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Test 2: Civil War and Reconstruction
Test 2: Civil War and Reconstruction
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1
The Fugitive Slave Act…
gave the president the power the free slaves
helped slaves earn their freedom
punished slave masters for releasing their slaves
said that escaped slaves must be returned to their masters
2
This battle was a Union victory was a major turning point in the War for the North.
Gettyburg
Bull Run
Antietam
Fort Sumter
3
Which of the following was NOT part of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?
slaves did not have rights
Dred Scott was still a slave
slavery must be allowed in federal territories
slaves can vote
4
A Northerner who traveled to the South after the Civil War to support Reconstruction was called…
carpetbagger
Jim Crow
scalawag
conscription
5
Giving half of their harvest to the land owner in exchange for using the land is a definition of…
sharecropping
tenant farming
subsistence farming
traditional farming
6
Which of the following was NOT part of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
States must write new state constitutions without Confederates
Organize South into 5 military districts
At least one African-American must be appointed to Congress
States only readmitted after ratifying the 14th Amendment
7
How did the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson reflect Southern views of slaves prior to the Civil War
It ended segregation in the military and blacks to serve with whites
It continued to prevent former slaves from voting by upholding the poll tax
It acknowledged people’s prejudice and allowed seperate but equal.
It reinforced the concept of slavery by upholding sharecropping contracts.
8
This government practice allowed men to be drafted into the military.
Carpetbagging
Conscription
Reconstruction
Grandfathering
9
This battle was a Union victory that helped conquer the Mississippi River and divide the South in half.
Vicksburg
Shiloh
March to the Sea
Fort Sumter
10
The war started when the Confederacy fired on the Union-held fort off the coast of South Carolina.
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
11
What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?
Prohibited discrimination in voting based on race
Abolish slavery
Forbade racial discrimination in public places
Granted citizenship to Black Americans
12
This battle gave Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
Vicksburg
Bull Run
Shiloh
13
Rutherford B. Hayes became president and federal troops were removed from the South is know as...
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Scalawags
Sharecropping
Compromise of 1877
14
This group enacted a plan to punish the South and help the freedmen (newly freed slaves) during Reconstruction
John Wilkes Booth
Radical Republicans
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Scalawags
15
The Kansas-Nebraska Act featured the concept of
popular sovereignty
, which allowed people to vote on...
Whether a state will join the Union or not
who will be President
whether a state will be Republican or Democratic
whether a state will be a free state or a slave state
16
What did the Fourteenth Amendment do?
Forbade racial discrimination in public places
Abolish slavery
Gave Black men the right to vote
Granted citizenship to Black Americans
17
Immediately after the Civil War, the Black Codes regulated...
the conduct of Southern government officials
the daily lives of Southern African Americans
the distribution of former plantation lands
plans for Reconstruction
18
Newly freed slaves needed basics to get started on their new lives; ____________ provided food, clothing, and education
Ku Klux Klan
Freedmen’s Bureau
Radical Republicans
Reconstruction Act of 1867
19
June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to tell slaves they were free is now known as?
Juneteenth
Freedom Day
Escape Day
Emancipation Day
20
Which statement BEST describes the effect the Civil War had on baseball?
It caused the World Series to be canceled for four years
Lincoln banned the game because it was a distraction to troops
Soldiers learned the game from others they met during war & the game spread
Players weren't available for teams because they were fighting in the war
21
The Anaconda Plan for the Union in winning the Civil War included all of the following EXCEPT…
move down the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy in half
Capture the capital city of Richmond, Va.
block Southern ports
play defense against the Confederacy
22
The Thirteenth Amendment…
Prohibited presidents from serving more than two full terms
Granted citizenship to all Americans regardless of race
Prohibited slavery
Enfranchised all American men
23
What reaction did southern states have to Lincoln’s election as president?
They were happy because he was a Republican
They were angry and threatened to leave the U.S.
They were happy because he wouldn't abolish slavery
They were angry and attacked the White House
24
One of the first black voluntary regiments to fight for the North in the Civil War
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Scalawags
Compromise of 1877
Radical Republicans
25
The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following EXCEPT…
free slaves in the North and Border States
offer freed slaves work in the Union Army
gives Confederate states a deadline by which they could return to the Union
said it would free all slaves in the South if states continued to rebel
26
Abraham Lincoln’s approach to Reconstruction could be summarized as an effort
to delegate Reconstruction to Congress.
to punish the South.
to follow the South’s plan for Reconstruction.
to make it relatively easy for the South to return to the Union.
27
This battle is known as the first battle of the Civil War.
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Bull Run
28
General Sherman’s strategy of total war (scorched earth) targeted not only the Confederate army but also?
Civilians
African Americans
Northern Sympathizers
Native Americans
29
They used violence and intimidation to the economic, political, and social situations of Freedmen in the South.
Ku Klux Klan
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
Radical Republicans
30
The Civil War affected the Southern economy in all the following ways EXCEPT…
there were food riots.
there was an increase in the standard of living.
there were shortages of food and other basic goods.
there was rampant inflation.
