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Social Studies - Effects of Civil War 7th Grade KISD

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 effects of Civil War?

a)

Inflation, India became cotton exporter, Major casualties

b)

Stock pile of food, Slaves went back to plantations, Debt

c)

Black Codes, Jim Crows Laws, Lawlessness

2.
What did the north rely on to maintain its economy?
a)
Farming
b)
Cotton
c)
Factories
d)
Tobacco
3.
What did the south rely on to maintain its economy?
a)
factories
b)
farming
c)
yard sales
4.
A civil war is a war between _________________.
a)
people of the same race
b)
people of the same country
c)
two different countries
5.
Which side was pro-slavery?
a)
North
b)
South
6.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
7.
Abraham Lincoln's role during the Civil War was....
a)
President of the Confederacy
b)
President of the United States
c)
General of the Union
d)
General of the South
8.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
9.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
10.
What is the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
a)
Gave African American's citizenship and provided equal protection of the law for all citizens
b)
Gave all men the right to vote
c)
Made slavery illegal
d)
Gave women the right to vote
11.
Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.
a)
slavery
b)
state's rights
c)
secede
d)
Gettysburg
12.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
13.
What was the main issue that divided the nation and led to the Civil War?
a)
westward expansion
b)
tariffs
c)
slavery
d)
foreign affairs
14.
Who favored city life and manufactured most of the nations products?
a)
North
b)
South
15.
Who was more agricultural and used plantations to grow products?
a)
North
b)
South
16.
What was the main product grown in the South that needed to be harvested by slaves?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Cotton
c)
Tea
d)
Corn
17.
Secede means to.....
a)
join
b)
get rid of
c)
come together
d)
seperate
18.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
19.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
20.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
21.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
22.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Emancipation Proclamation freed ALL the slaves in the Union and Confederacy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

The period after the Civil War was called

a)

Reconstruction.

b)

the Reformation.

c)

Devastation.

d)

the Renaissance.

24.

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to—

a)

Establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves

b)

Protect the voting rights of African American men

c)

Mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners

d)

Abolish the institution of slavery.

25.
The Northern economy was based on ___________, while the Southern economy was based on ________________.
a)
agriculture, industry
b)
technology, farming
c)
slavery, shipping
d)
industry, agriculture
26.
The North was more ______________ (had large cities) while the South was more ______________ (had more farms).
a)
cold, warm
b)
urban, rural
c)
free, urban
d)
agricultural, industrial
27.

One major effect of Civil War on the US was:

a)

End of Slavery

b)

Slaves had been trained to do one job

c)

South had stockpile of cotton

28.

Who said:


"Malice for none, charity for all"

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

d)

Donald Trump

29.

What did Freedmen Bureau provided to newly freed slaves?

a)

Legal Aid

b)

Education

c)

Jobs

d)

Food and Supplies

30.

What is an amendment?

a)

A flower

b)

Someone's last name

c)

A change or revision to the constitution

31.

Which amendment ended slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

32.

Which amendment achieve citizenship rights and equal protections?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

21st

33.

Which amendment allowed for black males to vote?

a)

14th

b)

13th

c)

12th

d)

15th

34.

Which is an example of Black Code?

a)

Passed Poll Taxes (Voting Poll Tax)

b)

Created literacy test

c)

Intimidation and fear from KKK

d)

Not allowing African Americans to serve in jury

e)

Freedmen Bureau

35.

What is Martial Law?

a)

Southern Government Control

b)

Military Rule

c)

Union Government

36.

What was the goal of Presidential Reconstruction?

a)

Stop Civil War

b)

Stop Casualties

c)

Reunite country without resentment

d)

Military rule

37.
What organization established education, health care and training in the South for newly freed African Americans?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Radical Republican
c)
Freedmen's Bureau
d)
Carpetbaggers
38.
What services did the Freedman's Bureau provide for African-Americans?
a)
Built schools and churches
b)
Found jobs for them
c)
Helped protect their rights
d)
All of the above
39.

Which Reconstruction plan wanted to punish the South?

a)

Abraham Lincoln's Plan

b)

Andrew Johnson's Plan

c)

Radical Republican's Plan

40.

What was president Lincoln's plans for the South after the Civil War?

a)

He wanted white men to have all the power in the south

b)

He wanted to punish the south.

c)

He wanted to help freedman by creating the Freedman's Bureau.

d)

He wanted to heal, forgive, and rebuild the south.

41.

Which of the following is true about sharecropping

a)

Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.

b)

Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping

c)

Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty

d)

Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.

42.

Which plan of Reconstruction wanted to provide freedmen with equal rights?

a)

Radical Republican Plan

b)

Lincolns Plan

c)

Presidential Plan

d)

Johnsons Plan

43.
Most slaves became what after the Civil War
a)
Sharecroppers
b)
Lawyers 
c)
Welders
44.
Who was assassinated after the Civil War ended?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
Taft
45.
As sharecroppers former slaves were given a place to live, seeds, and equipment in order produce crops.  The land owner received a ________ of all crops grown
a)
Share
b)
Parcel
c)
Ownership
46.
What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen s Bureau 
c)
Black Codes
47.
What is one word that best describes Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction?
a)
Harsh
b)
Punitive
c)
Lenient
d)
Unfair
48.
How many military zones was the South divided into?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
49.

Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?

a)

Keep public facilities cleaner

b)

keep African-Americans as second-class citizens

c)

keep the races pure

d)

keep African-Americans from voting

50.

Tests given to African Americans at the voting polls.

a)

Literacy Tests

b)

Voting tests

c)

Government Tests

d)

Poll tests

51.
Jim Crow was
a)
President of the United States
b)
Donald Duck's best friend
c)
a white actor who put charcoal on his face
d)
a bird 
52.

Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?

a)

Eastern Shore

b)

South

c)

North

53.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
54.

What three things Southern States were required to do under President Johnson's plan?

a)

Repeal local ordinances of secession

b)

Abolish slavery

c)

Give up Confederate debt

d)

Allow black code

55.

What were the negatives of President Johnson's plan?

a)

Allowed Black Codes

b)

Allows KKK

c)

Pardons Confederate leaders

d)

Abolish Slavery

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