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WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction Unit 12
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
-Designated all people born in the United States (except American Indians) as citizens
-Granted all citizens certain rights under the law
What is the historical significance of this act?
It was the first time Congress voted to overrule a presidential veto
It represented a shift in federal power after the impeachment of President Johnson
It was the first time Congress passed a law that protect racial minorities
It represented the failure of northern abolitionists to influence Reconstruction policies
How did the Freedmen's Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?
By dividing large plantations and redistributing the property to former slaves
By creating a militia to help enforce the voting rights of former slaves
By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves
By petitioning the government to offer money to former slaves
The election of Hiram Rhodes 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. Sentate
run for public office in the South
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Agricultural workers organized labor unions
Many former slaves because 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
What was the main cause of the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868?
His opposition to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
His refusal to investigate reported criminal activity by the Union army during the Civil War
His opposition to Radical Reconstruction policies for former Confederate states
His refusal to use the Homestead Act to redistribute land to former slaves
Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?
African Americans in the North could vote
State governments were required to protect individual rights
Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office
African Americans in the South could move elsewhere
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to --
establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners
abolish the institution of slavery
protect the voting rights of African American men
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by ---
providing them with voting rights
guaranteeing their freedom of speech
providing them with access to the court system
guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery
A biography on the military career of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?
The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg
The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia
The Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at Gettysburg
The campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had ......
numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition
a larger number of military troops in reserve
an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?
Several important Confederate generals were killed
Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River
The Confederate territory was divided in half
Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces
Many historians argue that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln change the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?
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
What was the main cause of the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868?
His opposition to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
His refusal to investigate reported criminal activity by the Union army during the Civil War
His opposition to Radical Reconstruction policies for former Confederate states
His refusal to use the Homestead Act to redistribute land to former slaves
