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WorksheetsCivil War/Reconstruction Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which state entered the union as a free state and which entered as a slave state as a result of the Missouri Compromise
Texas entered as a slave state, California entered as a free state
Missouri entered as a slave state, Maine entered as a free state
Maine entered as a slave state, Missouri entered as a free state
California entered as a slave state, Texas entered as a free state
Which of these BEST describes the belief of "Manifest Destiny"?
the belief that the U.S. should send astronauts to the moon
the belief that the U.S. should occupy all lands between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
the belief that slavery in the U.S. was a state issue
the belief that the U.S. should prevent European military activity in the hemisphere
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...
Washington, DC
Richmond
New Orleans
Charleston
When "popular sovereignty" is used to decide whether a new state is a slave or free state what does this mean?
The United States Congress decides
The State decides
The Slaves decide
The Freedmen's Bureau decides
Which Congressional action would violate other previous compromises on the subject of slavery, and fracture the political parties of the United States?
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Dredd Scott decision
What new political party would be born from the chaos created by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, also known as the "Free Soil Party".
The Republican Party
The Democrat Party
The Whig Party
The Independent Party
What was supposed to end the issue of slavery in the territories but instead basically declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott decision
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...
avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.
ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.
ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.
ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.
What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?
That it was ok to own a slave
That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves
That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin
That slavery was wrong
This was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
Underground Railroad
Fugitive Slave Act
Wilmot Proviso
According to your textbook “Bleeding Kansas” was
a cause for the Mexican-American War.
a brief spate of violence.
inconsequential and had no affect not he relations between the northern and southern regions of the United States.
was a series of violent conflicts in the Kansas Territory and was a rehearsal for civil war.
When he won the presidency, Abraham Lincoln carried ___________ slave states in the Electoral College.
0
1
5
7
In the weeks and months that followed this election, what happened to the country?
a Transcontinental Railroad was constructed
greater land acquisitions were made in the Pacific
many Southern states seceded from the Union
Britain launched a full scale invasion of North America
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North?
More factories
Most of the nation's best generals
Larger population
Better railroads
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the South?
Lots of cotton
Better military generals
A desire to win and protect their homeland
Had a larger population
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Slocum
Fort Sumter
Fort Hall
What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply)
Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws
Slavery
Westward Expansion
Lincoln winning the election of 1860
All of these
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation actually freed?
Only the slaves in the Confederacy, so none of them
Only slaves in Western Territories
Only slaves in the border states
All of the slaves in the North and South
What Amendment grants citizenship to all person born on American soil except for Native Americans.
The 14th Amendment
The 16th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
Sharecropping and Tenant Farming is:
A policy that gave Freed Slaves who helped the North during the war 40 acres and a mule
A system of farming that left freed slaves and poor whites in debt to wealthy land owners and tied to the land
Allowing Freed Slaves the ability to work land without having to buy it or pay for their supplies to help them get ahead after Slavery ended
A system from the Freedmen's Bureau to allow economically disadvantaged people in the south the opportunity to own land
What laws sought to restrict the freedoms of African Americans after slavery ended and they become the basis of Jim Crow Laws?
Separate but Equal Doctrine
Sharecropping
The Grandfather laws
Black Codes
Slavery is outlawed in the US by this amendment:
The 13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
The 16th Amendment
Control of this waterway was an important part of the North's strategy to win the war
Ohio River
Tennessee River
Missouri River
Mississippi River
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should _____.
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
receive fair treatment after the war
be punished for seceding from the Union
Lincoln's Lenient Reconstruction Plan.
30% OFF
10% Plan
The Dab
20% Plan
The federal government divided the South into military districts during the Reconstruction Era in response to
the redistribution of land by Southern states to punish former slaveholders and Confederate supporters.
the struggles of Southern states to industrialize at the pace necessary for their economies to recover.
the passage of legislation by Southern states aimed at restricting the rights of formerly enslaved persons.
the inability of Southern states to adequately defend themselves against attacks by foreign aggressors.
Radical Republicans in Congress gained control of Reconstruction
by passing the Tenure of Office Act
by winning the majority in the Congressional Elections of 1866.
by impeaching President Andrew Johnson
by winning 2/3 majority in the Congressional Elections of 1866.
What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?
the American Missionary Association
the Freedmen's Bureau
the Ku Klux Klan
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP
The first subway
a network used to sneak slaves from the south to a safer location, usually in the North and Canada
A secret train for slaves disguised as a freight train to hide their passengers
A series of underground tunnels used by the Confederacy during the civil war to sneak up on the Union
Conductors such as Harriet Tubman were what regarding the Underground Railroad?
Guides on the Underground Railroad.
Those who hid slaves in their homes.
Routes fixed by abolitionist sympathizers.
Hiding places.
Which abolitionist published abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator?
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher-Stowe
John Brown
Which abolitionist came from a wealthy Southern family?
Angelina Grimke
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher-Stowe
Which abolitionist wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Angelina Grimke
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher-Stowe
Frederick Douglass
Which abolitionist published an autobiography about their life as a slave?
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher-Stowe
Harriet Tubman
William Still
Which abolitionist conducted an unsuccessful raid on a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA?
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
Richard Allen
The minie ball is
a type of gun.
a lead bullet.
less accurate than previous musket balls.
a way of identifying soldiers.
The telegraph uses _________ to communicate.
sign language
the internet
messengers on horseback
Morse code
Clara Barton was known for her simple yet highly effective advancements in
communication.
embalming.
field medicine.
transportation.
The development of new ____________ helped soldiers who required major surgery to be put under, instead of using dangerous methods such as alcohol, or nothing at all.
Anesthetics
Anticpetics
Therapeutics
Analgesics
Although arriving late in the war, the improvements to ___________ will greatly increase the efficiency in which soldiers can kill and be killed in future wars
Firearms
Bombs
Airplanes
Tanks
