Test - Virginia, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Who believed that since secession was illegal, the Southern states were still, technically, a part of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
The introduction of this ship revitalized the Confederate campaign to break the Union blockade of the South:
CSS Virginia
Before moving his abolition efforts to Virginia, John Brown was part of the abolitionist violence in _________________.
Kansas
In 1821, the American Colonization Society established the colony of _____________ in West Africa.
Liberia
The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act... (choose all that apply)
prohibited an escaped slave from testifying on his or her own behalf. made stronger provisions to return escaped slaves to the South. denied a jury trial to any escaped slave. made it a criminal act for Northerners to assist escaped slaves.
In nineteenth century Virginia, slaves were seen as ____________, and challenging the institution appeared to be an attack on liberty.
property
At first, Virginia decided to __________.
remain loyal to the Union
At the beginning of the Civil War, most people felt the war would be _________________.
short
The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act led to a new occupation, the __________ ____________.
slave catcher
The Constitution of 1864 was only effective for the and parts of the state until the end of the Civil War.
territories
Which Civil War battle can be considered both Lee's greatest victory and his greatest loss?
the Battle of Chancellorsville
Which Reconstruction-era Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to all citizens, regardless of color?
the Fifteenth Amendment
Which Reconstruction-era Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens?
the Fourteenth Amendment
Victory in what battle allowed General Lee to take the fighting out of Virginia the first time?
the Second Battle of Manassas
Which Reconstruction-era Amendment ended slavery in the United States?
the Thirteenth Amendment
What battle was the first meeting of Generals Grant and Lee?
the Wilderness
What signaled the beginning of the American Civil War?
the attack on Ft. Sumter
Violence in Kansas eventually spread to _______________.
the floor of the Senate
What were the goals of Lee's advance into Union territory in July 1863? (choose all that apply)
to force the Union to give up to gain support from Britain to threaten Washington, D.C.
Over the course of the nineteenth century, the North moved toward a _____ labor system, while the South continued to use a system of ______ labor.
wage slave
In March 1864, Abraham Lincoln gave command of the Army of the Potomac to ________________.
Ulysses S. Grant
When Lincoln decided to call up Union troops to fight against the South, ________.
Virginia voted for secession
After Fort Sumter, the capital city of the Union was _____ and the capital of the Confederacy was ______.
Washington DC Richmond
What modern US state formed when 35 Virginia counties decided NOT to secede from the Union?
West Virginia
The Dred Scott decision declared the Missouri Compromise _________.
unconstitutional
Nat Turner's rebellion lasted ____ hours and _____ white Virginians were killed.
12 60
Approximately how many battles were fought in Virginia during the Civil War?
120
In the hysteria following the rebellion, nearly _______ blacks were killed despite not being involved in the uprising.
200
The ____________ ___________________ ______________ advocated gradual emancipation for slaves followed by their deportation back to Africa.
American Colonization Society
The Civil War effectively ended at the village of ___________.
Appomattox Courthouse
William Makepeace Thackeray was a _______________ citizen who wrote about slavery and the slave trade in Virginia.
British
Of the Radical Republicans, whose idea of Reconstruction was most radical?
Charles Sumner
Which of the following was the last chance to make changes to the federal system to avoid open war?
Compromise of 1850
When the Deep South seceded from the Union, they formed a new country called...
Confederate States of America
John Bell
Constitutional Union Party
Stephen Douglas
Democrat - North
John C Breckenridge
Democrat - South
What Supreme Court decision in 1857 drove the free and slave factions even further apart?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
One of the earliest institutions created for Reconstruction was the ____________.
Freedmen's Bureau
Which of these famous Virginians hid from Nat Turner's rebellion, taught his family's slaves to read and write, and never lost a fight?
George Thomas
Why was Lee forced to pull out of the trenches at Petersburg?
He was running out of supplies.
Which of the following are true about The Confessions of Nat Turner? (Choose all that apply.)
It remains shrouded in controversy. It was published to take advantage of public interest. It claimed to be a definitive account of Turner's motivations.
Before the 1830s, what were two views of slavery in Virginia?
It was a necessary evil that was impossible to eliminate without destroying the economy. It was an institution that needed to end.
What did John Brown hope to accomplish by capturing Harpers Ferry? (answer in one sentence)
John Brown was trying to start a slave uprising by capturing Harpers Ferry.
Which prominent pro-slavery politician gave a speech arguing that slavery was a "positive good"?
John C. Calhoun
The first land battle of the American Civil War was at _________________.
Manassas
In 1864, Grant sent this General to destroy the threat posed by the Shenandoah Valley:
Philip Sheridan
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
In the Constitutional Convention of 1865, the delegates were overwhelmingly ____________________________.
Republican
By May 1861, the capitol of the Confederate States of America was in the city of __________________.
Richmond
When General Joseph Johnston was injured at the Battle of Seven Pines, to whom did command of the Confederate forces eventually fall?
Robert E. Lee
Which of these famous Virginians was the son of a Revolutionary War hero, a graduate of West Point, an experienced officer, and was offered command of both the Union and Confederate armies?
Robert E. Lee
How did John Brown's trial and execution deepen the divide between the North and the South? (answer in one or two sentences)
Slaves were not allowed to read or write, but if someone was caught teaching a slave to read or write they would be in a lot trouble and Northerners were also not allowed to help free slaves because they would have been in a lot of trouble if they did. At the end this caused a deeper divide because the North was being restricted from helping end slavery by saving slaves.
What federal act showed the flaw in the system of popular sovereignty?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
What was the result of Nat Turner's slave rebellion in 1831? (Choose all that apply.)
The Legislature made it illegal to teach black people to read or write. The Virginia Legislature considered gradual abolition of slavery. The Legislature passed laws restricting the ability of blacks to worship as they saw fit. The Legislature passed stricter legal codes against free and enslaved blacks.
What nineteenth-century crisis nearly ended in armed conflict?
The Nullification Crisis of 1832
Whose stand against advancing Union troops shaped the outcome at First Manassas?
Thomas J. Jackson
Give two examples of how the Founding Fathers dealt with slavery in their own households.
Thomas Jefferson's entire lifestyle was dependent on slave labor because he was greatly indebted. George Washington also had slaves who he "freed" in his will, but most of the slaves weren't eligible for freedom either way.
The loss of what town gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and divided the South?
Vicksburg
Which of the following is true about slavery in the nineteenth century? (choose all that apply)
Virginia was a center for the domestic slave trade. The foreign slave trade ended in 1808. Virginia had more slaves than any other state. The percentage of slaves was in decline in the early nineteeth century.
The ______________-______________ Bill was a Reconstruction plan that was much stricter than Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan.
Wade-Davis
In one sentence, describe what William Tecumseh Sherman was doing while Grant was fighting in Virginia.
William Tecumseh Sherman planned on destroying the "Deep Southern States" by capturing Atlanta which would open up a way for him to overtake Georgia.
Grant used his superior numbers to fight a war of _____________.
attrition
In 1850, if California had been allowed to enter the Union as a Free State, it would have shifted the ______________ of power in Congress.
balance
Following the Civil War, some people dreamed of a _________________ society, where black and white citizens would interact freely and equally.
biracial
The Dred Scott decision stated that slaves could not be...
citizens
What invention ended hope that slavery would die on its own?
cotton gin
The primary reason for maintaining the slave system in Virginia was _________________.
economic
Over the course of the nineteenth century, differences in what things were evidence of divisions in the United States? (choose all that apply)
education culture economy social structure
The dominant view in Washington regarding the states that had once been part of the Confederacy was the _________________________.
forfeited rights theory
President Johnson holds a place in history as the first President that Congress attempted to ________________.
impeach
Lincoln's Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction _____________.
laid out his Ten Percent Plan
The most extreme part of Congressional Reconstruction was dividing the South into five __________ _____________.
military districts
The Constitution of 1864 was only effective for the ______ and parts of the _______ state until the end of the Civil War.
northern eastern
What action by General McClellan in the Peninsula Campaign allowed time for Confederate forces to consolidate and react?
pausing after each engagement
At the Battle of Fredericksburg, General Burnside used five _______________ bridges to cross the Rapahannock River.
pontoon
