Who were the Redeemers?

Democratic leaders who planned and directed the revolution of 1875.

To secure food by stripping the countryside

Why was the battle of Vicksburg important?

The Union cut the South in two by gaining control of the Mississippi River.

What was a carpetbagger?

Northerners that went South to get easy money and property

Formal charges against an official

What was one requirement for the Constitution of 1868?

A constitution required for MS to be readmitted. Gave blacks rights.

Reconstruction was...

The time of rebuilding the South and restoring southern states to the Union

Surrounding land and preventing supplies from reaching it.

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Ch.6 Civil War and Reconstruction

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1
Grierson's Raid was..
a distraction to the confederacy
all of the above
used as a diversion tactic
ordered by Grant so he could attack Vicksburg
2
A Scalawag was...
A Southern white in favor of Reconstruction
A Freedman who remained in the South
A Freedman who moved North
Someone who took your land
3
Define* Amnesty:
Pardon or forgiveness
the rebuilding of the south after Civil War
Lincoln's 10% plan
First Reconstruction plan
4
Black codes were..
laws that enforced segregation
laws that applied only to black people
laws that were passed in the South after the Civil War
All of these answers
5
Bivouac means
to camp with minimal equipment
to glamp
relative size or extent
to give freedom
6
Who lead the battle of Shiloh on the Union side?
General Grant
General Joseph
General Pierre
General A.S Jhonston
7
What is a blockade?
Laws to limit the rights of former slaves.
To use ships to isolate a port or an island.
An agreement in which each side gives up something it wants.
A long-range plane made to reach a goal.
8
Who were the Redeemers?
Democratic leaders who planned and directed the revolution of 1875.
Freed slaves.
All the Mississippi goveners.
Republican leaders who planned and directed the revolution of 1875.
9
Forage
To secure food by stripping the countryside
To throw food away
None of the Above
To secure food by burning it
10
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Abraham Lincoln
John Letcher
11
This highest ranking Confederate general was killed at Shiloh.
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Albert Sidney Johnston
Robert E. Lee
12
Why was the battle of Vicksburg important?
The Union cut the South in two by gaining control of the Mississippi River.
The French came to the aid of the Union forces,
The defeat of the Confederates at Vicksburg caused them to surrender.
The South captured a major city in Union territory.
13
What was a carpetbagger?
Northerners who supported the South
Southerners who fought in the Mexican American war
Southerners who supported the North
Northerners that went South to get easy money and property
14
What battle started the Civil War?
battle of the Alamo
battle of Appomattox
The firing on Fort Sumpter
battle of Gettysburg
15
He was the general of the Confederate Army. He surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, Va.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
16
Impeachment means...
Agreement with another country
Formal charges against an official
Release (from punishment)
Postponement (of punishment)
17
What does casualties mean?
a death or injury doing war
to be informal
18
What was one requirement for the Constitution of 1868?
A constitution required for MS to be readmitted. Gave blacks rights.
President Lincolns proclamation that freed all slaves in those states.
19
Reconstruction was...
The time of rebuilding the South and restoring southern states to the Union
Rebuilding a building
20
Whats a siege?
A tactic where armed forces try to keep a fort
Surrounding land and preventing supplies from reaching it.
A raid
A riot

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