What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?

free slaves in rebellious states

Why is Gettysburg considered a turning point of the Civil War?

South was no longer able to invade the North

Why did Lincoln hesitate to free the slaves?

Didn't want the border states to secede

What was a disadvantage of the Union during the Civil War?

North had to conquer territory to win

What was Lincoln's view of slavery?

Against it but didn't feel the gov't had power to abolish

Why was the Union Victory at Vicksburg important?

Grant captured Mississippi River & cut Confederacy in two

The Union's total war strategy impacted not only the Confederate military but what else?

civilian population of the south

What were Black Codes?

Laws that replaced slave codes in the South

What is the Massachusetts 54th remembered for?

Serving with honor as they led an assault on Ft. Wagner

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

Restate that the goal of the war was the preserve the Union

What is sharecropping?

Landowners gives supplies in return for a share of crops

What was the goal of Reconstruction?

Reestablish participation of Southern states in the Union

Why did Britain remain neutral during the Civil War?

They did not need to rely on the south for trade

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

Provide education, training, and other assistance

The Congressional plan split the south into 5 military districts after the Civil War?

Military Reconstruction Act of 1867

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1
What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?
free slaves in Union states
free all slaves in the US
free slaves in rebellious states
to enlist slaves in the Union army
2
Why is Gettysburg considered a turning point of the Civil War?
It was first Union victory
South was no longer able to invade the North
It divided the Confederacy in two
It convinced the Confederacy to surrender
3
Why did Lincoln hesitate to free the slaves?
Believed in economic purpose of slavery
Didn't believe in African American equality
Didn't want the border states to secede
Felt African Americans would rebel against the US gov't
4
What was a disadvantage of the Union during the Civil War?
North had to conquer territory to win
North had a weak government
North didn't have an organized military
North had less man power
5
What was founded to intimidate African American voters during Reconstruction?
Ku Klux Klan
Anti African American Club
White Supremacy Incorporated
Clan of White Americans
6
Where was the capital of the Confederacy located?
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA
Charleston, SC
Vicksburg, TN
7
Where did the Civil War begin?
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
8
What was the name of the southern sympathizer who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
John Wilkes Booth
Stonewall Jackson
9
What was Lincoln's view of slavery?
Believed president should use power to abolish it
Against it but didn't feel the gov't had power to abolish
The Confederacy should make all decisions regarding slavery
It was immoral but an economic asset
10
Which abolished slavery in the US?
Thirteenth Amendment
Compromise of 1850
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
11
Who was the Confederate general that surrendered a Appomattox Courthouse in April of 1865?
Stonewall Jackson
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
12
Why was the Union Victory at Vicksburg important?
Lee decided to surrender Confederate troops
It made Confederate civilians beg for surrender
Grant captured Mississippi River & cut Confederacy in two
Lincoln appointed General Meade as commander of the Union
13
The Union's total war strategy impacted not only the Confederate military but what else?
Native Americans who were not loyal to the US
enslaved African Americans in the south
northern citizens who agreed with the south
civilian population of the south
14
While serving in the Union Army, African Americans faced all but which of the following?
high income taxes
discrimination
lower pay
higher mortality rates
15
What were Black Codes?
Laws giving privileges to newly freed slaves
Laws that replaced slave codes in the South
Laws that abolished slavery
Laws in the north limiting African American freedom
16
Which Union commander burned a path of destruction on his "March to the Sea"?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
17
What is the Massachusetts 54th remembered for?
They defeated the Confederacy near Charleston
They all managed to survive an attack by the Confederacy
They were the first African American unit to get equal pay
Serving with honor as they led an assault on Ft. Wagner
18
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
Force the Confederacy to surrender
Rally support for the Union to increase enlistment
To free all slaves in the Confederacy
Restate that the goal of the war was the preserve the Union
19
After the Emancipation Proclamation why didn't Britain feel they could trade with the South?
Too many British soldiers died fighting for the South
They were no longer making money
Britain was opposed to slavery
They wanted to make an alliance with Lincoln
20
What is sharecropping?
Poor whites and freedmen given 1/3 of former plantations
Gov't gave land to former slaves
Landowners gives supplies in return for a share of crops
Land owners sell their property and share profit with others
21
What was the name of the Union military strategy for conquering the south?
Lincoln's 3 Points
Total War
Scorched Earth
Anaconda Plan
22
What was the goal of Reconstruction?
Fix problems in the Southern economy
Create industry in the South
Abolish slavery in every part of US
Reestablish participation of Southern states in the Union
23
What were the years 1865-1877 known as?
Union Era
Reconstruction
Conservation
Preservation
24
Who won the election of 1860 becoming president of the Union during the Civil War?
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
John Breckenridge
25
Which Union general was fired by Lincoln for being too cautious?
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
26
This was considered the most decisive battle of the War putting the South on permanent retreat.
Antietam
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
27
What was an advantage the south had over the north?
industrialization
food production
military leadership
civilian leadership
28
Why did Britain remain neutral during the Civil War?
Britain made an alliance with the North
They were in a civil war themselves
They did not need to rely on the south for trade
Britain's population was too small to help
29
What ended Reconstruction in the South?
Southerners complied with demands of Reconstruction
President Johnson was impeached & removed from office
Civil Rights Act of 1867 gave equality to African Americans
Compromise of 1877
30
Who was appointed commander of all northern armies in 1864 by Lincoln?
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
31
Which of the following was not a goal of the Anaconda Plan?
Blockade Southern Ports
Capture the Confederate capital
Control the Mississippi River
Total War Strategy
32
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
Provide support for African Americans in the North
Argue for African American participation in the government
Provide education, training, and other assistance
Assisted in developing Reconstruction policies
33
Who was President of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
34
What was Lincoln's goal at the start of the war?
preserve the Union
abolish slavery
bring the war to an end
punish the south
35
What was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Vicksburg
36
The Congressional plan split the south into 5 military districts after the Civil War?
Presidential Reconstruction Act
The 10% Plan
Military Reconstruction Act of 1867
Civil Rights Act of 1867
37
First battle of the Civil War that made both sides realize more training was needed.
Antietam
Vicksburg
Bull Run
Fort Sumter

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