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Civil War and Reconstruction Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the NORTH called?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

2.

What was the South called?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

3.

Placing the interests of your state/region over the interests of your country/nation.

a)

Sectionalism

b)

The Union

c)

The Confederacy

4.

The North's Stance on TARIFFS.

a)

PRO

b)

ANTI

5.

The South's Stance on TARIFFS.

a)

PRO

b)

ANTI

6.

Which section of the US had an economy based on agriculture?

a)

North

b)

South

7.

Which section of the US had an economy based on industry?

a)

North

b)

South

8.

Which section of the US was pro-slavery?

a)

North

b)

South

9.

Which section of the US was anti-slavery?

a)

North

b)

South

10.

Who was the Union President?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

11.

Who was the Confederate President?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

12.

Who was the Confederate General?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

13.

Who was the Union General?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

14.

Which event was a conflict over tariffs and states rights?

a)

Missouri Compromise 1820

b)

Nullification Crisis 1832​

c)

Fugitive Slave Act 1850

15.

Which event said that states added above the line would be added as a free state and states added below the line would be added as slave states?

a)

​Missouri Compromise 1820

b)

Nullification Crisis 1832​

c)

Fugitive Slave Act 1850

16.

Which event added California as a FREE STATE and made a law to return runaway slaves?

a)

​Missouri Compromise 1820

b)

Nullification Crisis 1832​

c)

Fugitive Slave Act 1850

17.

Which event immediately caused some Southern states to secede from the Union?

a)

​Kansas Nebraska Act 1854

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Election of Abraham Lincoln

18.

Which event was a controversy involving voting scandals and the issue of slavery?

a)

​Kansas Nebraska Act 1854

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Election of Abraham Lincoln

19.

Which event was a court ruling stating that slaves could not sue for their freedom because they were property, not citizens?

a)

​Kansas Nebraska Act 1854

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Election of Abraham Lincoln

20.

True or False. The attack on Fort Sumter took place in 1861.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or False. Texas listened to Governor Sam Houston and followed his Unionist policies.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False. When the first 7 States seceded from the Union this was called the secession. Also, the states that seceded called themselves the Confederate States.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which battle was won by Union forces resulting in the Confederacy losing control of their supply route and control of the Mississippi River?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

24.

Which battle was a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

25.

Which battle won by the Confederacy and the first battle of the US Civil War?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

26.

Where did the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union General Ulysses S. Grant?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

27.

Which Texas Battle is famous because it was fought after the war was already over?

a)

Battle of Galveston

b)

Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

28.

Which Texas Battle used COTTONCLADS?

a)

Battle of Galveston

b)

Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

29.

Which Texas Battle was successful in preventing a Union invasion through the use of careful fortification, control of gunboats, and artillery practice?

a)

Battle of Galveston

b)

Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

30.

Which Texas leader was the Governor of Texas after Sam Houston was removed from office?

a)

John Bell Hood

b)

Francis Lubbock

c)

John B. Magruder

d)

Thomas Green

e)

Lawrence Sul Ross

31.

Which Texas led the Confederate forces that took back Galveston?

a)

John Bell Hood

b)

Francis Lubbock

c)

John B. Magruder

d)

Thomas Green

e)

Lawrence Sul Ross

32.

Which Texas was a Texas Ranger, the 19th Governor of Texas, and the President of what would become Texas A&M University?

a)

John Bell Hood

b)

Francis Lubbock

c)

John B. Magruder

d)

Thomas Green

e)

Lawrence Sul Ross

33.

Which Amendment officially ended slavery making it illegal to own slaves?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

34.

Which Amendment stated that ALL men have the right to vote regardless of race?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

35.

Which Amendment granted CITIZENSHIP to anyone born in the US?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

36.

True or False. Texas current Constitution is the Constitution of 1876.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What law separated the races stating that the races would be separate but equal, beginning a period of segregation? Choose ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Jim Crow Law

b)

Black Codes

c)

Segregation Act

d)

All the Above

38.

What was the effect of the Civil War on Transportation and Communication?

a)

There was no affect.

b)

The Civil War slowed down Texas Transportation and Communication.

c)

The Civil War sped up Texas Transportation and Communication.

39.

Texas Holiday that celebrates the day the slaves were officially freed in Texas. Check all that apply.

a)

Janteenth

b)

Juneteenth

c)

June 19th

d)

Freedom Day

40.

An organization that's purpose was to help newly freed slaves transition to a life of freedom by offering an education, jobs, and skills.

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

KKK