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Civil War and Reconstruction
Civil War and Reconstruction
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A #blindquiz to review the #Civil War and #Reconstruction
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1
Congress tried to _____ Andrew Johnson.
impeach
veto
assassinate
ratify
2
The Republican Party was formed in
1868.
1854.
1800.
1821.
3
The Free-Soilers were
northerners who wanted to start a slave rebellion.
opposed to slavery for economic reasons.
opposed to slavery for moral reasons.
southerners who promoted slavery in the territories.
4
Who was the first African American senator?
Jefferson Davis
Levi Coffin
Hiram Revels
Frederick Douglass
5
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
California was admitted as a free state
New Mexico and Utah were allowed popular soveriegnty
A more strict Fugitive Slave Law was enacted
Maine was admitted as a free state
6
Andrew Johnson's approach to Reconstruction was to ________ the Southern states.
punish
celebrate
forgive
ignore
7
What Union nurse helped start the Red Cross after the Civil War?
Elizabeth Clady Stanton
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Clara Barton
Harriett Tubman
8
By the end of the Civil War, ____ percent of the Union Army was African Americans.
75
10
25
50
9
One big advantage the Union had over the Confederacy was
slaves.
a large agricultural base.
a large industrial base.
better military leadership.
10
The total number of states that quit the Union was
15
27
7
11
11
Where did the fighting in the Civil War begin?
Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
12
When Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860, some southern states
filed a formal protest.
attacked Fort Sumter.
seceded from the U.S.
switched their economies to industry.
13
When the Civil War began, what was Lincoln's main goal?
to punish the south
to free the slaves
to promote popular sovereignty
to keep the United States together
14
In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln said
"...that government ... by the people, ... shall not perish"
"All persons held as slaves...henceforward shall be free."
"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."
"I shall return."
15
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that
slaves were people who could not travel into free states.
African Americans could vote.
slaves were property and therefore not allowed to sue.
slaves should be free in free states.
16
One part of the Union plan to defeat the Confederacy was to
burn all the southern towns and villages to the ground.
ask Mexico to attack the Confederacy.
capture the Confederate capitol, Richmond, Virginia.
capture all the Confederate state capitals.
17
The Know-Nothing Party focused on
ending slavery.
creating paths to citizenship for immigrants.
anti-immigration and anti-Protestant religions.
promoting slavery.
18
A confederacy is a
group of rebellious states.
strong national government with weak state governments.
nation ruled by a king or queen.
loose union of states with a weak central government.
19
The Reconstruction Era was mostly over by
1865.
1850.
1861.
1877.
20
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
West Virginia
Texas
Mississippi
21
What did John Brown hope to accomplish with his raid on Harper's Ferry?
To assassinate the president.
To get the southern states to attack the northern states.
To start a large scale slave revolt.
To promote slavery in the western territories.
22
The period of time in Kansas history when pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought was called
the Bloody Years.
the Border Ruffian Invasion.
the Civil War.
Bleeding Kansas.
23
Who was one of Abraham Lincoln's secretaries?
John Hay
John Adams
John Fremont
Andrew Johnson
24
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union was
slaves.
a larger population.
a large industrial base.
better military leadership.
25
Routes on the Underground Railroad often followed
major roads.
natural features such as rivers.
a secret map of all the stops.
railroad lines.
26
The 15th Amendment
made former slaves naturalized citizens.
freed the slaves.
said states could not prohibit former slaves from voting.
prohibited the sale of alcohol.
27
The main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates was
immigration.
impressment of U.S. sailors into the British Navy.
slavery.
the economy.
28
The first major battle of the Civil War was fought at
Antietam.
Gettysburg.
Bull Run.
Vicksburg.
29
Which Union General led a destructive march through the Confederacy?
Meade
Lee
Sherman
McClellan
30
The turning point of the war for the Union is considered to be the Battle of
Vicksburg.
Gettysburg.
Bull Run.
Antietam.
31
_____ were white farmers who supported the Republican party's efforts to Reconstruct the south.
Free-Soliers
Scalawags
African Americans
Carpetbaggers
32
Harriet Tubman made 19 trips back to the south and helped _______ slaves escape to freedom.
1000
50
300
100
33
Farmers who gave some of their harvest to the landowners of the land they farmed were known as
carpetbaggers.
share croppers.
confederates.
scalawags.
34
Popular sovereignty is the idea that people living in a state or territory could
vote to decide whether to allow or prohibit slavery.
vote to remove the president from office.
ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
declare war on another state.
35
Who won the 1868 presidential election?
Stephen Douglas
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
George McClellan
36
The more effective Fugitive Slave Law said slaves were not
entitled to travel with their masters.
entitled to a trial by jury.
allowed to go to Canada.
allowed in border states.
37
What event effectively ended the Civil War?
Lee's defeat at Gettysburg
Great Britain came to the aid of the Confederacy
Grant's surrender to Lee
Lee's surrender to Grant
38
The agricultural economy of the south was based on
manufacturing and small farms
large cities
tobacco and slave labor
plantations and slave labor
39
Most African Americans in the south joined the _____ Party after the Civil War.
Whig
Democrat
Republican
Know-Nothing
40
General Grant captured ____, which gave the Union control of most of the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Chattanooga
Antietam
41
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book
Uncle Tom's Cabin
stressed the
moral evils of slavery.
reasons to start a war with slave states.
benefits of slavery.
moral evils of alcohol.
42
The 13th Amendment
made former slaves naturalized citizens of the U.S.
freed the slaves.
said states could not prohibit former slaves from voting.
prohibited the sale of alcohol.
43
The 14th Amendment
prohibited the sale of alcohol.
freed the slaves.
made former slaves naturalized citizens of the U.S.
said states could not prohibit former slaves from voting.
44
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
George McClellan
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Jackson