Why was it important for the North to take control of Vicksburg?

It would split the South in two.

What two provisions gave freedmen their first civil rights in America after the Civil War?

the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments

Why did the North have a solid economic advantage over the South?

Nearly 90 percent of American factories were in the North.

Which of the following is NOT true about General Lee's defeat at Gettysburg?

President Jefferson Davis declared a truce.

What event signaled the end of Reconstruction?

Pres. Hayes pulled the last federal troops out of the South.

What military advantage did the North hold over the South as the Civil War began?

The North had a strong naval tradition.

How did the North eliminate the South's only means of raising money?

It blockaded Southern ports, restricting trade.

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the way the war was perceived?

It became less about the Union & more about ending slavery.

Why was it easy for the North to disrupt Southern transportation once the war began?

The South had fewer miles of railroad track.

What was the significance of the First Battle of Bull Run?

The North that they would need a large & well-trained army.

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1
Why was it important for the North to take control of Vicksburg?
It would split the South in two.
It allowed the North to enter Georgia.
It would end the war.
It was the Confederate capital.
2
What two provisions gave freedmen their first civil rights in America after the Civil War?
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
the Black Codes and the Readmission Act
the Bill of Rights and the Freedmen's Act
the Military Reconstruction Act and the Republican Codes
3
Why did the North have a solid economic advantage over the South?
Nearly 90 percent of American factories were in the North.
The North could tax immigration.
The North had more valuable exports than the South.
The North could borrow money from European nations.
4
Which of the following is NOT true about General Lee's defeat at Gettysburg?
Lee lost a third of his army.
The Republicans gained popularity and power.
President Jefferson Davis declared a truce.
Britain decided not to help the Confederacy.
5
What event signaled the end of Reconstruction?
Pres. Hayes pulled the last federal troops out of the South.
Democrats won the House of Representatives in 1874.
Liberal Republicans began to side with Southern Democrats.
The Whiskey Ring scandal hurt Republican power.
6
What military advantage did the North hold over the South as the Civil War began?
The North had more military colleges.
The North had greater popular support.
The North had a strong naval tradition.
The North had better commanders.
7
How did the North eliminate the South's only means of raising money?
It called in all Southern debts and bonds.
It declared Southern taxes unconstitutional.
It closed down the National Treasury.
It blockaded Southern ports, restricting trade.
8
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the way the war was perceived?
It became less about the Union & more about ending slavery.
It created a sense of camaraderie between North and South.
It pushed the South into a negotiating stance.
It went from a sectional crisis to a national one.
9
Why was it easy for the North to disrupt Southern transportation once the war began?
The South had purchased inferior locomotives from England.
The South didn't have military knowledge to prevent attacks.
The South had fewer miles of railroad track.
The South decided not to protect its lines from attack.
10
What was the significance of the First Battle of Bull Run?
The North that they would need a large & well-trained army.
It showed the South that the North could not win the war.
It showed the nation the war would be quick and decisive.
It proved to North that the South was incapable of fighting.

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