in the Civil War?
a)
5,000,000
b)
90
c)
500
d)
600,000
34.
Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Katelyn BOSS
b)
Ulysess S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Victoria Alexander
35.
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
36.
Which of the following was the first major land battle during the Civil War?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Vicksburg
c)
The First Battle of Bull Run
d)
Gettysburg
37.
The Emancipation Proclamation
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
38.
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
39.
Why did McClellan hesitate before attacking the Confederates after Antietam?
a)
He thought his soldiers hadn't received enough training
b)
He was waiting for back-up
c)
He thought the Confederates were bigger than they were
d)
Wanted to wait for the right moment
40.
Why did some northerners not like the Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Upset that not all slaves would be freed
b)
Thought that African Americans would take their jobs for less money
c)
They all liked and agreed with it.
d)
Feared the Union would remain divided despite this
41.
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
42.
What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
Idk
c)
16th
d)
15th
43.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
What is this😬
44.
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
45.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
46.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Radical Democrats
Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
47.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
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 of the following was NOT a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped provide African Americans with education
c)
Helped provide food for former slaves
d)
Helped create new Black Codes for freedmen
50.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
51.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
52.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
53.
After an electoral dispute resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if
a)
he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau
b)
he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south
c)
he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only
d)
he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress
54.
Overall, Reconstruction
a)
established constitutional amendments that wouldn't be fully enforced for decades
b)
was a complete success
c)
was a complete failure
d)
was fully embraced by the South
55.
This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling.
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
56.
Segregation means .......
a)
separation based on race
b)
separation based on gender
c)
coming together
d)
get rid of
57.
With Jim Crow laws, blacks and whites could attend the same schools.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
The Freedmen’s Bureau used a poll tax to keep many African Americans from voting.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
The Freedmen’s Bureau used a poll tax to keep many African Americans from voting.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
System of farming where plantation owners would lend former slaves a place to live in exchange for farming crops
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Freedmen's Bureua
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Slavery
61.
Jim Crow laws legally segregated African Americans and white people.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
63.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
64.
What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system?
a)
They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
b)
They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.
c)
Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods on credit.
d)
All choices are true.
65.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes.
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
66.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
67.
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:
a)
impeaching him
b)
killing him
c)
bribing him to leave
d)
trying to get him out in the next election
68.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
69.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
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