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Unit 4 Review -- Civil War and Reconstruction

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Civil War is.....

a)

a place where railroad lines meet or change directions

b)

a war between the United States and South America

c)

a war between different groups or political ideals in the same country.

d)

a 12 year rebuilding of the South.

2.

The 12 years of rebuilding the South after the Civil War is known as?

a)

Impeach

b)

Suffrage

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Arsenal

3.

What is a junction?

a)

a place where railroad lines meet or change directions

b)

a prison

c)

weapons/guns

d)

surrounding an area

4.

Surrounding and attacking a place for an extended period of time is known as what?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Impeach

c)

Arsenal

d)

Siege

5.

A stockade is known as a ____________?

a)

Gun

b)

Prison

c)

Train

d)

War

6.

Suffrage means _________?

a)

The right to bear arms

b)

The right to vote

c)

The right to assemble

d)

The right to own a house

7.

To bring charges against an elected official is known as __________?

a)

Impeach

b)

Disenfranchised

c)

Suffrage

d)

Siege

8.

NOT eligible to vote is known as what?

a)

Impeach

b)

disfranchised

c)

suffrage

d)

amendment

9.

A written change/addition to the constitution is what?

a)

A law

b)

A rule

c)

An Amendment

d)

A line

10.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

11.

Who was the president of the Union?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

12.

What was the capital of the Union?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Richmond, VA

c)

Jackson, MS

d)

Atlanta, GA

13.

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Richmond, VA

c)

Jackson, MS

d)

Birmingham, AL

14.

Check all of the following ADVANTAGES of the South over the North during the Civil War

a)

more money

b)

knew the land

c)

European exports

d)

better military leaders

e)

more people

15.

Check off all of the ADVANTAGES the North had over the South during the Civil War.

a)

more people

b)

more money

c)

better military leaders

d)

had more trains/canals

e)

European access to supplies

16.

What strategy does Ulysses S. Grant use to capture the city of Vicksburg?

a)

sneak attack

b)

surrender

c)

siege

d)

fire all at once

17.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?

a)

Boston, MA

b)

Appomattox Court House, VA

c)

Biloxi, MS

d)

Jackson, MS

18.

Why was Vicksburg so important to the Confederacy?

a)

It had nice weather

b)

It was a key supply point for the Confederacy

c)

There was a lot of good food

d)

Vicksburg was where Robert E. Lee was born

19.

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Robert E. Lee

20.

What was the name of the 1st federal relief agency that helped former slaves with food, shelter, education and jobs?

a)

Slaves Bureau

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Free Save Bureau

d)

American Slave Freedom Society

21.

What amendment abolished slavery?

a)

15th

b)

14th

c)

13th

d)

9th

22.

What amendment granted equal rights regardless of race?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

23.

What amendment grated male voting rights regardless of race?

a)

15th

b)

14th

c)

13th

d)

12th

24.

What was the result of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1865?

a)

Everyone had equal rights

b)

Created a government just like the one before the war

c)

Granted women's rights

d)

Abolished slavery

25.

What were the names of the laws that restricted the rights of African Americans?

a)

Black Codes

b)

Slave Codes

c)

Code Noir

d)

Slavery Laws

26.

What was the name of the act that divided the South into 5 military districts that were under strict control and made it harder for the states to join the U.S.?

a)

Revolutionary Act

b)

Reconstruction Act

c)

Revival Act

d)

Repeal Act

27.

Who were white southerners who did not support black rights?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Scalawags

d)

Carpetbaggers

28.

Who were the whites and blacks who supported black rights?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Scalawags

d)

Carpetbaggers

29.

What was the name of southern whites who supported Republicans/black rights?

a)

Democrats

b)

Whigs

c)

Scalawags

d)

Carpetbaggers

30.

What was the name of northern white Republicans who moved to Mississippi?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Scalawags

d)

Carpetbaggers

31.

What was the name of the terror group that formed to intimidate white/black Republican voters?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Al Qaeda

c)

ABC

d)

DemonDemocrats

32.

Who was the first black man to be elected and serve a full U.S. Senate term?

a)

Blanche K. Bruce

b)

Hiram Revels

c)

John Lynch

d)

Benjamin Turner

33.

Who was the first black man to ever serve on the U.S. Senate?

a)

Hiram Revels

b)

Blanche K. Bruce

c)

John Lynch

d)

A.K. Davis

34.

What was the name of native white Democrats in MS who wanted to reclaim political power?

a)

Redeemers

b)

Republicans

c)

Democrats

d)

Scalawags

35.

Who became president after Lincoln and was later impeached?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

John Adams

36.

Which county in Mississippi was the only county to secede from the Confederacy?

a)

Harrison

b)

Jackson

c)

Jones

d)

Holmes

37.

Choose all that apply to African Americans that were a part of the Union.

a)

Worked manual labor jobs

b)

Became generals in the Union army

c)

Worked but paid less than whites

d)

Fought in battles (happened later)

38.

Choose all that apply to the roles of women during the Civil War.

a)

Disguised themselves as men and fought

b)

Took care of the home

c)

Served as nurses

d)

Became fighter pilots

e)

Protected the Union/Confederate stockades

39.

Where was Lincoln assassinated?

a)

Henry Theatre

b)

Ford's Theatre

c)

Union Theatre

d)

Lincoln's Theatre

40.

What was the status of Mississippi after the war?

a)

Progressive--many people thrived

b)

Rich to poor; social order destroyed

c)

Manageable; people were all getting along

d)

Thriving

41.

In Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, what percentage of voters had to sign a loyalty oath?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

10%

d)

90%

42.

In Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan, all Southerners were forgiven except for who?

a)

those that owned 20 or more slaves

b)

high ranking Confederate officials

c)

people that fought in the Confederate army

d)

those who owned more than 50 acres of land

43.

The Reconstruction Act divided the South into how many military districts?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

3

d)

8

44.

What was NOT an affect of the Civil War?

a)

Plantation owners were making a lot of money

b)

Women did the jobs men typically did

c)

Men left to go fight in the ar

d)

Many struggled to find basic necessities