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Civil War and Reconstruction

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The southern states that seceded from the Union were called the ______.

a)

Confederate States of the Union

b)

Confederate States Of America

c)

Confederate Union

2.

Match the following

a)

He was president of the Union during the Civil War

1.

Abraham Lincoln

b)

He was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War

2.

Jefferson Davis

c)

He was general of the Union army

3.

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

He was general of the Confederate army

4.

Robert E. Lee

e)

He was a confederate general who inspired his men with his bravery during the First Battle of Bull Run

5.

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

3.

Urban (cities)

Factories manufactured goods out of raw material

Many people were abolitionists

a)

North

b)

South

4.

Rural (farms)

Grew cash crops like cotton, rice, and sugar

Sold cash crops to places with factories

Believed that the abolition of slavery would destroy their economy

a)

North

b)

South

5.

Felt they had the right to not follow any federal laws they felt were unfair

a)

Northern States

b)

Southern States

6.

Felt that federal laws were supreme over the rights of the states.

a)

The North

b)

The South

7.

What is the term that means "to withdraw from the union"?

a)

succeed

b)

secede

c)

engage

d)

respond

8.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Uncle Tom

d)

Frederick Douglass

9.

Cause: John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry

Effect:

a)

It showed that people were willing to fight for the end of slavery.

b)

Many plantation owners freed their slaves.

10.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
11.
This person led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to fight against slavery.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
d)
Harriet Tubman
12.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
13.

This event officially started the Civil War:

a)

Writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Attack on Fort Sumter

c)

Abraham Lincoln was elected

14.
In which state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Virginia
15.
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
16.

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important in the Civil War?

a)

It was the turning point of the war. After this battle, the Union started winning.

b)

It was the turning point of the war. After this battle, the Confederacy started winning.

c)

It was the first major battle of the war.

18.

Why did the Gettysburg Address become such an important speech in history?

a)

Abraham Lincoln used the speech to inspire soldiers to keep fighting and bring the country back together again.

b)

The speech was used to encourage people to ban slavery.

19.
General Sherman's troops marched toward Atlanta to capture it because of Atlanta's railroad center and supplies.
a)
The Atlanta Campaign
b)
Sherman's March to the Sea
c)
John Brown's Raid on Harper Ferry
d)
Fort Sumter
20.
War between people of the same country
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
civil war
d)
slavery
21.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
22.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
23.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed  things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
24.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
25.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
26.

When did the Civil War take place?

a)

1861-1876

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

27.

Sherman wanted Atlanta captured for what reason?

a)

Atlanta was the capital of the Confederacy.

b)

Atlanta was a railroad hub and had factories.

c)

Sherman did not want Atlanta, he only wanted Savannah.

28.
Sherman went from Atlanta to Savannah with his men and torched everything in his path. 
a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Atlanta Campaign

c)

Sherman's March to the Sea

29.

What is the importance of Appomattox Court House, Virginia?

a)

This is where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. It ended the Civil War.

b)

This is where General Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee. It ended the Civil War.

30.

How did the Civil War affect the South?

a)

It had a major effect. Railroads, homes, farms, and businesses were destroyed. Their economy was NOT doing well.

b)

It had a major effect. Railroads, homes, farms, and businesses were destroyed. Their economy was doing well.

31.

The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution ended all 

a)

slavery

b)

freedom

c)

states

d)

wars

32.

Which government agency helped freed enslaved people after the Civil War?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

US Army

d)

Confederacy

33.

After the Civil War, many landowners agreed to give poor farmers supplies and a place to live. For rent, the farmer had to give the landowner part of his crop plus extra money. This was known as 

a)

Crop Rotation

b)

Sharecropping

34.

Southern laws that discriminated against former slaves and segregated (separated) African Americans after the Civil War were known as

a)

Confederate Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

35.

After the Civil War, 3 amendments were added to the Bill of Rights. The ​ (a)   declared that slavery was illegal. The ​ (b)   established that all African Americans and former slaves were considered citizens of the United States. And the ​ (c)   granted African Americans the right to vote.

Choose from the below words
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
36.

This is the name of the period of time the followed the end of the Civil War. It was a time of rebuilding and healing the country.

a)

Building Era

b)

Reconstruction Era

c)

Rebuild Era

37.

This organization gave food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies to freed slaves. It built thousands of schools.

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Hope Bureau

c)

Helpful Bureau

38.

Landowners allowed farmers to use their fields in exchange for a share of the crop they grew. This was known as _____________

a)

mixed farming

b)

multiple cropping

c)

sharecropping

39.

The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Poll Taxes

c)

Literacy Tests

40.

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery in the whole country.

a)

19th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

41.

The ____________ Amendment grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This meant that all African Americans that were enslaved were now American citizens.

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

19th

42.

The ______________ Amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote. It was illegal to deny African American men the right to vote.

a)

14th

b)

16th

c)

13th

d)

15th

43.

At first, the Freedmen's Bureau provided housing, medical help, and education to which groups of people?

a)

poor white Southerners

b)

former slaves

c)

American Indians

d)

Both poor white Southerners and former slaves

44.

_________________ benefited the most from sharecropping, and _____________ benefited the least.

a)

Farmers, landowners

b)

Landowners, farmers

45.

Sharecropping was like a new form of slavery, because farmers were always ________________.

a)

in debt to the landowners

b)

debt free from the landowners.

c)

forced to work certain hours.

46.

Sharecropping was popular occupation in the South during Reconstruction because so many people living in the South were __________________.

a)

hungry

b)

wealthy

c)

unemployed

47.

African American and whites using different bathrooms and water fountains would be a typical ______________ law.

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Equal Rights

d)

Reconstruction

48.

Match the following

a)

13th Amendment

1.

Abolished slavery in the United States and its territories.

b)

14th Amendment

2.

This amendment gave all former enslaved people citizenship and equal protection under the law.

c)

15th Amendment

3.

This amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote.

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