Transcript Civil War Chapter 15 and 16 Review

Civil War Chapter 16
and 17 Review
2015
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1. How did the South respond to Lincoln’s
inaugural address? (16-1)
a. The South felt attacked by Lincoln’s
address and seceded from the Union.
b. The South decided to declare war on the
Union after hearing Lincoln’s address.
c. The South was angered by Lincoln’s
declaration to end slavery.
d. The South ignored Lincoln’s calls for unity.
d. The South ignored
Lincoln’s calls for unity
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2. In what way did African American soldiers in the war
face more difficulties than white soldiers? (16-4)
a. African American soldiers were often killed or sold
into slavery if captured by the Confederacy, while
white soldiers were simply held as prisoners of war.
b. African American soldiers were not experienced at
war and did not know what to expect, while white
soldiers had a lot of experience and training.
c. African American soldiers were only given
bayonets with which to fight, while white soldiers were
allowed to carry guns and operate cannons.
d. African American soldiers were given rotten food
to eat and poor living conditions at camp, while white
soldiers had comfortable living conditions at camp.
a.
African American soldiers were
often killed or sold into slavery if captured
by the Confederacy, while white soldiers
were simply held as prisoners of war.
3. Why did Lincoln wait until after the
Union victory at the Battle of Antietam
before announcing the Emancipation
Proclamation? (16-4)?
 a. He thought the North would support
his decision after the victory.
 b. He thought the South would be more
receptive to the Proclamation at that
time.
 c. He wanted to catch the Confederacy
off guard.
 d. He wanted the Union to be in a
position of strength.
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d. He wanted the Union to be in
a position of strength.
4. Which of the following was an African American
unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the
attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wagner? (16-4)
 a. the 100th Tennessee Colored Infantry
 b. the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
 c. the 8th Kansas Colored Heavy Artillery
 d. the 29th Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry
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the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
5. Who was put in charge of all Union
army nurses? (16-4)
 a. Susan B. Anthony
 b. Harriet Beecher Stowe
 c. Walt Whitman
 d. Clara Barton
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d.
Clara Barton
6. The Union lost a talented military
officer and leader when this general
turned down President Lincoln’s offer
to command the Union and resigned
from the U.S. Army to side with his
native state of Virginia and run the
Southern army. (16-2)
 a. Thomas J. Jackson
 b. Robert E. Lee
 c. Ulysses S. Grant
 d. George S. Pickett
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b.
Robert E. Lee
7. What was the significance of the
development of a new style of warships
covered in metal by both the North and
the South? (16-2)
 a. It demonstrated to both sides that the
war would not be ending soon.
 b. It marked the end of the use of
wooden warships powered by sails and
wind.
 c. It made the power of the Northern and
Southern navies equal.
 d. It shifted the majority of fighting from
the land to the sea.
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b.
It marked the end of the use of
wooden warships powered by sails and
wind.
8. What was the significance of the
Battle of Antietam? (16-2)
 a. It shifted control of the Civil War
from the South to the North.
 b. It convinced Europe to support the
Confederacy.
 c. It severely weakened the Union
army.
 d. It was the last battle that took
place in the eastern U.S.
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a. It shifted control of the Civil War from
the South to the North.
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9. What was Union general Winfield
Scott’s strategy for winning the Civil
War? (16-1)
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a. He wanted to employ a naval blockade of southern
ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide
the Confederacy.
b. He wanted to gain control of the Confederate capital
in Richmond and force the southern troops to surrender.
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c. He wanted to cut off the Confederacy’s means of
transportation by taking control of the railroads in the
South.
d. He wanted to deny the South access to the North by
building a wall along the border between North and
South.
a. He wanted to employ a naval
blockade of southern ports and gain
control of the Mississippi River to
divide the Confederacy.
10. Which of these events marked the
beginning of the Civil War? (16-1)
 a. the declaration of war from
President Lincoln
 b. the election of Abraham Lincoln to
the presidency
 c. the firing of Confederate guns on
Fort Sumter
 d. the abolition of slavery in the
South
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c. the firing of Confederate guns
on Fort Sumter
11. What advantage did the North have
over the South in the Battle of
Gettysburg? (16-5)
 a. The North camped at Seminary Ridge,
which allowed them to line up parallel to
the southern troops.
 b. The North had more experience and a
greater number of troops than the South.
 c. The North had heavier artillery and
more resources than the South.
 d. The North controlled Little Round
Top, which gave them a better position
than the South.
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d. The North controlled Little
Round Top, which gave them a
better position than the South.
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12. How did both the Union and the
Confederate armies build up their troops in
the beginning of the war? (16-1)
a. They gave monetary rewards to people
willing to serve in the army.
b. They used women and children to serve
in the army.
c. They relied on help from volunteers to
serve in the army.
d. They issued a draft, which forced
civilians to serve in the army.
c. They relied on help from
volunteers to serve in the
army.
13. How did the Union’s capture of
Atlanta contribute to Lincoln’s reelection?
(16-5)
 a. It showed Union voters that the North
would absolutely win the war.
 b. It convinced Union voters that the
North was making progress in the war.
 c. It showed Union voters that the South
was willing to give in to Lincoln’s
demands.
 d. It convinced Union voters that
Lincoln’s decision to emancipate slaves
was justified.
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b. It convinced Union voters that the
North was making progress in the war.
14. How were prisoners of war treated
during the Civil War? (16-4)
 a. They were often held without
shelter and given little food.
 b. They were often forced to fight for
the enemy troops.
 c. They were treated in humane
ways but most often they died before
their release.
 d. They were treated well because
their captors wanted money for their
return.
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a. They were often held without shelter
and given little food.
15. What did the Union victory in the
Battle of Shiloh mean for the Union?
(16-3)
 a. It gave the Union greater control of
the Mississippi River valley.
 b. It established Union control of all
the border states.
 c. It allowed the Union to focus more
on the war in the East.
 d. It won the war in the West for the
Union.
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a. It gave the Union greater control of
the Mississippi River valley.
16. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
reflected ideas that were introduced in
the Declaration of Independence
because Lincoln spoke of the
importance of
 a. establishing a limited government.
 b. valuing liberty, equality, and
democracy.
 c. protecting the rights of individuals.
 d. giving freedom and equal rights to
slaves.
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b. valuing liberty, equality, and
democracy.
17. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a
turning point in the Civil War?
 a. It was the scene of the surrender of
the Confederate troops to the Union.
 b. It meant that Lee would not be able
to launch another offensive attack on
the North.
 c. It marked the first clear Union victory
of the Civil War.
 d. It resulted in the Confederacy losing
over half of its troops.
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b. It meant that Lee would not be
able to launch another offensive
attack on the North.
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18. What principle from the Declaration of
Independence did President Lincoln base
the Emancipation Proclamation on? (16-4)
a. the principle that the federal government
should control slavery
b. the principle of limited government
c. the principle that political power belongs
to the people
d. the principle that all men are created
equal
d. the principle that all men are
created equal
19. Northern Democrats who wanted
the Union to stop fighting and make
peace with the South were known as
(16-4)
 a. Green Democrats
 b. Loyalists
 c. Whigs
 d. Copperheads
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d.
Copperheads
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20. What did the Second Battle of Bull Run
accomplish for the Confederacy? (16-2)
a. The Confederacy gained control of the
northern railroads.
b. Most of the Union troops were forced
out of Virginia.
c. Most of the Union troops were lost
during this battle in Virginia.
d. The Confederacy gained control of the
Union’s capital.
b. Most of the Union troops were
forced out of Virginia.
21. Why did many Northerners begin to
oppose the Civil War? (16-4)
 a. They were upset by the length of the
war and the number of casualties.
 b. They thought Lincoln was following his
own agenda and not the Union’s.
 c. They began to realize the importance
of slavery to the South’s economy.
 d. They felt that the Union was being too
harsh on the Confederacy.
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a. They were upset by the length of the
war and the number of casualties.
22. This Northern General won battles,
but some Northern politicians questioned
his ability because so many of his troops
were killed or wounded. (16-3)
 a. Ambrose E. Burnside
 b. Robert E. Lee
 c. Ulysses S. Grant
 d. George B. McClellan
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c. Ulysses S. Grant
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23. The goal of the Union army in the West
was to gain control of (16-3)?
a. the Confederate capital.
b. the railroads in the west
c. the border state of Kentucky.
d. the Mississippi River.
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the Mississippi River.
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24. How did life change for civilians in both the
North and the South during the Civil War? (16-4)
a. Civilians often had to go long periods of time
without food because all supplies were sent to the
troops.
b. Civilians often became casualties of war when
battles took place in the middle of towns and major
cities.
c. Many civilians incapable of serving in the war
had to take over the jobs left vacant by soldiers in
the war.
d. Many civilians lost their homes and livelihoods
because of the poor wartime economy.
c.
Many civilians incapable of
serving in the war had to take over
the jobs left vacant by soldiers in
the war.
25. What common problem did Civil War
soldiers on both sides face? (16-4)
 a. filthy camps littered with garbage
 b. fleas and lice due to poor personal
hygiene
 c. chronic diarrhea from bad food and
water
 d. all of the above
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26. In 1864 how did Lincoln propose
rewarding African American soldiers
who had served for the Union Army?
(16-4)
 a. He thought about granting them the
right to hold office.
 b. He suggested granting them the
right to vote.
 c. He considered granting them U.S.
citizenship.
 d. He recommended giving them the
right to own property.
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27. Why did the Union find it difficult to
maintain the blockade it set up to
control southern ports? (16-2)
 a. The Union navy had to patrol
thousands of miles of coastline.
 b. The South had the help of the
European navy to get around the
blockade.
 c. The Union navy was not as strong
as the naval forces of the
Confederacy.
 d. The South had small, fast ships to
get around the blockade.
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a. The Union navy had to patrol
thousands of miles of coastline.
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28. What important contribution did General
William Tecumseh Sherman make to the
Union war effort? (16-5)
a. He rendered southern troops helpless when
he captured Confederate General Robert E.
Lee.
b. He cut off southern access to waterways
by setting up a naval blockade in the Atlantic
Ocean.
c. He succeeded in destroying southern
railroads and industries by capturing Atlanta.
d. He gained control over Confederate
troops after he led the Union in capturing the
Confederate capital.
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c. He succeeded in destroying
southern railroads and industries
by capturing Atlanta.
29. How did the Siege of Vicksburg
affect the South? (16-3)
 a. The Confederacy was disbanded
and southern states returned to the
Union.
 b. The Confederacy’s western states
were cut off from the rest of the South.
 c. The South’s strength and resolve
to win the war was revived.
 d. The South maintained control of
the railroads and ports in the West.
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b. The Confederacy’s
western states were cut
off from the rest of the
South.
30. After Confederate troops defeated
Union militia forces at this battle
President Lincoln decided to raise and
train a real army. (16-2)
 a. First Battle of Bull Run
 b. Antietam
 c. Second Battle of Bull Run
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a. First Battle of Bull Run
31. In April 1862, a Union fleet
commanded by this Admiral captured
the city of New Orleans. (16-3)
 a. David Farragut
 b. David Nimitz
 c. John Paul Jones
 d. Oliver Hazard Perry
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a. David Farragut
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32. Which of the following strategies did the
South have for fighting the war? (16-1)
a. capture the Mississippi River in order to split
off the western states from the rest of the
Union
b. increase cotton exports to Europe in order
to raise money to buy more guns and supplies
c. cut off cotton exports in order to pressure
Britain and France to help the South fight the
North.
d. attack Washington, D.C., and win a quick
victory before the U.S. Army was ready to fight
c.
cut off cotton exports
in order to pressure Britain
and France to help the
South fight the North.
33. The North's strategy to defeat the
South in the Civil War was called (16-1)
 a. the Virginia Strategy
 b. the Lincoln Plan
 c. the Winfield Scott Strategy
 d. the Anaconda Plan
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34. What practice did Lincoln employ to silence
those in opposition to the war? (16-4)
a. He passed a law stating that anyone who openly
opposed the war would be fined a large sum of
money.
b. He ignored the right that protected against
unlawful imprisonment by jailing enemies of the
Union without trial or evidence.
c. He decided that those who were considered
enemies of the Union would be forced to
immediately leave the United States.
d. He denied the First Amendment rights of those
in opposition to the war by banning the rights of
anti-war sentiments in newspapers.
b.
He ignored the right that protected
against unlawful imprisonment by jailing
enemies of the Union without trial or
evidence
35. What was the significance of the First
Battle of Bull Run? (16-2)
 a. It destroyed the Confederacy’s hope of
restoring unity without resorting to war.
 b. It shattered the Union’s hope of
winning the war quickly and easily.
 c. It demonstrated to the Confederacy the
power and strength of the Union army.
 d. It showed the Union that the
Confederate army was weaker than
anticipated.
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b. It shattered the Union’s
hope of winning the war quickly
and easily.
36. What advantage did the North have
over the South in the Civil War? (16-1)
 a. Unlike Southern slaves, Northern
workers paid income taxes that provided
the U.S. government with money to fight
the war
 b. All of the above were Northern
advantages
 c. The North had a superior railway
system which could efficiently transport
troops and supplies
 d. Northern farms had more livestock
than Southern plantations did
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c. The North had a superior railway
system which could efficiently transport
troops and supplies
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37. Why did Confederate forces invade the
North in September 1862? (16-2)
a. to help convince Britain and France to aid
the South
b. to prevent Northern farmers from
harvesting their crops
c. to convince Maryland to secede and join
the Confederacy
d. all of the above
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a. to help convince Britain and France
to aid the South
38. In what battle did Union forces
stop a Confederate invasion of the
North, in what would become the
bloodiest one-day battle in American
history? (16-2)
 a. Shiloh
 b. Antietam
 c. Gettysburg
 d. Second Battle of Bull Run
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39. Which of the following statements is
true about the Thirteenth Amendment to
the Constitution? (16-5 or 17-1)
 a. It caused the South to keep on fighting
the Civil War
 b. It ended slavery in the United States
 c. All of the above are true
 d. It was unnecessary because of the
Emancipation Proclamation
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It ended slavery in the
United States
40. Why did General Lee decide to
surrender his troops at Appomattox
Courthouse? (16-5)
 a. The Union promised to restore the
South to its way of life before the war.
 b. Confederate President Jefferson
Davis ordered him to surrender.
 c. The Union had surrounded his
troops and he ran out of supplies.
 d. General Lee no longer wanted to
fight and his troops wanted to
surrender.
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c.
The Union had surrounded his
troops and he ran out of supplies.
41. The Emancipation Proclamation
was an order from Lincoln (16-4)
 a. requiring slaves to join Union
troops.
 b. granting slaves U.S. citizenship.
 c. calling for all Confederate slaves
to be freed.
 d. ending slavery in the United
States.
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calling for all Confederate slaves
to be freed.
42. Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to
Ulysses S. Grant essentially leading to the
North winning the American Civil War? (165)
 a. Appomattox Court House, Virginia
 b. Andersonville, Georgia
 c. Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania
 d. Shiloh Church at Pittsburg Landing
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43. During the Civil War many women
(16-4)
 a. began to serve in the military after
Lincoln granted them permission.
 b. provided medical care for injured
soldiers in the war.
 c. took over the jobs held by their
husbands in factories and industries.
 d. traveled with soldiers to cook
meals for them during the war.
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b. provided medical care for injured
soldiers in the war.
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44. Why did General Robert E. Lee decide to lead
the Confederate army although he was opposed to
slavery and secession? (16-2)
a. He did not agree with President Lincoln’s
methods of preserving the Union and protecting
slavery.
b. He was convinced by southern citizens who
felt that he was their only hope to win the war.
c. He had been born in Virginia of the South and
felt he had to remain loyal to his birthplace, family
and friends.
d. He was offered significant economic rewards
from Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
c.
He had been born in Virginia of the South
and felt he had to remain loyal to his birthplace,
family and friends.
45. What was the significance of the
Siege of Vicksburg? (16-3)
 a. It gave the Union control of the capital
of the Confederacy.
 b. It showed the Union that it would win
the Civil War.
 c. It gave the Union total control of the
Mississippi River.
 d. It showed the Union that the South
was as strong as ever.
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It gave the Union total control of the
Mississippi River.
46. What was the original goal of
Reconstruction?
 a. to reunite the nation and rebuild
southern states without slavery
 b. to revive the economies of
northern states after the Civil War
 c. to establish a new national
government following the Civil War
 d. to provide newly freed slaves with
land and money
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a. to reunite the nation and rebuild southern
states without slavery
47. What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
 a. an organization established by
Congress to aid poor southerners
 b. an organization made up of a group
of newly freed African Americans
 c. a group created to establish rules
and regulations for freedmen in the U.S
 d. a group designed to aid
Reconstruction by building the economy
of the South
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a. an organization established by
Congress to aid poor southerners
48.All of the following were
requirements of southern state
governments according to Johnson’s
plan for Reconstruction EXCEPT?
 a. ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment
 b. refusing to pay southern debts
 c. declaring secession illegal
 d. agreeing to end all racial
discrimination
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d. agreeing to end all racial discrimination
49. What did the passage of the
Thirteenth Amendment mean for African
Americans in the United States?
 a. It gave African Americans the same
economic opportunities as white
Americans.
 b. It provided African Americans with
compensation for their labor during
slavery.
 c. It gave African American citizens the
right to vote.
 d. It provided African Americans with a
future free from slavery.
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a future free from slavery.
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50. Why did Congress still refuse to readmit
southern states into the Union in 1865, even
after those states had established new
governments?
a. The representatives of the new
governments failed to declare secession
illegal.
b. The new governments failed to revise
their constitutions by that year.
c. The new governments refused to ban
slavery in their respective states.
d. The representatives of the new
governments had been leaders of the
Confederacy.
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d. The representatives of the new
governments had been leaders of the
Confederacy.
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51. How did the Freedmen’s Bureau affect
education for freed slaves in the South?
a. It provided freed slaves with transportation to
and from schools.
b. It established more schools and increased
efforts to educate freed slaves.
c. It created scholarship programs that
allowed freed slaves to attend college.
d. It created integrated schools for freed
slaves and poor whites to attend.
b.
It established more schools and
increased efforts to educate freed slaves.
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52. All of the following were forms of assistance provided by
the Freedmen’s Bureau EXCEPT?
a. providing supplies and medical services
b. supervising contracts between freed people and
employers
c. giving monetary support to freed people
d. taking care of lands abandoned or captured during the
war
c. giving monetary support to
freed people
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53. “The people of the North are not such fools as to…turn
around and say to the traitors, ‘all you have to do [to return]
is…take an oath that henceforth you will be true to the
Government.”
– Senator Jacob Howard, quoted in
Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, by
Eric Foner
Who was Senator Howard representing when he spoke those
words?
a. Republicans opposed to Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
b. Republicans in favor of Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
c. Southern plantation owners opposed to Reconstruction
d. Southern plantation owners in favor of Reconstruction
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Republicans opposed to Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
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54. All of these were changes in the lives of
slaves as a result of freedom EXCEPT?
a. African American couples were able to
legalize marriages not recognized under
slavery.
b. African American women began to work
at home rather than in the cotton and
tobacco fields.
c. African American members were
welcomed into the congregations of white
churches.
d. African American families began to
search for relatives who had been sold to
different owners.
c.
African American members were
welcomed into the congregations of white
churches.
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55. Why did many Republican Congress
members disagree with Lincoln’s Ten
Percent Plan for Reconstruction?
a. They thought that it would take more to
restore the Union than for southern states to
swear an oath of loyalty.
b. They thought that Lincoln’s plan was too
harsh for the southern states to agree to.
c. They thought that the percentage of
voters required to swear an oath of loyalty
under Lincoln’s plan was too high.
d. They thought that those who supported
the Confederacy should be able to vote and
hold office.
a. They thought that it would take more to
restore the Union than for southern states to
swear an oath of loyalty.
56. What was Lincoln’s main vision for
Reconstruction?
 a. to quickly return the South to its
previous way of life
 b. to see freed slaves living as equals
with their white counterparts
 c. to reunite the nation as quickly and
painlessly as possible
 d. to make it difficult for the southern
states to reenter the Union
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to reunite the nation as quickly
and painlessly as possible
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57. How did Lincoln’s plan for
Reconstruction affect the social structure of
the South?
a. African Americans began to demand the
same economic and political rights as
whites.
b. African Americans were recognized as
equals under the laws of southern
governments.
c. African Americans received free plots of
land from southern planters who were
forced to give up land.
d. African Americans received adequate
compensation for their forced labor during
slavery.
a. African Americans began to demand the same
economic and political rights as whites.
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58. How did the Wade-Davis Bill differ from
Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan?
a. The Wade-Davis Bill required that a majority
of southern males take an oath of loyalty, while
Lincoln’s plan did not.
b. The Wade-Davis Bill required that each
southern state ban slavery, while Lincoln’s plan
did not.
c. The Wade-Davis Bill allowed each southern
state to receive a presidential pardon, while
Lincoln’s plan did not.
d. The Wade-Davis Bill allowed Confederate
supporters to vote and hold office, while
Lincoln’s plan did not.
a. The Wade-Davis Bill required that a majority of
southern males take an oath of loyalty, while
Lincoln’s plan did not.
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59. What were the Black Codes?
a. laws passed that limited the freedom of
African Americans
b. laws passed that provided economic
support for freed slaves
c. an identifying number assigned to
individual slaves
d. a list of demands from African
Americans to southern governments
a. laws passed that limited the freedom of African
Americans
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60. Why did southern governments pass the
Black Codes?
a. to limit the civil rights of freed African
Americans
b. to show the federal government that the
South could not be controlled
c. to take steps to integrate African Americans
into the southern culture
d. to provide work opportunities for freed
African Americans in the South
a. to limit the civil rights of freed African Americans
61. Why did the Black Codes require
that African Americans sign work
contracts?
 a. to create revenue for the southern
state governments after the war
 b. to make sure that African
Americans were not taken advantage
of
 c. to replace the labor force that had
been lost after the ending of slavery
 d. to ensure that African Americans
had steady work after the Civil War
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c. to replace the labor force that had been
lost after the ending of slavery
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62. Why did Congressional Republicans think that
passing the Fifteenth Amendment would help protect
their Reconstruction plan?
a. They thought African Americans would vote to
support the plan if given the right to vote by the
Fifteenth Amendment.
b. They thought that the South would finally get
behind their plan after the Fifteenth Amendment was
passed.
c. They thought that passing the Fifteenth
Amendment would end disputes between the North
and South and strengthen their Reconstruction plan.
d. They thought that passing the Fifteenth
Amendment would end racial discrimination, which
would fulfill their Reconstruction plan.
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a. They thought African Americans would vote to
support the plan if given the right to vote by the
Fifteenth Amendment.
63. The passage of the Fourteenth
Amendment changed life for African
Americans in the United States because it
gave African Americans the
 a. same legal rights as white Americans.
 b. right to elect national leaders.
 c. right to own and sell property.
 d. right to hold a public office.
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a. same legal rights as white Americans.
64. Why did Republicans feel the need
to propose the Fourteenth Amendment
before southern states were readmitted
to the Union?
 a. to protect the Civil Rights Act from
being overturned by the South
 b. to prevent the South from practicing
racial discrimination
 c. to ensure that southern states would
agree to enter the Union
 d. to gain southern support of the
Republican Party before the election
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a. to protect the Civil Rights Act from being
overturned by the South
65. The Fourteenth Amendment
defined who could be considered a
citizen in the U.S. Which group did the
Amendment exclude from U.S.
citizenship?
 a. Antislavery supporters
 b. African Americans
 c. American Indians
 d. Confederacy supporters
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c.
American Indians
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66. Why did southern governments feel
justified in passing the Black Codes?
a. They felt that the government was intended
for white men only and not African Americans.
b. They felt that the government should
provide African Americans with the same
discipline slaveholders provided.
c. They felt that they were making the
transition from slavery easier for African
Americans.
d. They felt that African Americans wanted
some guidance on how to conduct their lives
after obtaining freedom.
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a. They felt that the government was intended
for white men only and not African Americans.
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67. How did the Reconstruction Acts, passed
by Congress in March 1867, affect the makeup
of the southern states?
a. The Acts created new governments and
appointed Republican governors to each state
in the South.
b. The Acts divided the South into new states
controlled by leaders who had not been
supporters of the Confederacy.
c. The Acts divided the South into five military
districts controlled by a military commander.
d. The Acts created a new boundary that
separated the North from the states that had
seceded from the Union.
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c. The Acts divided the South into five military
districts controlled by a military commander.
68. What right did the Fifteenth
Amendment protect for African American
men?
 a. the right to bear arms
 b. the right to vote in elections
 c. the right to receive equal treatment
 d. the right to speak freely about
injustices
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b.
the right to vote in elections
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69. Why did President Johnson decide to
bring an end to the Freedmen’s Bureau?
a. He determined the organization to be
unconstitutional in the eyes of the law.
b. He did not agree with the educational
reforms that the Bureau made.
c. He felt that the Bureau was giving
too much power to African Americans.
d. He saw that the organization was
becoming a threat to Reconstruction.
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a. He determined the organization to be
unconstitutional in the eyes of the law.
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70. Which of these was a restriction placed on
African Americans under the Black Codes?
a. African Americans were prevented from
owning guns.
b. African Americans could not accept wages
for work completed.
c. African Americans were prevented from
leaving the South without permission.
d. African Americans could not work in white
households.
a. African Americans were prevented from
owning guns.
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71. Which of these was a reason behind the
creation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1866?
a. The Democrats were a relatively new
political party and had not yet gained
enough support.
b. Many southerners in the Democratic
Party became abolitionists and supported
other parties.
c. Many members of the Democratic Party
decided to vote for a candidate that was not
in their party.
d. The Democrats could not agree on a
single candidate so their votes were divided
between two candidates.
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d. The Democrats could not agree on a
single candidate so their votes were
divided between two candidates.
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72. How did members of the Ku Klux Klan
demonstrate their anger towards African
Americans?
a. They used violence and terror against
African Americans to prevent them from
voting.
b. They lobbied Congress to declare the
Fifteenth Amendment unconstitutional.
c. They held peaceful protests to try to
remove African Americans from office.
d. They used their voting power to hinder
African American civil rights.
They used violence and terror against African
Americans to prevent them from voting.
73. In 1872, what change in the
southern state governments brought
about the end of many Reconstruction
reforms?
 a. The federal government took
control of the state governments.
 b. Democrats regained control of the
state governments.
 c. Republican leaders of the state
governments began to oppose
Reconstruction.
 d. African Americans lost their
positions in the state legislatures.
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b. Democrats regained control of the
state governments.
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74. How did state legislatures in the South
begin to change as a result of
Reconstruction?
a. Many white southerners began to support
African American leaders in the state
legislatures.
b. Many African Americans were elected
as representatives to the state legislatures.
c. The Democratic Party took control of
state legislatures from the Republicans.
d. The state legislatures began to focus on
passing laws to defy the Reconstruction
government.
a. Many white southerners began to support
African American leaders in the state
legislatures.
75. Reconstruction state governments
in the South did all of the following,
except
 a. pass laws prohibiting discrimination
against African Americans.
 b. provide monetary aid for the
construction of railroads and bridge
 c. establish state-funded public
school systems.
 d. lower taxes for citizens living in
southern states.
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a. pass laws prohibiting discrimination
against African Americans.
76. Why was the Ku Klux Klan able to
obtain a great deal of power in the South
before 1870?
 a. Local governments did not do much to
stop the violence of the group.
 b. The Klan made threats to the
government to discourage government
interference.
 c. The Klan received public support from
Congress to continue its work.
 d. Local governments had no legal right
to prohibit the group’s activities.
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a. Local governments did not do much
to stop the violence of the group.
77. How did the Compromise of 1877
affect Reconstruction?
 a. It showed that the Democrats were
beginning to support Reconstruction.
 b. It promoted Reconstruction by
giving Republicans more power in the
federal government.
 c. It helped end Reconstruction and
required the removal of federal troops
from the South.
 d. It required that federal funding be
halted for Reconstruction government
reforms.
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c.
It helped end Reconstruction and
required the removal of federal troops from
the South.
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78. The formation of the Ku Klux Klan inspired
which action by the federal government?
a. Congress declared that it was illegal to deny
citizens equal protection under the law.
b. Congress declared that before groups like
the Ku Klux Klan are established federal
permission is needed.
c. Congress declared it illegal to speak out
publicly in a negative way toward African
Americans.
d. Congress declared that the Ku Klux Klan
had a right to exist and should be protected
under the law.
a. Congress declared that it was illegal to deny
citizens equal protection under the law.
79. How did the Democratic group the
Redeemers attempt to limit the rights of
African Americans?
 a. They established laws that successfully
discriminated against African Americans.
 b. They raised property taxes, making it
difficult for African Americans to own real
estate.
 c. They established new schools for
white Americans and reduced the number
of schools for African Americans.
 d. They raised the state budget and used
the extra money to create programs to
limit African American rights.
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a. They established laws that successfully
discriminated against African Americans.
80. What were Jim Crow laws?
 a. laws that enforced the segregation
of the races
 b. laws that denied African
Americans the right to vote
 c. laws established to protect African
American civil rights
 d. laws established to prevent African
Americans from holding office
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a. laws that enforced the segregation of the
races
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81. Why was the verdict in the Plessy v.
Ferguson case significant?
a. It legalized segregation in the U.S. as
long as “separate-but-equal” facilities
were provided.
b. It gave African Americans hope for
obtaining equal rights in the United
States.
c. It showed that the federal
government was beginning to shift its
focus from civil rights.
d. It ended the reign of the oppressive
Jim Crow laws in the United States.
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a. It legalized segregation in the U.S. as long as
“separate-but-equal” facilities were provided.
82. Who were the Redeemers?
 a. a group of northerners hoping to
create laws in favor of segregation
 b. a group of northern Republicans
interested in reinstating the
Reconstruction plan
 c. a group of southerners hoping to
restore the South to its pre-Civil War
way of life
 d. a group of southern Democrats
interested in limiting the rights of
African Americans
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d. a group of southern Democrats
interested in limiting the rights of
African Americans
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83. What steps were taken by the Redeemers
to deny the right to vote to African Americans?
a. They permitted voting by those who held the
right to vote prior to the Civil War, a right held
by white males.
b. They used violence and force as a means
to prevent African Americans from voting in
elections.
c. They set up the poll tax, which required
African Americans to pay a fee before voting.
d. They set up voting facilities in secret areas
that only white southerners could gain access
to.
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c. They set up the poll tax, which required African
Americans to pay a fee before voting.
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84. How did the sharecropping system limit the
opportunities for African Americans to own
farms and property?
a. Most sharecroppers lived in a cycle of debt,
first buying goods on credit and then failing to
make much money selling their crops.
b. Most sharecroppers were not paid their fair
share of the profit from the landowners for the
selling of the crops they grew.
c. Most sharecroppers were forced to grow
crops like corn and wheat, which were never in
high demand by the American public.
d. Most sharecroppers had to live off of the
crops they grew for food and as a result never
had any goods left to sell.
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a. Most sharecroppers lived in a cycle of debt, first buying
goods on credit and then failing to make much money
selling their crops.
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85. Why was the Thirteenth Amendment
so important to Lincoln’s Reconstruction
plan?
a. It guaranteed that southerners would
support the Republican Party.
b. It helped win African American
support for the plan for Reconstructio
c. It ended slavery, which was the
foundation of Lincoln’s Reconstruction
plan.
d. It ensured that Lincoln’s decision to
end slavery could never be overturned.
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d. It ensured that Lincoln’s decision to end slavery
could never be overturned.
86. Which of the following was a
cause of the Civil War
 a. Taxation without representation
 c. Conflict over the valuable fur trade
in the Ohio River Valley
 b. The assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
 d. Disagreements over the institution
of slavery
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d. Disagreements over the
institution of slavery
87. This law provided African
Americans with the same legal rights
as white Americans.
 a. Thirteenth Amendment
 b. Gettysburg Address
 c. Civil Rights Act of 1866
 d. Emancipation Proclamation
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c.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
88. The series of battles designed to
capture the Confederate capital at
Richmond was knowns as
 a. The Confederate Siege
 b. The Wilderness Campaign
 c. Pickett's Charge
 d. Sherman’s March to the Sea
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b.
The Wilderness
Campaign
89. All of the following were effects of
the civil war EXCEPT
 a. Slavery ends
 b. Southern economy in ruins
 c. 620,000 Americans killed
 d. Two permanent Americas
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90. The tactics that Sherman used against
the Confederate armies in the South were
based on what strategy?
a. cutting off troops from their officers
b. destroying the southern resources and
economy
c. a naval blockade of southern ports
d. hit and run attacks on major southern
cities
b.
destroying the southern resources and
economy
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