War
What are the states between the North and South called?
A.Confederate States
B.Union States
C.Border States
D.Seceded States
C.Border States
Who did Jefferson Davis represent?
A.The Union
B.The Confederacy
C.The United States
D.The Border States
B.The Confederacy
Which idea did Lincoln include in his Gettysburg Address?
A the idea that all people are created equal
B the idea that new strategies need to be used
C the idea that the North should take over
D the idea that the South should be punished
A the idea that all people are created equal
Which sentence best describes the physical impact of the war on the South?
A.Large portions of the South had been untouched.
B.The economy was devastated.
C.The sudden freedom of so many people was a problem.
D.Public structures, homes, and farm buildings were burned.
D.Public structures, homes, and farm buildings were burned.
What were the "Border States" during the Civil War?
A States on the west coast of the United States
B States along the border between the United States and Mexico
C States on the border of the Atlantic Ocean
D States between the Union and the Confederacy.
D States between the Union and the Confederacy.
Robert E. Lee…
A.Took command of armies out west
B.Had command over all Confederate armies
C.Eventually became president
D.Was the Union’s most successful general
B.Had command over all Confederate armies
What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A To declare war on the Southern states
B To free the enslaved people in Confederate states
C To establish new laws for voting rights
D To expand the territory of the United States
B To free the enslaved people in Confederate states
Which event shocked the nation and caused many to worry about the nation’s future?
A Lincoln’s assassination
B Battle of Gettysburg
C Anaconda Plan
D Emancipation Proclamation
A Lincoln’s assassination
What impact did Dorothea Dix have during the Civil War?
A.She recruited black soldiers.
B.She helped wounded soldiers
C.She aided the mentally ill.
D.She spoke out against slavery.
C.She aided the mentally ill.
Which of the following officially ended slavery in the United States?
A 13th Amendment
B 14th Amendment
C 15th Amendment
D 16th Amendment
A 13th Amendment
What was part of the Congressional Plan for Reconstruction?
A.Change the boundaries of some southern states.
B.Put southern states under military governments.
C.Require southern states to give farmland
D.Allow southern states back into the Union
B.Put southern states under military governments.
Which geographic feature did the Union want to control in order to split the South in two?
A The Great Lakes
B The Mississippi River
C The Rocky Mountains
D The Great Plains
B The Mississippi River
What impact did Clara Barton have during the Civil War?
A.She was a nurse and founded the American Red Cross
B.She was a political leader.
C.She was a teacher
A.She was a nurse and founded the American Red Cross
The 14th Amendment provided that
A.Slaves had been given free land.
B.Black Americans be freed from slavery.
C.African Americans be granted citizenship.
D.Secession be made illegal in the South.
C.African Americans be granted citizenship.
Why did Lincoln’s assassination make things worse for the South?
A.He was not in favor of former slaves voting.
B.He was their best hope for peace.
C.He promised to give land to all the slaves.
D.He had not freed slaves in the border states.
B.He was their best hope for peace.
Where did Lee surrender?
A.Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
B.Appomattox Court House
C.Washington, D.C.
D.Antietam, Maryland
B.Appomattox Court House
Why was Gettysburg considered the turning point of the Civil War?
A.It left the South with no chance of winning the war
B.Control of the Mississippi River divided the South
C.All slaves were freed after Lincoln’s speech.
D.Orders to fire on the South caused the War
A.It left the South with no chance of winning the war
Who gave the Gettysburg Address speech?
A Robert E. Lee
B Ulysses S. Grant
C Jefferson Davis
D Abraham Lincoln
D Abraham Lincoln
Why was the 15th Amendment important?
A it gave voting rights to African American men
B it provided money to the South to help rebuild
C it helped start schools for African Americans
D it made the Southern states part of the Union again
A it gave voting rights to African American men
The Compromise of 1877 was important because
A Reconstruction ended and federal troops from southern states.
B Southern states were finally admitted back into the Union.
C President border states.Johnson provided the South with money to help farmers.
D Congress passed a law freeing all the slaves in the
A Reconstruction ended and federal troops from southern states.
Which two statements best explain how the Freedman’s Bureau affected newly freed slaves? CHOOSE TWO.
A It worked to find and return escaped slaves
B It helped most former slaves return to Africa.
C It helped freed African Americans learn to read, and write.
D It made educating former African American slaves illegal.
E It helped unite family members that were split up because of slavery.
C It helped freed African Americans learn to read, and write.
E It helped unite family members that were split up because of slavery.