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WorksheetsSS8h5&H6
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Someone who believes in states' rights would BEST support which of the following statements?
National Laws are more important than state laws
We should obey all federal laws
There is no need for a national government
The National government has no right telling states how to handle their business
Why was the Georgia Platform important
It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton
I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law
It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law
It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union
Which part of the United States supported Abraham Lincoln most in becoming president in the election of 1860?
north
South
East
South Carolina
What was another name for the South during the Civil War?
Union
Whigs
Tories
Confederacy
What battle was said to be the bloodiest two days of the Civil War and a great victory for the South? This battle caused the Union forces to retreat into Chattanooga.
Kennesaw
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Antietam
What was the impact of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
The Union soldiers lost their will to fight
It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
It gave the South hope that they would win
It left a path of devastation and destruction from Atlanta to Savannah
What was the purpose of the naval blockade by Union ships on the coast of Georgia?
It was an attempt to block all of the railroad stations
It was an attempt to block all supply routes between the South and Britain
It was an attempt to stop Lee's army from advancing to Washington DC
It was an attempt to block the passage of the Missouri Compromise
What is being described? California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.
The Missouri Compromise
The Georgia Platform
The Nullification Crisis
The Compromise of 1850
The election of Abraham Lincoln led to
southern states seceding from the Union
southern states protesting with a March in Washington DC
northern states nullifying the election results
a recount in Illinoise
Alexander Stephens fought the debate over secession in Georgia. If Georgia leaders had voted for secession, Georgia would have ____.
Joined the Union
Seceded from the Confederacy
seceded from the Union
won the war
North and South had conflict over which of the following?
Slavery
The enforcement of tariffs
states' rights
All of these
What mode of transportation was key to the Civil War effort?
Ships
Interstate highways
railroads
airports
Which was an event that DIDN'T lead to the Civil War?
Election of 1860
Dred Scott Case
Reconstruction
Compromise of 1850
Why did the Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was not in their jurisdiction
The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property
The Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott was not a citizen therefore could not sue in court
The Supreme Court decided not to rule because it would cause anger on both sided
What three things did Lincoln’s Plan require the South to do to be reunited back to the Union?
10% of the people in each state had to take an oath to obey the Constitution.
Each state had to set up a new government and a new state constitution.
Each state had to abolish slavery.
Each state had to imprison ALL ex-Confederates.
What was the agenda of the radical Republicans (what did they want to do to the south)?
Punish the South.
Be lenient toward the South.
Take all former slaves from the South.
Send all ex-Confederates to jail.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
ave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.
Granted African American men the right to vote.
Granted women the right to vote.
What were Black Codes?
Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
Laws designed to help freed blacks and poor whites navigate the South after the end of the Civil War.
Addendums to the Reconstruction Amendments.
Laws designed to limit the freedom of poor whites in the South after the end of the Civil War.
Choose 4 examples of Black Codes.
Employment was required of all freedmen.
Freedmen could not assemble without the presence of a white person.
Freedmen were not to be taught to read or write.
Public facilities were segregated.
Freedmen were allowed to do as they pleased.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.
It granted African American men the right to vote.
It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
It granted women the right to vote.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
It granted African American men the right to vote.
It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.
It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
It allowed women the right to vote.
What was the ultimate goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To give an economic boost to African Americans and poor whites by helping them learn to read and write through formal education.
To help poor whites become educated.
To create opportunities for poor whites.
To educate all Southerners.
What was the ultimate goal of the KKK?
To intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans from voting and running for office during the Reconstruction period.
To intimidate whites to keep them from voting and running for office.
To dance around in fancy pajamas while listening to Rhianna.
To help freed blacks find jobs and get an education.
What was the main difference between tenant farmers and sharecroppers during Reconstruction?
Sharecroppers were mostly immigrants from Europe, while tenant farmers were mostly freedmen and freedwomen.
Most sharecroppers were carpetbaggers from the North, while most tenant farmers were former Confederate soldiers.
Most tenant farmers owned tools and equipment, while sharecroppers relied on landowners for everything they needed.
Tenant farmers were often indebted to the landowners who sold them supplies, while sharecroppers rapidly grew wealthy.
