American Civil War & Reconstruction
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- Q1When did the Civil War begin?186118631870186530s
- Q2What was the main reason for the Civil War?Economic differencesPolitical corruptionSlaveryStates' rights30s
- Q3Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?Robert E. LeeJefferson DavisUlysses S. GrantThomas Jackson30s
- Q4What was the Emancipation Proclamation?A compromise between Northern and Southern statesA treaty ending the Civil WarA constitutional amendment ending slaveryA presidential order declaring all slaves in Confederate territory to be free30s
- Q5Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?RichmondAppomattox Court HouseVicksburgGettysburg30s
- Q6What was the Reconstruction?The period before the Civil War in which tensions between the North and South increasedThe period after the Civil War in which the Union attempted to rebuild the South and integrate former slaves into societyThe period during the Civil War in which the Union attempted to establish a blockade of Southern portsThe period during the Civil War in which the Union attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond30s
- Q7What were the Black Codes?Laws passed by Congress to punish Southern states for seceding from the UnionLaws passed by Northern states after the Civil War which restricted the rights of former ConfederatesLaws passed by the federal government to promote racial equalityLaws passed by Southern states after the Civil War which restricted the rights of African Americans30s
- Q8What was the 13th Amendment?A presidential order declaring all slaves in Confederate territory to be freeA compromise between Northern and Southern statesA constitutional amendment ending slaveryA treaty ending the Civil War30s
- Q9What was the 14th Amendment?A treaty ending the Civil WarA presidential order declaring all slaves in Confederate territory to be freeA constitutional amendment granting citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born or naturalized in the United StatesA constitutional amendment ending slavery30s
- Q10What was the 15th Amendment?A presidential order declaring all slaves in Confederate territory to be freeA constitutional amendment granting the right to vote to all male citizens regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitudeA constitutional amendment granted African Americans equal protection under the lawA treaty ending the Civil War30s
- Q11Which side won the Civil War?Both sides agreed to a truceUnion (North)The war ended in a tieConfederacy (South)30s
- Q12Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?The Battle of VicksburgThe Battle of GettysburgThe Siege of PetersburgThe Battle of Antietam30s
- Q13What was the period of rebuilding and reconciliation after the Civil War called?ResurrectionReconstructionReconciliationRedemption30s
- Q14
President Lincoln kept the U.S. together during the difficult years of the Civil War.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q15
Harriet Tubman worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
truefalseTrue or False30s