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WorksheetsUnit 6 - Civil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the original goal of Reconstruction?
to reunite the nation and rebuild southern states without slavery
to revive the economies of the north and the south
To provide newly freed slaves with land and money
The Freedman's Bureau was
a group to aid Reconstruction by building the economy of the South
an organization established by Congress to aid newly freed slaves
an organization made up freedmen
a group created to establish rules and regulations for freedmen in the U.S.
Black Codes were/was
laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans
laws passed that provided economic support for freedmen
an identifying number assigned to individual slaves
The 14th amendment
granted suffrage for all
officially ended slavery
granted citizenship to freedmen
Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction
focused on rebuilding, not punishing
determined that the southern states would be severely punished
determined the southern states need to pay reparations
The Radical Reconstruction
created new governments and appointed Republican governors to each southern state
divided the south into military districts controlled by martial law
created a new boundary that separated the north from the south
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
community garden
sharecropping
land rent
Northerners who went south after the Civil War and were accused of taking advantage of southerners were called
carpetbaggers
scalawag
secessionists
How did the Freedman's Bureau impact education for freed slaves?
It provided transportation to and from school
It established schools and increased efforts to educate freedmen
It integrated schools
Southern states seceded because of THIS election
Election of 1860
Election of 1850
Election of 2020
Election 1800
This freed enslaved people in "rebellious states", at least on paper, in 1863
Declaration of Independence
Law of April 6
Emancipation Proclamation
Letter from William B. Travis
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas Nebraska Act all tried to answer which question.
Should factories be able to built in new states?
Should there be a limit on settlers?
Should Native Americans be able to live on their land?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
The day enslaved people in Texas were informed that slavery was abolished. News was slow to travel because of lack of fast communication.
Surrender at Appomattox
Juneteenth
Draft Riots
Missouri Compromise
Where did the Confederacy surrender to the Union in 1865?
New York City
Appomattox , VA
Galveston, TX
Nashville, TN
What system of labor replaced slave labor in the agriculture industry?
Sharecropper system
Trading fields
Overwork system
Exertion system
Which battle began the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Antietam
Vicksburg
Sumter
The (a) th amendment was to abolish slavery. (just fill in the blank with the correct number)
The (a) th amendment was to to provide equal protection to all citizens. (just fill in the blank with the correct number)
The (a) th amendment was male suffrage. (just fill in the blank with the correct number)
What was Lincoln's primary goal prior to the start of the Civil War?
free all slaves
Put the South in its place
preserve the Union
enable the South to secede
What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement in the early and mid-1800s?
to end slavery in the United states
to grant women the right to vote
to lower tariffs for southern states
to enforce the fugitive slave act
Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Lincoln's election?
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
Missouri
All of the following are true EXCEPT:
Most of the Civil War battles were fought in the North giving the Union an advantage.
The Confederacy had an advantage because of strong military leaders.
The Union had an advantage because of more people and resources.
The Union was able to send troops and supplies quicker because of more railroads.
Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
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.
guerilla warfare
total war
ambush
entrench
The first and only President of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
What percentage of voters had to take the oath of allegiance so that their state could rejoin the Union?
10
15
20
50
