Reconstruction Vocab.
Reconstruction Vocab. II
Civil War
Civil War more!
Civil War yay!
100
person who was president during most of the Reconstruction period
Who is Andrew Johnson
100
Farmers that had to give a large portion of their crop to landowners
What are sharecroppers?
100
Which of the following was not an argument for secession? a. Slavery b. Economic differences c. Annexation of Texas d. states’ rights
What is C. annexation of Texas
100
Which of the following is not a major battle that occurred outside of Texas during the Civil War? a. Shiloh b. Bull Run c. Vicksburg d. Johannesburg
What is D. Johannesburg?
100
Which of the following Texas campaigns forced Texas troops to retreat? a. Galveston campaign b. New Mexico campaign c. Sabine Pass campaign d. Red River campaign
What is B. New Mexico campaign?
200
To be set free
What is emancipation?
200
Texans that supported Reconstruction policies, "mean fellows"
What are scalawags?
200
Of the famous Civil War battles fought in Texas, which was the last battle of the Civil War that was fought after the South had already surrendered? a. Galveston b. Sabine Pass c. Palmito Ranch d. South Texas
What is C. Palmito Ranch?
200
This city was the capital of the Confederacy: a. Vicksburg b. Gettysburg c. Richmond d. Austin
What is C. Richmond?
200
What is martial law? a. Requirements by the government to pay extra taxes b. Rule by armed forces c. Rule by government funded officials d. Requirements by the federal government that override state law
What is B. rule by armed forces
300
Laws that denied African Americans civil rights
What are Black Codes?
300
certificates representing money the government borrows to build roads, schools, etc.
What are bonds?
300
This famous court case greatly increased racial tensions in the United States prior to the Civil War: a. Marbury v. Madison b. Dred Scott v. Sanford c. Roe v. Wade d. McCulloch v. Maryland
What is B. Dred Scott vs. Sanford?
300
The first military draft used by the Confederacy made the following ages eligible for the draft: a. 12 to 40 b. 18 to 35 c. 17 to 50 d. 18 to 24
What is B. 18 to 35?
300
This Union general completed a devastating campaign south to Savannah, Georgia: a. General Lee b. General Grant c. General Sherman d. General Motors
Who is C. General Sherman?
400
laws that forced segregation of people of different races
What are Jim Crow Laws?
400
Gave suffrage to African American men
What is the 15th amendment?
400
This presidential election prior to the Civil War greatly increased Southern thoughts of secession: a. election of 1856 b. election of 1866 c. election of 1864 d. election of 1860
What is D. election of 1860?
400
Which of the following was a cause of economic shortages for the South during the Civil War? a. Inability to build effective naval vessels b. The North’s alliances with European countries c. A massive slave rebellion d. Union naval blockades
What is D. Union Naval blockades?
400
The Confederate surrender that ended the Civil War occurred at _______________. a. Gettysburg b. Shiloh c. Antitam d. Appomattox
What is D. Appomattox?
500
Said that the south would be divided into 5 military districts
What is the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
500
guaranteed citizenship and equal rights to African Americans
What is the 14th amendment?
500
When the Confederate call for troops went out, how did Texans respond? a. Most Texans did not care either way b. Thousands of Texans joined the Confederate army c. Small groups of Texans joined the Confederatearmy d. Most Texans decided to fight for the Union
What is B. thousands of Texans joined the Confederate army?
500
Which of the following Texas campaigns defeated Union attempts to invade near Oklahoma? a. Galveston campaign b. New Mexico campaign c. Sabine Pass campaign d. Red River campaign
What is D. Red River campaign?
500
The turning point of the Civil occurred at which battle? a. Gettysburg b. Shiloh c. Antitam d. Appomattox
What is A. Gettysburg?
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