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American History I: Civil War and Reconstruction
American History I: Civil War and Reconstruction
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American History. Civil War and Reconstruction.
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1
Which political party did Abraham Lincoln represent when he ran for President in 1860?
Democrats
Socialists
Republicans
Whigs
2
A major turning point in favor of the Union in July, 1863 took place at the Battle of...
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
the Bands
Bull Run
3
According to Popular Sovereignty...
the most popular authors influenced American politics
it was God's will that the United States expand
voters in an area decide to have slaves or not
Republicans and Democrats worked together on economics
4
By the end of the Civil War there were about __________ dead.
3,000,000
600,000
200,000
50,000
5
Who is this person?
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
William Sherman
6
In April of 1865, the closing days of the Civil War, President Lincoln was assassinated by...
John Wilkes Booth
William Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Roland Mud
7
Why is Fort Sumter, in South Carolina, significant?
It's where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
It's where African-American soldiers trained for the Union.
It's where fighting began for the Civil War.
It's where the North won and turned the tide of the war.
8
The Supreme Court's Dred Scott Decision ensured that...
California would be a free state.
Southern states had no voice in the government.
slaves and their descendants were considered property.
Slavery would be abolished for good.
9
According to the Compromise of 1850, what happened to California?
It joined the U.S. as a slave state.
They used popular sovereignty to resolve slavery.
It joined the U.S. as a free state.
They agreed to build Disneyland.
10
The Emancipation Proclamation...
decreed that slaves in Confederate States should be freed.
helped southern farmers rebuild during Reconstruction.
ended the Civil War.
announced that Southern states wanted independence.
11
Which border state remained loyal to the Union rather than secede with the Confederacy?
Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
Texas
12
______________ fueled the fire of anger towards freed African-Americans during Reconstruction.
Lincoln's Death
Economic Uncertainty
The Compromise of 1877
African-American Churches
13
According to the Fugitive Slave Act...
runaway slaves were to be returned to their owners
if runaway slaves reached New York, they were legally free
all slaves were considered criminals in a court of law
Slavery was abolished in California
14
Following the Civil War, Radical Republicans favored...
light punishment for southerners
harsh punishments for southerners
no punishment for southerners
15
When the Civil War began, the North's population was about ________ to the South's 9 million.
22 million
85 million
5 million
9 million
