Formative Assessment Civil War and Reconstruction.

Formative Assessment

Civil War and Reconstruction

1. When Lincoln sent “food to hungry men,” the Confederacy fired on this fort.

a. Fort McHenryb. Fort Sumterc. Fort Necessityd. Fort Knox

2. This constitutional issue was a major cause of the Civil War.a. Judicial Reviewb. Elastic Clausec. States’ Rightsd. Loose vs. Strict interpretation

3. What was the disadvantage of the South that came along with all the money from the successful cash crops?a. The South had a larger population.b. The North refused to buy Southern cotton.c. The South had no military leadership.d. The South had few factories.

4. What was the single biggest advantage of the South in the early stages of the Civil War?a. More menb. Better military leadersc. Better Navyd. More weapons

5. What are border states?a. Free states in the Confederacyb. Slave states in the Unionc. States on the Canadian borderd. States on the Mexican border

6. What was the Northern strategy named that called for taking Richmond, controlling the Mississippi River, and blockading the Confederate coast?a. The Lincoln Planb. The Suffocation Planc. The Scorched Earth Pland. The Anaconda Plan

7. Lincoln’s goal when the war began:a. Free all slavesb. Free slaves in seceding statesc. Preserve the Uniond. Make sure the Northern economy flourishes

8. What Union general was successful in the west and then became overall commander of Union forces?a. McClellanb. Grantc. Shermand. Meadee. Hooker

9. Confederate General who earned his nickname at Bull Run:a. Jacksonb. Leec. Johnstond. Beauregard

10. Who was the temperamental and hard-to- get-along-with President of the Confederacy?a. Alexander Stephensb. John C. Calhounc. Jefferson Davisd. Andrew Johnson

11. This single bloodiest day of the war was a military draw but ended Lee’s 1st invasion of the North:a. Fredericksburgb. Chancellorsvillec. Gettysburgd. Antietam

12. Although no slaves were immediately freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, it was important because:a. Union troops would free slaves as they took over

Confederate territoryb. Confederate states eventually freed their slavesc. It meant that Britain would help the Confederacy in

the ward. Slaves rose up in a mass rebellion against their

owners

13. Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus protections during the Civil War?a. To keep the Confederacy from seeking

foreign aidb. To keep Republicans out of officec. To allow imprisonment of anti-war

Northerners that might hurt the war effortd. To limit French influence on Americans

14. When Lincoln promised “malice toward none and charity for all” in his 2nd Inaugural Address, he was laying out his plan fora. Winning the warb. Reconstructionc. Re-electiond. Capturing spies

15. The death of “Stonewall” Jackson after a wound at Chancellorsville meant that: a. Grant would have to take command of the

Army of the Potomacb. Lee would have to take command of the Army

of Northern Virginiac. Grant would no longer have his most trusted

officerd. Lee would no longer have his most trusted

officer

16. Food and material shortages in the South were largely due to:a. The Union blockade b. The use of slaveryc. The loss at Gettysburgd. The extensive northern railroad network

17. What southern city on the Mississippi River fell after Grant’s 6-week siege?a. Vicksburgb. New Orleansc. Fredericksburgd. Baton Rouge

18. Why did the Union win at Gettysburg?a. Better leadershipb. They held the high groundc. Confederate soldiers were not committedd. The people of the town helped the Union

fight

19. Turning point of the war:a. Antietamb. Appomattox Court Housec. Fredericksburgd. Gettysburg

20. Lincoln used this to make it clear that the Civil War was a fight for the ideals on which the US was founded and that the deaths were not in vain:a. 2nd Inaugural Addressb. Emancipation Proclamationc. Gettysburg Addressd. Telegraphs to the nation

21. Why was the naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimac important?a. It ended Union dominance of the seasb. It was the 1st use of submarine warfarec. It was the last time Lincoln ordered a naval

attackd. It was the 1st battle between 2 ironclad ships

22. Prisoner of war camp discovered by Union troops during their “March to the Sea”:a. Maconb. Andersonvillec. Atlantad. Savannah

23. Union officers most known for “total war”:a. Sherman and Grantb. McClellan and Burnsidec. Meade and Grantd. Sherman and Burnside

24. Appomattox Courthouse is important because:a. Confederate soldiers were put on trial thereb. Lee surrendered to Grant therec. Union soldiers were put on trial thered. Grant surrendered to Lee there

25. How were Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction different?a. Presidential was more lenientb. Congressional was more lenientc. Presidential was declared unconstitutionald. Congressional was declared unconstitutional

26. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 established:a. New states in place of the Confederate statesb. Land re-distribution for former slavesc. New railroadsd. Military districts in the South

27. Freedman Bureau college now in Atlanta:a. Morehouseb. Howardc. Tuskegeed. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

28. Amendment that abolished slavery:a. 13th b. 14th c. 15th d. 16th

29. Amendment that gave black males the right to vote:a. 13th b. 14th c. 15th d. 16th

30. Amendment that gave citizenship protections to all Americans (including blacks):a. 13th b. 14th c. 15th d. 16th

31. Economic system which replaced slavery in the South:a. Land re-distributionb. Sharecroppingc. Hourly wage labord. Agribusiness

32. Laws designed right after the Civil War to keep former slaves in a condition as similar as possible to slavery without actually having slavery:a. Jim Crow Lawsb. Grandfather Clausesc. Black Codesd. Segregation Laws

33. Group created in the South after the Civil War to attempt to restore white supremacy:a. Scalawagsb. Copperheadsc. Carpetbaggersd. Ku Klux Klan

34. Southerners who joined the Republican Party:a. Scalawagsb. Copperheadsc. Carpetbaggersd. Ku Klux Klan

35. Many of these anti-war northern Democrats were jailed during the war without charges due to the suspension of habeas corpus:a. Scalawagsb. Copperheadsc. Carpetbaggersd. Ku Klux Klan

36. Northerners who went South after the Civil War:

a. Scalawagsb. Copperheadsc. Carpetbaggersd. Ku Klux Klan

37. Land re-distribution promise made by Sherman (it didn’t actually happen):a. 40 acres and a muleb. Homestead Actc. Sharecroppingd. Free Soil

38. Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating this law:a. Emancipation Proclamationb. 14th Amendmentc. Wade-Davis Billd. Tenure of Office Act

39. Reconstruction plan that Lincoln used a pocket veto to stop:a. Wade-Davis Billb. Sumner-Brooks Billc. Wilmot Provisod. Johnson and Johnson Bill

40. The Compromise of 1877:a. Allowed Tilden to become president and

ended Reconstructionb. Allowed Hayes to become president and

ended Reconstructionc. Set up military governments in the Southd. Led to Johnson’s impeachment

Answer Key• 1. B• 2. C• 3. d• 4. B• 5. B• 6. D• 7. C• 8. B• 9. A• 10. C• 11. D• 12. A

Answer Key• 13. C• 14. B• 15. D• 16. A• 17. A• 18. B• 19. D• 20. C• 21. D• 22. B• 23. A• 24. B

Answer Key• 25. A• 26. D• 27. A• 28. A• 29. C• 30. B• 31. B• 32. C• 33. D• 34. A• 35. B• 36. C

Answer Key• 37. A• 38. D• 39. A• 40. B