Historepody Civil War and Reconstruction

1. Historepody Civil War and Reconstruction

2. Historepody

3. 100 • This battle shattered the Union’s hope of winning the war quickly and easily The First Bull Run

4. 200 • Why did Lincoln wait until after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam to announce the Emancipation Proclamation? He thought the North would support his decision after the victory

5. 300 • The Union and the Confederate armies built up their troops by only using volunteers. True or False False

6. 400 • Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War It was the last time Lee’s troops launched an attack in the North.

7. 500 • Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wagner? • 54th Massachusetts Infantry

8. 100 • How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the United States? States or territories would decide whether to permit slavery.

9. 200 • Southern governments passed the Black Codes to _________the civil rights of freed African Americans. Limit or Restrict

10. 300 • What was the major reason why the Democratic Party was not a strong force in the election of 1860? • The Democrats could not agree on a single candidate so their votes were divided between two candidates.

11. 400 • The Emancipation Proclamation was an order from Lincoln • calling for all Confederate slaves to be freed

12. 500 • The Civil War began with the firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter

13. 100 The Freedmen’s Bureau was a/an organization established by Congress to aid newly freed African Americans.

14. 200 enforced the segregation of African Americans and whites. Jim Crow Laws

15. 300 The main goal of Reconstruction was to readmit the former Confederate states into the Union.

16. 400 Lincoln’s main vision for Reconstruction was to reunite the nation as quickly and painlessly as possible.

17. 500 What amendment granted people “equal protection under the law” 14th

18. 100 In the opinion of the North, thi gave commissioners too much power and should have allowed slaves the right to jury trials. Fugitive Slave Act

19. 200 • The Fugitive Slave Act permitted fugitives to testify on their own behalf. True or False? False

20. 300 • Tennessee was a Confederate, Union, or Border State Confederate

21. 400 • This gave the Union total control of the Mississippi River. Vicksburg

22. 500 • The goal of the Union army in the West was to gain control of the Mississippi River

23. 100 This practice forced freedmen to live in a cycle of debt, first buying goods on credit and then failing to make much money selling their crops Sharecropping

24. 200 destroying civilian and military resources Total War

25. 300 What did Generals McClellan, Burnside, and Hooker have in common? They all lacked aggression and timing.

26. 400 Why did Union General George B. McClellan hesitate before launching an attack on the Confederate army in 1862? overestimated the size of the Confederate army.

27. 500 This president was impeached Andrew Johnson

28. 100 Following this compromise, the divisions between North and South became more distinct Compromise of 1850

29. 200 This organization was formed in Pulaski, TN by ex-Confederate soldiers KKK

30. 300 This amendment ended slavery in the United States (officially) 13th Amendment

31. 400 Who were carpetbaggers People from the North who moved to the South to profit after the war

32. 500 Who assassinated Lincoln and where John Wilkes Booth – Ford’s Theater