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Civil War/ Reconstruction Review Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)
First battle of the American Civil War
1.
Battle of Fort Sumter
b)
this was a major turning point for the North
2.
Battle of Gettysburg
c)

Win for the North it was the last major port on the Mississippi

3.

Siege of Vicksburg

2.

Match the following

a)

Successfully defended the city from the Union using an old boat

1.

Battle of Galveston

b)

Was outnumbered but defended Texas successfully

2.

Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

Last battle of the Civil War

3.

Battle of Palmito Beach

3.

Did Texas lose a battle fought in Texas?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Which dot correctly identifies the Union

A
B
C
5.

Which dot correctly identifies the Confederacy?

A
B
C
6.

Match the following

a)

President of the Union

1.

Abraham Lincoln

b)

President of the Confederacy

2.

Jefferson Davis

c)

Union General

3.

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Confederate General

4.

Robert E. Lee

7.

Organize into Texas Battles and US battles

Categorize the following

Battle of Vicksburg

Battle of Gettsyburg

Battle of Fort Sumter

Battle of Galveston

Battle of Sabine Pass

Battle of Palmito Beach

US Battles
Texas Battles
8.

Having concern for regional needs and interest rather than the country as a whole.

a)

Federalism

b)

Democracy

c)

States Rights

d)

Sectionalism

9.

to put an end to

a)

debt

b)

freedmen

c)

loyalty

d)

abolish

10.

Withdraw or leave another country or territory.

a)

Democracy

b)

States Rights

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Secede

11.

Southern states that seceded from the U.S. to keep their slaves.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Republic

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

12.

Northern states that wanted to abolish slavery.

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Republic

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

13.

Black Codes

a)

Union reconstruction plans

b)

The spine-tingling battle cry that Confederate troops became known for.

c)

Honor codes amongst confederate soldiers

d)

aka Jim Crow Laws, were passed with the intent of restricting African American rights and freedoms.

14.
A government organization put in place to support former slaves in getting a food, home, education, etc. 
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
KKK
15.

What is the 15th Amendment?

a)

Ended slavery and made it illegal.

b)

Defined citizenship. Gave equal protection under the law at all

levels of government.

c)

Granted all men (including former slaves) the right to vote.

16.

What is the 14th Amendment?

a)

Ended slavery and made it illegal.

b)

Defined citizenship. Gave equal protection under the law at all

levels of government.

c)

Granted all men (including former slaves) the right to vote.

17.

What is the 13th Amendment?

a)

Ended slavery and made it illegal.

b)

Defined citizenship. Gave equal protection under the law at all

levels of government.

c)

Granted all men (including former slaves) the right to vote.

18.
The process of getting the country back to one piece after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Reloading
c)
Remodeling
d)
Refinishing
19.

Sharecropping

a)

Representing or supporting an extreme or progressive portion of a political party.

b)

The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

c)

The ability to read and write.

d)

When a tenant farmer cultivates their farmland and gives a part of each crop as rent.

20.

Organize these options into North vs South

Categorize the following

manufactoring

Union

Abraham Lincoln

Little to no slavery

Ulysesses S. Grant

Confederacy

Agriculture

Won the war

lost the war

Slavery

Jefferson Davis

Robert E. Lee

New York

Texas

Seceded

Remained

North
South
21.
How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?
a)
Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it. 
b)
Most Texans did not own slaves so it did not have an influence. 
c)
 Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy. 
d)
Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.
22.
Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?  
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Francis Lubbock
c)
Sam Houston
d)
John Bell Hood
23.
What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas? 
a)
peanuts
b)
sugar cane
c)
potatoes
d)
Cotton
24.
Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?  
a)
Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy 
b)
the Texas Navy kept the Union army out of Texas for the entire war
c)
the Confederate army was superior to the Union army and prevented blockades
d)
Texas were already involved in battles with Native Americans on the frontier
25.
Why did the southern states threaten to secede?
a)
They thought that Lincoln would end slavery. 
b)
Lincoln would never end slavery 
c)
They thought Lincoln would be a bad president 
d)
Lincoln wanted war with Mexico
26.
All of the following were associated with the Battle of Palmito Ranch EXCEPT: (7.5C) 
a)
fought along the Rio Grande River 
b)
fought after the surrender of the Confederacy to the North
c)
stopped in mid battle by agreement of both sides
d)
last military conflict of the Civil War in Texas
27.
"...the North perhaps is and has been infringing on Southern rights, but what can the South do to better the matter by withdrawing from the Union. There cannot in my opinion any good result from such a procedure. " -Elm Fork Echoes, VXX, May 1992 
The author in the writing above wants to prevent the —
a)
Texas Revolution 
b)
Mexican War 
c)
Civil War 
d)
American Revolution
28.
Texas was more economically successful than other states after the Civil War because— 
a)
Since few battles were fought on Texas soil most fields and farms were not destroyed. 
b)
Because of the tariff, Texans had a better plan to recover from the war. 
c)
Plantation owners and former slaves worked together to increase cotton production after the war. 
d)
During Reconstruction, the Union worked to rebuild Texas’ economy first.
29.
The 13th Amendment was added to the Constitution to end-?  
a)
the Civil War
b)
slavery
c)
Reconstruction
d)
inequality among races
30.
Juneteenth is a holiday that is celebrated in Texas and parts of the Southwest each year on June 19. What is being celebrated on Juneteenth?  
a)
when slaves learned of the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
the coming of summer
c)
ending of the Civil War
d)
 becoming a teenager

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