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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Pre Civil War, Civil War, and Reconstruction
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A person’s right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial
writ of speedy trial.
attrition.
conscription.
habeas corpus.
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controlled the national treasury
South
North
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contained one railroad line that connected its western states to its eastern states
South
North
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Missouri’s request to enter the Union created a problem because
created a slave state north of the accepted dividing line
it would upset the balance of power of slave and free states
most Senators opposed allowing slavery in any new states
slavery had been banned in the Louisiana Territory.
5
laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen
secession
black codes
attrition
bounty
6
The solution that emerged in the Missouri Compromise was to admit Missouri
a slave state but ban free African Americans from entering.
as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
as a free state and Maine as a slave state.
as a slave state and prohibit slavery in the west.
7
sum of money given by the North as a bonus to anyone who promised 3 years of military service
secession
greenbacks
bounty
attrition
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Which book made Northerns more opposed to slavery?
The Catcher in the Rye
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
12 Years a Slave
The Bible
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Militia law that required states to draft people for military service, also called
conscription.
habeas corpus.
greenbacking.
attrition.
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Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Richmond
Washington, D.C.
Harpers Ferry
Fort Sumter
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RP: Allowed several former Confederate leaders to return to Congress.
Johnson's Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
Lincoln's Plan
Radical Republicans
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name given to many Northerners who moved to the South after the CW and supported Republicans
insurrection
carpetbagger
greenbacks
Copperheads
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RP - amnesty would be given to all Southerners who took an oath of loyalty to the U.S.
Radical Republicans
Wade-Davis Bill
Lincoln’s Plan
Johnson’s Plan
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By the end of 1849, over 80,000 “Forty-Niners” were hoping to make their fortunes in
Texas.
California.
Oregon.
Kansas.
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searching and raiding for food
bounty
siege
attrition
foraging
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What battle was the turning point of the war in the east?
Gettysburg
Chattanooga
Vicksburg
Cold Harbor
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John Brown’s intention in raiding the arsenal at Harpers Ferry was to arm
slaveholders so they could defend themselves
his followers so they could overthrow the federal government
enslaved people and begin a rebellion against slaveholders.
Virginians for civil war
18
Which of the following goals did President Lincoln hold throughout the Civil War?
acquire new territory
restore the union
free the slaves
punish the Confederacy
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All of the following were Northern advantages over the South EXCEPT
greater ability to produce food.
more miles of railroad tracks.
a larger population.
more industry.
20
The most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad was
Henry David Thoreau.
Harriet Tubman.
Sojourner Truth.
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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RP: first goal prevented the leaders of the Confederacy from returning to power after the war.
Johnson's Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
Lincoln's Plan
Radical Republicans
22
Robert E. Lee did not accept command of the Union troops because
he believed in slavery.
his home state was Virginia.
he was already Confederate commander.
he supported secession.
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The agency given the task of feeding and clothing war refugees in the South was called
Military Reconstruction Bureau.
Red Cross.
Freedmen’s Bureau.
Radical Republicans.
24
largest population
South
North
25
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional part of the
Fugitive Slave Act.
Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Compromise of 1850.
Missouri Compromise.
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The Amendment to the Constitution that banned slavery was the
Twelfth.
Thirteenth.
Eleventh.
Tenth.
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a name the Republicans called the Peace Democrats
carpetbagger
Copperheads
greenbacks
secession
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Lincoln opposed the spread of slavery into the west, while Stephen A. Douglas supported
secession by the South.
the Missouri Compromise.
popular sovereignty.
insurrections.
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had a strong naval tradition
North
South
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Northern newspapers scorned Winfield Scott’s strategy for defeating the South, which was called
the War Democrat Plan.
the Greenback Plan.
the Anaconda Plan.
the Copperhead Plan.
31
After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, many Northerners headed to Kansas to
build the transcontinental railroad.
keep Southern immigrants out.
farm the rich soil.
create an antislavery majority.
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RP: would deprive all former Confederate government/military officials the right to vote.
Lincoln's Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
Johnson's Plan
Radical Republicans
33
To Northerners, one of the most objectionable components of the Compromise of 1850 was the
Underground Railroad.
Wilmot Proviso.
Fugitive Slave Act.
Free-Soil Party.
34
What innovation provided the rapid communication between Civil War field officers and Lincoln?
U.S. Mail
pony express
telephone
telegraph
35
Scalawags were
wealthy planters who were looking for a way to regain power
Northerners who took positions in the South’s new state govt
African Americans who had won office in Southern state govts
white Southerners who supported Reconstruction
36
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while
strolling on the White House grounds.
making a speech.
visiting the troops in Virginia.
watching a play.
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Lewis Cass proposed that the decision of slavery in the territories be made by
a nationwide vote.
the Supreme Court.
Congress.
the citizens of the territories.
