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WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
The major cause of the Civil War in America was --
States' Rights
Slavery
Prohibition
Suffrage
The Confederate States of America is another name for the --
Southern states that seceded from the Union
Northern states that remained in the Union
Western states opposed to Indian removal
The United States prior to the passage of the Constitution
The Union is another name for the --
Southern states that seceded from the United States
Northern states that remained in the United States
Western states that resisted Indian removal
The United States prior to the ratification of the Constitution
The President of the Confederacy was --
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
The President of the United States at the time of the Civil War was --
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Why was the Confederate attack on the Union controlled Fort Sumter important?
The attack on Fort Sumter started the Civil War
The attack on Fort Sumter ended the Civil War
The attack on Fort Sumter was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
The attack on Fort Sumter was the turning point of the Civil War
In what year did the attack on Fort Sumter occur?
1860
1861
1862
1863
During what years did the Civil War occur?
1845-1848
1861-1865
1775-1783
1812-1814
Which of the following was a Confederate advantage at the start of the Civil War?
More railroad lines
More trained military officers
More banks and economic opportunities
More people per square mile
Which of the following was a Union advantage at the start of the Civil War?
Better trained military officers
Greater economic resources
Fighting on their own land
Access to military draft
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Vicksburg
What Confederate general earned a nickname at the Battle of Bull Run?
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Which side won the Battle of Bull Run?
The Union
The Confederacy
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It freed all slaves in North America
It freed all slaves in the border states
It freed all slaves in the Confederacy
It freed all slaves in South America
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation not free the slaves in the border states?
Lincoln wanted to keep the border states from seceding
There were no slaves in the border states
Lincoln did not have the power to free slaves in the border states
The border states had already freed their slaves
Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
William Seward
Ulysses S. Grant
Why did Lincoln believe it was necessary to pass the Emancipation Proclamation?
It was a military necessity to free the slaves
It was a goal of abolitionists
It was a morally right to free the slaves
It was a goal of Democrats
Why was the Battle of Antietam important?
The Union victory allowed Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation
The Union victory was a major turning point in the Civil War
The Confederate victory convinced Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation
The Confederate victory was a major turning point in the Civil War
Why is William Carney an important figure?
He was the first black man awarded the medal of honor
He was the first black man elected to Congress
He wrote a narrative of his life as a slave
He wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point of the Civil War?
The Union victory pushed back the Confederate invasion of the North
The Union victory allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
The Union victory cut the Confederacy in half and captured the Mississippi River
The Union victory led to the capture of Robert E. Lee
Which event in Douglass' life most likely contributed to his support of the Union?
He had spent several years in England and Ireland
He had been enslaved during his youth in Maryland
He had married and settled with his wife in Massachusetts
He had been the only African American to attend the Seneca Falls Convention
Which city was strategic for the Union to control in an effort to cut off supplies to the Confederacy?
Atlanta
New Orleans
Richmond
Shiloh
Why was the Siege of Vicksburg considered a turning point of the Civil War?
The Union victory allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
The Union victory pushed back the Confederate invasion of the North
The Union victory cut the Confederacy in half and captured the Mississippi River
The Union victory led to the Capture of Robert E. Lee
How did the assassination of Lincoln change the course of Reconstruction?
Radical Republicans took control of Congress
Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts
The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress
Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction
After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to --
elect a new president and vice president
complete construction of the capitol
establish union forts in the former Confederate states
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?
The river had provided direct access to the Union's base of military operations
Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states
The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills
Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?
Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy
The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces
Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy
The alignment of foreign allies with the Union or with the Confederacy
Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
The Dawes Act
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Compromise of 1877
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What is one political impact of Reconstruction?
Three new amendments to the Constitution were approved
Senators could be directly elected to the national legislature
Southern states rejoined the Union under their pre-war state constitutions
Western territories rushed to achieve statehood after slavery was outlawed
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
Raising income levels of newly-freed enslaved people
Expanding education opportunities for newly-freed enslaved people
Redistributing plantation lands to newly-freed enslaved people
Forcing southern state governments to recognize the votes of newly enslaved people
When did the Reconstruction Era occur?
1860-1870
1861-1865
1865-1880
1865-1877
This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the -
Reconstruction Era
Age of Jackson
Second Great Awakening
Civil War
The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to -
win an election as a member of the Democratic Party
win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi
serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
run for public office in the South
What was the main cause of the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868?
He opposed the Thirteenth Amendment
He refused to report criminal activity by the Union Army
He opposed Radical Reconstruction policies for former Confederate States
He refused to use the Homestead Act to redistribute land to former slaves
After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to -
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
promote the activities of the Freedmen's Bureau
limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
It freed all slaves in America
It gave all former slaves citizenship rights
It gave all former slaves the right to vote
What was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?
It ended slavery in America
It gave all former slaves citizenship rights
It gave all former slaves the right to vote
What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?
It ended slavery in America
It gave all former slaves citizenship rights
It gave all former slaves the right to vote
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Agricultural workers organized labor unions
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves
One effect of the Dawes Act was that it -
caused many American Indian tribes to create written constitutions
provided education to American Indians through locally run schools
limited the voting rights of American Indians
harmed the communal structure of American Indian society
How did many southern states respond to the efforts of Reconstruction to recognize new freedoms for African Americans?
Several state governments re-introduced the international slave trade
Several state governments passed laws to limit the opportunities of African Americans
Several state governments recalled national legislators and again proposed secession
Several state governments introduced constitutional amendments to expand citizenship and voting rights to African Americans
What group limited new opportunities for freedom for blacks using terrorism and murder?
Red Shirts
Ku Klux Klan
White League
Aryan Nations
What was one result of the Morrill Act?
Many states built their first public colleges
American Indians could attend public colleges for free
American Indians could attend public colleges for free
American Indians could attend public colleges for free
Which agreement resulted from the informal Compromise of 1877 between southern Democrats and northern Republicans?
Southern states accepted federal tariffs in exchange for new railroad construction and investments in southern industries.
Southern plantation owners would receive compensation for freed enslaved people in exchange for agreeing to loyalty oaths swearing allegiance to the Union.
Northern Republicans would end Reconstruction and the occupation of southern cities in exchange for the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by southern states.
Due to a contested election, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes would be chosen president by Congress in exchange for federal troops being removed from southern states to end Reconstruction.
According to the Reconstruction Act, what was required of former Confederate states for readmission to the Union?
State constitutions had to include a bill of rights.
State legislatures had to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
State lawmakers had to live within the state for one year.
State voters had to choose a new president for the United States
