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11.4 USHG - Civil War and Reconstruction

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  • The Union’s Anaconda Plan involved
    Blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi
    Negotiating with the Confederacy
    Invading Canada for support
    Attacking northern cities
  • What was Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction known for?
    Redistributing land to freedmen
    Removing Southern states from Congress
    Harsh punishment of former Confederate leaders
    Its goal to reunify the country quickly and with leniency
  • Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
    South Carolina
    Texas
    Mississippi
    Virginia
  • One result of the Radical Reconstruction plan was
    The division of the South into military districts
    The full pardon of Confederate leaders
    A complete end to racism
    Equal economic opportunity nationwide
  • The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
    Outlawed the Ku Klux Klan
    Protected voting rights in the North
    Upheld the constitutionality of “separate but equal”
    Abolished poll taxes
  • Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to
    Restrict African American voting rights
    Promote education for freedmen
    Increase political participation
    Fund public school systems
  • Radical Republicans in Congress believed
    African Americans should return to Africa
    The South should quickly regain voting rights
    The South should be punished and freedmen protected
    Lincoln’s approach was too strict
  • The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 required Southern states to
    End tariffs with the North
    Divide their land among freedmen
    Eliminate federal laws
    Ratify the 14th Amendment and protect voting rights
  • Sharecropping developed in the South after the Civil War as a
    Method to increase industrial jobs
    Government-run farming program
    System that kept African Americans in economic dependence
    Way to redistribute land to freedmen
  • The long-term impact of Reconstruction was
    The South remained isolated from the Union
    Equal rights achieved by 1880
    Constitutional changes that laid groundwork for future
    A permanent Republican majority in Congress
  • During Reconstruction, Scalawags were
    Southern Democrats who supported the Confederacy
    White Southerners who supported Reconstruction
    Northern Republicans who opposed Lincoln
    Former enslaved people who owned land
  • What was the outcome of the Civil War?
    The Confederacy won independence
    European nations joined the conflict
    The Union was preserved and slavery was abolished
    The U.S. split into three regions
  • During Reconstruction, Carpetbaggers were
    Confederate soldiers who fled to Mexico
    Freedmen elected to office
    Northerners who moved South
    Union generals in the South
  • The primary goal of President Lincoln at the start of the Civil War was to
    End all slavery immediately
    Support European neutrality
    Preserve the Union
    Expand westward
  • The Ku Klux Klan used violence to
    Promote women’s suffrage
    Help freedmen start businesses
    Intimidate African Americans and prevent voting
    Defend civil rights in the North
  • The 14th Amendment guaranteed
    States’ rights to nullify laws
    Voting rights for all men
    Citizenship and equal protection under the law
    The right to bear arms
  • The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for
    Enslaved people in border states
    All enslaved people in the U.S.
    Enslaved people in Confederate-held territory
    Free African Americans in the North
  • Jim Crow laws were designed to
    Increase access to higher education
    Guarantee African Americans voting rights
    Encourage Black land ownership
    Enforce racial segregation in the South
  • The 13th Amendment
    Created Jim Crow laws
    Abolished slavery
    Gave voting rights to women
    Protected states’ rights
  • One success of Reconstruction was
    The immediate end to racial violence
    The return of slavery in the border states
    The reduction of immigration
    The passage of constitutional amendments
  • A major cause of the Civil War was
    Increased immigration from Europe
    Foreign alliances with Britain and France
    Sectional differences over slavery and states’ rights
    The failure of western expansion
  • President Andrew Johnson was impeached because
    He declared war on Congress
    He signed the Emancipation Proclamation
    He banned southern states from voting
    He clashed with Radical Republicans over Reconstruction
  • The 15th Amendment focused on
    Reconstruction of railroads
    Voting rights for African American men
    Ending poll taxes
    Equal pay for women
  • The Battle of Gettysburg was important because it
    Ended slavery in the North
    Began the Civil War
    Secured independence for the Confederacy
    Marked a turning point in favor of the Union
  • What event directly led to the start of the Civil War?
    The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
    The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
    The election of Andrew Johnson
    The creation of the Missouri Compromise
  • The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
    A new voting amendment
    The expansion of the Freedmen’s Bureau
    The end of Reconstruction
    A split of the Republican Party
  • A major failure of Reconstruction was
    The inability to protect African American rights long-term
    The economic collapse of the North
    The end of industrial growth
    The abolishment of Congress
  • The Freedmen’s Bureau was created to
    Deport Confederate leaders
    Prevent African Americans from voting
    Assist formerly enslaved people with education and housing
    Enforce new tax laws
  • General Ulysses S. Grant is best known for
    Leading the Confederate Army
    Arguing against abolition
    Drafting the Missouri Compromise
    Accepting Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House
  • What was significant about the Battle of Antietam?
    It resulted in the death of President Lincoln
    It ended the Civil War
    It led to the creation of the Confederate States
    Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  • What was the purpose of Black Codes?
    To provide new schools for freedmen
    To regulate trade with the North
    To establish voting requirements for women
    To limit the rights of newly freed African Americans
  • Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address emphasized
    A new alliance with France
    The importance of liberty and preserving democracy
    The success of the Reconstruction Acts
    The need to punish the South
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