The reason sharecropping didn't work well for freed slaves was:

African sharecroppers became heavily in debt to landowners

All of the following were part of Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction except:

All freed men had to be enrolled in school.

Which of these were the final events that pushed the Southern states to leave the Union.

The Election of Abraham Lincoln

Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed it's citizens to choose or reject slavery by voting on the issue.

This is called popular sovereignty

Who were the Presidents of the U.S. and Confederate States of America?

U.S.A. Abraham Lincoln, CSA: Jefferson Davis

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

help the 4 million freed slaves after the Civil War.

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union was that

they had better military leaders

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Confederate soldiers were fighting

to defend their land and their people.

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Civil War and Reconstruction (8th grade)

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1
The reason sharecropping didn't work well for freed slaves was:
White landowners didn't want black sharecroppers
African Americans wanted to work factory jobs instead.
African sharecroppers became heavily in debt to landowners
Major problems getting crops to the market by the railroads.
2
The Union Strategy to cut off the South from their supply lines was
You Trumpin Plan
the Anaconda Plan
the Battle of Antietam
King Cotton Plan
3
The following was part of the Reconstruction (1865-1876) Period
a plan to restore the South to the Union
what to do with 4 million freed slaves
rebuilding the ruined cities in the south
All the above
4
The Kansas and Nebraska Act allowed it's citizens to decide on slavery. This is called
the people decide.
a democracy
the Underground Railroad
Popular Sovereignty
5
Maine a free state, Missouri a slave state, no slavery north of the Missouri Compromise Line.
Compromise of Maine
The Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act
6
Which state was readmitted to the Union first and was not part of the military districts.
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
7
When was North Carolina readmitted to the Union?
1866
1868
1864
1870
8
All of the following were part of Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction except:
10% of voters must swear an oath of loyalty to the U.S.
Offered amnesty to all southerners.
All freed men had to be enrolled in school.
Confederate states must free all their slaves:
9
The Fugitive Slave Act stated that
Escaped slaves had to be returned to the slave owners.
Money was given to those who returned run away slaves.
fines and punishments for those who did not follow the law
all of these
10
Which of these were the final events that pushed the Southern states to leave the Union.
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
Harper's Ferry and the firing on Ft. Sumter
Election of Jefferson Davis and the Compromise of 1850
Election of Jefferson Davis and the firing on Ft. Sumter.
11
Advantages the North had over the South were:
All of these
More Railroads for shipping goods or men.
Factories and more stable economy
More Population equal more soldiers
12
Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed it's citizens to choose or reject slavery by voting on the issue.
This is the Dred Scott case.
This is called popular sovereignty
This is the Missouri Compromise of 1820
This is called Radical Republicanism.
13
The Union military strategy was:
All of the above
Take the Tennessee Valley march to Georgia's coast.
blockade eastern and southern shipping ports in the South.
divide the South/take control of the Mississippi River.
14
Turning point of the Civil War was
the Siege of Vicksburg
the Battle of Antietam
the Battle of Ft. Sumter
the Battle of Gettysburg
15
Advantages the South had over the North
Most of the Civil War battle took place in the South.
Better Generals - Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Reason for fighting: to protect their family & way of life.
All of the above.
16
1863 Lincoln's first step in the abolition of slavery took place after the Battle of Antietam.
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment
Emancipation Proclamation
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
17
Who were the Presidents of the U.S. and Confederate States of America?
U.S.A. Jefferson Davis, CSA: Abraham Lincoln
U.S.A. Abraham Lincoln, CSA: Jefferson Davis
U.S.A. Robert E. Lee CSA: Ulysses S. Grant
U.S.A. Andrew Johnson, CSA: Jefferson Davis
18
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
help Southerners gain representation in Congress.
replace Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction.
redefine U.S. citizenship to include African Americans.
help the 4 million freed slaves after the Civil War.
19
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union was that
they had more factories and mills
they had an experienced government in place
they had better military leaders
they had better canals and roads to move troops.
20
Which of these were positive long term effects of Reconstruction
Many African families were reunited after the war.
African Americans and poor whites gained political power
all of these
African Americans were able to get an education.
21
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments (the Reconstruction Amendments) did what?
abolished slavery
guarantees the right to vote regardless of race, color
gave citizenship and equal protection under the law
all of these
22
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at
Richmond, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Savannah, Georgia
Melinda's Front Parlor
23
Where did John Brown put up his final stand against slavery before the Civil War started?
all of these
Nebraska
Kansas
Harper's Ferry
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Confederate soldiers were fighting
to defend their land and their people.
to take control of Union territory.
to prevent African Americans from rebelling.
to bring about an end to slavery

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