President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan, southern states were allowed to join the Union when

10% of the state’s 1860 voting pop. swore loyalty to the US.

Which of the following was included in the Compromise of 1850?

California entered the Union as a free state

2nd Inaugural Address by Lincoln, with words of "with malice toward none and charity for all,"

extended an olive branch of peace to the almost defeated CSA

All of the following describe General Robert E. Lee EXCEPT:

a cautious general who was slow to attack enemy forces

In 1868 the House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson because he

violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing Stanton

Confederate control of Fort Sumter offered what strategic advantage during the Civil War?

It protected Charleston from union naval attacks

The Black Codes were written to

limit the economic freedom of former slaves.

In which area did the Freedmen’s Bureau achieve its greatest success?

educating the former slave pop and founded colleges

President Lincoln expanded the powers of the presidency in all of the following ways EXCEPT

He allowed blacks to vote in the North

The Battle of Antietam is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

The Confederacy was split in half at the Mississippi River

What did the 14th amendment accomplish?

granting former slaves U.S. citizenship

What conclusion is best supported by the data on this chart?

Great economic disparity between the North and South

What caused the Southern states to secede from the Union in 1860?

Lincoln’s election to the presidency

What was significant about the Union victory at Vicksburg in July, 1863?

Union took control of the Miss River and split the CSA

Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?

The government was a union of people and not the states

What action did President Hayes take in 1877 which pleased white southerners?

He removed all federal troops from the South

Which of the following statements about the raid on Harper’s Ferry is NOT true?

Hundreds of slaves came to Brown’s rescue

granted black males the right to vote

The Emancipation Proclamation, as set forth by President Lincoln,

freed slaves in the rebelling Confederate states

How did the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision increased tensions between slave and free Sts?

A slave’s status would now be recognized within free states

A MAJOR difference between the presidential Reconstruction and the Republicans in Congress?

How quickly the South should be readmitted to the Union

The Fugitive Slave Act was controversial because

Northern Sts did not abide by it b/c they felt it immoral.

Congressional Reconstruction ended in 1877 because

The compromise which resolved the disputed election of 1876

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1
President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan, southern states were allowed to join the Union when
100% of the state’s population accepted slavery.
10% of the state’s pop. accepted federal antislavery laws.
10% of the state’s 1860 voting pop. swore loyalty to the US.
10% of the state’s pop. vowed to protect former slaves.
2
Which of the following was included in the Compromise of 1850?
Missouri entered the Union as a slave state
California entered the Union as a free state
a weak Fugitive Slave Law
Kansas and Nebraska were settled under popular sovereignty
3
2nd Inaugural Address by Lincoln, with words of "with malice toward none and charity for all,"
dedicated the battlefield at Gettysburg a national cemetery
declared the South would be punished once the war was over
extended an olive branch of peace to the almost defeated CSA
called for the freeing of all slaves
4
All of the following describe General Robert E. Lee EXCEPT:
defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg
West Point graduate and classmate of General Grant
a cautious general who was slow to attack enemy forces
Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
5
Union general waged a war of attrition by slowly wearing down the CSA after winnig the West ?
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
6
Which Southern general was shot by "friendly fire" after the Battle of Chancellorsville?
Stonewall Jackson
Albert Johnston
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
7
In 1868 the House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson because he
violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing Stanton
had lost control of his party.
was racist
tried to overturn Lincoln’s policies on Reconstruction.
8
Lincoln justified issuing the Emancipation Proclamation on the grounds that it
was an economic measure
was due to his own personal feelings on slavery
was morally right to free slaves
was of military necessity
9
In order to win the Civil War, the North had to achieve all of the following goals EXCEPT
invade and capture Richmond, VA
blockade the Southern coastline
split the Confederacy in half at the Mississippi River
beseige Montgomery, AL
10
The failure of popular sovereignty to settle the slave question best by which of the following?
Compromise of 1850
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
"Bleeding Kansas"
passing of the Wilmot Proviso
11
Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?
Stonewall Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Robert E. Lee
12
Confederate control of Fort Sumter offered what strategic advantage during the Civil War?
The South was able to win the war at sea b/c of its location
It protected Charleston from union naval attacks
All trade was able to be conducted from the fort
Site of the infamous Merrimac v. Monitor ironclad battle
13
The Black Codes were written to
protect former slaves against the Ku Klux Klan
limit the economic freedom of former slaves.
increase the rights of former slaves.
free northern slaves.
14
In which area did the Freedmen’s Bureau achieve its greatest success?
finding work and job opportunities for former slaves
educating the former slave pop and founded colleges
providing "40 acres and a mule" to former slaves
feeding and clothing 4 million freed slaves
15
President Lincoln expanded the powers of the presidency in all of the following ways EXCEPT
He sent troops to the border states
He enacted martial law in some border states
He suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland
He allowed blacks to vote in the North
16
The Battle of Antietam is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Union victory launched the Emancipation Proclamation
The Confederacy was split in half at the Mississippi River
it was the single bloodiest day of the war
Goals changed from preserving the Union to freeing slaves
17
What did the 14th amendment accomplish?
establishing suffrage for former slaves
granting former slaves U.S. citizenship
establishing voting rights for women
legalizing segregation in the South
18
What conclusion is best supported by the data on this chart?
S had an adv. over the N in textile production b/c of cotton
Both sides were equally matched as the war began
Great economic disparity between the North and South
Heading into the war, the North was guaranteed to win
19
What caused the Southern states to secede from the Union in 1860?
Lincoln’s election to the presidency
The failure of popular sovereignity
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
Northern states did not abide by the Fugitive Slave Law
20
What was significant about the Union victory at Vicksburg in July, 1863?
Freeing of slaves who went on to join the Union army
Lincoln decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Union took control of the Miss River and split the CSA
Stonewall Jackson was killed during the siege
21
Lincoln’s said the US should be the nation "of the people, by the people, and for the people"
Emancipation Proclamation
Vicksburg Speech
Gettysburg Address
2nd Inaugural Address
22
Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?
The government was a union of people and not the states
Slavery was not profitable
He had a duty to defend the US against foreign invasion
Southern St. did not permit their people to vote on seceding
23
What action did President Hayes take in 1877 which pleased white southerners?
He supported the Jim Crow laws in the South
He removed all federal troops from the South
He built a transcontinental railroad in the South
He appointed several southerners to his Cabinet
24
The end of the Civil War came when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at
Petersburg
Richmond
Gettysburg
Appomattox
25
All of the following were "border states" during the Civil War EXCEPT:
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Ohio
26
As the Civil War began, the North had all of the following advantages EXCEPT
larger population
more railroads
superior military leadership
naval fleet
27
What did most African Americans (in the South) do for employment once the Civil War ended?
sharecropping
textile mills
teaching
politics
28
Which of the following statements about the raid on Harper’s Ferry is NOT true?
The group seized a federal arsenal
Hundreds of slaves came to Brown’s rescue
It was carried out by John Brown
Colonel Robert E. Lee and his men captured John Brown
29
The 15th amendment
allowed for black citizenship
gave Blacks the right to attend school with white students
granted black males the right to vote
established freedom for former black slaves
30
The Emancipation Proclamation, as set forth by President Lincoln,
freed all of the slaves in the Border States
freed slaves in the rebelling Confederate states
enforced the draft laws
ended the Civil War
31
This battle became known as the turning point of the Civil War; South would not recover.
Atlanta
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
32
Which general waged "total war" by marching to the sea from Atlanta to Savannah?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
33
How did the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision increased tensions between slave and free Sts?
Slave who entered a free Sts. would now be considered a free
Slave Sts could not import blacks for the purpose of slavery
A slave’s status would now be recognized within free states
Slave Sts could now enslave free blacks in free territory
34
A MAJOR difference between the presidential Reconstruction and the Republicans in Congress?
How quickly the South should be readmitted to the Union
How many states were to be readmitted to the Union
Whether or not slavery should be allowed in Southern states
Whether the Southern states should be a part of the Union
35
The Fugitive Slave Act was controversial because
Northern Sts did not abide by it b/c they felt it immoral.
Northern abolitionists encouraged runaways to Canada
Escaped slaves in the North were put on trial and executed
southern abolitionists could now assist runaway slaves.
36
Congressional Reconstruction ended in 1877 because
The compromise which resolved the disputed election of 1876
The Union Army had succeeded in stopping the Ku Klux Klan
Blacks in the South no longer needed protection of their Rts
Supreme Court ignored the requirement of the 14th amendment
37
CSA army lost their link across the App Mts? Victory boosted Lincoln’s chances of reelection.
Atlanta
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
38
What did General Sherman present to President Lincoln for his Christmas gift in 1864?
the capture of Colombia, SC
the defeat of Lee in Richmond, VA
the capture of Atlanta, GA
the surrender of Savannah, GA
39
In 1867 the Augusta Institute was founded by the Freedmen’s Bureau which Dr King went to named:
Morehouse College
Atlanta University
Clark University
Spelman College

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