The Anaconda Plan refers to which of the following?

The North’s geographic plan for defeating the South

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld a state law that had

establishedracial segregation practices

Why is the battle of Vicksburg significant?

a. gave the North control over the Mississippi River

Why is the Battle of Bull Run significant?

Boosted the moral of Southern troops

Why is theBattle of Antietam considered pivotal to the outcome ofthe Civil War?

itforestalled the possibility of European intervention

Which of the following was a part of Compromise of 1877?

withdrawalof federal troops from the South

Why did Reconstruction end?

ec. depression in the South wasaffecting the North

W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founders of the NAACP, an organizationdedicated to

achieving racial equality forAfrican Americans

How did W.E.B. DuBois believe thatblacks should attempt to gain equality in the United States?

by demanding full and participation in American society

Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justificationfor the Civil War?

A. Lincoln’s wanted topreserve the Union.

When it was issued in 1863, which slaves were declared free?

Southern states in rebellion against the Union

How did blacks in theSouth respond to the discrimination they faced in the late 1800s?

theysought education and job training

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Made it possible for AA to enlistin the Union army

What groups of people led the southern governments during Congressional Reconstruction?

Carpetbaggers, scalawags, and freedmen

What was the main purpose of Black Codes thatthe southern governments passed?

Guarantee freedoms for blacks while keeping them 2nd class

Which statement best summarizesthe beliefs of Booker T. Washington?

expand their opportunities for vocational education.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the Emancipation Proclamation?

Madeit impossible for the British to support the South

What group was described as “scalawags” by native white Southerners?

southernwhites who joined the Republicans

Why is the battle of Fort Sumter significant

spark of war; helped Lincoln keep border states in Union

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1
The Anaconda Plan refers to which of the following?
General Lee’s plan for invading the North
John Wilkes Booth’s plan for assassinatingPresident Lincoln
The North’s geographic plan for defeating the South
Great Britain’s plan for helping the South
2
All of the following was a Confederate advantage during the Civil War?
Moreeffective leadership
Fighting a defensive battle
More railroads
Stablegovernment
3
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld a state law that had
establishedracial segregation practices
bannedthe hiring of Chinese workers
forcedNative American Indians to relocate to reservations
outlawedthe use of prison inmate labor
4
Why is the battle of Vicksburg significant?
a. used by Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation
a. helped Lincoln win re-election
a. first time the North invaded the South
a. gave the North control over the Mississippi River
5
What did Jim Crow Laws do?
Promoted discrimination against women
Denied citizenship to Asian immigrants
Taxed voters
Separated the races
6
Why is the Battle of Bull Run significant?
Boosted the moral of Southern troops
a. First time the North invaded the South
a. Part of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
a. Robert E. Lee gives up the Confederate capital
7
Why is theBattle of Antietam considered pivotal to the outcome ofthe Civil War?
.it marked the first use of Black troops by the Union army
itforestalled the possibility of European intervention
represented Union’s deepest thrust into southern territory
.it resulted in the border states joining the Confederacy
8
Which of the following was a part of Compromise of 1877?
creationof the Freedmen’s Bureau
withdrawalof federal troops from the South
impeachmentof President Andrew Johnson
Ratificationof the 14th amendment
9
Why did Reconstruction end?
Public ed was costing southerngovernments too much money
ec. depression in the South wasaffecting the North
The passage of the Black Codes by Southern governments
Charles Sumner died
10
W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founders of the NAACP, an organizationdedicated to
promoting landownership as the key to economicequality
using forceto gain equal rights
preserving racial segregation in the United States
achieving racial equality forAfrican Americans
11
How did W.E.B. DuBois believe thatblacks should attempt to gain equality in the United States?
by setting up a separate nation within the US
by taking over leadership of major political parties
by demanding full and participation in American society
by entering vocationaltraining programs in separate schools
12
Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justificationfor the Civil War?
A. Lincoln’s wanted topreserve the Union.
Pres wants to keep South econ. dependent on North.
A. Lincoln wanted to endslavery in the United States
To keep the support of Britain and France,
13
What was the greatest and longest lastingachievement of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Its provision of food and clothing to thefreedmen
Its distribution of land to the freedmen
Itspush for education
Its help in finding jobs for the freedmen
14
Which of the following represented an effort by the Union to help newly freed slaves
Poll tax
Black codes
Literacy tests
The Freedman’s Bureau
15
When it was issued in 1863, which slaves were declared free?
Southern states in rebellion against the Union
Slave states that remained loyal to the Union
US territories
Border states
16
How did blacks in theSouth respond to the discrimination they faced in the late 1800s?
theysought education and job training
A. they were active inpolitical campaigns
A. they marched andprotested
A. they rose in revolt
17
What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Made it possible for AA to enlistin the Union army
Outlawed the establishment of an all AA military unit
It united the Democratic Party in the South
It immediately freed Southern slaves
18
What groups of people led the southern governments during Congressional Reconstruction?
Former planters and freedmen
Freedmenand poor whites
Carpetbaggers, scalawags, and freedmen
Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
19
What was the main purpose of Black Codes thatthe southern governments passed?
a) Ensurea stable work force
a) Allowblacks to marry freely
a) Preventblacks from becoming sharecroppers
Guarantee freedoms for blacks while keeping them 2nd class
20
Which statement best summarizesthe beliefs of Booker T. Washington?
Social equality for blacks would be easier to achieve
The best solution for blacks was to return to Africa.
support active, violent resistance.
expand their opportunities for vocational education.
21
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Emancipation Proclamation?
outlawed the establishment of an all black military unit
freed the slaves in the states of rebellion
Madeit impossible for the British to support the South
Went into effect immediately to allow slaves to fight
22
What group was described as “scalawags” by native white Southerners?
Northernerswho joined in Southern politics
SouthernDemocrats
southernwhites who joined the Republicans
Negroesin politics
23
Which words best describe the African American experience in the army?
a. liked and accepted
fair and honest
a. discriminated against
fully equipped
24
Why is the battle of Fort Sumter significant
a. where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War
a. devastated the South and boosted Northern morale
turning point of the war
spark of war; helped Lincoln keep border states in Union
25
What did Washington and W.E.B. DuBois agree upon?
A. education
A. theright to vote
A. politicalinfluence in congress
A. economicequality with white people

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