Which answer names 2 ways that African American men helped the Union during the Civil War?

They worked in the army, as carpenters, cooks, and guards.

What did the Confederate states have to do to be allowed back into the United States?

They had to approve the 13th 14th, and 15th Amendments.

Why did Republicans in Congress want to impeach Andrew Johnson?

They were angry about his attempts to block their laws.

Which of the following BEST describes the South’s strategy when the Civil War began?

to defend the Confederacy until the North gave up

Who was Sojourner Truth?

formerly enslaved African American who worked for abolition

Why did the North agree to the Missouri Compromise?

It allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state.

What do poll tax, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause have in common?

All made it difficult for African American men to vote.

Why was it surprising that Robert E. Lee led the Confederate army?

He had thought of himself as a patriot.

Why did the Union want to capture Vicksburg?

to control the Mississippi River

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the rebuilding and healing of the country
emancipation
Confederacy
impeachment
reconstruction
2
the government formed by the states that seceded from the Union
Confederacy
Loyalists
Patriots
Union
3
Which answer names 2 ways that African American men helped the Union during the Civil War?
African American men played no role in the Civil War.
They worked in the army, as carpenters, cooks, and guards.
They joined Native American groups to try to take back land
They worked as nurses on the battlefield.
4
What new war technology was introduced during the Civil War?
guns
ironclad ships
cannons
steamships
5
What new technology most changed the way people on the home front understood the Civil War?
ironclad ships
photography
the telegraph
submarines
6
when the House of Representatives brings charges of wrong doing against an elected official
enlistment
impeachment
assassinate
reconstruction
7
to join the military
emancipation
enlist
blockade
union
8
What did the Confederate states have to do to be allowed back into the United States?
They had to pay large fines to the U.S. government.
They had to approve the 13th 14th, and 15th Amendments.
They had to grant women the right to vote.
They had to repeal the black codes.
9
Which military leader used the strategy of “total war”?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Stonewall Jackson
10
Why did Republicans in Congress want to impeach Andrew Johnson?
They had no support in government.
They were angry about his attempts to block their laws.
It would increase the chances of amending the Constitution.
He had become president without being elected.
11
Which of the following BEST describes the South’s strategy when the Civil War began?
to seize Northern ports to prevent trade
to persuade enslaved people to become soldiers
to defend the Confederacy until the North gave up
to get money and soldiers from France
12
What was the Union’s goal when the Battle of Bull Run began?
to surprise Confederate troops
to control the Mississippi River
to secure Washington, D.C.
to capture Richmond
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setting enslaved people free
blockade
Underground Railroad
emancipation
reconstruction
14
an organized, secret system set up to help enslaved people escape
Underground Railroad
Emancipation Proclamation
Missouri Compromise
Reconstruction of the US
15
Who was Sojourner Truth?
Confederate spy nicknamed “La Belle Rebelle”
wife of Union General Ulysses S. Grant
formerly enslaved African American who worked for abolition
volunteer nurse in the Civil War who founded the Red Cross
16
Why did the North agree to the Missouri Compromise?
It allowed California to enter the Union as a free state.
It allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state.
It repealed the Fugitive Slave law.
It banned slavery in the Northwest Territory.
17
What do poll tax, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause have in common?
They all went into effect before the Civil War ended.
All made it difficult for African American men to vote.
They were all put in place by the Freedmen’s Bureau.
They were all approved by the federal government.
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a barrier of troops or ships to keep people and supplies from moving in and out of an area
blockade
reconstruction
Union
emancipation
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Why was it surprising that Robert E. Lee led the Confederate army?
He had no military experience.
He had thought of himself as a patriot.
He had been a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
He opposed all forms of war.
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the rights of states to make their own local laws
blockade
emancipation
reconstruction
states' rights
21
Why did the Union want to capture Vicksburg?
to prevent trains from getting through
to shut down the textile mills there
to control the Mississippi River
to get closer to Richmond
22
the side of the United States during the Civil War
Union
Confederacy
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to murder for political reasons
impeach
enlist
assassinate
blockade

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