WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following Amendments abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
2.
Southern whites restricted the freedom of African Americans soon after the Civil War by using:
a)
the federal courts
b)
congressional aid
c)
Freedman’s Bureau
d)
Black Codes
3.
Southerners who supported Reconstruction were known as:
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Losers
d)
Jim Crows
4.
What are “freedmen”?
a)
African Americans who were enslaved after the Civil War
b)
African Americans who moved to New York during the Civil War
c)
African Americans who were freed from slavery after the Civil War
d)
African Americans who worked as factory workers in the late 1700s
5.
Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction were known as:
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Losers
d)
Jim Crows
6.
Which of the following amendments gave African Americans the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
7.
The Radical Republicans were Congressional Republicans who --
a)
supported slavery.
b)
wanted the North to be punished for the Civil War.
c)
wanted to bring the South back into the Union quickly.
d)
wanted to send Union troops to the South to protect the rights of Freedmen.
8.
Why was Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan sometimes called “The 10% Plan?”
a)
It called for a 10% tax on Southern products to pay their Civil War debts.
b)
10% of each Southern state’s voters were required to pledge loyalty to the United States and support emancipation before that state was readmitted into the Union.
c)
Southern states would be required to provide employment for 10% of the freed Blacks in their population.
d)
Each Southern State had to pay 10% of their war debt to the Union before there were allowed back .
9.
Southern whites restricted the freedom of African Americans soon after the Civil War by using:
a)
the federal courts
b)
congressional aid
c)
Freedman’s Bureau
d)
Black Codes
10.
Which of the following amendments gave African Americans the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
11.
The Wade-Davis Bill—...
a)
Was drafted by Congressional Democrats in 1864.
b)
Stated that 50% of voters in Southern states must take the oath of allegiance to the United States.
c)
Passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Lincoln.
d)
Argued for the South to be let into the Union without restrictions.
12.
What is an "abolitionist?"
a)
A person who fought for the rights of indigenous people.
b)
A supporter of Mexican land rights in Texas.
c)
A financial donor to the cause of women's rights in the 19th century.
d)
An individual who worked to end the institution of slavery.
13.
What is popular sovereignty?
a)
The idea that the people have the right to elect their own sovereign in a traditional monarchy.
b)
The philosophy that the people have the right to determine for themselves the nature of their own government.
c)
Abraham Lincoln's term for abolitionism.
d)
The concept stating that if the South wanted to leave the Union, they should be allowed to leave, in peace.
14.
To "secede" is to--
a)
Leave the United States.
b)
Succeed in business, specifically in the South.
c)
Combine more than one plantation under one owner.
d)
Raise tariffs on imported goods, specifically from Spain.
15.
Which of the following events happened FIRST?
a)
The Gettysburg Address
b)
The Battle of Antietam
c)
The secession of South Carolina from the Union.
d)
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
16.
Which of the following is TRUE about the differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War?
a)
The North was more urban and industrialized.
b)
The people of the South needed more infrastructure, such as roads, canals, and railways.
c)
Southerners were strong supports of states' rights.
d)
All of the above statements are true.
17.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the North during the Civil War?
a)
Most of the battles were fought in Northern territory.
b)
It had a huge advantage in weapons and supplies.
c)
It had more railroads and were therefore able to get troops to the front quickly.
d)
It had a larger population and therefore more men available for military service.
18.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
It had little immediate effect on the lives of enslaved peoples.
b)
With it, President Lincoln "freed" all the slaves in the rebelling Southern states.
c)
It gave the Union a moral purpose for fighting for victory.
d)
It made foreign countries less likely to send aid to the South.
e)
All of the above statements are true.
19.
The Battle of Gettysburg was--
a)
fought in Southern territory.
b)
won by the North.
c)
Caused by General Robert E. Lee invading Massachusetts in 1863.
d)
the first battle of the Civil War.
20.
In which speech did President Lincoln state that the Civil War was necessary to preserve the Union and that America was one nation, not a collection of individual states?
a)
The Emancipation Proclamation
b)
The Dedication of Bull Run
c)
The Gettysburg Address
d)
His Third Inaugural Address
21.
What was the importance of the Appomattox Courthouse?
a)
It is where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the Civil War.
b)
It is where General Lee accepted the position of general.
c)
It was the Union headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg.
d)
It was the location of the first-ever military field hospital in the Union, started by Clara Barton.
22.
In the below excerpt, President Lincoln was talking about--
a)
The free Black movement to return to Africa and establish their own independent country of Liberia.
b)
The fact that the Civil War was a fight between neighbors, brothers, sisters, and fellow Americans.
c)
The need to convert all freed Blacks to Christianity, because that was God's plan.
d)
None of the above
23.
Which developed due to the vast differences that had developed between the North and South such as a difference in culture and economy?
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Annexation
24.
What was one major effect of John Brown’s raid on the relationship between the North and South?
a)
It united both sides in support of abolition
b)
It caused southern leaders to free their slaves voluntarily
c)
It increased mistrust and pushed the nation closer to war
d)
It reduced tensions over slavery for a short time
25.
Which event marked the official beginning of the Civil War?
a)
John Brown’s execution
b)
The firing on Fort Sumter
c)
The election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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