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Civil War and Reconstruction

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 causes of the Civil War? Choose all that apply.

a)

Slavery

b)

Lincoln was killed

c)

States rights

d)

Sectionalism

e)

The United States government stole all of the slaves in the South.

2.

How did Sam Houston feel about Texas seceding?

a)

He supported it and thought it was a great idea

b)

He was against it and thought it was a really bad idea.

c)

He said he would be okay with seceding if he was allowed to be governor forever.

3.

What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Sabine Pass

4.

Which Reconstruction Plan was EASIEST on the South?

a)

Johnson's Plan

b)

Lincoln's 10% Plan

c)

Congressional Reconstruction Plan

5.

What is a unionist?

a)

a Northerner that supported the South seceding

b)

a Southerner who opposed the South seceding

6.

What years did Reconstruction begin and end?

a)

1890-1915

b)

1865-1877

c)

1860-1890

d)

1862-1867

7.

What was the BLOODIEST day in the Civil War

a)

Antietam

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Galveston

8.

What was the Union's strategy/plan to win the Civil War called?

a)

Python Plan

b)

Cobra Plan

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Mamba Plan

9.

What organization was created to help newly freed slaves get jobs?

a)

Salvation Army

b)

United Way

c)

Frederick's Bureau

d)

Freedman's Bureau

10.

What 3 advantages did the South have during the Civil War? 


a)

knew the land they were fighting on and how to get around

b)

better military leaders

c)

a reason to fight

d)

more $$$$$$

11.

Who was the political leader/president of the South

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

12.

What did the 13th amendment accomplish?

a)

abolished slavery in the US

b)

gave black women citizenship

c)

gave black men the right to vote

d)

right to bear arms

13.

What 4 advantages did the North have during the Civil War? 


a)

more troops

b)

more supplies

c)

more factories

d)

more railroads

e)

knew the land in the South well

14.

What vocab word describes using ships to keep people and supplies from entering or leaving a location? 


a)

arcade

b)

blockade

c)

stoppage

15.

Who was the military leader of the North during the Civil War?


a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Lincoln

16.

What is the name for laws that were created by southern governments to take the rights away from African Americans?


a)

Black Laws

b)

Black Commandments

c)

Brown Codes

d)

Black Codes

17.

What was the rebuilding of the South and making the Union whole again after the Civil War called?


a)

Reconciliation

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Reborn

d)

Regress

e)

Recognition

18.

1st battle of the Civil War

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Worth

c)

Fort Bend

d)

Gettysburg

19.

Who took over reconstruction because Johnson was too lenient?


a)

Congressional/Radical Republicans

b)

Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Socialist Party

20.

Who was the military leader for the South during the Civil War?


a)

Lincoln

b)

Johnson

c)

Grant

d)

Lee

21.

Which side of the Civil War had more agriculture (farmland)? 


a)

North

b)

South

22.

How did most Texans feel about secession?


a)

against it

b)

supported it

c)

did not care

23.

Who was the political leader/President of the North during the Civil War?


a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Lincoln

c)

Johnson

d)

Sam Houston

24.

How was life for the Unionists living in Texas?


a)

very easy, they were treated like royalty.

b)

They were persecuted, harassed, and even hanged in some cases. 


25.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to General Grant?


a)

Gettysburg

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Dallas, TX

d)

Jackson, Mississippi

26.

Which side of the Civil War had more Industries (businesses)? 


a)

North

b)

South

27.

What years did the Civil War take place? 


a)

1856-1880

b)

1861-1890

c)

1865-1872

d)

1861-1865

28.

What invention allowed the Union to communicate over long distances instantly?


a)

iPhone

b)

telegraph

c)

teleprompter

d)

megaphone

29.

What was the significance of June 19th, 1865?


a)

Civil War end date

b)

Civil war begins

c)

Lincoln's birthday

d)

Juneteenth- Slaves were freed in Texas 


30.

What state was Fort Sumter located in?


a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

South Carolina

d)

California

31.

What was the capital of the Confederacy? 


a)

Richmond, VA

b)

San Antonio, TX

c)

Montgomery, AL

d)

Memphis, TN

32.

What new type of ship allowed the Union to control the Mississippi?


a)

steamboat

b)

ironclad

c)

rowboat

33.

How many states were in the Confederacy? 


a)

19

b)

8

c)

11

d)

3

34.

Congress split the southern states into how many military districts?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

7

d)

5

35.

Who created the 10% Plan?

a)

Lee

b)

Johnson

c)

Lincoln

d)

Grant

36.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the USA

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

37.

Amendment giving African Americans (former slaves) citizenship

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

38.

Amendment giving black men the right to vote

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

39.

Many Northerners felt that Johnson and Lincoln's reconstruction plans were too _______ on the South

a)

Easy and lenient

b)

Harsh and difficult

40.

How did Congress try to protect the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction?


a)

Creating the Freedman's Bureau and ratifying the 13,14, and 15th amendments

b)

They didn't

c)

Hiring bodyguards for each black family

41.

How did white Southerners limit the voting rights of African Americans

a)

difficult tests

b)

poll taxes

c)

segregation

d)

all of the above