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11.4 USHG - Civil War and Reconstruction

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