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