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WorksheetsSectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction Study Guide
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 45mins
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
Sectionalism
Nationalism
Popular Sovereignty
Secession
Who is the slave or former slave that lost his case, then won his case, then lost his case and then took his case all the way to the Federal Supreme Court and lost his case trying to gain his freedom?
Plessy Ferguson
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
Stephen Douglas
The Compromise of 1850...
allowed California to enter as a free state.
gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.
banned slavery in Texas
ended the Fugitive Slave law.
An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
outlawing alcohol
limiting slavery to southern states
ending slavery
ending women's suffrage
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
Missouri
Maine
Nebraska
Texas
Kansas earned this nickname as a result of the violence that broke out over disagreements for the expansion of slavery.
Pottowatomie massacre
The Jayhawk State
Bleeding Kansas
The mob state
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
To become an independent country
To spread slavery to the North
To eliminate slavery in the border states
When was the Civil War?
1861-176
1861-1865
1870-1876
2015-2019
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
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
The issue at the center of the Nullification Crisis was:
slavery
tariffs
The election of 1828
expansion westward
During the Nullification Crisis, which state wanted to nullify, or cancel, the new protective tariff?
South Carolina
New York
Massachusetts
Texas
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners
to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union
to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war
to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies
Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.
Battle of Vicksburg
Appomattox Court House
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Use the following chart to answer the question that follows.
According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?
The South
The North
The West
All regions had equal amount of resources
What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
The Union won. It proved that the South was weak.
The Union won this battle. It showed the North would win.
The Confederates won. It proved that the war would be long and difficult for the Union.
It was a tie between both sides. It showed the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.
Abraham Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War led the North to victory by taking advantage of which of the following?
the discovery of gold
population growth
industrial manufacturing
Native American knowledge
What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?
Ban slavery
Restore the Union
Separate from the United States
Make slavery legal everywhere
Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Disadvantages of the South during the Civil War included having a small navy, fewer railroads, and ______________.
Lack of agricultural land
larger population
Inexperienced military leaders
Lack of industries
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
General Lee surrendered to the Union army after the battle.
There were nearly 48,000 casualties of the battle.
Lincoln emancipated the slaves after the Union victory at the battle.
The battle ended the Confederacy's hopes of getting assistance from Britain and France.
Which statement below is the best description of the South in the aftermath of the Civil War?
Plantation owners were arrested and charged with crimes associated with owning slaves
Plantation owners lost everything because of the destruction caused by the Civil War
Under northern control plantations recovered and thrived in their economy.
Plantations were closed, owners kept half of their farms and the other half was given to slaves and indentured servants.
What did President Lincoln put Ulysses in charge of?
volunteers from Illinois
The Union Army
capturing Southern territories.
At what battle did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses Grant?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Appomattox
Battle of Antietam
Who won the election of 1860 causing southern states to begin seceding (leaving) from the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Johnson
Carney received the Medal of Honor
for his bravery. He was the first ____________________to receive this award.
African American
American
United States citizen
Carney was shot ________times while
holding the flag. But he never dropped
it. When he returned to his troops, he
said, “Boys, the old flag never touched
the ground.
Five
Four
Six
Chilean/Spanish American who received the Medal of Honor
Clara Barton
Robert E Lopez
Philip Bazaar
Philip Nolan
What war was started when Fort Sumter was attacked?
Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War !
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
1st African American elected to the U.S. Senate
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?
"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "
"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
How were former Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction Plan?
They were denied citizenship because it was believed they had started the war.
They were required to enlist in the U.S. Army for two years.
They were denied the ability to obtain political positions.
They were allowed to obtain federal loans to help restore the cotton industry.
Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment
African American families divided by slavery were reunited.
Newly free men and women moved west to claim land
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship
