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Civil War and Reconstruction
Civil War and Reconstruction
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review for 8th grade History
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The murder of a political or government leader
assassination
fascination
procrastination
impeachment
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Who was the first African American to serve in U.S. Congress?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Martin Luther King jr.
Crispus Attucks
William Lloyd Garrison
3
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
James Monroe
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Jefferson Davis
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President of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Stephen F. Austin
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What was the Confederacy's original strategy?
Defend their land
invade the North
attack from Canada
Anaconda Plan
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Famous Union general that Lee surrendered to.
William T Sherman
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Winfield Scott
Ulysses S. Grant
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The amendment that gave all male citizens the right to vote
15th
14th
12th
13th
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All of these were advantages of the North EXCEPT
Fancy uniforms
Trains
Money
Ships
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What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
reunite slaves with former owners
rebuild farms
rebuild cities
reunite the North and the South
10
People who moved from the North to the South to start a business were called....
Rebels
Yankees
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
11
Name one good thing that Andrew Johnson did.
passed the 13th amendment
gave the Indians their land back
allowed women to vote
declared secession illegal
12
A method of warfare used to destroy the opposing army and the people's will to fight
Complete War
Complete Battle
Total Recall
Total War
13
What was the purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
free the slaves
inspire Confederate soldiers
inspire the Union soldiers
end the war
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How did African Americans help in the war effort?
became soldiers
joined the air force
rebuilt cities
made ammunition
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Women did all of the following during the Civil War EXCEPT
Spy
drove tanks
sent food and supplies
dressed as men and fought
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Name 1 advantage of the South during the war
better rail system
stronger air force
more money
strong military leadership
17
What was the problem with sharecropping?
It was an endless cycle of poverty
They made too much money
Freed slaves were not allowed to be sharecroppers
Taxes were too high
18
Which amendment abolished slavery forever?
12th
15th
13th
14th
19
Bringing charges against an elected official by the House of Representatives
impressment
impeachment
recall
assassination
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Union strategy for defeating the Confederacy by "squeezing" them in
anaconda plan
rattlesnake plan
boa constrictor plan
copperhead plan
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Which amendment gave all African Americans citizenship?
15th amendment
13th amendment
14th amendment
12th amendment
22
What was the book that Harriett Beecher Stowe wrote about the evils of slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Tales from the Underground Railroad
Roots
Tangerine
23
Where did General Lee surrender his army?
Washington D.C.
Appomattox Courthouse
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
24
He believed in total war and led a March to Sea from Atlanta to Savannah
Keith German
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
25
Which agency was founded to help freedmen (ex-slaves) adjust to their new lives?
Freedmen's Bureau
Fugitive Slave Law
Black Codes
Internal Revenue Service
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Why were Black Codes created?
to help the freed slaves find jobs
to give freed slaves a place to live
Northerners hoped to control the freed slaves
Southerners hoped to control the freed slaves
