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WorksheetsChapter 4 Test Review-U.S. History
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Required Northerners to return escaped slaves to their owners in the South;
Personal Liberty Laws
Fugitive Slave Act
Popular Sovereignty
Secession
The rights of residents of a given territory to vote on the issue of slavery themselves;
Personal Liberty Laws
Fugitive Slave Act
Popular Sovereignty
Secession
In what year did the Civil War begin?
1848
1861
1877
1813
What was decided in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sanford?
Slaves who were taken into free Northern states could not be taken back into the South and enslaved again
Slavery was a violation of First Amendment rights
Slaves were not permitted to serve in the United States Army
Slaves had no citizen rights and were not protected by the Constitution
The underlying cause of the Civil War was
The Supreme Court's unwillingness to rule on slavery
The Democratic party commitment to Abolitionism
Section tensions created by slavery and states rights
The North's unwillingness to compromise on tariffs
What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have in the North?
It didn't affect them
It made them want to expand slavery
It made them realize just how bad slavery was and began to fight against it
It led to increased sympathy for slave owners in the South
Why is the battle of Fort Sumter significant?
It was the final battle of the Civil War
It was the largest battle of the Civil War
It was the turning point for the North in the Civil War
It was the first battle of the Civil War
What states belonged to the Union but still enslaved African Americans?
Florida and Georgia
Border States
Northern States
California and New York
What resource did the South use to try to get Europe to support their fight against the union?
Iron ore
Coal
Cotton
Forests
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War--over 22 thousand deaths
Ft. Sumter
Gettysburg
Antietam
1st Battle of Bull Run
After the destruction of the majority of the Confederate/Southern army at this battle, the goal of the war shifted to ending slavery.
Ft. Sumter
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
This statement from Lincoln freed the slaves in the rebelling states.
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
This battle ended in a huge Confederate defeat and led to a famous speech Lincoln in which he proposed a national cemetery and abolishing slavery.
Vicksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
Ft. Sumter
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
Ft. Sumter
To break the will of the South and force them to surrender, a Union General waged total war in Georgia and South Carolina, burning and destroying everything in a 60-mile wide path.
Sherman's March to the Sea
Lee's Retreat at Gettysburg
McClellan's Battle of Antietam
Lee's Surrender at Appomattox
Location of the Confederate General Lee's surrender to Union General Grant.
Ft. Sumter
Appomattox Court House
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
How did the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 intensify the fighting of the Civil War?
It resulted in enslaved people quickly joined the Confederate army, which led to more Confederate victories.
It declared all enslaved people living in states that were not under Union control free, which gave the Union a greater moral purpose in the war.
It caused thousands of enslaved people in Confederate states to rebel, which distracted the South from fighting.
It officially allowed African Americans to fight in the war, which increased Union forces.
Which of the following is NOT true of women during the Civil War?
Many women dangerously served behind the lines as spies.
Many women were hired to torture the captured soldiers.
Many women took over their family farms and businesses.
Many women disguised themselves as men and enlisted in the army.
Which Reconstruction Amendment granted citizenship to everyone born in the United States?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Which Reconstruction Amendment granted voting rights to all male citizens?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Which Reconstruction Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Which of the following was NOT a purpose of the black codes?
limit the rights of freedmen
keep freedmen at the bottom of the social order
give freedmen more rights and freedoms
help planters find workers to replace slaves
What farming system started during Reconstruction in which former slaves rented land from white planters and paid their rent with a "share" of their crops?
sharecropping
slavery
poverty
agriculture
What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan?
to intimidate African Americans and keep them from voting
to help African Americans vote
to distribute land to former slaves in the South
Who became President after Abraham Lincoln?
Thaddeus Stevens
Ulysses Grant
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B Hayes
Created in 1865, the ______ provided food, clothing, education and legal advice to newly freed slaves.
Freedman's Bureau
Tuskegee Institute
Freedom Train
Department of Reconstruction
The group that favored the harshest policies against the South was called _______.
Whigs
Radical Republicans
Democrats
Free Soilers
The period after the Civil War when the former Confederate States were brought back to the Union was called ________________.
Radical Era
Memorial Day
Recostruction
Confederate States
Which of these refers to a Northerner who traveled to the South during Reconstruction?
Freedman
Carpetbagger
Scalawag
Indentured Servant
Which of these refers to a White Southerner who supported Reconstruction?
Freedman
Carpetbagger
Scalawag
Indentured Servant
Andrew Johnson was impeached due to his violation of the:
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Military Reconstruction Act of 1867
Habeas Corpus Act
Tenure of Office Act
After the Civil War, this action limited economic opportunities for ex-slaves:
Use of the sharecropping system
Ratification of the Freedmen's Bureau
Establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau
Creation of Military Districts
This event "ended" Reconstruction:
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1877
Assasination of Andrew Johnson
Election of Ulysses S. Grant
How did Hayes' election in 1876 help bring Reconstruction to an end?
The Freedmen's Bureau took on a larger role in Southern states.
Ex-slaves secured full political and civil rights.
Hayes vetoed all Reconstruction legislation.
Federal troops were removed from the south.
In the Reconstruction Act of 1867, Congress set requirements for the readmission of former Confederate states into the Union. Which of the following problems did the act address?
Southern states did not allow African Americans to vote
Southern states had little money to pay for public works projects
Former slaves needed education
Confederate bonds and money were worthless
Do you think Reconstruction was a success or failure? Provide one example of why you believe that. Write at least 3 sentences.
What was one reason that there were food shortages in the South during the Civil War?
Most farm workers served in the military
Most of the farm products were too expensive to buy
Most of the farmland was used for prisoner war camps
Most of the farm machinery was confiscated by the government
What was one of the ways in which the South's economic condition was different from the North's economic condition after the Civil War
The South had lower inflation
The South had thriving businesses
The South had little access to railroads
The South had federally chartered banks
What was the result of the lack of garbage disposal and latrines in army camps?
Many soldiers ended up with serious diseases
The armies had to keep on moving to find clean places to stay
Generals had to reprimand soldiers for failing to comply with sanitation rules
Nurses had to follow the camps to help establish proper facilities
Why did Lincoln feel it was necessary for the country to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment?
to allow slaves the chance to vote in federal elections
to officially abolish slavery throughout the entire country
to provide a way for former slaves to receive an education
to give citizenship to former slaves who had fought in the war
Why was the surrender of Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union's western campaign of the war?
It allowed the Union to block off the new territories
It allowed the Union to blockade important railroad lines
It allowed the Union to surround the Confederate capital
It allowed the Union to get closer to controlling the Mississippi
Who requested that Lee and his army be given favorable terms at Appomattox Court House?
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
What strategic benefit in foreign policy did the Emancipation Proclamation offer the Union?
It discouraged the British from immigrating to the South
It discouraged the British from engaging in the slave trade
It discouraged the British from supporting the Confederacy
It discouraged the British from purchasing cotton grown from slaves
What ultimately caused the town of Vicksburg to surrender to General Grant?
The lack of food
The threat of total war
The fear of slave uprisings
The flooding of Mississippi
What was alarming about California's application to join the Union?
Leaders indicated their support of abolitionism
Leaders had written a constitution that forbade slavery
Leaders had suggested acceptance of the Fugitive Slave Act
Leaders requested that Missouri Compromise be repealed
True of False: Fredrick Douglass felt slaves had fewer rights than animals.
True
False
True or False: Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad
True
False
True or False: Runaway slaves could have their case heard by a jury of their peers.
True
False
True or False: People were infuriated in the North and delighted in the South by the Dred Scot Decision.
True
False
True or False: Stephen A. Douglas firmly believed that popular sovereignty would resolve the slavery issue in the territories.
True
False
True or False: During the Civil War, primitive hand grenades and land mines were used.
True
False
True or False: During the Civil War, the telegraph allowed government officials to quickly send orders and information.
True
False
True or False: More than 60 percent of soldiers were lost at Gettysburg.
True
False
True or False: More southern soldiers died during the Civil War than northern soldiers.
True
False
True or False: No other state has seceded since the Civil War ended.
True
False
You will need to be able to define the following:
The Underground Railroad, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dred Scott,
Emancipation Proclamation
Bull Run, Gettysburg,
Clara Bartobn
William Tecumseh Sherman, Fifteenth Amendment,
Ku Klux Klan
