US History - Part 3 Civil War & Reconstruction

Question 1

The battle of Antietam was important because:

Accepted Answer

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 2

What did the 13th amendment accomplish?

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banning slavery

Question 3

Why was Vicksburg a turning point?

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the Union gained control of the Mississippi R.

Question 4

Which compromise admitted California into the Union?

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Compromise of 1850

Question 5

Which Reconstruction plan desired to rebuild the Union as quickly as possible?

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Presidential Recontruction

Question 6

Which event ended Reconstruction?

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Hayes' election

Question 7

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address primarily expressed

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profound regret over war's violence

Question 8

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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freed slaves in seceded states

Question 9

What was the primary goal of colleges like Morehouse?

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education for former slaves

Question 10

Plessy v. Ferguson:

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permitted segregation

Question 11

What was Jefferson Davis' position comparable to?

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Abraham Lincoln

Question 12

Which part of the country was more industrialized?

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North

Question 13

The Black Codes were:

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racist state laws

Question 14

What was the Confederate advantage of controlling Fort Sumter?

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it was used for naval attacks

Question 15

What controversial decision did Lincoln make, which limited civil liberties?

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suspension of habeas corpus

Question 16

What was accomplished by the 14th Amendment?

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former slaves were citizens

Question 17

How did Andrew Johnson's view of Reconstruction differ from Congress?

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the process of re-admitting southern states

Question 18

Which group used violent tactics to express their beliefs?

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Ku Klux Klan

Question 19

The Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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led to bloodshed

Question 20

How did the Dred Scott decision increase tensions?

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a slave's status was now recognized in free states

Question 21

How did Sherman contribute to the Union's victory?

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march to Atlanta

Question 22

How did the impeachment of Andrew Johnson impact Reconstruction?

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delayed it

Questions 22