Why did 11 southern states secede from the Union after Lincoln was elected president?

Because they feared he might try to end slavery.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

To provide freed slaves help with basic needs

The Union forces surrendered Fort Sumter

What was the purpose of John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, VA?

To arm the slaves with guns to use against their owners

What jobs did most freed slaves get after the Civil War ended?

farming - they were sharecropping

Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin important?

It showed the north how bad slavery was.

Appomattox Court House surrender

Which is true concerning reconstruction (the period after the Civil War)?

The southern economy suffered because farms were destroyed.

Why was the battle of Gettysburg important?

It stopped the Confederacy from invading the Northern states

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Civil War and Reconstruction

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1
Laws passed that legalized segregation.
Slave codes
Poll taxes
Jim Crow Laws
Freedmen’s Bureau
2
Why did 11 southern states secede from the Union after Lincoln was elected president?
Because he wanted to keep slavery.
Because He was going to raise taxes on slavery.
Because he was a republican.
Because they feared he might try to end slavery.
3
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
To prevent African Americans working in certain areas
To help freed slaves move to the North
To provide freed slaves help with basic needs
To provide southern landowners with crop assistance
4
Which amendment gave slaves freedom?
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
16 Amendment
5
How did the Civil War end?
Grant surrendered to Lee
Washington surrendered to Grant
Lincoln surrendered to Lee
Lee surrendered to Grant
6
What happened first?
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Appomattox Court House surrender
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address
The Union forces surrendered Fort Sumter
7
Who was President of the Union during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Andrew Jackson
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
8
What was the purpose of John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, VA?
To arm the slaves with guns to use against their owners
To steal as much money as he could for the Union
To give the southern states weaponry
To show he was angry and could be violent
9
What jobs did most freed slaves get after the Civil War ended?
soldier - they joined the Union army
farming - they were sharecropping
teacher - they taught former slaves new laws
railroad repair - they helped reconstruct the south
10
Who was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Jackson
11
Which describes the southern economy in the late 1800s?
Cities
Agriculture
Immigrants
Industry
12
Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin important?
It made the north understand why slavery was needed.
It showed the south how bad slavery was.
It made the south realize they were wrong.
It showed the north how bad slavery was.
13
Who had more resources (guns, railroads, soldiers)?
South
North
14
What happened last?
The Union forces surrendered Fort Sumter
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address
Appomattox Court House surrender
Sherman’s March to the Sea
15
What was a cause of the Civil War?
Immigrants and States Rights
Taxes without Representatives
Slavery and Taxes
Slavery and States Rights
16
Who was the commanding general of the Union forces?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
17
Which describes the northern economy in the late 1800s?
Agriculture
Farms
Industry
Plantations
18
Which is true concerning reconstruction (the period after the Civil War)?
The northern economy suffered because slaves took their jobs
The northern economy suffered because farms were destroyed.
The southern economy suffered because farms were destroyed.
The southern economy was great because of industry.
19
Which battle could be considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Atlanta Campaign
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Bull Run
20
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Ulysses S. Grant
Margaret Mitchell
Uncle Tom
21
Who was the commanding general of the Confederate forces?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Jefferson Davis
22
A concept where the people of the state decide what should occur within their own state.
Economic unfairness
Federalism
Slavery
States rights
23
Who "marched to the sea" to destroy Georgia and capture major cities in the South?
Grant
Lee
Sherman
Jackson
24
Why was the battle of Gettysburg important?
It stopped Great Britain from helping the Confederacy
It stopped the Confederacy from invading the Northern states
It helped push congress to ratify the 13th amendment
It was the first time slaves fought as free men
25
What actually began the Civil War?
The invasion of the North by Confederate troops
The Dred Scott decision.
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
The battle at Fort Sumter

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