WorksheetsUnit 6: Civil War and Reunion - American History Grade 8
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 43mins
The general who developed the Unionś early war strategy known as the "Anaconda Plan."
Irvin McDowell
William Tecumseh Sherman
John C. Pemberton
Winfield Scott
Type of naval ship that changed the world
Ironclads
Contrabands
Blockade runners
Copperheads
Union commander who used a ¨total war¨ strategy to destroy Georgia
Robert Anderson
William Tecumseh Sherman
John C. Pemberton
David Farragut
Nurse whose work formed the basis for what would later become the American Red Cross
Dorothea Dix
Sally Louisa Tompkins
Clara Barton
Elizabeth Blackwell
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln becoming president.
The end of slavery.
The South wanted to have slaves.
The West wanted to secede.
Which was the name for the Southern states once they have secede?
Unionists
Confederates
Westerners
Americans
Who was appointed as the first Southern states president by 1861?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
What statement best describes the "border states"?
Border states are the states that stayed loyal to the Union even though they allowed slavery to exist.
Border states are the states that stayed loyal to the Confederacy even though they did not allow slavery to exist.
Border states are the states that connect with Mexico.
Border states are the states that connect with Canada.
Look at the image and select the best possible answer. Who had more miles of railroad tracks?
North
South
Who was in charge of the Confederate Army?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses Grant
What battle was the turning point of the war?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Overload Campaign
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in
1864
1865
1866
1867
What was one important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on the progress of the Civil War?
Great Britain began to support the Confederacy to protect its source of cotton.
The Republican Party stopped voting in favor of the war effort.
The Confederacy began negotiating for a peaceful solution.
Almost two hundred thousand African Americans joined the Union army.
Which statement about soldiers in the Civil War is true?
Southern soldiers were better equipped than Northern soldiers.
Soldiers on both sides were volunteers rather than draftees.
Fewer soldiers died than in previous American wars.
Many soldiers died because of inadequate medical care.
How much can a rich person pay to not fight in the war?
$300
$200
$150
$500
Who was commander of the 54th Massachusetts?
Cabot Forbes
John Rawlins
Jupiter Sharts
Robert Gould Shaw
Which army is the 54th Massachusetts a part of?
Union Army
Confederate Army
Southern Army
Western Army
What fort in South Carolina did the 54th Massachusetts lead a charge on?
Fort Sumter
Fort Wagner
Fort Wilderness
Fort Worth
Who may suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
The President of the United States
The Congress of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States
The Joints Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces
What is the protection offered by the writ of habeas corpus
It provides for identification of witnesses against the accused.
It compels the Executive Branch to answer to the Judicial Branch why it is holding a person in custody.
It guarantees the accused the right to a speedy and public trial.
It guarantees the accused a second trial if s/he is convicted at the first trial.
This occurred when Union troops were marching from President Street Station to Camden Street Station and they were attacked by southern sympathizers and "Copperhead" Democrats. This was the first bloodshed of the American Civil War.
Fort Sumter
"Pratt Street Massacre" in Baltimore
Battle of Fort McHenry
First Battle of Bull Run
In what year does the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
1861
1862
1863
1864
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 by using total war
to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies
At the end of which battle did General Grant and his troops secure control of the Mississippi River?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Richmond
Which title would have most likely appeared on this political cartoon immediately after the Reconstruction period ended?
"Black Codes Limit Freedoms of Former Slaves"
"Federal Troops Leave the South"
"Freedmen's Bureau is Established"
"Civil Rights Act Helps Former Slaves"
As white southerners regained control of state governments, they began to
refuse to pay war debts.
join the Republican Party.
reverse Reconstruction era reforms.
compensate former slaves.
A major failure of Reconstruction was that
racist attitudes continued in the North and South.
the South’s cotton production never recovered.
war debts remained unpaid.
no African Americans were voted into Congress.
The Reconstruction Act of 1867
gave voting rights to all Southerners.
closed the South to scalawags.
closed the South to Democrats.
put the South under military rule.
What was the verdict in President Johnson’s impeachment trial?
He escaped conviction by one vote.
He was forced to confess his guilt.
He was removed from office.
He was found guilty.
Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with
his idea for instituting an income tax.
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as
a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.
a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.
a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.
a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.
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 did the poll tax that was established during the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1870 affect elections?
Since blacks couldn't afford the poll tax, no new African Americans were elected.
Since whites couldn't afford the poll tax, no new Americans were elected.
Since Native Americans couldn't afford the poll tax, no new Native Americans were elected.
Since settlers couldn't afford the poll tax, no new Americans were elected.
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:
impeaching him
killing him
bribing him to leave
trying to get him out in the next election
Which agreement resulted from the
informal Compromise of 1877 between
Southern Democrats and Northern
Republicans?
Southern States accepted federal tariffs in exchange for new railroad construction and investments in Southern industries.
Southern plantation owners would receive compensation for freed
enslaved people in exchange for agreeing to loyalty oaths swearing
allegiance to the Union.
Northern Republicans would end Reconstruction and the occupation of Southern cities in exchange for the ratification of the 14th Amendment by Southern States.
Due to a contested election, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes would
be chosen president by Congress in exchange for federal troops being removed from Southern States to end Reconstruction.
Federal soldiers were present in the Confederate states as a part of the Reconstruction effort until which event?
the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
the passage of the Tenure of Office Act
the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau
the Compromise of 1877
President Lincoln thought the Wade-Davis bill was:
too easy on the South because it only required 10 percent of southerners to take an oath of loyalty to the Union.
too harsh on the South because it required 50 percent of southerners to take an oath of loyalty to the Union.
a perfect way to reunite the North and South.
better to be renamed the "Davis-Wade" bill, to put the names in alphabetical order.
Free people who had previously been enslaved were known as __________.
freedmen
unslaved
new citizens
righteous and harmonious fists
What problems did formerly enslaved people face during Reconstruction?
Black Codes
lack of education
sharecropping
All of the above
According to his critics, President Johnson's Reconstruction plan:
was just ok, but not great.
was too similar to President Lincoln's plan.
was too easy on plantation owners and did too much to protect the rights of freedmen.
did not really punish wealthy plantation owners and did not protect the rights of freedmen.
