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Unit 6 - Civil War and Reconstruction

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the original goal of Reconstruction?

a)

to reunite the nation and rebuild southern states without slavery

b)

to revive the economies of the north and the south

c)

To provide newly freed slaves with land and money

2.

The Freedman's Bureau was

a)

a group to aid Reconstruction by building the economy of the South

b)

an organization established by Congress to aid newly freed slaves

c)

an organization made up freedmen

d)

a group created to establish rules and regulations for freedmen in the U.S.

3.

Black Codes were/was

a)

laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans

b)

laws passed that provided economic support for freedmen

c)

an identifying number assigned to individual slaves

4.

The 14th amendment

a)

granted suffrage for all

b)

officially ended slavery

c)

granted citizenship to freedmen

5.

Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction

a)

focused on rebuilding, not punishing

b)

determined that the southern states would be severely punished

c)

determined the southern states need to pay reparations

6.

The Radical Reconstruction

a)

created new governments and appointed Republican governors to each southern state

b)

divided the south into military districts controlled by martial law

c)

created a new boundary that separated the north from the south

7.

The system under which individual families contracted with landowners to work a plot of land in return for a portion of the crop is called

a)

community garden

b)

sharecropping

c)

land rent

8.

Northerners who went south after the Civil War and were accused of taking advantage of southerners were called

a)

carpetbaggers

b)

scalawag

c)

secessionists

9.

How did the Freedman's Bureau impact education for freed slaves?

a)

It provided transportation to and from school

b)

It established schools and increased efforts to educate freedmen

c)

It integrated schools

10.

Southern states seceded because of THIS election

a)

Election of 1860

b)

Election of 1850

c)

Election of 2020

d)

Election 1800

11.

This freed enslaved people in "rebellious states", at least on paper, in 1863

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Law of April 6

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Letter from William B. Travis

12.

Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas Nebraska Act all tried to answer which question.

a)

Should factories be able to built in new states?

b)

Should there be a limit on settlers?

c)

Should Native Americans be able to live on their land?

d)

Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

13.

The day enslaved people in Texas were informed that slavery was abolished. News was slow to travel because of lack of fast communication.

a)

Surrender at Appomattox

b)

Juneteenth

c)

Draft Riots

d)

Missouri Compromise

14.

Where did the Confederacy surrender to the Union in 1865?

a)

New York City

b)

Appomattox , VA

c)

Galveston, TX

d)

Nashville, TN

15.

What system of labor replaced slave labor in the agriculture industry?

a)

Sharecropper system

b)

Trading fields

c)

Overwork system

d)

Exertion system

16.
I was the Commander of the Union Forces
a)
Davis
b)
Lincoln
c)
Grant
d)
Lee
17.
Why would Elizabeth Cady Stanton dislike the 15th amendment? 
a)
Didn't include Blacks
b)
Didn't include Whites
c)
Didn't include Indians
d)
Didn't include Women
18.
This Amendment freed slaves.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
18th
19.
Which issue divided the country based on regional loyalty?
a)
Slavery
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Tariffs
d)
Compromises
20.
Under the Congressional Plan, which amendment HAD to be ratified for statehood to occur?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
18
21.
The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was not a: 
a)
Slave
b)
Citizen
c)
Freedman
d)
Lawyer
22.
What/ who decided where slavery would occur in the western territories of Kansas and Nebraska?
a)
Popular Soverignty
b)
Congress
c)
Governor
d)
Lincoln
23.
Which battle of the Civil War was the bloodiest battle, and known as the turning point. 
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Ft. Sumter
24.
Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River? 
a)
Antietam
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Ft. Sumter
25.
What did the South gain in the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California
b)
Gold
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Texas
26.
The South had an advantage over the North during most of the Civil War because they:
a)
had more soldiers
b)
had more weapons
c)
knew the area
d)
had better railroad systems
27.

Which battle began the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Sumter

28.

The (a)   th amendment was to abolish slavery. (just fill in the blank with the correct number)

29.

The (a)   th amendment was to to provide equal protection to all citizens. (just fill in the blank with the correct number)

30.

The (a)   th amendment was male suffrage. (just fill in the blank with the correct number)

31.

What was Lincoln's primary goal prior to the start of the Civil War?

a)

free all slaves

b)

Put the South in its place

c)

preserve the Union

d)

enable the South to secede

32.

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement in the early and mid-1800s?

a)

to end slavery in the United states

b)

to grant women the right to vote

c)

to lower tariffs for southern states

d)

to enforce the fugitive slave act

33.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Lincoln's election?

a)

Mississippi

b)

South Carolina

c)

Florida

d)

Missouri

34.

All of the following are true EXCEPT:

a)

Most of the Civil War battles were fought in the North giving the Union an advantage.

b)

The Confederacy had an advantage because of strong military leaders.

c)

The Union had an advantage because of more people and resources.

d)

The Union was able to send troops and supplies quicker because of more railroads.

35.

Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

36.

What was the name of General Sherman's strategy as he wreaked havoc and tried to break the will of the South by destroying farms, crops, livestock, and local infrastructure.

a)

guerilla warfare

b)

total war

c)

ambush

d)

entrench

37.

The first and only President of the Confederacy

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

38.

What percentage of voters had to take the oath of allegiance so that their state could rejoin the Union?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

50

39.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
a)
fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
b)
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856
c)
Nebraska settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas
d)
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
40.
When was the Civil War fought?
a)
1855-1861
b)
1860-1877
c)
1861-1865
d)
1863-1868