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Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Ulysses S Grant

2.

Who is this?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Ulysses S Grant

3.

Who was the president of the Union (North)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Clara Barton

4.

Who was the president of the Confederacy (South) ?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Clara Barton

5.

Which side supported an end to slavery?

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

6.

Which side was for state rights and keeping the institution of slavery?

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

7.

The publication of what famous literary work was said to have contributed to the start of the Civil War?

a)

Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision

b)

John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

8.

Which of these was a legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled (7–2) that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

c)

The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision

9.

Who led a small army of 18 men into the small town of HARPER'S FERRY, Virginia with a is plan to instigate a major slave rebellion in the South.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

John Brown

10.

What were northern factory owners doing to southern plantation owners that was causing further tension?

a)

imposing protective tariffs

b)

blocking shipments of supplies

c)

refusing to pay for goods

11.

Where did the Civil War officially begin on April 12, 1861?

a)

The Battle of Gettysburg

b)

The Battle of Appomattox

c)

The Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

The Battle of Vicksburg

12.

Why was the son, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" so popular during the Civil War?

a)

It is asking for an end to slavery

b)

It details an agreement between the opposing sides

c)

It reminds everyone of the separation of family and their reunification

13.

Which of the following best describes the Freedman's Bureau?

a)

an agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist formerly enslaved people, freed from slavery by emancipation, in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education.

b)

provide long-term protection for formerly enslaved people and ensure equality,

c)

gave land to former sharecroppers

14.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

15.

Which amendment granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War, including them under the umbrella phrase “all persons born or naturalized in the United States"?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

16.

Which amendment states that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

17.

90 percent of the nation's manufacturing output came from these states. They produced 17 times more textiles, 30 times more leather goods, 20 times more pig iron, and 32 times more firearms. Industry and urban areas.

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

18.

The fertile soil and warm climate made it ideal for large-scale farms and crops like tobacco and cotton. Because agriculture was so profitable few saw a need for industrial development. Eighty percent of the labor force worked on the farm. Rural and agriculture.

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

19.

What is this?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Photograph

d)

Ironside

e)

Railroad

20.

What is this?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Photograph

d)

Iron sides

e)

Railroad

21.

What is this?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Photograph

d)

Iron sides

e)

Railroad

22.

What holiday was created to honor soldiers who passed during the Civil War?

a)

Arbor Day

b)

Fourth of July

c)

Labor Day

d)

Memorial Day

23.

What was a carpetbagger?

a)

A southerner that supported the Union

b)

A Northerner that profited from southern hardships.