What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

Slave owners could easily claim a runaway slave

What were the Black Codes?

Laws enacted in Southern states that regulated the lives of former slaves

What was the Freedman's Bureau?

A government organization to educate and assist former slaves' transition

Which of the following was a focus of the new Republican Party?

encourage using popular sovereignty to determine where slavery could exist

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation only free slaves in the Confederate States?

Lincoln did not want to alienate northern slave states

Who were Carpetbaggers?

Northerners who came South after the war

An advantage the Confederacy held during the Civil War was that _____________.

most battles were in the South, land Southerners were more familiar with

What effect did sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?

It kept former slaves economically limited & tied to agriculture.

Why did Lincoln have difficulty in selecting a general to lead the Union Army?

Most of the most experienced generals in the Union Army were from the South

Which was not a part of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

Slaves were free when they entered non-slave states

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act cause conflict?

Nebraska wanted to be a slave state, but was not allowed to

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1
Who assassinated Lincoln?
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johnson
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
2
Where was the bloodiest day of battle in the Civil War?
Antietam
Vicksburg
Appomattox
Gettysburg
3
Which Union general led a campaign destroying the infrastructure of the South and burned Atlanta and Savannah?
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
4
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Canadian law promising refuge for escaped slaves
Declared escaped slaves that made it to free state were free
Slave owners could easily claim a runaway slave
People that assisted escaped slaves were to be executed
5
Which Union victory effectively cut the South in half and disrupted a major Confederate supply route?
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
6
What were the Black Codes?
Laws enacted in Southern states that regulated the lives of former slaves
Laws passed by Congress to protect Constitutional rights of freed slaves
Government program created by Lincoln to help the former slaves.
White supremacist groups that attempted to prevent black men from voting
7
Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Ft Sumter
8
What was the Freedman's Bureau?
A government organization that was responsible for rebuilding the South
A government organization to educate and assist former slaves' transition
A govt organization that oversaw Reconstruction era elections in the South.
A government organization that sought out Confederate war criminals.
9
Which of the following was a focus of the new Republican Party?
supporting Irish Catholic immigration
Protecting the use of slavery
promoting states’ rights
encourage using popular sovereignty to determine where slavery could exist
10
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation only free slaves in the Confederate States?
Lincoln did not want to alienate northern slave states
Lincoln wanted to inspire a slave revolt
That was where all the slaves were
British would support the Union if Lincoln freed slaves
11
What was the program created by Lincoln to aid former slaves?
Freedman's Bureau
Black Codes
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Underground Railroad
12
Which Constitutional Amendment abolished slavery in the USA?
13th
14th
15th
12th
13
Who were Carpetbaggers?
Northerners who came South after the war
Freed slaves who moved North
Native Southerners who joined the Republican Party
Confederate leaders who were arrested
14
An advantage the Confederacy held during the Civil War was that _____________.
most people in the USA agreed with and supported the Confederacy.
the South had a much larger population to fight with.
they received weapons and money from the French and British.
most battles were in the South, land Southerners were more familiar with
15
What effect did sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
It provided a more equal distribution of wealth in the South.
It encouraged Northerners to migrate South.
It kept former slaves economically limited & tied to agriculture.
It brought Northern investors to the South to invest in industry.
16
Why did Lincoln have difficulty in selecting a general to lead the Union Army?
The generals felt Lincoln lacked experience and would often disobey him
generals declined the job because they believed the Union would lose
Lincoln wanted to micromanage the war, which alienated many of his generals
Most of the most experienced generals in the Union Army were from the South
17
What was the bloodiest battle and is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Bull Run
18
Which Confederate general was accidentally shot and killed by his own troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville?
Joseph Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
19
Which was not a part of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
African-Americans were not citizens and could not sue
Slaves = property & people couldn't be deprived of property
Slaves were free when they entered non-slave states
20
Which was not part of the 14th Amendment?
Repealed the 3/5 Compromise
Prohibited Confederate leaders from voting or holding office
Gave former slaves and their descendants citizenship
Freed the slaves
21
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act cause conflict?
They wanted to be one state, not two.
Nebraska wanted to be a slave state, but was not allowed to
Nebraska refused to return runaway slaves
Many in Congress believed they didn't qualify for statehood
22
Which event unofficially ended the Civil War?
Lee & Grant meet at Appomattox
Sherman captures Atlanta
Lincoln is assassinated
Jefferson Davis is assassinated

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