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WorksheetsCivil War & Reconstruction
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 35mins
The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of
tariffs
slavery
states rights
trade with Europe
Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:
they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life
they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery
he wanted northern states to secede from the Union
he had a plan to raise taxes
The name given to army from the North.
Confederates
Americans
Military
Union
This was the main economy of the Union
Agriculture
Industry
Shipping
Trade
(a) was president of the Confederate States of America.
While the general for the Confederacy was (b)
(c) was president of the Union.
While the general for the Union was (d)
Match the Sides of the Civil War
Union
North
South
Confederacy
North
Union
Confederacy
South
Union = (a)
Confederacy = (b)
Which of the following completes the diagram?
President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Thirteenth Amendment
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?
Several important Confederate generals were killed.
Union troops were pushing back across the Ohio River
The Confederate territory was divided in half.
Several casualties were inflicted on Union Forces.
After General Robery E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority United States was to-
elect a new president and vice president
complete construction of the Capitol
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union.
The Confederate surrender arrangement occurred in (a)
Freedmen´s Bureau
Agency established by Congress to help former slaves in the South
Reconstruction
Period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War
Fourteenth Amendment
African American Citizenship
Fifteenth Amendment
Banned states from denying African Americans right to vote
Sharecropping
Landowners gave a few acres of land to farm workers in exchange for a portion of their crops
Radicals
Republicans who wanted to destroy the political power of former slaveholders
Scalawag
White Southerners who joined the Republican Party
Carpetbagger
Northerners who moved to the South after the war
Ku Klux Klan
White southerners who used violence to keep blacks from voting
Which of the following WAS NOT an advantage of the south:
Commitment to the Cause
Population
Defensive War
Better Trained Army
General Sherman defeated the south using this tactic:
Total War
Guerilla Warfare
The Anaconda Plan
Emancipation of Slaves
As a result of ______, Lincoln rebrands the cause away from preserving the union to ending slavery; a turning point in the Civil War.
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Sherman's March to the Sea
The Battle of Antietam
Gettysburg Address
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
What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?
Secessionist
Lincolnist
Abolitionist
Whig
The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere
Uncle Tom
Tony Stark
Dred Scott
Brown v Board
What was the capital of the Confederate States?
Richmond, VA
Poormond, PA
Gettysburg, PA
Tallahassee, FL
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861
Fort Benning
Fort Sumter
Fort Belvoire
Fort Pierce
Who won the Civil War?
Florida
The Confederacy
Mexico
The Union
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.
race
previous condition of servitude
both
Confederates attacked the this fort, the Union surrendered. First shots of the war
Bull Run/ Manassas 1
Antietam
Appomattox Courhouse
Ft. Sumter
The idea of attacking the Confederacy by squeezing them like a snake from the East and West is known as the...
Snake Plan
Anaconda Plan
Gator Paln
Enduring Freedom
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the civil war.
Antientam
Gettysburg
Bullrun
Vicksburg
Led by Ulysses S. Grant. They blockaded the Mississippi River and split the confederate troops into smaller groups giving them a greater chance of victory.
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Antietam
All of the following was part of the "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:
Block all southern ports to cut off shipping
Divide the north into sections
Control the Mississippi River
Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond
This speech by Lincoln explained the reasons for the Civil War.
Declaration of Sentiments
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Declaration of Independence
The Battle of (a) ended as a draw and was the bloodiest single day battle in American history.
The Battle of (a) was a 3 day battle fought in Pennsylvania that ended up being the deadliest battle of the Civil War
Which of the following BEST describes the significance of the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg
After their retreat, the South would never again invade Union territory
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in half
The Union gained control of important railroad lines in Georgia
Britain entered the war on the side of the Union
The Union victory at (a) gave the Union control of the (b) River and helped cut the South in half.
What group of politicians felt that Pres. Lincoln was going "too soft" on the South?
Southern Republicans
Demonstrative Democrats
Radical Republicans
None of the above
Many freed slaves continued working on plantations because...
they were comfortable with the work
they feared change
they were loyal to their owners
they did not own land
Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce were African-American______
Governors
House Reps.
Senators
Sheriffs
Black Codes were put into place for what purpose?
Assist Black citizens
Oppress Black citizens
Identify Black citizens
Remove Black citizens
Which government agency helped freed slaves after the Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation
Freedmen's Bureau
US Army
Confederacy
How did Abraham Lincoln wanted to treat the South? (a)
What were free slaves called? (a)
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)
What was established to help the freed slaves with food, schooling, clothing and medical care?
Underground Railroad
Emancipation Proclamation
Freedmen's Bureau
Thirteenth Amendment
What did Radical Republicans want to accomplish?
punishment for Union military officers and returning to pre-Civil War policies
punishment for Confederate leaders and protection of the rights of freedmen
to secede from the Union
to reinstate the practice of slavery
After the Civil War, a large class of poor sharecroppers developed. This was one of many signs that:
Sharecropping was beneficial to everyone.
The Southern economy was very healthy after the Civil War.
The Civil War ruined the economy in the South.
The North was ready to secede from the Union.
