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WorksheetsSocial Studies Unit 5 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
How did many people in the North try to improve their lives during the 1800s?
They moved to large cities and started plantations.
They moved to large cities and specialized in a trade.
They moved away from cities and started plantations.
They moved away from cities and specialized in a trade.
What is states' rights?
the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
the federal government's plan to restore the south to the union after the civil war
a nation at war within itself
to withdraw from something, such as a nation
By the end of the Civil War, which of these states had the MOST physical damage from the war?
Missouri
New York
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Which of the following statements accurately describes the public's reaction to Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Northerners viewed the book as nothing more than abolitionist exaggerations.
Southerners felt the book did not accurately describe slavery.
Abolitionists believed the book harmed their cause and tried to have it banned.
The book was largely ignored by the public until after Reconstruction.
Which of the followings events during the Civil War was a major defeat for Robert E. Lee?
the March to the Sea
the Atlanta Campaign
the Battle of Gettysburg
the Battle of Fort Sumter
During the Civil War, the Atlanta Campaign took place as a result of which turn of events?
a Union victory in Florida
a Union defeat in Alabama
a Union victory in Tennessee
a Union defeat in South Carolina
The Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution expanded
consumer rights.
workers' rights.
voting rights.
women's rights.
What was the MAIN reason that the South built more factories following the Civil War?
European demand for American cotton decreased.
A lot of Southern farmland was destroyed during the war.
Northern demands for manufactured goods increased dramatically.
Reconstruction laws banned former slaveholders from owning farms.
How did specialization in the North or the South give one side an advantage in the American Civil War?
The South specialized in shipbuilding, so they were able to easily defeat the North's navy.
The North specialized in farming, so they were better able to provide food for their soldiers.
The North specialized in manufacturing, so they were able to make weapons and ammunition.
The South specialized in building railroads, so they were better able to transport their soldiers.
Which constitutional amendment, or amendments, are these statements part of?
Both statements are found in the Thirteenth Amendment.
Both statements are found in the Fourteenth Amendment.
Statement 1 is found in the Fourteenth Amendment and statement 2 is found in the Fifteenth Amendment.
Statement 1 is found in the Thirteenth Amendment and statement 2 is found in the Fourteenth Amendment.
Why was the Freedmen's Bureau necessary?
Southern farm owners could not find enough workers.
The federal government needed a federal police force.
Former slaves were struggling to find food and shelter.
Southern states needed help rebuilding infrastructure.
After the Civil War, sharecropping in the United States was MOST helpful to
landowners
former slaves
farm workers
veterans
Why was it easier for the North to recover from the Civil War than the South?
Other countries would not trade with the Southern states.
Most of the fighting during the war took place in the South.
Slavery continued to be legal in the North but not in the South.
The federal government made the Southern states pay for the war.
What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
to provide equal rights to citizens
to secure voting rights
to outlaw poll taxes
to end slavery
What movement grew, in part, due to the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1851–1852?
the abolition movement
the free speech movement
the environmental movement
the women's rights movement
The British North American colonies economically specialized in order to take advantage of their
democratic government.
location between two oceans.
natural resources.
relationships with American Indians.
During the period before the Civil War, Southern leaders argued that the idea of states' rights meant that
each state had the legal right to secede from the United States.
the constitutions of each state were the supreme laws within the states' territories.
states had the right to make separate treaties with the American Indians.
federal laws did not apply in a state unless that state's senators voted for them.
What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
to help unmarried men find jobs and protect the environment
to provide electricity and help control floods in Tennessee
to create jobs by building roads and bridges in the South
to provide housing and medical care to former slaves
One intention of the Jim Crow laws passed in many southern states was to
create segregated public schools.
force the closure of most plantations.
outlaw the practice of sharecropping.
help fund Reconstruction-era public works.
Why did state governments pass Jim Crow laws in the late nineteenth century?
in response to the overcrowding of northern cities
in response to the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments
in response to the secession of the southern states
in response to the increasing number of immigrants from Europe
During the Jim Crow era, southern leaders prevented many African Americans from voting by
canceling elections.
using secret ballots.
requiring special tests.
printing fake news articles.
Who am I?
I accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House. I was the 18th president of the United States. I earned the nickname, "Unconditional Surrender". After the Battle of Vicksburg, I was given control of the Union Army.
Abraham Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in which of the following?
The Union regained territory that it had lost to the Confederacy.
The Union Army halted a Confederate advance into Union territory.
The Confederacy stopped a major Union invasion of Pennsylvania.
The Confederacy gained a large amount of territory from the Union.
Who am I?
I was born in Kentucky. My life ended 'dramatically.' I spent a lot of my adult life in the state of Illinois. I was a lawyer before I became a politician. I was the 16th president. My debate with Stephen Douglas made me famous.
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
William T Sherman
Robert E Lee
