The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in December 1865

abolished slavery throughout the Union

One of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau was to

ensure a fair and viable system of labor relations

According to the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act,

The question of slavery would be decided by white settlers.

offered 160 acres of free land to settlers in the West.

Five years following the Civil War, former slaves what in 3 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

no slavery; recognition as citizens; and vote black men.

Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction era shared the view that

institutionalize the principle of equal rights for all

At Vicksburg in July 1863,

The Union, under Grant’s leadership was victorious

Black Americans who refused to sign labor contracts to work for whites during Reconstruction

were often convicted of vagrancy and fined;

At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862,

Northern forces suffered 1 of the worst defeat of the war.

When California became a state in 1850

It entered the Union as a free state.

was a Confederate spy in Washington, D.C

President Millard Fillmore dispatched American warships to Japan in an effort to

Force a trade treaty with Japanese and the United States.

Abraham Lincoln’s January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation freed

Some slaves, but exempted those in areas under Union control

allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation

Which of the following describes the Battle of Antietam?

This was the bloodiest battle of the war.

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

prohibited governments from denying the vote due to race.

The Fugitive Slave Act

Let federal to decide fate of fugitives without jury trial

Which was not part of Lincoln’s appeal to northern voters in the 1860 election?

candidate of the Know-Nothing Party he appealed to immigrant

laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves

In the Compromise of 1850,

The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.

The Reconstruction Act of March 1867

divided the South into five military districts

Following the Civil War, white and black farmers in the South

saw the price of cotton fall steadily

What did Frederick Douglass encourage African-Americans in the North to do after 1863?

enlist in the United States Army

Which was not part of the Irish experience in the United States in the late 1840s and 1850s?

most Irish became strong proponents of the Republican Party.

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1
"government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"?
Second Inaugural
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Freeport Speech
2
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in December 1865
abolished slavery throughout the Union
asserted that black men could vote
said that the nation would proceed "with malice toward none"
asserted that African-Americans were American citizens
3
Most of the Union's victories in the first 2 years of the war occurred in the West, especially
Shiloh and New Orleans
Mobile and Fort Donelson.
Memphis and Fort Henry
Vicksburg and Shiloh
4
One of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau was to
encourage whites to work for blacks
encourage freed people to move out West
ensure a fair and viable system of labor relations
induce former slaves to work for free
5
By 1862, how many states composed the Confederate States of America?
nine
eleven
six
twenty-three
6
According to the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act,
Blacks had no claim to the rights of American citizens.
Fugitive slaves arriving in Kansas or Nebraska would be free
Kansas admitted as a slave state, Nebraska free state.
The question of slavery would be decided by white settlers.
7
The Homestead Act
offered people a rail ticket to the West
offered 160 acres of free land to settlers in the West.
helped states in build "agricultural and mechanical colleges
guaranteed all freedmen the right to thirty acres and a mule
8
Five years following the Civil War, former slaves what in 3 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
forty acres and a mule; education; and equality
no slavery; recognition as citizens; and vote black men.
forty acres; education; and equal justice under law
right to marry anyone; freedom of assembly; and land.
9
Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction era shared the view that
allied themselves with the president
A. . sought the repatriation of expatriate fugitives...
government should minimize its involvement in the economy
institutionalize the principle of equal rights for all
10
At Vicksburg in July 1863,
saw the greatest number of dead on a single day of battle
The Union, under Grant’s leadership was victorious
Confederates under John C. Pemberton’s lead was victorious
A. The battle was a draw.
11
The population rush into California in 1848 was a result of
Free health care.
The discovery of silver.
Abolition of slavery.
The discovery of gold.
12
Which of the following was the Gettysburg Address specifically designed to communicate?
the need for a return to states' rights
importance of Union casualties over Confederate casualties
the need for a Confederate victory
the need for national reunion.
13
In the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873), the S. C. ruled the 14 Amendment had not altered federalism
False
True
14
In President Andrew Johnson's view, African-Americans ought to play what part in Reconstruction
take up leadership positions in the Deep South
none
15
The 1865 agency responsible for the attempt to establish a working free labor system
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Freedmen’s Bureau.
Black Codes
Reconstruction Act.
16
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February 1848
Granted Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas to the United States.
Ensured Spanish domination of Mexico for a century.
Was never ratified by the Senate.
Ended the Mexican War.
17
The Civil War called "the first modern war" Which was not one of these advances?
Rifles
Railroads
Radios
A. Ironclads
18
After the C.W, the black church was a powerful in the South. What 2 denominations were largest?
Episcopalian and Presbyterian
Baptist and Methodist
Lutheran and Church of Christ
Catholic and Protestant
19
Black Americans who refused to sign labor contracts to work for whites during Reconstruction
were often convicted of vagrancy and fined;
were convicted and sentenced to execution.
were often put on trains and sent to northern cities.
were often put on trains and sent out West
20
At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862,
The Confederacy were forced to retreat.
Northern forces suffered 1 of the worst defeat of the war.
“it was a massacre” of southern troops
Northern forces General A E Burnside battled R. E. Lee’s
21
During the first two years of the Civil War, most of the fighting took place in
Virginia and Maryland.
Delaware and New Jersey.
Georgia and South Carolina.
New York and Virginia
22
Black Codes denied blacks the right to testify against whites, be on juries, or vote.
false
true
23
Confederate Congress authorized military officers to seize farm goods to supply the army
True
False
24
Northern Republicans labeled those opposed to the war
Copperheads
Diamondbacks
Cottonmouths.
Blacklegs.
25
When California became a state in 1850
It entered the Union as a slave state.
It entered the Union after a year then decide slave or free
John Sutter became its first governor.
It entered the Union as a free state.
26
What became central to the former slaves' desire for empowerment and equality
right to vote
marriage to whomever they wished
learning a new trade apart from their prior slave work
literacy
27
Rose Greenhow
was a Confederate spy in Washington, D.C
after the war became head of the American Red Cross
dressed as a man and fought in the Union army
worked as a former slave for the Underground Railroad
28
land beyween the Nueces R. and the Rio Grande was claimed by Texas and Mexico was controlled by
Other Central American immigrants.
The Spanish missionaries who kept some semblance of order.
Comanche Indians.
The United States.
29
Wade-Davis Bill required a majority of white male southerners to pledge support for the Union.
false
true
30
President Millard Fillmore dispatched American warships to Japan in an effort to
Force a trade treaty with Japanese and the United States.
Seize the island chains surrounding Midway.
Sway the Japanese in becoming trade partners
Partner with the Japanese against the Chinese.
31
Of the more than 180,000 black men who served, how many died of disease, wounds, or in battle?
One-fourth
One-third
One one-hundredth
One-tenth
32
Abraham Lincoln’s January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation freed
All slaves in the U.S. “henceforth and forever more.
Some slaves, but exempted those in areas under Union control
The slaves only in areas controlled by Union forces.
The slaves in Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
33
Sharecropping
way of harvesting crops so the soil was left next year's
government-led economic initiative
meant that black families shared their crops with each other
allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation
34
Which of the following describes the Battle of Antietam?
General McClellan surrendered
This was the bloodiest battle of the war.
General Lee successfully pushed past Union.
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address
35
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ended slavery and indentured servitude
made the income tax constitutional
guaranteed women the right to vote
prohibited governments from denying the vote due to race.
36
During the Civil War, the term "contraband camps" was used to refer to
areas where food and animals were raised to feed military
places where items seized by port authority were held.
camps of fugitive slaves.
camps where materials such as rifles and gunpowder were kept
37
The Fugitive Slave Act
Forbid citizens to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves
Let federal to decide fate of fugitives without jury trial
Ended the controversy surrounding fugitive slaves.
Let local authorities to interfere with capture of fugitives
38
Which was not part of Lincoln’s appeal to northern voters in the 1860 election?
candidate of the Know-Nothing Party he appealed to immigrant
He was in a position to carry“doubtful states” for victory.
His devotion to the Union.
His emphasis on moral dimension of the sectional conflict.
39
The Black Codes were
laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves
secret codes used by freed blacks in areas where the KKK was
codes of honor by which newly freed black Americans lived
secret code combining elements of Creole and Pidgin English
40
In the Compromise of 1850,
The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.
California entered as a state in which popular sovereignty
slavery in the land from Mexico was decided by U.S. Congress
Slavery was allowed in the nation’s capital.
41
Black Codes assigned black children to work for former masters without parental consent
True
False
42
The phrase "forty acres and a mule" is derived from
Lincoln's "10% Plan
Sherman's Field Order 15
the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's "10% Plan
43
The victorious Republicans claimed to have redeemed the white South from corruption.
False
True
44
The Reconstruction Act of March 1867
divided the South into five military districts
barred the president from removing certain officeholders
allowed Redeemers to reconstruct the South after a 2 years
voided the Supreme Court's decision in Ex parte Milligan
45
General William T. Sherman moved his forces from Tennessee into this state, in 1864
Alabama
Georgia
Virginia
Kentucky
46
To expand the Confederacy into western areas, Confederate units from Texas in invaded
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
California
47
Following the Civil War, white and black farmers in the South
saw a leveling off of the price of cotton to prewar levels
saw the price of cotton fall steadily
experienced rapidly rising prices
experienced extremely high prices for cotton.
48
What did Frederick Douglass encourage African-Americans in the North to do after 1863?
enlist in the United States Army
relocate to the African continent
move to Mexico
give their entire financial wealth to the U.S. government
49
Which was not part of the Irish experience in the United States in the late 1840s and 1850s?
Most Irish did not align with the temperance and antislavery
As Roman Catholics, Irish experienced sever discrimination.
most Irish became strong proponents of the Republican Party.
the Irish’s subservience to Catholic Church threatened US
50
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony opposed the Fifteenth Amendment because
it was not worded strongly enough to encapsulate the issue
it did not enfranchise women
there was no way to enforce the Amendment.
it still did not allow all races to vote

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