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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Civil War and Reconstruction Review
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1
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
disagreement over states' rights
slavery
ineffective presidential leadership in the 1850s
Compromise of 1877
2
Which abolitionist supported the 14th and 15th Amendments and served as ambassador to Haiti?
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
3
Abe Lincoln believed the United States was one indivisible nation, not a(n)
constitutional monarchy
haven for religious zealots
collection of sovereign states
police state
4
Which group started to work in agriculture, nursing, and war industries during the Civil War?
elderly
women
children
men
5
Abraham Lincoln believed what?
The South should be punished for its conduct.
It is illegal for states to secede.
Each state has the right to choose to belong to the Union.
The country will survive when states elect to secede.
6
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th
14th
15th
7
Which president, who came after Abraham Lincoln, was impeached?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Andrew Johnson
James Buchanan
Ulysses S. Grant
8
Which former slave encouraged Abe Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight for the Union?
Dred Scott
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
9
Which general was President during most of Reconstruction and opposed punishing the South?
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
10
Which General urged southerners to accept defeat and supported education as Pres. of W.C.?
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
11
Which political group wanted to punish the South and guarantee rights to former slaves?
War Democrats
Carpetbaggers
Bourbon Democrats
Radical Republicans
12
“All men are created equal” and “of the people, by the people, and for the people” come from
Gettysburg Address
Common Sense
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Declaration of Independence
13
Who was President of the Union during the Civil War?
Andrew Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
14
Which amendment gave slaves the right to vote?
15th
13th
14th
15
Things like photography, diaries, and letters first showed the harsh reality of which war?
Revolutionary War
Mexican-American War
Civil War
War of 1812
16
South Carolina and the first southern states seceded after which event?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
Dred Scott Case
Mexican-American War
17
Which of the following does NOT characterize life as a Civil War soldier?
hand-to-hand combat
diaries and letters home to record harsh reality
returned home to destroyed houses and poverty
trench warfare
18
Which court case ruled that all former and current slaves were not citizens?
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
McCulloch v. Maryland
Dred Scott Case
19
Which part(s) of the United States grew as industrial centers?
South and West
Southeast
North and Midwest
North and South
20
The opening confrontation of the Civil War occurred at
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Antietam
21
Which of the following did Abraham Lincoln NOT believe?
Secession was illegal and states never really left the Union
The United States was one indivisible nation
The Federal government should punish the South
The Federal government should not punish the South
22
Which document freed the slaves in the rebelling states?
Emancipation Proclamation
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Gettysburg Address
23
The Transcontinental Railroad did what?
Connected Alaska to California.
Ended the Civil War.
Accelerated the westward movement of people.
Only covered the East Coast.
24
What ended Reconstruction in the South?
election of Ulysses S. Grant
Compromise of 1877
Appomattox Court House
impeachment of Andrew Johnson
25
Which of the following was NOT a failed compromise that helped cause the Civil War?
Treaty of Paris
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
26
Which amendment guarantees all citizens due process and gave former slaves citizenship?
15th
14th
13th
27
Which battle of the Civil War was a crucial turning point?
Gettysburg
Antietam
Appomattox Court House
Fort Sumter
28
The Confederacy surrendered to the Union at which battle?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Fort Sumter
29
“with malice towards none, with charity for all… to bind up the nation’s wounds….” refers to
Lincoln wanting to punish the South
Johnson's defense of his actions during impeachment
Lincoln wanting to reunify the country without punishment
Lee's acceptance letter to Grant at Appomattox
30
Who was the only President of the Confederate States of America?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johnson
J.E.B. Stuart
31
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the battle of
Gettysburg
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Appomattox Court House
32
Which part of the United States was in ruins after the Civil War?
West
North
Midwest
South
33
Whom did Abe Lincoln call the "little woman who started this war" who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
