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Civil War & Reconstruction

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the forces in the North called?

a)

the Confederacy

b)

the Union

c)

the English

d)

Abraham Lincoln

2.

What were the forces in the South called?

a)

the Confederacy

b)

the Union

c)

the English

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

Who was the president of the Union?

a)

Lincoln Continental

b)

Father Abraham

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Linham Abracoln

4.

Where did the war begin?

a)

Fort Summer

b)

Fort Sutter

c)

Fort Sutmer

d)

Fort Sumter

5.

In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the North?

a)

to save the slaves

b)

to save the Confederacy

c)

to save its way of life

d)

to save the Union

6.

What advantages did the North have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

wise president

e)

excellent military leaders

7.

What advantages did the South have? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

stronger economy

b)

bigger army

c)

bigger navy

d)

fought on familiar land

e)

excellent military leaders

8.

Why is the Battle of Antietam famous?

a)

It was the turning point of the war.

b)

It was the biggest battle of the war.

c)

It had the most soldiers fight in the war.

d)

It was the bloodiest day of fighting in the war.

9.

What did Lincoln write in 1863?

a)

the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

the Constitution

c)

the property of the Confederates

d)

the President Lincoln

10.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

the Union

b)

the Onion

c)

the Confederacy

d)

the British

11.

Which of the following was a part of the Compromise of 1850? (pg.7)

a)

Slavery ended in Kansas and Missouri

b)

Slavery was allowed to continue in the Union

c)

California was admitted as a free state

d)

The Fugitive Slave law became more extensive in the North

12.

What was the significance of The Dredd Scott Decision? pg. 8

a)

Slavery would be allowed in Missouri and all new states

b)

The Supreme Court ruled that runaway slaves had the right to leave their master

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that slaves had no rights

d)

California was admitted as a free state and New York as a slave state

13.

How did the Anaconda Plan serve as an advantage to the North during the Civil War?

a)

It allowed the North to control important cities with it's army

b)

It allowed the North to surround the South with it's soldiers

c)

It allowed the North to gain a stronghold which led to the defeat of the South

d)

It allowed the North to cut off supplies to the south using it's Navy

14.

Which of the following was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

a)

The disintegration of the Whig Party.

b)

The addition of new states to the Union.

c)

The use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

d)

The extension of voting rights to African American men.

15.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
16.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
17.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
18.
Which side won all the early battles of the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
19.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
20.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
21.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
22.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
23.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
24.
This brought Christianity to slaves and helped them establish churches
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
Compromise of 1850
25.
What caused a lot of violence, but advocated for popular sovereignty?
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Wilmot Proviso
26.
Lincoln's election as president lead to this
a)
Southern states seceding from the union 
b)
state's rights
c)
lack of government support
27.
Where were factory workers mainly found?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
28.
Which came first, the Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
29.
What was responsible for bringing up slavery issues and contributing to the Civil War?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Dred Scott decision
c)
Manifest Destiny
30.
What did South Carolina point to as their reason for seceding from the union?
a)
states' rights
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
fugitive slave law
31.

Before the Civil War, which region had the larger urban population by 1860?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

32.

What were William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe best known for their efforts to do?

a)

create free public schools

b)

begin the temperance movement

c)

expand the rights of women

d)

oppose the practice of slavery

33.

What were abolitionists in the pre-Civil War period most likely to support?

a)

removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia

b)

passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

c)

activities of the Underground Railroads

d)

use of popular sovereignty in the territories

34.

Which of the following results was produced by Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

It enflamed emotions in both the North and the South

b)

The South took courage from its support of states’ rights

c)

Abolitionists objected to its sympathetic presentation of slavery

d)

Most African-Americans resented its characterization of Uncle Tom as a humble man

35.

As the United States acquired more land between 1803 and 1850, controversy over these territories focused on the

a)

need for schools and colleges

b)

failure to conserve natural resources

c)

expansion of slavery

d)

construction of railroads

36.

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

a)

enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

preserve the Union

c)

end slavery throughout the entire country

d)

encourage sectionalism

37.

Led violent attacks in Kansas

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

John Brown

38.

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

a)

Grimke Sisters

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Drew Walker

39.

Published The Liberator

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

John Brown

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

40.

Most prominent African American Speaker for abolition

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

John Brown

d)

Sara Grimke

41.

Pre Civil War Period

a)

sovereignty

b)

suffrage

c)

ballot

d)

antebellum

42.

The main Confederate Strategy was to

a)

Capture Washington, D.C.

b)

To capture and control the Border States

c)

Fight until the Union gets tired of the cost and casualties and surrenders

d)

None of the above

43.

The first Battle of Bull Run

a)

Proved the war would last longer than expected

b)

Was the bloodiest single day of the war.

c)

Ended Confederate hope of invading the North.

d)

Was the first armed conflict of the war.

e)

Gave the Union control of the Miss. River

44.

The battle of Vicksburg

a)

Proved the war would last longer than expected

b)

Was the bloodiest single day of the war

c)

Ended Confederate hope of invading the North

d)

Was the first armed conflict of the war

e)

Gave the Union control of the Miss. River

45.

The battle of Gettysburg

a)

Proved the war would last longer than expected

b)

Was the bloodiest single day of the war

c)

Ended Confederate hope of invading the North

d)

Was the first armed conflict of the war

e)

Gave the Union control of the Miss. River

46.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
47.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
48.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
49.
What was Reconstruction?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
the forced separation of races
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
50.
The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?
a)
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
b)
Free Food Bureau
c)
Jobs and Education Bureau
d)
Freedman's Bureau
51.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
52.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
53.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
54.

The south was divided into how many military districts during reconstruction?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

55.

Which of the following is true about sharecropping

a)

Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.

b)

Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping

c)

Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty

d)

Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.

56.
As sharecroppers former slaves were given a place to live, seeds, and equipment in order produce crops.  The land owner received a ________ of all crops grown
a)
Share
b)
Parcel
c)
Ownership
57.
What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen s Bureau 
c)
Black Codes
58.

The Supreme Court ruling that legalize segregation in the United States

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

d)

Plessy v. Sanford

59.

A law that legally segregated blacks and whites in public places

a)

Poll tax

b)

Literacy test

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Jim Crow Laws