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2023 Civil War and Reconstruction

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary economy in the North during the Civil War?

a)

Farming

b)

Industry

c)

Transportation

d)

Media

2.

Why was the South's economy dependent on slaves, but the North's economy was not?

a)

Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit.

b)

Slave labor was needed to the mines in the South.

c)

Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South.

d)

The south did not want slave labor.

3.

What state was the first to secede from the United States?

a)

Georgia

b)

Kansas

c)

South Carolina

d)

New York

4.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Civil War?

a)

States' Rights

b)

Pearl Harbor Attack

c)

Slavery

d)

Sectionalism

5.

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

a)

United States of the South

b)

Republic of Texas

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Democratic Republic of the Rebels

6.

What officially started the Civil War?

a)

Battle at Fort Sumter

b)

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

c)

Disagreements between Lincoln and Davis

d)

Disagreements between abolitionists and slave owners

7.

What were people in the North outraged at the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

They believed it would solve many problems

b)

They agreed with the decision

c)

The court said African Americans were not citizens

d)

The court ruled in favor of Scott

8.

Abolitionists

a)

The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws

b)

Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slavery

c)

To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from

d)

Loyalty to a part of the country rather then the whole of the country

9.

Secede

a)

Organized, secret system to help slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North

b)

The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws

c)

To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from

d)

Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slavery

10.

Sectionalism

a)

The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws

b)

Loyalty to a part of the country rather than to the whole of country

c)

To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from

d)

Organized, secret system to help slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North

11.

States' Rights

a)

Loyalty to a part of the country rather than to the whole of country

b)

Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slaver

c)

The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws

d)

To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from

12.

Underground Railroad

a)

Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slavery

b)

To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from

c)

Loyalty to a part of the country rather than to the whole of country

d)

Organized, secret system to help slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North

13.

Dred Scott

a)

Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.

b)

A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.

c)

The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.

d)

An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.

14.

Fugitive Slave Law

a)

The section (side) that opposed slavery and wanted to keep the United States together as a country.

b)

An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.

c)

Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery

d)

A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.

15.

Confederacy

a)

The section (side) that opposed slavery and wanted to keep the United States together as a country.

b)

The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.

c)

A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.

d)

Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.

16.

Union

a)

The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.

b)

The section (side) that opposed slavery and wanted to keep the United States together as a country.

c)

Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.

d)

An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.

17.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

a)

An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.

b)

Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.

c)

A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.

d)

The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.

18.

Why did Northerners agree to the Fugitive Slave Law as part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

It made it possible for Maine to join the Union as a free state.

b)

It made it possible for California to join the Union as a free state.

c)

It made it possible for Kansas to decide whether to allow slavery.

d)

It made is possible for Texas to decide whether to allow slavery.

19.

How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?

a)

John Brown became a hero in the South

b)

The north made John Brown a Union General

c)

It further divided the North and South

d)

It drew the North and South together

20.

Which word means "to set free"?

a)

Emancipation

b)

Secede

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Sectionalism

21.

What was the most important crop in the South by the mid-1800s?

a)

Corn

b)

Cotton

c)

Rice

d)

Tobacco

22.

Compared with the North, the South had more:

a)

Cities

b)

Factories

c)

Plantations

d)

Railroads

23.

People like Frederick Douglas who spoke out against slavery were called

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Slave owners

c)

Enslaved African Americans

d)

Conductors on the Underground Railroad

24.

What was a goal of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Returning fugitive slaves

b)

Preventing slavery in the cities

c)

Keeping an equal number of slave states and free states

d)

Letting each territory decide whether to allow slavery

25.

Based on the graph, who would most likely win the civil war?

a)

The North because they had the ability to manufacture and deliver weapons and soldiers

b)

The South because they had the ability to manufacture and deliver weapons and soldiers

c)

The North because they had less railroad track than the South

d)

The South because they had less railroad track than the North

26.

Which statement is true of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Abraham Lincoln proposed the new law

b)

Most Americans were happy with the results

c)

Officials no longer had to return fugitive slaves

d)

California was admitted to the Union as a free state

27.

Kansas was called "Bleeding Kansas" in the 1850s because of...?

a)

Violent fights about slavery

b)

Attacks by American Indians

c)

Deadly diseases among settlers

d)

Injuries from putting up fences

28.

Which group was most angry about the election of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Enslaved Africans

b)

Southern slave owners

c)

Northern factory owners

d)

German and Irish immigrants

29.

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

a)

It said that segregation was legal in all states

b)

It said that states did not have the rights to secede from the Union

c)

It said that runaway slaves must be returned to their former homes

d)

It said that African Americans were not citizens, so they had no rights

30.

Slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape to safety in all of the following places EXCEPT?

a)

North to Canada

b)

West to the Territories

c)

South to Mexico

d)

South to the Caribbean

31.

Why do you suppose most Southerners did not vote for Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1860?

a)

They probably did not trust a man who was an Illinois lawyer

b)

They thought Stephen Douglas had been cheated out of a nomination by the entire Democratic Party

c)

They were probably hoping that John C. Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas could both be elected as Presidents

d)

They were probably fearful that his anti-slavery views would put an end to slavery in the South

32.

Which of the following is a conclusion that can be drawn from the graph about the growth of slavery between 1790-1860?

a)

Slavery went down steadily in the North during this period

b)

Slavery grew much more quickly in the South than in the North

c)

Slavery grew most quickly in the South between 1790 and 1810

d)

Slavery was very important for the Northern economy

33.

The killing of a high-ranking official or leader

a)

Assassinate

b)

Emancipate

c)

Amendment

d)

Black Codes

34.

A change, or addition, to the Constitution

a)

Assassinate

b)

Emancipate

c)

Amendment

d)

Reconstruction

35.

Laws that denied African-Americans voting rights

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Black Codes

c)

Emancipation

d)

Confederacy

36.

The states that remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War

a)

Confederacy

b)

North America

c)

Union

d)

Republicans

37.

The process by which Congress tried to rebuild the South and reunite it with the Union after the Civil War

a)

Emancipation

b)

Amendment

c)

Assassinate

d)

Reconstruction

38.

Why is June 19, 1865 an important date?

a)

Abe Lincoln was assassinated

b)

The Declaration of Independence was signed

c)

Slaves in Texas learned that they were free

d)

The Confederate States seceded from the Union

39.

Why did Abe Lincoln order the Union band to play the song "Dixie" after the war ended?

a)

To show his respect for the South's culture

b)

To brag about defeating the South

c)

To mock his confederate prisoners

d)

He knew that the North loved the song

40.

Which of the following made it hard on African American men who attempted to vote?

a)

Poll Taxes

b)

Literacy Tests

c)

"The Grandfather Clause"

d)

All of these are true

41.

How did Reconstruction differ from what Abe Lincoln had wanted?

a)

It punished the North more than he wanted to

b)

It punished slaves more than he wanted to

c)

It punished the South more than he wanted to

d)

It punished Union and Confederate veterans for fighting

42.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

8th

43.

What holiday was created after the Civil War to honor and remember the soldiers who died?

a)

Gettysburg Day

b)

Appomattox Day

c)

Juneteenth

d)

Memorial Day

44.

What organization created schools for African Americans in the South?

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

National House of Republicans

c)

Abe Lincoln's Memorial Foundation

d)

Bureau of Southern Rights

45.

Carpetbaggers and Scalawags were both...

a)

supported in the South

b)

popular in the South

c)

disliked in the South

d)

important for Westward expansion

46.

Which answer is false:


After the Civil War, _______

a)

The South was devastated from the war

b)

The North had to rebuild their cities

c)

Reconstruction began

d)

Abe Lincoln wanted to treat the South with kindess and mercy

47.

The Union is the same as the __________

a)

North

b)

South

48.

The Confederacy is the same as the _______.

a)

North

b)

South

49.

What was the Anaconda Plan?

a)

The North would surround the South and attack from multiple sides

b)

The North would blockade only the East coast of the United States

c)

The South would attack Washington DC

d)

The South would surround the North and attack from all sides

50.

Black Codes

a)

the killing of a high-ranking official or leaders

b)

the process by which Congress tried to rebuild the South and reunite it with the Union after the Civil War

c)

laws that denied African Americans voting rights

d)

to set free

51.

What do the three items in this list have in common?

• poll tax

• literacy test

• grandfather clause

a)

They were all included in the Thirteenth Amendment.

b)

They all went into effect before Reconstruction began.

c)

They all made it difficult for African American men to vote

d)

They were all approved by the federal government

52.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish that the Emancipation Proclamation did not?

a)

It provided jobs and educational opportunities for freed African Americans.

b)

It ended slavery in the Southern states.

c)

It ended slavery throughout all of the states.

d)

It guaranteed African American males the right to vote.

53.

What was most likely the greatest problem facing the South following the Civil War?

a)

There were no Northerners anywhere in the United States who really wanted the South to be allowed to come back into the Union.

b)

President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation, but many of the Southerners refused to release the enslaved people they owned.

c)

Most people who lived in the South wanted to move to the North, but they did not have the money to do so.

d)

The South was devastated, and the people struggled to deal with loss, sickness, and death.