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11.4 USHG - Civil War and Reconstruction

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