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5th End of Civil War and Slavery

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Renting land and materials then getting needs met on store credit, then growing crops, and giving the landowner 1/2 the crops plus what would cover credit costs only to find themselves in further debt is known as -

a)

Freedmen's Cycle

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Convict Leasing

d)

Carpetbagging

2.

A few days after the end of the Civil War, what happened to President Lincoln?

a)

He was assassinated.

b)

He traveled to Europe.

c)

He got divorced.

d)

He traveled all eleven southern states that rebelled.

3.

Which amendment frees all people in America from slavery unless they are convicted of a crime?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15 Amendment

d)

16 Amendment

4.

What government organization helped newly freed African Americans get their immediate needs met?

a)

Voter Registration Electors

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Homeland Security

d)

Sharecroppers Organization

5.

A carpetbagger is defined as -

a)

a white Northerner who moved to the South for economic gain

b)

a black Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

c)

a former soldier of the Confederate Army

d)

a white Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

6.

A scalawag was defined as -

a)

a white Northerner who moved to the South for economic gain

b)

a black Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

c)

a former soldier of the Confederate Army

d)

a white Southerner who agreed with Reconstruction

7.
The period after the Civil War when the South rejoined the Union was known as:
a)
The Renaissance
b)
The New South Age
c)
Reconstruction
d)
The Age of Union
8.
The purpose of Reconstruction was to:
a)
destroy the South
b)
rebuild and unite the country
c)
send former slaves back to Africa
d)
settle the West
9.
After President Lincoln was assassinated, the Vice President became President. The new President was
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulysses Grant
c)
George Bush
d)
John Wilkes Booth
10.
The 13th Amendment was passed in December 1865. This amendment said:
a)
Slavery was unconstitutional
b)
Former slaves had the right to vote
c)
Women had the right to vote
d)
Former Confederate leaders could not hold office
11.
Sharecropping often kept African American farmers poor because
a)
The farmers owed more money than they made each year
b)
the landowners would not sell them land
c)
only those who voted could own land
d)
Most African Americans did not want to work anymore
12.
Assasination means the killing of a political figure.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Black Codes made it difficult for African Americans to enjoy their freedoms.
a)
True
b)
false
14.
In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment was the first amendment added to the United States Constitution after the Civil War. As a result of this amendment. 
a)
women obtained the right to vote
b)
free speech was protected
c)
alcohol was not to be made or sold
d)
slavery was abolished
15.
During Reconstruction many southern states created new laws. Why did many people in the north consider these Jim Crow Laws unjust? 
a)
They made sharecropping illegal.
b)
They kept women from voting
c)
They limited the rights of African Americans in the south.
d)
They gave African Americans in the south too much freedom
16.
The period after the Civil War was known as Reconstruction. To deal with the conditions after the war, the federal government created the Freedmen's Bureau. What was its purpose? 
a)
 to help Confederate soldiers receive medical care
b)
to help Union soldiers
c)
to help former slaves
d)
to help women obtain the right to vote in elections
17.
After the Civil War, the slaves had been freed and many of the large plantations were destroyed. Many of the freedmen that had worked on the plantations were now out of work. Many turned to sharecropping. Which of the following BEST describes sharecropping? 
a)
Sharecroppers had to share the equipment used on the farms
b)
Sharecroppers had little money so they had to buy small plots of land
c)
Sharecroppers had to share their crops with other sharecroppers
d)
Sharecroppers had to give farm owners part of their crop for using the land
18.
The following statements below are referring to what event in American history?
● period that followed the Civil War
● states brought back into the Union
● country rebuilt 
a)
revolution
b)
Reconstruction
c)
rebuilding
d)
desegregation
19.
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
provide food, clothing, and medical care
b)
provided legal advice to poor whites and former slaves
c)
set up hospitals and schools
d)
all of the above
20.
How was President Lincoln killed?
a)
heart failure
b)
bit by a snake
c)
falling off a horse
d)
shot by John Wilkes Booth
21.
After President Lincoln was assassinated, the Vice President became President. The new President was
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulysses Grant
c)
George Bush
d)
John Wilkes Booth
22.

After the Civil War, Black Codes were established in the Southern states to —

a)

provide funds to the Freedmen's Bureau

b)

restrict the rights of African Americans

c)

provide African Americans with free farmland

d)

guarantee to help the North

23.

Even after the 13th Amendment was created, African Americans were unable to get certain jobs, so they were not able to make enough money to get on their feet and provide for their families.

True or False

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is the term for laws that were passed to limit the rights of African Americans after the Civil War?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Amendments

c)

Impeachment

d)

Black Codes

25.

What was the term for bringing charges of wrongdoing against an elected official, such as the President?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Amendment

c)

Impeachment

d)

Black Codes

26.
The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:
a)
were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
b)
were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
c)
were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
27.

Begins the process of removing the president from office: Andrew Johnson 1st president to do this

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Impeachment

c)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

d)

Radical Republicans

28.

1st African American elected to the U.S. Senate

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

29.

Who was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate representing the state of Mississippi?

a)

Benjamin Franklin Williams

b)

Walter Moses Burton

c)

Hiram Revels

d)

Robert Smalls

30.

Blanche Bruce was another black senator elected in Mississippi in 1875.

a)

True

b)

False

31.
What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen s Bureau 
c)
Black Codes
32.

Which of the following presidents was impeached during Reconstruction?

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes

b)

Ulysses Grant

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Samuel Tilden

33.

What economic system was created in the south to replace slavery and keep Freedmen poor and under white control?

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Literacy testing

c)

Poll Taxes

d)

Jim Crow

34.
What name was given to the laws passed by southern states that limited economic and physical freedom of former slaves?
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Black Codes
35.
Which thought the preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Ned Stark
d)
George Washington
36.
What organization assisted former slaves in the creation of schools and universities for former slaves?
a)
KKK
b)
Freedmen s Bureau
c)
Black Codes
37.

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Confederate president Jefferson Davis

e)

Andrew Johnson

39.

Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

A change to the United States constitution allowing for all men to vote regardless of race.

b)

A new law issued by congress that said slavery was illegal in the North.

c)

An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that eventually led to the freedom of millions of slaves.

d)

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln asking for the Civil War to end.

e)

An order made by the Supreme Court saying that the Confederate states had the right to decide for themselves on slavery.

40.

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

a)

To enslave

b)

To abolish

c)

To free

d)

To vote

41.

What year did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

1859

b)

1861

c)

1863

d)

1868

42.

Lincoln specifically referred to which part of the country in the Emancipation Proclamation

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The East

d)

The West

43.

What part of the country was EXCLUDED from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

The East Coast

b)

The West Coast

c)

The Border States

d)

The Great Lakes State

44.

Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Slavery was already illegal in the Border States

b)

Lincoln didn't have any power the in the Border States

c)

The Border States worked out a compromise to keep slavery

d)

He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South

45.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
46.

In September 1862, Lincoln signed the ________________________________ which freed all slaves in the rebelling Confederate states.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Appomattox Court House

c)

March to the Sea

d)

South Carolina

47.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
48.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
49.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln presented the Civil War as a struggle for the --
a)
North's domination over the South
b)
preservation of the Union and democracy
c)
South's fight to become an independent nation
d)
preservation of the rights of American as individuals
50.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
51.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
52.

Who is the Major Union General In this battle that is promoted after the victory?

a)

Robert E Lee

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

P.G.T Beauregard

d)

Stonewall Jackson

53.

Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ambrose Burnside

54.

What was the primary purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

a)

To urge the country to continue its struggle for unification and political freedom

b)

To establish a peace treaty with the South

c)

The extend the war as long as possible

d)

To get the southerners to surrender.

55.

Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?

a)

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)

b)

It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region

c)

It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia

d)

It allowed the Union to attack Richmond

56.

Union commander who used a ¨total war¨ strategy to destroy Georgia

a)

Robert Anderson

b)

William Tecumseh Sherman

c)

John C. Pemberton

d)

David Farragut

57.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
58.

What is total war?

a)

When a war has been won

b)

When an army destroys everything to hurt the economy

c)

A term used to describe the Civil War

d)

Deciding to never fight in a war again

59.
Who led the Confederate Army at Gettysburg?
a)
General George Washington
b)
General Robert E. Lee
c)
General Stonewall Jackson
d)
General Ulysses S. Grant
60.

Which President spoke the Gettysburg Address?

a)

Abraham Trump

b)

Thomas Lincoln

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Pewdiepie

61.

The Gettysburg Address was spoken during what war?

a)

War of 1812

b)

World War 14

c)

Netfix vs Disney plus

d)

Civil War

62.
Pickett's Charge was:
a)
a huge victory for the Southern army
b)
a charge of about 10,000 Southern men at the center of the Northern line
c)
a charge by Northern men at the Southern line on Seminary Ridge
63.
Pickett's Charge took place on July 3, 1863, which was the third day of the battle.
a)
True
b)
False
64.

What battle was the deadliest battle of the Civil War, as well as in American History?

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Appomattox

65.

How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

66.

What was the massive assault by the Confederates called, that took place on the third day during the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Pickett's Charge

b)

Sherman's march to the Sea

c)

Custer's last stand

d)

Lincoln's Address

67.

killing of a government or political leader

a)

assassination

b)

black codes

c)

impeachment

d)

segregation

e)

share cropping

68.

laws that denied African Americans many civil rights

a)

assassination

b)

black codes

c)

impeachment

d)

segregation

e)

share cropping

69.

bringing of charges of wrongdoing against an elected official by the House of Representatives

a)

assassination

b)

black codes

c)

impeachment

d)

segregation

e)

share cropping

70.

separation of people of different races

a)

assassination

b)

black codes

c)

impeachment

d)

segregation

e)

share cropping

71.

system of farming in which farmers rent land and pay the landowner with a share of the crops they raise

a)

assassination

b)

black codes

c)

impeachment

d)

segregation

e)

share cropping

72.

Union victory over confederate forces in 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that was a turning point in the Civil War

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Total war

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg address

73.

Union victory of a confederate forces in 1863 and Vicksburg, Mississippi, they gave the union control of the Mississippi river

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Total war

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg address

74.

Civil War speech given by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the battle of Gettysburg

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Total war

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg address

75.

Method of warfare that involves civilians as targets and is designed to destroy the opposing army and the people’s will to fight

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Total war

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Gettysburg address

76.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
77.
The 14th Amendment granted...
a)
freedom of speech
b)
citizenship and equal protection
c)
the right to vote
d)
the right to a speedy and fair trial
78.
Which of these amendments gives citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
79.
Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?
a)
limit African Americans rights
b)
expand Confederate rights
c)
give women voting rights
d)
jail Carpetbaggers
80.
The Ku Klux Klan was a group that believed...
a)
in white supremacy
b)
in equality for all
c)
in black supremacy
d)
in southern supremacy
81.

What did the 14th amendment accomplish?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Grants citizenship and equal protection

c)

Made slavery illegal

d)

Guarantees voting rights

82.

What did the 15th amendment accomplish?

a)

Grants citizenship & equal protection

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Bans slavery

d)

Guarantees voting rights

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