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WorksheetsCivil War-Reconstruction
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
What was the effect of Lincoln's Election in 1860?
He was assassinated
7 states seceded from the Union.
Westward expansion stopped
The radical republicans were created
Which of the following is an argument FOR secession?
Slavery was imbedded into the south.
The Declaration of Independence
States rights
All of the above
Which of the following is an argument against secession?
It was unconstitutional
Slavery was illegal.
Britain and France wanted to remain neutral.
Native Americans would be free to take the land.
The Union war strategy was called the ____________.
Jumanji Plan
Anaconda Plan
Lincoln Plan
Carpetbagger System
An advantage of the South was ____________.
Southerners knew the battle grounds.
Home team advantage.
Strong military leaders
All of the above
What was a disadvantage in the south?
Southerners were not loyal.
They didn't understand what they were fighting for.
Fewer soldiers & resources
They had too many factories.
What was an advantage of the North?
Larger population
Factories could sustain the resources
Land value worth more
All of the above
What was a disadvantage of the North?
Railroad lines
Home team advantage
Too many factories
Weak military leadership
What was cotton diplomacy?
The understanding that Great Britain & France would support the south because of their cotton trade.
The slaves would help negotiate trade between the north & south.
Cotton was the crop that both the north & south needed.
Great Britain & France would suppor the north over the south.
Why did cotton diplomacy fail?
Abraham Lincoln wanted the cotton industry to move to the north.
Too many countries wanted to trade cotton.
Great Britain & France began to trade with Egypt & India instead of the south.
Egypt & India wanted to trade with the south.
Why was Ft.Sumter an important battle?
Lincoln was against it.
It was the bloodiest day of fighting.
It was the longest battle
It was the first battle of the Civil War.
The Battle of Bull Run let Americans know that ______.
The Civil War would be over quickly
The Civil War would not be over quickly.
The Civil War would be an offensive war.
The Civil War would have many heroes.
Which states seceded after Ft.Sumter?
Arkansas
North Carolina & Virginia
Tennessee
All of the above
Which state is not a border state?
Kentucky
Missouri
West Virginia
Delaware
Which was the first battle with large casualties?
Ft. Sumter
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Bull Run
Petersburg
Antietam is known as what?
An insignificant southern battle
Lee's greatest loss.
The single bloodiest day in the Civil War.
Stonewall Jackson becomes a hero.
Which battle crushed the Union?
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Battle of Atlanta
The Emancipation Proclamation _______________.
Immediately released all slaves.
Proclaimed that slaves in states that had not returned to the Union by Jan.1 would be free.
Freed the slaves after the Civil War.
Sent all the slaves to the north.
Which famous war hero died at Chancellorsville?
Jonah Dawes
Ulyssess S Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
What was so important about the Union's capture of Vicksburg?
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
It was the final battle of the war
It gave the Union control of the Gulf of Mexico
It forced Lee to surrender
Which battle is considered the turning point in the Civil War?
Chattanooga
Gettysburg
Ft. Sumter
Sherman's March
Sherman's March did what?
Lost the war for the Union.
Gave the confederate and union troops a break from the war.
burned everything from Atlanta to Savannah to crush Confederate morale
lost the war for the confederates.
Where did Lee surrender?
Appomattox Courthouse
The White House
Atlanta
Petersburg
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
General Sherman
Mary Surratt
John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Johnson
The 10% Plan included bringing southern states into the Union if they did what?
Pledged an oath of allegiance
Accepted emancipation
Included 10% of the 1860 voting population
All of the above
Which group wanted to punish the south for the Civil War?
Democrats
Whigs
Republicans
Radical Republicans
The intention of the Freedman's Bureau was to_____.
Give freed slaves resources to begin their lives as US citizens.
Punish the south
Bankrupt the federal government
Waste tax payer dollars
Black Codes ____________
Gave new definitions of African American rights
restricted African-American freedoms
gave African-Americans the right to vote
gave African-Americans equal rights
Which Amendment ended slavery?
13th
14th
15th
19th
Which Amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
19th
Which Amendment gave equal rights to all citizens?
13th
14th
15th
19th
Why was President Johnson impeached?
He assassinated Lincoln
He violated the Tenure of Office Act
He stopped the Freedman's Bureau
He bribed officials
Which presidency did the compromise of 1877 determine
Johnson-Tilden
Grant--Colfax
Hayes-Tilden
Grant-Tilden
A failure of Reconstruction was that __________.
White supremecy starts
Opposition to Black Rights
Sharecropping
All of the Above
What was the total number of states that seceded from the Union?
4
5
7
11
The name of the Southern army was___.
The name of the Northern army in the Civil War was __
Lincoln became popular and started his road to the Whitehouse after which event?
