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Worksheets2023 Civil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 36mins
What was the primary economy in the North during the Civil War?
Farming
Industry
Transportation
Media
Why was the South's economy dependent on slaves, but the North's economy was not?
Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit.
Slave labor was needed to the mines in the South.
Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South.
The south did not want slave labor.
What state was the first to secede from the United States?
Georgia
Kansas
South Carolina
New York
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Civil War?
States' Rights
Pearl Harbor Attack
Slavery
Sectionalism
What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?
United States of the South
Republic of Texas
Confederate States of America
Democratic Republic of the Rebels
What officially started the Civil War?
Battle at Fort Sumter
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
Disagreements between Lincoln and Davis
Disagreements between abolitionists and slave owners
What were people in the North outraged at the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
They believed it would solve many problems
They agreed with the decision
The court said African Americans were not citizens
The court ruled in favor of Scott
Abolitionists
The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws
Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slavery
To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from
Loyalty to a part of the country rather then the whole of the country
Secede
Organized, secret system to help slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North
The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws
To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from
Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slavery
Sectionalism
The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws
Loyalty to a part of the country rather than to the whole of country
To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from
Organized, secret system to help slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North
States' Rights
Loyalty to a part of the country rather than to the whole of country
Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slaver
The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws
To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from
Underground Railroad
Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slavery
To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from
Loyalty to a part of the country rather than to the whole of country
Organized, secret system to help slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North
Dred Scott
Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.
A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.
The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.
An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.
Fugitive Slave Law
The section (side) that opposed slavery and wanted to keep the United States together as a country.
An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.
Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery
A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.
Confederacy
The section (side) that opposed slavery and wanted to keep the United States together as a country.
The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.
A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.
Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.
Union
The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.
The section (side) that opposed slavery and wanted to keep the United States together as a country.
Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.
An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
An act that allowed the people of each territory to vote if they would allow slavery or not.
Law which stated that escaped slaves, even after reaching freedom in the North, had to be returned to their owners and returned to slavery.
A slave that sued the United States government, the Supreme Court ruled that he was property rather than a free person.
The section (side) that allowed slavery, believed in states’ rights, and fought for the right to leave the Union to form their own country.
Why did Northerners agree to the Fugitive Slave Law as part of the Compromise of 1850?
It made it possible for Maine to join the Union as a free state.
It made it possible for California to join the Union as a free state.
It made it possible for Kansas to decide whether to allow slavery.
It made is possible for Texas to decide whether to allow slavery.
How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?
John Brown became a hero in the South
The north made John Brown a Union General
It further divided the North and South
It drew the North and South together
Which word means "to set free"?
Emancipation
Secede
Underground Railroad
Sectionalism
What was the most important crop in the South by the mid-1800s?
Corn
Cotton
Rice
Tobacco
Compared with the North, the South had more:
Cities
Factories
Plantations
Railroads
People like Frederick Douglas who spoke out against slavery were called
Abolitionists
Slave owners
Enslaved African Americans
Conductors on the Underground Railroad
What was a goal of the Missouri Compromise?
Returning fugitive slaves
Preventing slavery in the cities
Keeping an equal number of slave states and free states
Letting each territory decide whether to allow slavery
Based on the graph, who would most likely win the civil war?
The North because they had the ability to manufacture and deliver weapons and soldiers
The South because they had the ability to manufacture and deliver weapons and soldiers
The North because they had less railroad track than the South
The South because they had less railroad track than the North
Which statement is true of the Compromise of 1850?
Abraham Lincoln proposed the new law
Most Americans were happy with the results
Officials no longer had to return fugitive slaves
California was admitted to the Union as a free state
Kansas was called "Bleeding Kansas" in the 1850s because of...?
Violent fights about slavery
Attacks by American Indians
Deadly diseases among settlers
Injuries from putting up fences
Which group was most angry about the election of Abraham Lincoln?
Enslaved Africans
Southern slave owners
Northern factory owners
German and Irish immigrants
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
It said that segregation was legal in all states
It said that states did not have the rights to secede from the Union
It said that runaway slaves must be returned to their former homes
It said that African Americans were not citizens, so they had no rights
Slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape to safety in all of the following places EXCEPT?
North to Canada
West to the Territories
South to Mexico
South to the Caribbean
Why do you suppose most Southerners did not vote for Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1860?
They probably did not trust a man who was an Illinois lawyer
They thought Stephen Douglas had been cheated out of a nomination by the entire Democratic Party
They were probably hoping that John C. Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas could both be elected as Presidents
They were probably fearful that his anti-slavery views would put an end to slavery in the South
Which of the following is a conclusion that can be drawn from the graph about the growth of slavery between 1790-1860?
Slavery went down steadily in the North during this period
Slavery grew much more quickly in the South than in the North
Slavery grew most quickly in the South between 1790 and 1810
Slavery was very important for the Northern economy
The killing of a high-ranking official or leader
Assassinate
Emancipate
Amendment
Black Codes
A change, or addition, to the Constitution
Assassinate
Emancipate
Amendment
Reconstruction
Laws that denied African-Americans voting rights
Reconstruction
Black Codes
Emancipation
Confederacy
The states that remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War
Confederacy
North America
Union
Republicans
The process by which Congress tried to rebuild the South and reunite it with the Union after the Civil War
Emancipation
Amendment
Assassinate
Reconstruction
Why is June 19, 1865 an important date?
Abe Lincoln was assassinated
The Declaration of Independence was signed
Slaves in Texas learned that they were free
The Confederate States seceded from the Union
Why did Abe Lincoln order the Union band to play the song "Dixie" after the war ended?
To show his respect for the South's culture
To brag about defeating the South
To mock his confederate prisoners
He knew that the North loved the song
Which of the following made it hard on African American men who attempted to vote?
Poll Taxes
Literacy Tests
"The Grandfather Clause"
All of these are true
How did Reconstruction differ from what Abe Lincoln had wanted?
It punished the North more than he wanted to
It punished slaves more than he wanted to
It punished the South more than he wanted to
It punished Union and Confederate veterans for fighting
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th
14th
15th
8th
What holiday was created after the Civil War to honor and remember the soldiers who died?
Gettysburg Day
Appomattox Day
Juneteenth
Memorial Day
What organization created schools for African Americans in the South?
Freedmen's Bureau
National House of Republicans
Abe Lincoln's Memorial Foundation
Bureau of Southern Rights
Carpetbaggers and Scalawags were both...
supported in the South
popular in the South
disliked in the South
important for Westward expansion
Which answer is false:
After the Civil War, _______
The South was devastated from the war
The North had to rebuild their cities
Reconstruction began
Abe Lincoln wanted to treat the South with kindess and mercy
The Union is the same as the __________
North
South
The Confederacy is the same as the _______.
North
South
What was the Anaconda Plan?
The North would surround the South and attack from multiple sides
The North would blockade only the East coast of the United States
The South would attack Washington DC
The South would surround the North and attack from all sides
Black Codes
the killing of a high-ranking official or leaders
the process by which Congress tried to rebuild the South and reunite it with the Union after the Civil War
laws that denied African Americans voting rights
to set free
What do the three items in this list have in common?
• poll tax
• literacy test
• grandfather clause
They were all included in the Thirteenth Amendment.
They all went into effect before Reconstruction began.
They all made it difficult for African American men to vote
They were all approved by the federal government
What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish that the Emancipation Proclamation did not?
It provided jobs and educational opportunities for freed African Americans.
It ended slavery in the Southern states.
It ended slavery throughout all of the states.
It guaranteed African American males the right to vote.
What was most likely the greatest problem facing the South following the Civil War?
There were no Northerners anywhere in the United States who really wanted the South to be allowed to come back into the Union.
President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation, but many of the Southerners refused to release the enslaved people they owned.
Most people who lived in the South wanted to move to the North, but they did not have the money to do so.
The South was devastated, and the people struggled to deal with loss, sickness, and death.
