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The War Begins
The Road to Union Victory
Reconstruction
Reconstruc
tion Ends
Primary and Secondary Sources
100
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Union In fact, this battle was significant because the Confederacy was never again able to launch a major attack against the Union!
100
What word means "a short speech?"
Address
100
What word is the name for the period following the Civil War?
Reconstruction
100
What were the laws called that limited the rights of formerly enslaved people?
black codes
100
Would a diary entry about Lincoln's assassination written by a person who lived during the civil war be a primary source or a secondary source?
Primary source
200
What was the first major of the Civil War?
The Battle of Bull Run, also called the Battle of Manassas.
200
The Battle of Vicksburg was important because it gave the Union control of the ________________.
Mississippi River
200
Whose plan for Reconstruction aimed to punish the South? A. President Hayes's plan B. President Johnson's plan C. Congress's plan D. President Lincoln's plan
C. Congress's plan
200
This term means, "people who had been enslaved."
freedmen
200
Records and artifacts made by people who saw or took part in an event are called ___________ sources.
Primary
300
What was the name of the group of African American soldiers who led an attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina?
The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment
300
At which of the following locations did the Union win an important battle? A. Chancellorsville B. Appomattox Court House C. Vicksburg D. Manassas Junction
C. - Vicksburg
300
How long after slavery officially ended was the Constitution amended to allow African Americans to vote?
5 years
300
How did the end of Reconstruction change life in the South? A. The South's economy was stronger than it had been before. B. The plantation system of agriculture was restored. C. White southerners lost control of their state governments. D. African Americans lost many of the rights they had gained.
D. African Americans lost many of the rights they had gained.
300
A record of an event made by someone who was NOT there at the time is called a ___________ source.
Secondary
400
Tell one way the Emancipation Proclamation helped the North in the Civil War.
1. It showed that the war had become a fight to end slavery. Then, because most British and French citizens were against slavery, they switched their support from the South to the North. 3. It strengthened the Union military because many African Americans joined the Union army and navy.
400
Where did General Lee surrender?
Appomattox Court House
400
Which of the following made African Americans citizens of the United States? A. the Emancipation Proclamation B. the Fourteenth Amendment C. the Freedmen's Bureau D. the end of Reconstruction
B. the Fourteenth Amendment
400
What helped provide former enslaved people with an education? A. the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau B. the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment C. the establishment of black codes D. the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
A. the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau
400
A magazine article, newspaper story, or book written by someone who only heard about or read about the event is a __________ source.
Secondary
500
How did the Union plan to win the war? A. Ask for help from Britain and France B. Cut off the South's trade with Europe C. Fight all the battles in Confederate states D. Make the war last a long time.
B - Cut off the South's trade with Europe
500
What was the significance of the Battle of Mobile Bay? A. Afterward, the Confederacy was unable to launch a major attack. B. Afterward, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation C. The Confederacy lost Stonewall Jackson, an important general. D. The Union captured the Confederacy's last major port.
D. The Union captured the Confederacy's last major port.
500
This word describes the practice where a landowner gave a worker a cabin, mules, tools, and seed. The worker then farmed the land and kept a share of the crops he grew. The landowner also took a share of the crops. Most workers' shares were very little.
Sharecropping
500
What was the result of President Johnson's impeachment trial? A. He was acquitted but lost respect. B. He fired the Secretary of War. C. He was found guilty and was replaced by Grant. D. He appointed African Americans to the Senate.
A. He was acquitted but lost respect.
500
Is the Emancipation Proclamation a primary or a secondary source?
Primary Source