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Civil War and Reconstruction
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US History review for civil war and reconstruction unit
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1
Why did the federal government eventually send troops into the south during reconstruction?
to protect African-American land
to keep confederates from forming a new army
to put down riots after the Panic of 1867
to limit voter intimidation against African-Americans
2
Farmers who gave their harvest to the landowner in exchange for use of land, seeds and tools?
scalawags
tenant farmers
sharecroppers
carpetbaggers
3
Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
convinced confederacy to surrender
made the South give up the idea of invading the North
It cut the confederacy in two
marked the first Union victory on the battlefield
4
Intended to overrule and nullify the Dred Scott decision, Congress drafted
Tenure of Office Act
Thirteenth Amendment
Amnesty Act
Fourteenth Amendment
5
President Lincoln said "A house divided....cannot stand". What issue was he addressing?
Secession
Civil Rights
Political Campaigns
Statehood
6
Which of the following was NOT part of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
all African-American families received 40 acres and a mule
The south would be divided into military districts
Southern states had to pass the 14th Amendment
the south had to give african-americans the right to vote
7
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case?
Slave owners could not move into free territory with slaves
Slave owners cant travel through free territory with slaves
Being in a free territory did not make a slave free
Being in a free territory automatically made a slave free.
8
This stated that no citizen can be denied the right to vote based on race or color?
15th amendment
13th amendment
17th amendment
14th amendment
9
Which of the following goals did President Lincoln hold throughout the Civil War?
Free the slaves
punish the confederacy
Acquire new territory
restore the union
10
What innovation had the greatest military impact on the Civil War?
Rifle
Camera
Ironclad
Cannon
11
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
James Earl Ray
John Wilkes Booth
Sirhan Sirhan
Lee Harvey Oswald
12
What is the best word to describe Lincoln's plan for reconstruction?
Lenient
Harsh
Unfair
Vindictive
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Which matter did Radical Republicans contrast most significantly with Lincoln's 10% Plan on?
expropriation of lands that compromised plantations
military occupation of the south
punishment of former confederate soldiers
the conditions to be readmitted to the union
14
How were African Americans kept from voting?
The Emancipation Proclamation
fugitive slave laws
Grandfather clauses and poll taxes
the Dred Scott v Sanford decision
15
What was the aim of "total war"?
To fight until the confederacy had no army left
To wage war in every part of the South
To break the Southern peoples will to fight
To use the most lethal weapons available
16
Under popular sovereignty who decides whether slavery is allowed?
house of representatives
Senate
President
the residents of territory
17
Why did new Republican governments in the South have difficulty after the Civil War?
African-Americans did not hold office at the state level
Slavery remained in several states
African-Americans did not like carpetbaggers
Many white Southerners refused to accept equal rights
18
What was an important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It gave a moral purpose to the war
it united the Republican Party
It kept Great Britain out of the war
It immediately freed Southern slaves
19
In which area did the South have an advantage over the North during the Civil War?
Civilian leadership
food production
industrial capacity
military leadership
20
Which of the following would be most likely to support the South during the Civil War?
Alabama cotton farmer
New York carpetbagger
Ohio Copperhead
Virginia abolitionist
21
What aspects of the 14th amendment have enduring significance?
affirmative action and witness protection clauses
due process and equal protection clause
voting rights and ballot clauses
nondiscrimination and elastic clause
22
What key difference between North and South ultimately led to Civil War?
Southern Climate was warm and North was cooler
southern economy depended on slavery and the northern didn't
South was less densely populated
south was agricultural and north was industrial
23
Members of Republican Party who left their northern homes and moved south after the civil war
Scalawags
Radical Republicans
Carpetbaggers
African-Americans
24
Which President did the House of Representatives impeach?
Abraham Lincoln
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
25
Name given to southerners who joined the Republican Party
Carpetbaggers
Radicals
Scalawags
Confederates
26
Which action showed that President Johnson did not support greater rights for African Americans
Vetoed Freedmen's Bureau and Civil Rights Act of 1866
Allowed high ranking confederates to vote
Supported a Reconstruction plan similar to Lincolns
Fired Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton
27
From earliest to latest, which is the correct chronology of events?
John Brown raid; SC succession; MO compromise; KS-NE Act
SC succession; John Brown raid; KS-NE Act; MO compromise
MO compromise; KA-NE Act; John Brown raid; SC succession
KS-NE Act; MO Compromise; SC succession; John Brown raid
28
How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the course of the Civil War?
forcing Southern states to stop importing slaves
prompting several states to secede from the Union
by allowing escaped slaves to fight in the army
Extended the North's war aims to include abolition
29
Which of the following did the KKK believe?
African Americans should get an education
African Americans should not vote
the courts were the best place to solve racial differences
White Southerners were better off after the war
30
Which of the following is evidence that the 15th amendment failed to fulfill its promise
Athletic opportunities were unequal for blacks and whites
public schools were segregated for almost the next 100 years
voting rights were denied
employment practices were discriminatory
31
To curb the violence of the KKK in the South, Congress passed the
Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871
Freedmen's Bureau Act
Ten Percent Plan
Reconstruction Act of 1870
32
Which of the following abolished slavery in the North?
Thirteenth Amendment
Missouri Compromise
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
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Which of the following acts initiated the "revolution of 1860?"
South Carolina's secession
formation of the confederacy
the firing on Fort Sumter
Virginia's secession
