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Civil War-Reconstruction

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Union wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
2.
The Confederates were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
3.

What was the effect of Lincoln's Election in 1860?

a)

He was assassinated

b)

7 states seceded from the Union.

c)

Westward expansion stopped

d)

The radical republicans were created

4.

Which of the following is an argument FOR secession?

a)

Slavery was imbedded into the south.

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

States rights

d)

All of the above

5.

Which of the following is an argument against secession?

a)

It was unconstitutional

b)

Slavery was illegal.

c)

Britain and France wanted to remain neutral.

d)

Native Americans would be free to take the land.

6.

The Union war strategy was called the ____________.

a)

Jumanji Plan

b)

Anaconda Plan

c)

Lincoln Plan

d)

Carpetbagger System

7.

An advantage of the South was ____________.

a)

Southerners knew the battle grounds.

b)

Home team advantage.

c)

Strong military leaders

d)

All of the above

8.

What was a disadvantage in the south?

a)

Southerners were not loyal.

b)

They didn't understand what they were fighting for.

c)

Fewer soldiers & resources

d)

They had too many factories.

9.

What was an advantage of the North?

a)

Larger population

b)

Factories could sustain the resources

c)

Land value worth more

d)

All of the above

10.

What was a disadvantage of the North?

a)

Railroad lines

b)

Home team advantage

c)

Too many factories

d)

Weak military leadership

11.

What was cotton diplomacy?

a)

The understanding that Great Britain & France would support the south because of their cotton trade.

b)

The slaves would help negotiate trade between the north & south.

c)

Cotton was the crop that both the north & south needed.

d)

Great Britain & France would suppor the north over the south.

12.

Why did cotton diplomacy fail?

a)

Abraham Lincoln wanted the cotton industry to move to the north.

b)

Too many countries wanted to trade cotton.

c)

Great Britain & France began to trade with Egypt & India instead of the south.

d)

Egypt & India wanted to trade with the south.

13.

Why was Ft.Sumter an important battle?

a)

Lincoln was against it.

b)

It was the bloodiest day of fighting.

c)

It was the longest battle

d)

It was the first battle of the Civil War.

14.

The Battle of Bull Run let Americans know that ______.

a)

The Civil War would be over quickly

b)

The Civil War would not be over quickly.

c)

The Civil War would be an offensive war.

d)

The Civil War would have many heroes.

15.

Which states seceded after Ft.Sumter?

a)

Arkansas

b)

North Carolina & Virginia

c)

Tennessee

d)

All of the above

16.

Which state is not a border state?

a)

Kentucky

b)

Missouri

c)

West Virginia

d)

Delaware

17.

Which was the first battle with large casualties?

a)

Ft. Sumter

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Petersburg

18.

Antietam is known as what?

a)

An insignificant southern battle

b)

Lee's greatest loss.

c)

The single bloodiest day in the Civil War.

d)

Stonewall Jackson becomes a hero.

19.

Which battle crushed the Union?

a)

Fredericksburg

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Battle of Atlanta

20.

The Emancipation Proclamation _______________.

a)

Immediately released all slaves.

b)

Proclaimed that slaves in states that had not returned to the Union by Jan.1 would be free.

c)

Freed the slaves after the Civil War.

d)

Sent all the slaves to the north.

21.

Which famous war hero died at Chancellorsville?

a)

Jonah Dawes

b)

Ulyssess S Grant

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Robert E. Lee

22.

What was so important about the Union's capture of Vicksburg?

a)

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

b)

It was the final battle of the war

c)

It gave the Union control of the Gulf of Mexico

d)

It forced Lee to surrender

23.

Which battle is considered the turning point in the Civil War?

a)

Chattanooga

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Ft. Sumter

d)

Sherman's March

24.

Sherman's March did what?

a)

Lost the war for the Union.

b)

Gave the confederate and union troops a break from the war.

c)

burned everything from Atlanta to Savannah to crush Confederate morale

d)

lost the war for the confederates.

25.

Where did Lee surrender?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

The White House

c)

Atlanta

d)

Petersburg

26.

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

a)

General Sherman

b)

Mary Surratt

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Andrew Johnson

27.

The 10% Plan included bringing southern states into the Union if they did what?

a)

Pledged an oath of allegiance

b)

Accepted emancipation

c)

Included 10% of the 1860 voting population

d)

All of the above

28.

Which group wanted to punish the south for the Civil War?

a)

Democrats

b)

Whigs

c)

Republicans

d)

Radical Republicans

29.

The intention of the Freedman's Bureau was to_____.

a)

Give freed slaves resources to begin their lives as US citizens.

b)

Punish the south

c)

Bankrupt the federal government

d)

Waste tax payer dollars

30.

Black Codes ____________

a)

Gave new definitions of African American rights

b)

restricted African-American freedoms

c)

gave African-Americans the right to vote

d)

gave African-Americans equal rights

31.

Which Amendment ended slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

32.

Which Amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

33.

Which Amendment gave equal rights to all citizens?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

34.

Why was President Johnson impeached?

a)

He assassinated Lincoln

b)

He violated the Tenure of Office Act

c)

He stopped the Freedman's Bureau

d)

He bribed officials

35.

Which presidency did the compromise of 1877 determine

a)

Johnson-Tilden

b)

Grant--Colfax

c)

Hayes-Tilden

d)

Grant-Tilden

36.

A failure of Reconstruction was that __________.

a)

White supremecy starts

b)

Opposition to Black Rights

c)

Sharecropping

d)

All of the Above

37.

What was the total number of states that seceded from the Union?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

11

38.

The name of the Southern army was___.

a)
Northern Army
b)
Union Army
c)
Rebel Army
d)
Confederate Army
39.

The name of the Northern army in the Civil War was __

a)
Union Army
b)
Confederate Army
c)
Rebel Army
d)
Southern Army
40.

Lincoln became popular and started his road to the Whitehouse after which event?

a)
Winning the Lincoln-Johnson debates
b)
Losing the Lincoln-Douglas debates
c)
Being a successful lawyer
d)
Winning the Lincoln-Douglas debates