WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an effect of the Civil War?
a)
the Missouri Compromise
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
the Gettysburg Address
d)
Reconstruction
2.
True or False? The 15th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Ulysses S. Grant had a significant role in the Civil War. What was his role?
a)
General of the Union Army
b)
General of the Confederate Army
c)
President of the Union
d)
President of the Confederate
4.
__________________________ was the development in communication that changed the way people learned about war during the Civil War.
a)
photography
b)
the Pony Express
c)
ships
d)
the US Postal Service
5.
Identify what the Emancipation Proclamation did.
a)
freed slaves in the Confederate states
b)
ended slavery in the entire country
c)
freed slaves in the border states
d)
ended the Civil War
6.
Which of the following events happened first?
a)
The first Battle of Bull Run
b)
The Battle of Antietam
c)
Southern states secede
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
7.
What event led to Southern sates seceding from the Union?
a)
Confederates fired on Fort Sumter
b)
the election of Lincoln as President
c)
The Missouri Compromise
d)
the annexation of Texas
8.
Which of the following was not a cause that led to the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
slavery
c)
agriculture
d)
states' rights
9.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
The South’s economy was based on industry and manufacturing; the North’s economy was based on farming
b)
The North’s economy was based on industry and manufacturing; the South’s economy was based on farming
c)
The North and South both had an economy based on farming.
d)
The North and South both had an economy based on industry and manufacturing.
10.
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that the Confederate forces had...
a)
numerous factories for producing weapons and ammo
b)
a larger number of military troops in reserve
c)
an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies
d)
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
11.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
How was the event depicted in the image significant to the Civil War?
How was the event depicted in the image significant to the Civil War?
a)
The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war
b)
The Union victory divided the confederacy along the Mississippi River
c)
The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy
d)
The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.
12.
After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, the main priority of the United States was to -
a)
elect a new president and vice president
b)
complete construction of the capitol
c)
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
d)
Implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
13.
When was the Civil War fought?
a)
1855-1861
b)
1860-1877
c)
1861-1865
d)
1863-1868
14.
How did many Southern slaveholders view the issue of slavery?
a)
As a source of labor, slavery was considered an economic issue
b)
Slavery was considered immoral and should be abolished
c)
Slavery was considered a historical tradition and should be maintained
d)
Controversial, slavery was considered a political problem the government should solve
15.
Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th amendment?
a)
African American families divided by slavery were reunited
b)
Newly free men and women moved west to claim land
c)
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
d)
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship
16.
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by-
a)
providing them with voting rights
b)
guaranteeing them freedom of speech
c)
providing them with access to the court system
d)
guaranteeing their permanent freedom fro slavery
17.
What landform was key to the Union to divide and weaken the Confederacy?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Port of Galveston
c)
Port of New Orleans
d)
Sabine River
18.
Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery. These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs. This is called....
a)
sectionalism
b)
nationalism
c)
patriotism
d)
sectarianism
19.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Abolished slavery
b)
Gave African American men the right to vote
c)
defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
d)
made it illegal for any state to secede
20.
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery would be abolished
b)
The rights of the freed people would be protected
c)
African American could vote
d)
Women could vote
21.
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery is abolished
b)
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
c)
African American men can vote
d)
Women can vote
22.
_____ were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction.
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Scoundrels
23.
________ were those who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Scalawags
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Unionists
24.
What Texas port was the most critical to the Union Army for "Scott's Great Snake"?
a)
Galveston
b)
Sabine Pass
c)
Brownsville
d)
Matamoros
25.
What is the primary reason why Sam Houston lost his job as Texas' governor?
a)
He opposed slavery and vowed not to fight again
b)
He swore an oath to the US Constitution and an oath to the Confederate States of America would violate that
c)
He refused to be part of a war he was convinced the Confederacy could never win
d)
He was convinced it was not in Texas' best interest to secede
26.
What was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?
a)
A majority of Texans supported secession
b)
A majority of Texans opposed secession
c)
Most Texans chose to remain neutral
d)
A majority of Texans supported Houston's position.
27.
In the 1850s many U.S. citizens focused on what would benefit their region rather than the nation as a whole. What is the name for this concept?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Secessionism
c)
Fundamentionalism
d)
Sectionalism
28.
Why did the Union want to gain control of Texas during the Civil War?
a)
The Union wanted access to Mexico to import supplies for Union troops
b)
The Union wanted to prevent the Texans' export of cotton
c)
The Union needed more soldiers to fulfill the Conscription Act
d)
The Union wanted to prevent Texans from importing cotton and sending it to New England textile mills
29.
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
a)
To integrate African Americans fully into Southern society
b)
To ensure the South paid off all its war debts
c)
To restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible
d)
To establish Northern control over the South
30.
After the Civil War, where did most freed people live?
a)
Ranches
b)
Cities/Urban areas
c)
Rural areas
d)
Medium-sized towns
31.
What does Juneteenth commemorate?
a)
The end of slavery in Texas
b)
The beginning of summer in Texas
c)
The beginning of Reconstruction in Texas
d)
The end of the Civil War in Texas
32.
What did the 14th Amendment accomplish?
a)
Gave newly-freed African American men the right to vote
b)
Abolished slavery once and for all as an institution
c)
Gave women the right to vote
d)
granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
33.
In the 1850s, the new Republican Party was opposed to which issue?
a)
The abolishment of slavery
b)
The spread of slavery into new territories
c)
The continuation of tariffs and other protection for northern industry
d)
The annexation of Texas into the US
34.
How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?
a)
Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.
b)
Most Texans did not own slaves so it did not have an influence.
c)
Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.
d)
Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.
35.
All of the following could be considered causes of the civil war EXCEPT -
a)
Tariffs
b)
Election of 1860
c)
States Rights
d)
Texas joining the United States
36.
Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Francis Lubbock
c)
Sam Houston
d)
John Bell Hood
37.
Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in FAVOR of having Texas secede from the Union?
a)
They were tired of paying high federal income tax.
b)
They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president.
c)
They felt the United States gave states too many rights.
d)
They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.
38.
What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas?
a)
peanuts
b)
sugar cane
c)
potatoes
d)
Cotton
39.
Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?
a)
Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy
b)
the Texas Navy kept the Union army out of Texas for the entire war
c)
the Confederate army was superior to the Union army and prevented blockades
d)
Texas were already involved in battles with Native Americans on the frontier
40.
Why did the southern states threaten to secede?
a)
They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.
b)
Lincoln would never end slavery
c)
They thought Lincoln would be a bad president
d)
Lincoln wanted war with Mexico
41.
All of the following were associated with the Battle of Palmito Ranch EXCEPT: (7.5C)
a)
fought along the Rio Grande River
b)
fought after the surrender of the Confederacy to the North
c)
stopped in mid battle by agreement of both sides
d)
last military conflict of the Civil War in Texas
42.
What was one of the major economic differences between the North and the South before the Civil War?
a)
The South was much larger than the North and had more factories.
b)
Fewer southern farmers than northern farmers owned land.
c)
The South produced a wider variety of products compared to the North.
d)
The economy of the South was dependent on slave labor.
43.
"...the North perhaps is and has been infringing on Southern rights, but what can the South do to better the matter by withdrawing from the Union. There cannot in my opinion any good result from such a procedure. " -Elm Fork Echoes, VXX, May 1992
The author in the writing above wants to prevent the —
The author in the writing above wants to prevent the —
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
Mexican War
c)
Civil War
d)
American Revolution
44.
Texas was more economically successful than other states after the Civil War because—
a)
Since few battles were fought on Texas soil most fields and farms were not destroyed.
b)
Because of the tariff, Texans had a better plan to recover from the war.
c)
Plantation owners and former slaves worked together to increase cotton production after the war.
d)
During Reconstruction, the Union worked to rebuild Texas’ economy first.
45.
How did the Texas economy change just AFTER the Civil War?
a)
It became a petroleum-based economy.
b)
It became a sharecropping based economy.
c)
It was destroyed because it depended on slavery.
d)
It was improved because it increased cotton production.
46.
Who would benefit most from the passage of the 15th Amendment?
a)
white males
b)
white women
c)
black males
d)
black women
47.
The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —
a)
settle immigrants
b)
educate former slaves
c)
control inflation
d)
introduce new crops
48.
Juneteenth is a holiday that is celebrated in Texas and parts of the Southwest each year on June 19. What is being celebrated on Juneteenth?
a)
when slaves learned of the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
the coming of summer
c)
ending of the Civil War
d)
becoming a teenager
49.
Which headline best describes Texas during the American Civil War?
a)
The Union Must Be Preserved
b)
Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens
c)
We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico
d)
Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery
50.
Texas was a part of the...
a)
Pacific North West
b)
Union
c)
Deep South
d)
Confederacy
51.
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all...
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all...
a)
Battles of the Mexican Revolution.
b)
Civil War battles in Texas.
c)
Turning points for the Civil War.
d)
Part of the Texas Revolution.
52.
Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?
a)
He was in favor of slavery.
b)
He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.
c)
He believed in the rights of states to secede.
d)
He had been defeated in the presidential election.
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