WorksheetsUnit 5 Study Guide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. Which of the following was a primary reason for the ratification of the 14th Amendment?
To abolish slavery
efforts by Southern states to restrict the rights of
African Americans
To establish the federal income tax
To give women the right to vote
2. Why was the former Confederacy divided into 5 military districts during Radical Reconstruction?
To govern the former Confederate states.
To punish the Southern states for seceding from the Union
To provide military training to the Southern population
To establish new state governments loyal to the Confederacy
3. How did grandfather clauses apply to suffrage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
They allowed all citizens to vote regardless of literacy tests.
They exempted certain people from voting restrictions based on their ancestors' voting rights.
They were laws that required all voters to pass literacy tests.
They were amendments that granted women the right to vote.
The 14th amendment effectively overturned which prior decision of the Supreme Court?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
5. The 14th amendment is historically significant because:
it abolished slavery in the United States.
it granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
it gave women the right to vote.
it established the federal income tax.
6. When facing impeachment, Andrew Johnson was accused of violating which act of Congress?
Tenure of Office Act
Civil Rights Act
Homestead Act
Reconstruction Act
The group of politicians that sought the impeachment of Andrew Johnson was known as the:
Radical Republicans
Federalists
Whigs
Democrats
8. What constitutional amendment ended slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
9. What constitutional amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the United States?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
The 13th amendment brought to life the intentions of which presidential decree?
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Monroe Doctrine
New Deal
11. What president authorized the suspension of habeas corpus?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
12. Why was the writ of habeas corpus suspended?
To maintain public safety during a rebellion
To enforce new laws
To increase government power
To reduce court workload
13. Which of the following did Southern states implement in an attempt to bypass the Fifteenth Amendment?
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
Grandfather clauses
All of the above
14. As a result of the Compromise of 1877, ______ became the 19th President of the United States.
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Ulysses S. Grant
James A. Garfield
15. What represented the end of Reconstruction?
The Compromise of 1877
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
16. What did the Compromise of 1877 resolve?
The Presidential Election 1876
The beginning of the Civil War
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Louisiana Purchase
Under the Reconstruction policy of the Radical Republicans, the federal government sent federal troops to break up which terrorist organization?
Ku Klux Klan
Black Panthers
Weather Underground
Symbionese Liberation Army
What did the Radical Republicans believe about President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies?
They supported his policies completely.
They believed his policies were too lenient towards the South.
They thought his policies were too harsh on the South.
They had no opinion on his policies.
19. What higher-education facility was created in Atlanta during reconstruction to provide educational resources to African-Americans?
Spelman College
Morehouse College
Clark Atlanta University
Fisk University
Which government agency was formed to help former slaves acquire land after the Civil War?
Freedmen's Bureau
Homestead Act Office
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Civil Rights Commission
The Union general who accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee and his army following the Battle of Appomattox Court House was:
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
George G. Meade
Philip H. Sheridan
The Confederate bombardment of which fort on April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Fort Knox
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort McHenry
The Gettysburg Address was delivered during a dedication ceremony for a new national cemetery. What message did President Lincoln wish to convey?
To honor the soldiers who fought and died
To declare the end of the Civil War
To announce his re-election campaign
To propose a new amendment to the Constitution
In his Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln refers to "unfinished work"; what does he mean by that?
The need to continue fighting the Civil War
The need to abolish slavery
The need to preserve the Union
The need to honor the soldiers who died
What did President Lincoln mean when he stated that the country "shall have a new birth of freedom"?
The country will return to its original state.
The country will experience a renewal of liberty and equality.
The country will expand its territory.
The country will change its form of government.
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for which MAIN reason?
To suppress dissent and maintain public order
To increase taxes
To gain support from foreign nations
To improve economic conditions
The Emancipation Proclamation freed...
all slaves in the United States
slaves in the Confederate states
slaves in the border states
no slaves
What advantage did the Confederate military have during the Civil War?
Superior industrial capacity
Larger population
Quality military leaders
Stronger naval forces
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the War Between the States?
Appomattox Court House
Gettysburg
Richmond
Antietam
How did Sherman's "March to the Sea" MOST directly impact the civilian populace of the South?
It boosted the morale of the Southern civilians.
It led to significant destruction of infrastructure and resources.
It resulted in the liberation of Southern slaves.
It caused a major economic boom in the South.
The bloodiest battle of the American Civil War was:
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Shiloh
What famous campaign was designed to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war?
Sherman's March to the Sea
The Gettysburg Campaign
The Overland Campaign
The Vicksburg Campaign
What city's location as a hub of railroads carrying military supplies made it an important target for the Union army?
Atlanta
Richmond
Nashville
Charleston
What was the bloodiest one-day battle in U.S. history?
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Shiloh
What Union general defended his ‘total war’ effort by stating, “war is cruelty”?
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
George B. McClellan
Philip Sheridan
The theme of President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address was:
Reconstruction and healing of the nation
Economic development
Foreign policy
Technological advancement
In what way was the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation an attempt to hurt the war effort of the Confederacy?
By freeing slaves in the Confederate states, it aimed to weaken the Southern economy and labor force.
It was intended to encourage European nations to support the Confederacy.
The proclamation sought to strengthen the Confederate military by enlisting freed slaves.
It aimed to negotiate peace with the Confederacy by offering freedom to slaves.
Which of the following was a primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of the Civil War?
To abolish slavery
To preserve the Union
To expand U.S. territories
To strengthen the military
Presidential Reconstruction differed from Congress's Radical Reconstruction in that it:
focused on quickly restoring the Union with minimal changes to the South
sought to punish the ku klux klan
sought to redistribute land to former slaves
required Southern states to ratify the 15th Amendment
As compared to the Reconstruction plans of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, the Congressional Reconstruction plan was more focused on which of the following?
A. Economic development
B. Political reintegration
C. Civil rights for freed slaves
D. Military occupation
