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Civil War/ReconstrucGon Take Home Test -­‐ Bubble in answers on grade-­‐master sheet IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each term with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms
a. Thirteenth Amendment
b. war of aFriGon
c. greenbacks
d. Copperheads
e. contraband
ab. marGal law
ac. draK
ad. guerrillas
1. conflict in which one side inflicts conGnuous losses on its enemy to wear down enemy strength
2. legal means of forcing people to serve in the armed forces
3. paper money not backed by gold
4. emergency rule by military authority
5. anGwar Northern Democrats
6. bands of soldiers who use hit-­‐and-­‐run tacGcs
7. property seized from one side in a war that becomes the property of the other side
8. addiGon to the ConsGtuGon that ended slavery
a. infrastructure
b. pardon
c. carpetbagger
d. impeach
e. sharecropper
ab. tenant farmer
ac. FiKeenth Amendment
ad. Fourteenth Amendment
9. As part of his ReconstrucGon policy, Lincoln refused to ____ Confederate military leaders.
10. The ____ stated that everyone born or naturalized in the United States was a ciGzen and was enGtled to equal protecGon of the law.
11. AKer President Johnson tried to fire his Secretary of War, the House of RepresentaGves voted to ____ him.
12. With the raGficaGon of the ____, African American males gained the right to vote.
13. Southerners called a northern Republican who moved to the South following the Civil War a/an ____.
14. A ____ grows a crop on land owned by someone else and gives the landowner part of the annual yield.
15. A ____ rents the land on which he or she grows crops.
16. The war-­‐torn South had to rebuild its ____, which included its transportaGon and communicaGon systems.
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17. AKer the EmancipaGon ProclamaGon, many African Americans
a. boarded trains for the West.
b. opened weapons factories.
c. rushed to join the Union army.
d. started gedng paid by planters.
18. AKer the South's victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville,
a. some Northern leaders began to talk about making peace with the South.
b. the Confederate government declared victory in the war.
c. President Lincoln's popularity increased.
d. Northern industrial producGon began to fall.
19. At Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865,
a. Lincoln was shot.
b. Lee signed the terms of surrender.
c. the Civil War officially ended.
d. Lincoln gave his Second Inaugural Address.
20. At GeFysburg, the Union and Confederate lines posiGoned themselves
a. on opposite sides of a river.
b. in the middle of a large, open field.
c. along separate ridges.
d. in a winding valley.
21. Carpetbaggers were northern Republicans who
a. voted with the Democrats.
b. had once supported secession.
c. moved to the postwar South.
d. hired freedmen to work on plantaGons.
22. Confederate forces at GeFysburg were blown apart by canister shells in
a. PickeF's Charge.
b. the siege of Champion's Hill.
c. the baFle of Devil's Den.
d. the baFle of LiFle Round Top.
23. During ReconstrucGon, southern governments tried to improve economic condiGons in the South by
a. lowering coFon prices.
b. building railroads and businesses.
c. redistribuGng land.
d. lowering taxes.
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Civil War/ReconstrucGon Take Home Test -­‐ Bubble in answers on grade-­‐master sheet 24. During the Civil War, the Republican-­‐controlled Congress
a. removed General Lee as commander of Union forces.
b. dominated the Union military strategy.
c. passed laws repealing the tariffs on manufactured goods.
d. passed a law calling for the construcGon of a railroad line from Nebraska to the Pacific Coast.
25. During the early part of the war, Lincoln's main goal was to
a. reduce the power of the states.
b. preserve the Union.
c. stop the spread of slavery.
d. free the slaves.
26. General Lee marched his troops into Pennsylvania because he
a. had been defeated at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
b. hoped to win a victory on Union soil.
c. had been ordered to capture Washington, D.C.
d. wanted to punish the North for Stonewall Jackson's death.
27. Grant and Sherman followed the same general strategy, which called for
a. burning enemy ciGes.
b. outrunning the enemy.
c. confronGng the enemy.
d. marching to the sea.
28. Grant's victory at Vicksburg
a. ended the South's naval dominaGon.
b. cut the Confederacy in two.
c. caused Lee to surrender.
d. forced Jefferson Davis to resign as president of the Confederacy.
29. If Grant's army could gain control of the Mississippi River, the Confederacy would be
a. defeated.
b. forced to invade the North.
c. assured of victory.
d. split into two parts.
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30. In 1870, thanks to the FiKeenth Amendment, southern black men
a. voted for the first Gme.
b. took charge of the Senate.
c. received free government land.
d. produced their own ReconstrucGon plan.
31. In baFles in the East, McClellan was best known for his
a. cauGon.
b. wise strategies.
c. bold aFacks.
d. use of technology.
32. In his presidenGal ReconstrucGon plan, Andrew Johnson
a. matched Lincoln's plan exactly.
b. was more generous than Lincoln.
c. allowed some slavery to conGnue.
d. put the South under strict military control.
33. In his proposal for postwar ReconstrucGon, Lincoln
a. aimed to punish the South.
b. gave African Americans the vote.
c. set a tone of forgiveness.
d. tried to please Radical Republicans.
34. In their ReconstrucGon policies, both President Lincoln and President Johnson insisted upon
a. sworn statements of allegiance from a majority of ciGzens.
b. immediate elecGons in all southern states.
c. Southern approval of the Thirteenth Amendment.
d. a fair redistribuGon of land.
35. Johnson freely gave
a. money to wealthy planters.
b. white-­‐owned land to African Americans.
c. weapons to the Confederate army.
d. pardons to southern officials.
36. Lee crossed into Pennsylvania because he wanted a. rest from constant baFle.
b. chance to break the Union blockade.
c. direct route into New England.
d. victory on northern soil.
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37. Lincoln gained much-­‐needed voter support in the 1864 elecGon aKer
a. the BaFle of the Wilderness.
b. the siege of Petersburg.
c. Grant captured Richmond.
d. Sherman captured Atlanta.
44. ReconstrucGon succeeded in rebuilding many of the South's
a. plantaGons.
b. forts.
c. railroads.
d. banks.
38. Many poor white southern laborers could no longer find work because of
a. compeGGon from freedmen.
b. the Captured and Abandoned Property Act.
c. new government work regulaGons.
d. their illiteracy.
45. Sherman treated South Carolina harshly because
a. it was the home state of Robert E. Lee.
b. his troops had been treated harshly in the state.
c. he wanted to force Lee to send reinforcements to the state.
d. it had been the first Confederate state to secede.
39. Most of the South's postwar industrial growth came from
a. coFon mills.
b. the manufacture of finished products.
c. canal building.
d. shipbuilding.
46. Southern state governments restricted the rights of former slaves by
a. passing black codes.
b. holding consGtuGonal convenGons.
c. refusing to pay war debts.
d. refusing to pass the Thirteenth Amendment.
40. Much of the money for improving infrastructure in the South came from
a. taxes on individuals.
b. the sale of plantaGons.
c. wealthy carpetbaggers.
d. the contribuGons of merchants.
47. Tenant farming encouraged the rise of a new class of wealthy
a. black farmers.
b. merchants.
c. railroad builders.
d. industrialists.
41. New farming arrangements led to
a. a focus on cash crops.
b. the rise of ciGes in the South.
c. rural prosperity in the South.
d. more black ownership of land.
48. The BaFle of AnGetam denied Robert E. Lee a chance to
a. use any baFlefield strategies.
b. lead the Confederate army.
c. save Virginia.
d. win a baFle on Union soil.
42. Newly freed African Americans urged the federal government to
a. redistribute southern land.
b. give them jobs on the railroad.
c. open colleges in the South.
d. restrict travel throughout the South.
49. The Civil War leK the South
a. compeGGon from freedmen.
b. in full control of its government.
c. in ruins.
d. largely unchanged from before the war.
43. Passage of the Thirteenth Amendment showed that Congress accepted
a. Lincoln's stand against slavery.
b. Lee's terms for ending the war.
c. its responsibility for the war.
d. Sherman's destrucGon of Atlanta.
50. The Confederate war effort was hurt by Southerners' fierce devoGon to
a. slavery.
b. Great Britain and France.
c. family.
d. states' rights.
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Civil War/ReconstrucGon Take Home Test -­‐ Bubble in answers on grade-­‐master sheet 51. The EmancipaGon ProclamaGon had the effect of
a. discouraging white males from joining the Union army.
b. encouraging African Americans to serve in the Union army.
c. prohibiGng African Americans from service in the Union army.
d. prohibiGng African Americans from service in the Confederate army.
52. The First BaFle of Bull Run and the BaFle of Shiloh proved that the
a. war would be long and difficult.
b. South would soon capture Washington, D.C.
c. Union soldiers were beFer trained than Confederate soldiers.
d. South could not win the war.
53. The first major baFle of the Civil War was the
a. BaFle of Natchez.
b. First BaFle of Bull Run.
c. BaFle of Richmond.
d. BaFle of New Orleans.
54. The Fourteenth Amendment was part of a series of laws that
a. changed the way a President could hire government officials.
b. ensured the civil rights of African Americans.
c. restored the balance of power between the President and Congress.
d. shiKed the balance of power in favor of the Supreme Court.
55. The Freedmen's Bureau succeeded in
a. redistribuGng formerly white-­‐owned land to black southerners.
b. keeping ex-­‐Confederate supporters out of office.
c. providing clothing, medical care, food, and educaGon to many freed people.
d. elecGng African Americans to southern state governments.
56. The goal of the Freedmen's Bureau was to
a. help former slaves adjust to freedom.
b. abolish slavery.
c. prevent African Americans from voGng.
d. force African Americans to move north.
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57. The most visible new black organizaGons in the South were
a. military clubs.
b. colleges.
c. churches.
d. poliGcal parGes.
58. The North gained control of important water routes by capturing
a. Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
b. AnGetam.
c. Shiloh.
d. Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
59. The Radical Republicans objected to President Lincoln's plan for ReconstrucGon because they thought it was
a. a threat to congressional authority.
b. too harsh on the South.
c. unfair to former slave owners.
d. too expensive.
60. The Radical Republicans passed a series of laws designed to
a. reestablish slavery in a different form.
b. unfairly tax the South.
c. protect the civil rights of African Americans.
d. prohibit free speech in the South.
61. The ReconstrucGon Act of 1867
a. closed the South to Democrats.
b. closed the South to scalawags.
c. put the South under military rule.
d. gave voGng rights to all Southerners.
62. The reelecGon of President Lincoln in 1864 showed that most northern voters
a. were sick of war.
b. approved his stand against slavery.
c. expected the war to last several more years.
d. approved his plan for peace.
63. The Southern Homestead Act of 1866 tried to help Southerners by offering
a. advice on pest control.
b. free farm supplies.
c. low-­‐cost land.
d. jobs building new railroads.
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Civil War/ReconstrucGon Take Home Test -­‐ Bubble in answers on grade-­‐master sheet 64. To help black southerners adjust to freedom, Congress created
a. the Thirteenth Amendment.
b. the Captured and Abandoned Property Act.
c. the Ten Percent Plan.
d. the Freedmen's Bureau.
65. Under Johnson's ReconstrucGon plan, white southerners began to enact laws that
a. weakened Ges with the Union.
b. created jobs for African Americans.
c. redistributed land.
d. gave whites power over African Americans.
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70. Which best reflects President Lincoln's hopes for ReconstrucGon?
a. to punish the South severely for seceding
b. to replace all white officials in the South with African Americans
c. to strengthen the North's dominaGon of the South
d. to bind the naGon together and create a lasGng peace
71. Which of the following was a strategy of the Confederate government?
a. blockading the North's AtlanGc coast
b. aFacking the North by way of the Mississippi River
c. seeking support from Britain and France
d. limiGng the upper draK age to 35
66. Union forces won the baFle of Shiloh, thanks to
a. Confederate casualGes totaling nearly 11,000.
b. the arrival of the Merrimack.
c. a counteraFack by Grant's forces, supported by newly arrived troops.
d. a month-­‐long delay caused by a cauGous southern general.
72. Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South?
a. more experienced generals
b. military support from Britain
c. more money to spend on war
d. full support of all its ciGzens
67. What caused President Lincoln to become dissaGsfied with General McClellan's command?
a. He thought McClellan took unnecessary risks.
b. He thought McClellan was too slow to take acGon.
c. He objected to McClellan's poliGcal views.
d. He said that McClellan was a coward.
73. Which of the following was an advantage the South had in the Civil War?
a. larger army
b. more miles of railroad
c. greater number of factories
d. more experienced generals
68. What was a major significance of the presidenGal elecGon of 1864?
a. The Copperheads supported Lincoln.
b. Voters showed approval of Lincoln's stand against slavery.
c. Voters showed their disapproval of Lincoln's war policy.
d. Votes showed their approval of Lincoln's peace plan.
74. Which of these was an important provision of the Radical Republicans' ReconstrucGon Act of 1867?
a. It ended ReconstrucGon.
b. It legalized black codes.
c. It offered pardons to Confederate generals.
d. It put the South under military rule.
69. What was the verdict in President Johnson's impeachment trial?
a. He was found guilty.
b. He was removed from office.
c. He escaped convicGon by one vote.
d. He was forced to confess his guilt.
75. Which was a major success of ReconstrucGon in the South?
a. an end to racist government policies
b. the transformaGon into an industrialized, urban region
c. the creaGon of a public school system
d. an end to tensions between the South and the North
76. With the departure of southern congressmen, Republicans passed laws to strengthen the power of
a. the federal government.
b. the states.
c. BriGsh privateers
d. Copperheads
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