End of Year After School Review #5 Civil War and Reconstruction.

End of Year After School Review #5

Civil War and Reconstruction

Q1

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

• a) Lincoln had ordered the fort reinforced with federal troops.

• b) Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort.• c) the fort's commander was planning to evacuate

his troops secretly from the fort.• d) Lincoln had called for seventy-five thousand

militia troops to form a voluntary Union army.• e) southern support for secession was weakening.

Q1

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

• a) Lincoln had ordered the fort reinforced with federal troops.

• b) Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort.• c) the fort's commander was planning to evacuate

his troops secretly from the fort.• d) Lincoln had called for seventy-five thousand

militia troops to form a voluntary Union army.• e) southern support for secession was weakening.

Q2

The Border States offered all of the following advantages except

• a) a large population.• b) a good supply of horses and mules.• c) valuable manufacturing capacity.• d) shipbuilding facilities.• e) large navigable rivers.

Q2

The Border States offered all of the following advantages except

• a) a large population.• b) a good supply of horses and mules.• c) valuable manufacturing capacity.• d) shipbuilding facilities.• e) large navigable rivers.

Q3

Lincoln's declaration that the North sought to preserve the Union with or without slavery

• a) came as a disappointment to most Northerners and demoralized the Union.

• b) revealed the influence of the Border States on his policies.

• c) caused some seceded states to rejoin the Union.• d) contradicted the campaign promises of the

Republican party.• e) cost him support in the Butternut region of Ohio,

Indiana, and Illinois.

Q3

Lincoln's declaration that the North sought to preserve the Union with or without slavery

• a) came as a disappointment to most Northerners and demoralized the Union.

• b) revealed the influence of the Border States on his policies.

• c) caused some seceded states to rejoin the Union.• d) contradicted the campaign promises of the

Republican party.• e) cost him support in the Butternut region of Ohio,

Indiana, and Illinois.

Q4

As the Civil War began, the South seemed to have the advantage of

• a) greater ability to wage offensive warfare.• b) more talented military leaders.• c) superior industrial capabilities.• d) superior transportation facilities.• e) a more united public opinion.

Q4

As the Civil War began, the South seemed to have the advantage of

• a) greater ability to wage offensive warfare.• b) more talented military leaders.• c) superior industrial capabilities.• d) superior transportation facilities.• e) a more united public opinion.

Q5

Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, the greatest was

• a) starvation.• b) disease.• c) decline of moral standards.• d) lack of proper clothing.• e) constant fighting.

Q5

Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, the greatest was

• a) starvation.• b) disease.• c) decline of moral standards.• d) lack of proper clothing.• e) constant fighting.

Q6

The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its

• a) military leadership.• b) navy.• c) slave population.• d) economy.• e) political system.

Q6

The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its

• a) military leadership.• b) navy.• c) slave population.• d) economy.• e) political system.

Q7

The South believed that the British would come to its aid because

• a) the people in Britain would demand such action.• b) British Canada was strongly hostile to the Union.• c) Britain still had slavery in its empire.• d) the government had refused to allow Uncle

Tom's Cabin to be sold in the empire.• e) Britain was dependent on Southern cotton.

Q7

The South believed that the British would come to its aid because

• a) the people in Britain would demand such action.• b) British Canada was strongly hostile to the Union.• c) Britain still had slavery in its empire.• d) the government had refused to allow Uncle

Tom's Cabin to be sold in the empire.• e) Britain was dependent on Southern cotton.

Q8

During the Civil War, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by

• a) the incompetence of Charles Francis Adams, the United States ambassador to London.

• b) Britain's refusal to observe the Union's blockade of Southern ports.

• c) the Trent affair, involving the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ship.

• d) Napoleon III's effort to place Maximilian on the Mexican throne.

• e) British working-class support for the South.

Q8

During the Civil War, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by

• a) the incompetence of Charles Francis Adams, the United States ambassador to London.

• b) Britain's refusal to observe the Union's blockade of Southern ports.

• c) the Trent affair, involving the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ship.

• d) Napoleon III's effort to place Maximilian on the Mexican throne.

• e) British working-class support for the South.

Q9

As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln because

• a) of the South's emphasis on states' rights.• b) there was such strong agreement on policy in the

South.• c) he did not believe in strong executive action.• d) Lee's insistence on keeping his army out of politics.• e) the Confederate Constitution gave him all the

power he needed.

Q9

As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln because

• a) of the South's emphasis on states' rights.• b) there was such strong agreement on policy in the

South.• c) he did not believe in strong executive action.• d) Lee's insistence on keeping his army out of politics.• e) the Confederate Constitution gave him all the

power he needed.

Q10

The problems that Abraham Lincoln experienced as president were less prostrating than those experienced by Jefferson Davis partly because the North

• a) had a long-established and fully recognized government.

• b) had strong political support from Britain and France.

• c) held firm to states' rights principles.• d) was united in the cause of abolitionism.• e) had fewer internal political divisions.

Q10

The problems that Abraham Lincoln experienced as president were less prostrating than those experienced by Jefferson Davis partly because the North

• a) had a long-established and fully recognized government.

• b) had strong political support from Britain and France.

• c) held firm to states' rights principles.• d) was united in the cause of abolitionism.• e) had fewer internal political divisions.

Q11

In Lincoln's attempts to preserve the Union, he did all of the following questionable actions as president except

• a) proclaimed a blockade of the Southern ports.• b) increased the size of the federal army.• c) suspended the writ of habeas corpus.• d) advanced federal funds to private citizens

without authorization.• e) refused to implement a draft, or conscription

law, during the war.

Q11

In Lincoln's attempts to preserve the Union, he did all of the following questionable actions as president except

• a) proclaimed a blockade of the Southern ports.• b) increased the size of the federal army.• c) suspended the writ of habeas corpus.• d) advanced federal funds to private citizens

without authorization.• e) refused to implement a draft, or conscription

law, during the war.

Q12 (Reconstruction Ch)

In the postwar South• a) the economy and social structure was utterly

devastated.• b) the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little

economic consequence.• c) the much-feared inflation never materialized.• d) industry and transportation were damaged, but

Southern agriculture continued to flourish.• e) poorer whites benefited from the end of

plantation slavery.

Q12 (Reconstruction Ch)

In the postwar South• a) the economy and social structure was utterly

devastated.• b) the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little

economic consequence.• c) the much-feared inflation never materialized.• d) industry and transportation were damaged, but

Southern agriculture continued to flourish.• e) poorer whites benefited from the end of

plantation slavery.

Q13

At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners• a) reluctantly supported the federal government.• b) were ready to plan a future uprising against the

United States.• c) declared themselves citizens of their states but

not of the United States.• d) asked for pardons so that they could once again

hold political office and vote.• e) still believed that their view of secession was

correct and their cause was just.

Q13

At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners• a) reluctantly supported the federal government.• b) were ready to plan a future uprising against the

United States.• c) declared themselves citizens of their states but

not of the United States.• d) asked for pardons so that they could once again

hold political office and vote.• e) still believed that their view of secession was

correct and their cause was just.

Q14

In 1865, Southern• a) whites quickly admitted they had been wrong in

trying to secede and win Southern independence.• b) whites rapidly turned their slaves into paid

employees.• c) blacks uniformly turned in anger and revenge against

their former masters.• d) blacks often began traveling to test their freedom,

search for family members, and seek economic opportunity.

• e) blacks looked to the federal government for help.

Q14

In 1865, Southern• a) whites quickly admitted they had been wrong in

trying to secede and win Southern independence.• b) whites rapidly turned their slaves into paid

employees.• c) blacks uniformly turned in anger and revenge against

their former masters.• d) blacks often began traveling to test their freedom,

search for family members, and seek economic opportunity.

• e) blacks looked to the federal government for help.

Q15

The greatest achievements of the Freedmen's Bureau were in

• a) providing "forty acres and a mule" to freed blacks.

• b) education.• c) the provision of food and clothing.• d) helping people to find employment.• e) securing black civil rights.

Q15

The greatest achievements of the Freedmen's Bureau were in

• a) providing "forty acres and a mule" to freed blacks.

• b) education.• c) the provision of food and clothing.• d) helping people to find employment.• e) securing black civil rights.

Q16

The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as• a) a meddlesome federal agency that

threatened to upset white racial dominance.• b) an agency acceptable only because it also

helped poor whites.• c) a valued partner in rebuilding the South.• d) more helpful in the North than the South.• e) a threat to state social service agencies.

Q16

The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as• a) a meddlesome federal agency that

threatened to upset white racial dominance.• b) an agency acceptable only because it also

helped poor whites.• c) a valued partner in rebuilding the South.• d) more helpful in the North than the South.• e) a threat to state social service agencies.

Q17

In his 10 percent plan for Reconstruction, President Lincoln promised

• a) rapid readmission of Southern states into the Union.

• b) former slaves the right to vote.• c) the restoration of the planter aristocracy to

political power.• d) severe punishment of Southern political and

military leaders.• e) a plan to allow 10 percent of blacks to vote.

Q17

In his 10 percent plan for Reconstruction, President Lincoln promised

• a) rapid readmission of Southern states into the Union.

• b) former slaves the right to vote.• c) the restoration of the planter aristocracy to

political power.• d) severe punishment of Southern political and

military leaders.• e) a plan to allow 10 percent of blacks to vote.

Q18

The controversy surrounding the Wade-Davis Bill and the readmission of the Confederate states to the Union demonstrated

• a) the deep differences between President Lincoln and Congress.

• b) the close ties that were developing between President Lincoln and the Democrats.

• c) President Lincoln's desire for a harsh reconstruction plan.• d) that a Congressional majority believed that the South had

never legally left the Union.• e) the Republicans' fear of re-admitting Confederate leaders

to Congress.

Q18

The controversy surrounding the Wade-Davis Bill and the readmission of the Confederate states to the Union demonstrated

• a) the deep differences between President Lincoln and Congress.

• b) the close ties that were developing between President Lincoln and the Democrats.

• c) President Lincoln's desire for a harsh reconstruction plan.• d) that a Congressional majority believed that the South had

never legally left the Union.• e) the Republicans' fear of re-admitting Confederate leaders

to Congress.

Q19

President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction• a) differed radically from Lincoln's.• b) guaranteed former slaves the right to vote.• c) required that all former Confederate states

ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.• d) established literacy tests for voting in the

South.• e) aimed at swift restoration of the southern

states after a few basic conditions were met.

Q19

President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction• a) differed radically from Lincoln's.• b) guaranteed former slaves the right to vote.• c) required that all former Confederate states

ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.• d) established literacy tests for voting in the

South.• e) aimed at swift restoration of the southern

states after a few basic conditions were met.

Q20

____________________ believed that the Southern states had completely left the Union and were therefore, "conquered provinces" that had to seek readmission on whatever terms Congress demanded.

• a) War Democrats• b) The Supreme Court• c) President Lincoln• d) President Johnson• e) Congressional Republicans

Q20

____________________ believed that the Southern states had completely left the Union and were therefore, "conquered provinces" that had to seek readmission on whatever terms Congress demanded.

• a) War Democrats• b) The Supreme Court• c) President Lincoln• d) President Johnson• e) Congressional Republicans

Q21

The main purpose of the Black Codes was to• a) guarantee freedom for the blacks.• b) ensure a stable and subservient labor

supply.• c) prevent interracial sex and marriage.• d) prevent blacks from becoming

sharecroppers.• e) create a system of justice for ex-slaves.

Q21

The main purpose of the Black Codes was to• a) guarantee freedom for the blacks.• b) ensure a stable and subservient labor

supply.• c) prevent interracial sex and marriage.• d) prevent blacks from becoming

sharecroppers.• e) create a system of justice for ex-slaves.

Q22

The incident that caused the clash between Congress and President Johnson to explode into the open was

• a) passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.• b) the creation of the sharecropping system.• c) the attempt to pass the Fourteenth

Amendment.• d) the South's regaining control of the Senate.• e) Johnson's veto of the bill to extend the

Freedmen's Bureau.

Q22

The incident that caused the clash between Congress and President Johnson to explode into the open was

• a) passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.• b) the creation of the sharecropping system.• c) the attempt to pass the Fourteenth

Amendment.• d) the South's regaining control of the Senate.• e) Johnson's veto of the bill to extend the

Freedmen's Bureau.

Q23

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed• a) citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves.• b) land for former slaves.• c) voting rights for former Confederates

who had previously served in the U.S. Army.• d) freed slaves the right to vote.• e) education to former slaves.

Q23

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed• a) citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves.• b) land for former slaves.• c) voting rights for former Confederates

who had previously served in the U.S. Army.• d) freed slaves the right to vote.• e) education to former slaves.

Q24

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

• a) Twelfth.• b) Thirteenth.• c) Fourteenth.• d) Fifteenth.• e) Eighteenth.

Q24

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

• a) Twelfth.• b) Thirteenth.• c) Fourteenth.• d) Fifteenth.• e) Eighteenth.

Q25

The Ku Klux Klan could best be described as• a) an attempt to revive the Confederacy.• b) the military arm of the southern

Democratic party.• c) a civic reform and service organization.• d) a movement for openly protesting

northern oppression.• e) a secret terrorist organization.

Q25

The Ku Klux Klan could best be described as• a) an attempt to revive the Confederacy.• b) the military arm of the southern

Democratic party.• c) a civic reform and service organization.• d) a movement for openly protesting

northern oppression.• e) a secret terrorist organization.

Q26

The official charge that the House of Representatives used to impeach President Johnson was his

• a) highly partisan “swing around the circle” in 1866.

• b) readmission of Southern states without seriously reconstructing them.

• c) dismissal of Secretary of War Stanton contrary to the Tenure of Office Act.

• d) apparent sympathy with the Ku Klux Klan.• e) veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill.

Q26

The official charge that the House of Representatives used to impeach President Johnson was his

• a) highly partisan “swing around the circle” in 1866.

• b) readmission of Southern states without seriously reconstructing them.

• c) dismissal of Secretary of War Stanton contrary to the Tenure of Office Act.

• d) apparent sympathy with the Ku Klux Klan.• e) veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill.

Q27

In 1867, Secretary of State Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

• a) commissioned the building of an all-new ironclad navy.

• b) recognized the independent republic of Hawaii.• c) purchased Alaska from Russia.• d) acquired the former Dominican Republic as an

American territory.• e) established friendly relations with the newly

independent Dominion of Canada.

Q27

In 1867, Secretary of State Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

• a) commissioned the building of an all-new ironclad navy.

• b) recognized the independent republic of Hawaii.• c) purchased Alaska from Russia.• d) acquired the former Dominican Republic as an

American territory.• e) established friendly relations with the newly

independent Dominion of Canada.