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CCA Civil War - Reconstruction

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The plantation system changed the society of the United States mainly by--

a)

resolving the problems with Native Americans in that region

b)

helping the South grow into a manufacturing area

c)

promoting a highly educated workforce

d)

contributing to the growth of slavery in the South

2.

How did President Lincoln permanently abolish the practice depicted below?

a)

by ordering that popular sovereignty decide the practice

b)

by promoting the passage of the 13th amendment

c)

by encouraging slaves to rebel against the South

d)

by helping find the Underground Railroad

3.

The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

4.

Which answer choice best summarizes the quote below?

a)

Freedmen would face many hardships after emancipation.

b)

Emancipation was not worth the suffering that freedmen would encounter.

c)

Freedmen would find wealth and fortune during Reconstruction in Texas.

d)

Black Codes would prevent freedmen from advancing economically.

5.

Which of the following best completes the list?

a)

Established schools

b)

Certified applications for political office

c)

Granted small business loans

d)

Provided funds for farming supplies

6.

How did Congressional Reconstruction affect Texas’s freed people socially and economically?

a)

Freed people were now able to vote without any negative consequences.

b)

Congressional Reconstruction made life more difficult for the freed people

c)

they were able to work for wages but subjected to violence from whites

d)

All freed people joined the Radical Republican party and were persecuted.

7.

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

a)

The system of indentured servitude was banned.

b)

The need for agricultural labor increased due to expanded cotton production

c)

Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate.

d)

Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.

8.

Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?

a)

Inspiration — He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations

b)

Compassion — He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.

c)

Persistence — He believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace.

d)

Confidence — He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War

9.

Texas had good soil and a long growing season which were geographic factors that made....

a)

Slavery unnecessary

b)

Development of large plantations profitable.

c)

Texas develop a manufacturing economy

d)

Feel more a part of the Northern states

10.

Why was recapturing Galveston an important victory for the Confederacy?

a)

It was one of the only Confederate ports still open

b)

It forced the Union to surrender

c)

It opened up the Mississippi River for Confederate ships

d)

It allowed Confederate forces to cut the Union in half

11.

Which of these areas did the United States claim with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

12.

How did Southern states react to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

a)

by segregating public schools

b)

imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

c)

by shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen’s Bureau

d)

by forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

13.

When it came to the issue of congressional balance between free states and slave states

a)

All wanted more Congressional representation for free states

b)

South states worried they would be outnumbered in Congress

c)

Southern states encouraged new territories to become free

d)

Northern states encouraged the spread of slavery in the west

14.

Which European immigrant group settled in the counties that voted against secession?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Germans

d)

Mexicans

15.

Which of the following best describes Texas’s involvement in the Civil War?

a)

Few Texans volunteered to fight, so they needed a draft

b)

Most Texas battles occurred because of North’s blockade strategy

c)

Many Texans agreed with Sam Houston - Texas shouldn't fight

d)

Much of the Civil War happened along the Texas-Mexico border

16.

Which group did not support the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

Texas Revolutionaries

b)

Southern Democrats

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Abolitionists

17.

Radical Republicans saw Reconstruction as a way to –

a)

welcome all Southern citizens back to the Union

b)

create an economic system based on federal funding

c)

punish Southerners and reorganize the South

d)

reward businessmen for their wartime support

18.

Black Codes were passed in Texas during Reconstruction to...

a)

limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments

b)

encourage the newly freed slaves to vote in state elections

c)

establish a system of tenant farming

d)

amend the Texas Constitution after the Civil War

19.

During Reconstruction, the U.S. Congress passed an Act that required Southern Governments to be

a)

combined w/ other states for less representation in Congress

b)

cut off from supply routes with other southern states

c)

under military control until they passed the 13th and 14th Amendments

d)

divided the land and offer it up for sale

20.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States....are citizens of the United States..."

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

21.

Based on the excerpt, what is one reason Texas seceded from the United States?

a)

Texas had to pay unfair amounts of taxes

b)

Slave-holding states had a less representation in Congress

c)

Congress had declared slavery to be illegal

d)

U.S. troops would not protect Texans against Indian raids

22.

What was an advantage that the Confederate forces had over Union troops?

a)

many factories for producing weapons and ammunition

b)

a larger number of military troops in reserve

c)

a large railroad system for moving troops and supplies

d)

knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

23.

What would be the best title for this graphic organizer?

a)

Causes of the Texas Revolution

b)

the Fugitive Slave Act

c)

the Bill of Rights

d)

Causes of the Civil War

24.

The Battle of Sabine Pass was an important victory for the Confederacy because –

a)

hundreds of Union troops were killed or wounded

b)

it ended Union attempts to enter Texas from the east

c)

It was the first battle of the Civil war

d)

it was the last battle fought on Texas soil

25.

How did the Civil War start?

a)

Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in 1861

b)

Texas is annexed as a slave state in 1845

c)

Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863

d)

Compromise of 1850 reduced the size of Texas