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TN Constitutional Convention & The Freedman’s Bureau

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was the Union capture of Fort Donelson so important?

a)

It was one of the major Union victories.

b)

It gave the Union control of important rail lines.

c)

The Union won the Civil War after capturing Fort Donelson

d)

The Confederacy surrendered to Grant at the end of this battle.

2.

Who won the battles of Franklin and Nashville?

a)

The Union

b)

The British

c)

The confederacy

d)

No one, it was a draw

3.

What was the purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau?

a)

Gave food and supplies to former slaves

b)

Protected the newly won rights of freed people

c)

Built schools for former slaves

d)

All of the above

4.

As a result of the Tennessee constitutional convention, what was created to prevent African Americans from voting?

a)

Segregation

b)

Poll taxes

c)

Fisk University

d)

Public education

5.

What prompted states to begin utilizing poll taxes?

a)

Equal rights were given to African American men

b)

Abolishment of slavery

c)

World War II

d)

State debt issues

6.

What agency was created by the US in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?

a)

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

b)

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

c)

Black Codes

d)

The Freedman’s Bureau

7.

_____________was created to help former slaves get an education.

a)

Federal court cases

b)

Fisk University

c)

Middle Tennessee State University

d)

Vanderbilt University

8.

Which area of Tennessee had the most slavery?

a)

East Tennessee

b)

West Tennessee

c)

Middle Tennessee

d)

Tennessee did not have slavery

9.

Which area of Tennessee voted mostly against secession during the Civil War?

a)

East Tennessee

b)

West Tennessee

c)

Middle Tennessee

d)

The entire state voted against secession

10.

Which battle enabled the Union army to send thousands of troops into Tennessee and the south?

a)

Fort Donelson

b)

Battle of Stones of River

c)

Battle of Nashville

d)

Battle of Franklin

11.

Why were the battles of Franklin and Nashville so important?

a)

It gave the confederacy an advantage to winning the Civil War

b)

They helped restore the capital

c)

The battles ended the fighting in Tennessee

d)

Lee surrendered immediately after these battles

12.

What did Fisk students do to raise money to expand their campus?

a)

Fundraising

b)

Created a singing group called the Jubilee Singers

c)

Wrote books about their time in slavery

d)

Published newspaper articles