What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

to provide help to freed slaves

What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?

to destroy the South's food, shelter, and supplies

Which of the following is NOT true of the Confederate surrender?

Confederate soldiers could be put on trial for treason

Why was the Union victory at Antietam Creek important?

it made the British reluctant to support the South

Which of the following is NOT true of the South at the beginning of the Civil War?

More slaves lived there than freed people

Which of the following is NOT true about the North at the start of the Civil War?

There was no discrimination against African-Americans

According to the Compromise of 1850

the slave trade was prohibited in Washington DC

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1
Which of the following limited the rights of freedmen after the Civil War?
Enforcement Act
Civil Rights Act
14th Amendment
Gerrymandering
2
In the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court viewed slaves as
property.
freedmen.
sharecroppers.
citizens.
3
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves
the Confederate states.
in the border states.
everywhere.
in the Union states.
4
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
to secure the right to vote for all freed slaves
to arrest Confederates for mistreatment of freed slaves
to establish laws to restrict movements of freed slaves
to provide help to freed slaves
5
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
to destroy the South's food, shelter, and supplies
all of the above
to gain support for the preservation of slavery
to recruit slaves to join the Union army
6
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
7
What was the primary reason that Lincoln fought against Southern secession?
to end slavery
to preserve the Union
to prevent slaves from escaping
to extend slavery into new territories
8
The establishment of the 36, 30' parallel line (above free and below slave) was part of the
Dred Scott Decision
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
9
Which of the following is NOT true of the Confederate surrender?
Confederate soldiers were given food rations
Confederate soldiers could keep their horses
It took place between Lee and Grant
Confederate soldiers could be put on trial for treason
10
Why was the Union victory at Antietam Creek important?
it was the first time the Union won a battle
it destroyed the majority of Southern supplies
it ended the war
it made the British reluctant to support the South
11
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Ulysses S. Grant
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
12
What is it called when people in the state decided for themselves whether to be free or slave?
Emancipation Proclamation
Declaratory Act
Popular Sovereignty
13th Amendment
13
According to the 13th Amendment, slavery was
tolerated.
abolished.
banned from new territories.
allowed in the south.
14
Which of the following is NOT true of the South at the beginning of the Civil War?
The economy was based on agriculture
More slaves lived there than freed people
Depended on slave labor
They strongly supported states' rights
15
The North, South, and West all had different interests and loyalties, this is called
Abolitinist
Sovereignty
Federalism
Sectionalism
16
Which of the following is NOT true about the North at the start of the Civil War?
There was no discrimination against African-Americans
Population was 22 million
The economy was based primarily on manufacturing
17
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
William Lloyd Garrison
William Tecumseh Sherman
Robert E. Lee
18
Which southern state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Georgia
19
According to the Compromise of 1850
Maine was admitted as a free state
all of the above.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
the slave trade was prohibited in Washington DC
20
Which of the following was a problem faced by the country after the Civil War?
political re-entry of the Confederate states
education and support for freedmen
all of the above
economic devastation of the South

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