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APUSH Civil War and Reconstruction

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a major advantage of the South?
a)
Huge immigrant population
b)
Slaves fighting for them
c)
Better military leadership
d)
Industrial economy
2.
Question Image

Match the following actions taken by Lincoln during the Civil War to their correct descriptions.

a)

Started a draft

1.

Implemented conscription to increase Union army numbers

b)

Suspended the Bill of Rights

2.

Temporarily set aside certain civil liberties to maintain order

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

3.

Issued a declaration freeing slaves in Confederate states

d)

Suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus

4.

Allowed detention without trial to prevent sabotage and protests in border states

3.
What was Sherman's March to the Sea?
a)
Total war breaking the Southern fighting spirit
b)
A retreat by the Confederates to Savannah, GA
c)
A Union defensive measure to stop Confederate blockades
d)
An attempt to blockade the Southern ports
4.

A major advantage the North had in the Civil War was (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Slave uprisings in the South
Industrial economy
Dedication from the citizens
Better military leadership
5.

The event that ended Reconstruction was the (a)   .

Choose from the below words
The end of Jim Crow laws
Election of 1896
Hayes Tilden Compromise
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
6.
What did the Radical Republicans want to do in Reconstruction?
a)
Keep the South happy
b)
Punish the South and guarantee rights for freedmen
c)
Pacify the South to bring them back into the country
d)
Build the South into an industrial power
7.
Which act promised settlers 160 acres if they moved West?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morrill Land Grant Act
c)
Oklahoma Land Rush
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
8.
This Reconstruction plan said a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Republican's Plan
d)
Grant's Plan
9.
Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
10.
How many military zones was the South divided into?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
11.
What amendment abolished (ended) slavery?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
12.
The amendment that prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on his or her race.
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
13.
The 14th amendment to the Constitution was the second of the "Reconstruction Amendments." What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vote
b)
to give all Americans citizenship regardless of race 
c)
to abolish slavery
d)

to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America
14.
Why would the South think that England would join their side?
a)
the People of Britain supported the South
b)
Britain still supported slavery
c)
Canada was on the Brink of War with the North
d)
England needed Southern Cotton
15.
How was the North's defeat at Bull Run better than a victory?
a)
Grant took command of the Army immediately
b)
it showed the North it would be long & difficult
c)
Stonewall Jackson was killed
d)
Lincoln was able to free the slaves
16.

Another word for military draft

(a)  

17.
Which battle was fought in the North?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Petersburg
d)
Shiloh
18.
Which of the following phrases is not found in the Gettysburg Address?
a)
slaves ... shall be ... forever free
b)
... dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
c)
... be dedicated here to the unfinished work ...
d)
... government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth
19.
Which of the following is not true about Vicksburg?
a)
Grant's Union forces won an important victory.
b)
A Union victory gave them control of the Mississippi River.
c)
The Union victory split the Confederacy.
d)
This was one of many battles that took place in Virginia.
20.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

a)

provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

b)

gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

c)

provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

d)

get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

21.

Black Codes were created to

a)

provide farmland for former slaves

b)

guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans

c)

Support the Freedman's Bureau

d)

Restrict the rights of newly freed Black people

22.
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Match the following reindeer with their correct position in Santa's sleigh lineup (from the front to the back).

a)

Blitzen

1.

Reindeer in the last position

b)

Dancer

2.

Reindeer in the sixth position

c)

Rudolph

3.

Reindeer in the front (lead) position

d)

Dasher

4.

Reindeer in the first position

23.

What was "contraband" during the US Civil War?

a)

A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court

b)

Term for escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces

c)

Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces

d)

A military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the war calling for a blockade

e)

Delicious ratatouille dish made by Remy

24.

Action not taken by Radical Republicans and Lincoln that expanded federal power during the Civil War.

a)

Suspending the Writ of Habeus Corpus for arrests

b)

Instituting greenbacks as currency

c)

Passing the Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Giving land grants out West to settlers and railroad corporations

25.

All of these contributed to the end of Reconstruction except

a)

Rise of the KKK

b)

Black codes

c)

Election of 1868

d)

Election of 1876

26.

The first Black US senator was

a)

Thaddeus Stevens

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Hiram Revels

d)

Shirley Chisholm

27.

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:

a)

disliked visiting Gotham City.

b)

promised during his 1860 campaign that he would support slavery's expansion.

c)

feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.

d)

did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.

28.
All of the following statements about the Fourteenth Amendment are true EXCEPT:
a)
It was vehemently opposed by President Johnson.
b)
It guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the law.
c)
It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office.
d)
It declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens.
29.
Who were the Southern Democrats who regained control of state gov'ts after 1872?
a)
Redeemers
b)
Scalawags
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Radicals
30.
Poll taxes & ____ prevented African Americans from voting.
a)
literacy tests
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
black codes
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
31.
President Johnson was impeached for violating what law?
a)
Tenure of Office Act
b)
1st Reconstruction Act
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
d)
14th Amendment
32.
The Compromise of 1877 gave Rutherford B. Hayes the election in return for what?
a)
end of Reconstruction
b)
southern states ratifying the 15th Amendment
c)
troops remain in the South
d)
passage of the Jim Crow Laws
33.

The Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment is only to protect rights of freed blacks in federal law, not state law, in the (a)   case.

Choose from the below words
Slaughterhouse Cases
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Gibbons v. Ogden
Swift v. Tyson
34.
System of work for freedmen that traded 50% of grown crops for the use of a house & land
a)
sharecropping
b)
40 acres & a mule
c)
tenant farming
d)
pastoralism
35.
Northerner who when to the South for economic gain
a)
carpetbagger
b)
scalawag
c)
freedman
d)
tenant farmer
36.
Farmers that brought their own tools and animals to grow crops in exchange for rent money
a)
tenant farmer
b)
sharecropper
c)
yeoman farmer
d)
scalawag
37.

Southern white Republicans during the Reconstruction era are known as:

a)

scalawags

b)

carpetbaggers

c)

redeemers

d)

radicals

38.
Union General; 18th President of the U.S., elected in 1868; known for numerous scandals during his administration
a)
U.S. Grant
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George B. McClellan
39.

During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau was able to (a)   .

Choose from the below words
distribute 40-acre plots to a
greatly increase the number of form
convince many Southern whites
repress much of the violence
40.
True or False:  Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
41.

Which state was the last to rejoin the Union after the Civil War?

a)

Virginia

b)

South Carolina

c)

North Carolina

d)

Georgia

42.
Which of the following is NOT a border state
a)
Missouri
b)
Maryland
c)
New York
d)
kentucky
43.
What is the capital city of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Charleston, South Carolina
d)
Richmond, Virginia
44.

(a)   was the president of the Confederate States of America.

Choose from the below words
Jefferson Davis
Davis Crenshaw
David Clark
Stephen Douglas
45.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
46.
What was the single bloodiest day in the Civil War, where over 23,000 soldiers were killed?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
47.
Commander of the Union Army at the end of the Civil War
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
48.

Which of these states was a slave state that did NOT secede from the Union

a)

Ohio

b)

Kentucky

c)

Tennessee

d)

North Carolina

49.
Which company first introduced Santa Claus wearing red?
a)
Pepsi
b)
Coca- cola
c)
Hallmark
d)
Disney
50.

Which of the following battles is most often cited at the "turning point" of the American Civil War?

a)

Appomattox

b)

Antietam

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Gettysburg

51.

Which African American volunteer regiment was the subject of the award-winning 1989 film, Glory?

a)

54th Massachusetts

b)

26th Pennsylvania

c)

42nd Maine

d)

38th New Jersey

52.

Why was there a split among women's rights leaders during Reconstruction?

a)

disagreements over the ratification of the 14th amendment

b)

disagreements over the Seneca Falls Convention

c)

disagreements over the need for the 15th amendment

d)

disagreements over the scope of the 15th amendment

53.

How many 'las' are after the 'fa' in "Deck the Halls?"

a)

Six

b)

Seven

c)

Eight

d)

Four

54.

Match each legal case to its correct statement about citizenship and suffrage.

a)

Civil rights cases

1.

This case stated that suffrage was not inherent in the idea of citizenship.

b)

Minor v. Happersett

2.

This case dealt with the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

3.

This case addressed the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment regarding privileges and immunities of citizens.

d)

Slaughterhouse cases

4.

This set of cases clarified the application of civil rights protections under the Fourteenth Amendment.

55.

Match the following enduring aspects of Reconstruction with their descriptions.

a)

flowering of Black churches, schools and newspapers

1.

Development of institutions that supported Black communities, such as places of worship, education, and media

b)

flowering of increased literacy among women

2.

Rise in educational opportunities and literacy rates among female populations

c)

decrease in animosity toward Black society

3.

Reduction in hostility and prejudice toward Black Americans in society

d)

dramatic increase in Black land ownership

4.

Significant growth in property ownership among Black individuals after the Civil War

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