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What did the North base their early plan for fighting the war on?
invading the border states
having Indian allies capture the Confederate capital
cutting off Southern trade by setting up a blockade
invading Georgia and Alabama by sea
What did President Lincoln do in the Gettysburg Address?
issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves
honored the soldiers who had died fighting for liberty and equality
named Ulysses S. Grant to lead the Union army
created the Freedmen’s Bureau to help Africans in the South
Which of the following happened when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Great Britain and France were allowed to buy Southern cotton.
Most of the border states switched sides and joined the Confederacy.
The Union fought against both the Confederacy and slavery.
All the slaves in the United States were freed.
Why was General Grant’s victory in the siege of Vicksburg so important?
It was the first battle won by the Union army.
It strengthened the Confederate army.
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
It caused the South to surrender and end the Civil War.
Which of the following statements about African American soldiers in the Civil War is correct?
Fewer than 1,000 African Americans served in the Union army.
African Americans bravely served and died in many battles.
Many African Americans served in the Confederate army.
The Emancipation Proclamation prevented African Americans from serving in the army.
Which group would be best described as not having enough food, nearly starving, and their clothes were dirty & torn?
Confederate troops just before General Lee surrendered
Union troops at the end of the siege of Vicksburg
Confederate troops after they captured Savannah, Georgia
Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg
What ended slavery in the U.S. forever?
First Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Freedmen’s Bureau
Thirteenth Amendment
Which of these events happened last?
President Lincoln was assassinated.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox.
The Civil War ended.
General Sherman destroyed the city of Atlanta.
What were the black codes?
laws that limited the freedom of African Americans
laws that gave African Americans their own land to farm
laws that made African Americans citizens of the United States
laws that allowed African Americans to travel freely throughout the United States
Why was the Freedmen’s Bureau established after the Civil War?
to return plantations to their former owners
to give African Americans the right to vote
to encourage African Americans to move North
to build schools and educate former slaves
Who led Union soldiers through Georgia on the March to the Sea?
Clara Barton
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Johnson
William T. Sherman
Who became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
Clara Barton
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Johnson
William T. Sherman
Which of the following is true about the Confederate states?
they hoped to keep the war only in the South
they hoped that Britain and France would help them fight the war
they had more people, factories, and railroads than the Northern states
they welcomed all women who wanted to become soldiers
Who helped sick and wounded soldiers during the Civil War?
Clara Barton
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Johnson
William T. Sherman
What did the First Battle of Bull Run demonstrate about the South?
They had very poor military leaders.
They could only win battles fought on their own territory.
They were more powerful than the North had expected.
They had difficulty getting enough soldiers for their army.
Why did many members of Congress want to change President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?
They wanted to be more fair to the Southern states than Johnson had been.
They agreed with the black codes.
Johnson had been impeached.
Former slaves in some Southern states were being treated harshly.
What were states that remained in the Union after the Civil War started and that still allowed slavery referred to as?
slave states
rebel states
Confederate states
border states
What is sharecropping?
a system where one gets paid with a share of the crops in order to sell at harvest time
a system where several farmers work together to raise crops
a system where farmers would raise two crops in the same field
a system where two farmers raise crops separately, but share the profits
What was Reconstruction?
time after the Civil War when the U.S. had to “rebuild” the country, especially the south
time after the Civil War when the U.S. had to punish the south
time after the Civil War when the U.S. had to rebuild Washington, D.C.
time after the Civil War when the U.S. had to rebuild the Oregon Trail
What did scalawags and carpetbaggers have in common?
They were both from the north.
They were both from the south.
They were both trying to help with Reconstruction.
They were both well-respected by the south.
What new state was formed out of a slave state by people who were against slavery and wanted to remain in the Union?
North Carolina
North Dakota
West Vermont
West Virginia
Why did Robert E. Lee turn down Lincoln’s offer to lead the Union army?
The Union had very poor military leaders.
The Union was fighting against his home state of Virginia.
The Union army was not as powerful as he had expected.
The Union had difficulty getting enough soldiers for their army.