Spring Benchmark Review
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- Q1How did the actions of General William T. Sherman and his army affect South Carolina's ability to rebuild when the war ended?It made it easier to rebuild since the army spared all public buildings and private businesses.It made it easier to rebuild since the army planted crops as they came through the state.It made it harder to rebuild since the army destroyed all of the ships in the Charleston harbor.It made it harder to rebuild since the army destroyed many homes, farms, and roads.45s
- Q2What was the South's main strategy for fighting the Civil War?fight a defensive war until the North was worn downsplit the North into two sectionsblockade Northern portsdestroy the railroads and telegraph networks of the North45s
- Q3Which area of South Carolina was captured early in the Civil War and remained under Union control for the duration?ANo area was ever under Union control during the Civil War.CB45s
- Q4Why did the Confederacy refuse to sell cotton to European nations during the early Civil War?They hoped to drive up demand for cotton in order to secure allies.They felt that other crops, such as tobacco, would prove more valuable.They believed the Union would end their blockade if they saw that cotton was not selling.They knew that most European nations disagreed with them on the issue of slavery.45s
- Q5How did the Confederacy try to get by the Union blockade?through the use of aerial inventions like the bi-planeby relying on spies and double-agents to act as Union shipmastersby resorting to overland travel and trade with Mexicowith the use of new technology, like the submarine and lighter, quicker ships45s
- Q6A student wrote down these notes during social studies class. Image_11688 What is the best heading for the notes?Abolitionist Plans to Encourage a Slave RevoltReasons for the Confederacy's SecessionUnion Strategy in the Civil WarImpact of the Emancipation Proclamation45s
- Q7Which statement correctly summarizes how the city of Charleston was impacted by the Civil War?The city was considered unimportant to the war effort and was ignored by both armiesThe city fell to the Union early in the war and became an important headquarters for the army to launch additional attacks on South Carolina.At the beginning of the war, Confederates defeated Union troops in Charleston, but by the end of the war, the city was captured.Charleston was blockaded by the Union army, but the city was not hurt because blockade runners were successful.45s
- Q8This chart gives information about an important South Carolinian. Which individual is the subject of this web diagram?Robert SmallsJonathan Jasper WrightWade HamptonBen Tillman45s
- Q9Why did a disproportionate number of lower-class men serve and die for the Confederacy?The 20-slave rule exempted many wealthier men from service.The elites of the South did not believe in the Confederate cause.Laws required men who did not own property to enlist two times in the Confederate armySubsistence farmers tended to support the war in greater numbers.45s
- Q10How did southern states respond to President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?They sent delegates to negotiate a different solution with Lincoln.They followed its wording and freed all slaves.They ignored the statement and continued to hold slaves.The Confederacy immediately encouraged slaves to enlist and fight.45s
- Q11What conclusion is evident from the data in this graph?The Confederacy lost the war because they had greater casualties.Disease caused a greater decline in population than actual fighting.The Confederacy had better hospital facilities than the North.More soldiers died in battle than were wounded.45s
- Q12These are brief excerpts from three amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments were written as a direct result of what historical event?the American Revolutionthe Civil Warthe Spanish-American Warthe War of 181245s
- Q13What was the main goal of federal Reconstruction policies?to help survey the land acquired in the Mexican-American Warto rebuild towns, cities, and transportation systems across the Southto bring the southern states back into the Unionto remedy the economic problems caused by the war45s
- Q14What was the most long-lasting impact of the Freedman's Bureau?The distribution of Confederate lands to freedman and poor whites.The funding of medical treatment and food for the newly freedmenThe development of positive relations and political allegiances between poor whites and blacks in the South.The establishment of public school systems and historically black colleges and universities in the South.45s
- Q15How did the use of the military impact Radical Reconstruction after the Civil War?The military was used to enforce federal policies and the 13th, 14th, and 15th AmendmentsThe military continued to use the resources of the South and weakened their economy.Military officers often tried to undermine the laws passed by the national government.The South welcomed the presence of military troops as a means of keeping them safe.45s
