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Civil War and Reconstruction Test Review
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1
What was the Freedman's Bureau?
The organization that created the 15th Amendment
An effort to prevent the South from seceding
A distribution of freed slaves into the sharecropping system
Government agency designed to assist newly freed slaves
2
How was Congress able to abolish slavery in the United States?
Freeing slaves in every Southern plantation
Passing the 13th Amendment
Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
Convincing the South to end the practice
3
Under popular sovereignty, who would decide whether slavery would be allowed in Kansas?
The Senate
The Residents of Kansas
The President
The House of Representatives
4
Which is the best word to describe Reconstruction under Congressional Radical Republicans?
Harsh
Fine
Gentle
Ratify
5
The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments are also known as the:
Fair and Proper Amendments
Slave Amendments
Black Amendments
Civil War Amendments
6
What was the key difference between the North and South that led to a Union victory?
The South's economy depended on slavery and the North didn't
The South was agricultural and the North was industrial
The South was less densely populated than the North
The Emancipation Proclamation
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What was Lincoln's main goal when the Civil War began?
To bring an end to the war with no bloodshed
To punish the South
To free the slaves
To restore the Union
8
What was destroyed through the course of total war?
Crops and Plantations
All of these
Railroads
Most of Georgia
9
In practice, what effect did the 15th Amendment have on voting rights?
It gave the vote to all African Americans in the North
It ensured that every eligible American voted
It led to new laws that limited African American voting
It did not affect voting rights
10
Who became President when President Lincoln was assassinated?
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
11
In which of the following areas did the South have an advantage in during the Civil War?
Manufacturing capacity
Population
Military Leadership
Strong Navy
12
Who was Dred Scott?
A leader of the Underground Railroad
A fallen soldier that was killed at Gettysburg
A slave who sued for his freedom at the Supreme Court & lost
A leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment
13
How did the sharecropper system affect many African-Americans?
It kept them in debt to landowners
It kept them from reuniting after the war
It kept them from attending school
It kept them away from the polls
14
Which battle was the biggest turning point of the Civil War?
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
Antietam
15
What was an important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It immediately freed Southern slaves
It brought Great Britain into the war
It united the Republican party
It gave moral purpose to the war
16
Which word best describes Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, which Johnson mostly followed?
Unlawful
Vindictive
Gentle
Harsh
17
What was the Nadir of race relations in the US?
The freeing of slaves in America
The low point of race relations in the US
The Civil War
The period preceding Civil War
18
Which statement best describes "black codes"?
Southern laws restricting civil rights of African Americans
A nickname for abolishionist speeches
rules of conduct establishing the Freedman's Bureau
secret codes used by the Union army
19
What was the Anaconda Plan?
Plan to sneak slaves to their freedom in the North
Union plan for quick victory over the South
Booth's plan to assassinate Lincoln
Plan for Rutherford B. Hayes to become President
20
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
Vetoing of the Civil Rights Act of 1875
Continued support of radical Republicans
Violation of the Tenure of Office Act
Tried to appoint Cabinet members without Senate's approval
21
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments all have in common?
Solve the problems of Reconstruction
Part of Civil Rights Act of 1875
Limited the power of state governments
Intended to correct injustices of slavery
22
The Civil War started in ______ and Reconstruction ended in _______.
1492;1877
1861;1877
1776;1787
1961;1977
23
The fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups who rushed west led to what name?
Bleeding Kansas
Near Death Nebraska
Fighting Seminole country
Slavery South
24
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Andrew Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
25
Which of the following best describes sharecropping?
It greatly helped the Southern economy recover
It was seen as another form of slavery
It was a great opportunity for freed slaves
Allowed former slaves to maintain their previous lifestyle
26
What was the aim of Grant and Sherman's "Total war"?
Use the most lethal weapons available
Break the Southern people's will to fight
Wage war in every part of the South
Fight until the Confederates had no army left
27
What DOESN'T the 14th amendment guarantee to anyone born in the U.S.?
Citizenship
Equal Protection Under the Law
Rights of an American
The right to vote
28
Which statement best describes President Ulysses S. Grant's presidency?
Did more for Civil Rights than any other administration
He was a great general and a great president
It was plagued by scandal
Was granted more powerful because he was a general
29
Which of the following abolished slavery in the North?
Emancipation Proclamation
Compromise of 1850
Gettysburg Address
Thirteenth Amendment
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What was the first state to secede from the Union?
Virginia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
