The Civil War and Reconstruction (Praxis 5004)
Complete this dialogue about President Buchanan: "President Buchanan did everything he could to avoid the Civil War...."
"...No he didn't. He didn't understand the complexity of the situation and then just let Lincoln inherit the problem."
Which of the following officially ended slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
In what year was the New England Anti-Slavery Society established AND in what year was slavery made illegal in the United States, respectively?
1832; 1865
When was the Gettysburg Address given?
1863
When did Reconstruction take place?
1865-1877
When he gave the Gettysburg Address, approximately how long did Lincoln speak?
2 minutes
Identify which of the following is a profile affected by the Emancipation Proclamation:
A middle-aged African American male from Richmond
Which of the following BEST defines Jim Crow?
A system of laws designed to discriminate against African Americans
Why was the fall of Petersburg significant for Richmond?
Because Petersburg protected and supplied the capital
Why did the Civil War last so much longer than initially expected?
Because both sides had distinct advantages.
Why did General Lee initially go towards the Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865?
Because he wanted to reach his supply train there and continue the fight
Marianne immigrated to the United States from Europe in search of better opportunities for herself and her future family. While in the process of applying for US citizenship, Marianne gives birth to a child. Why was the 14th Amendment important to Marianne?
Because it gave her child citizenship.
Why was Chancellorsville considered an important turning point in the Civil War?
Because the South lost an important commander, Stonewall Jackson
Why was Gettysburg considered the decisive turning point in the Civil War?
Because the South took heavy casualties and never again attempted to invade the North
Which of the following places the events in correct chronological order?
Buchanan became president, Dred Scott decision announced, Lincoln became president, the Civil War began.
The Fugitive Slave Act was an inclusion in what larger piece of legislation?
Compromise of 1850
Which of the following were aspects of the Fugitive Slave Act?
Drafted arrest warrants for fugitive slaves Created a federal commission The rights of fugitive slaves were suspended
Which of the following were reactionary measures taken by abolitionists/northerners against the Fugitive Slave Act?
Expanded the Underground Railroad Promoted Uncle Tom's Cabin Pursued nullification on the Fugitive Slave Act
Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Confederate retreat from Richmond?
Families looted stores of provisions that greedy merchants had hoarded. TRUE The city was in flames in the aftermath of the Confederate retreat. TRUE The confederates burned the armory, bridges, storehouses of tobacco and other locations. TRUE After the fall of Richmond, the capital was moved to Charleston. FALSE
Which of the following statements about the formation of the Confederacy is FALSE?
Few soldiers from the US Army chose to join the local militias and side with the Confederacy.
What did President Lincoln attempt to send to Fort Sumter?
Food
Which is a true statement regarding secession in the American Civil War?
Four slave states remained in the Union.
Which of the following became the most famous black man in America during the 1830s and 1840s as he fought to abolish slavery?
Frederick Douglass
Which was the deadliest event in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Giving a moral purpose to the war effort. Reducing the Confederacy's manpower. Increasing troop numbers in the Union.
Which were some of the South's advantages during the Civil War?
Greater support from the public Better generals at the beginning Controlling the Mississippi River (Didn't have good Railroad Connections)
Which sisters helped increase the role of women in the abolitionist movement?
Grimke sisters
Why were wealthy landowners interested in sharecropping?
It was a way where they could continue dominating society and keep African Americans repressed.
Senator John Crittenden believed his 'Crittenden Compromise' would keep the Union together because:
It would restore the Missouri Compromise line and protect slavery in the South.
Why was taking control of the entire Mississippi River such an important goal for the North?
It would split the Confederacy in two by isolating Texas and New Mexico
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America in 1861?
Jefferson Davis
The Black Codes of Reconstruction were the ideological forbearers of what?
Jim Crow laws
Which country was colonized by freed American slaves with the help of antislavery societies?
Liberia
Which of the following correctly shows the events in the order in which they occurred?
Lincoln elected president, South Carolina seceded, Crittenden Compromise proposed, crisis at Fort Sumter
What prompted the last four states to secede and join the Confederacy?
Lincoln's call for volunteers to defend U.S. positions in the South
Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Apprenticeship laws, sharecropping, and vagrancy laws all had what common goal during Reconstruction?
Maintaining a racialized system of subservient labor in the South
Which of the following are true
Many 'Jim Crow' laws related to voting. TRUE The term 'Jim Crow' is believed to have originated with a 1828 song and dance titled 'Jump Jim Crow.'TRUE 'Jim Crow' was a term meaning 'negro.'TRUE The Civil Rights Movement took place during the 1920s and 1930s. FALSE
How were the two capitals during the Civil War (Washington, D.C., and Richmond, VA) similar?
Neither capital was under imminent threat until General Lee ordered the evacuation of Richmond.
Why did the South lose the Battle of Gettysburg?
Poor military leadership made tactical blunders leading to many casualties
What conflict sparked the Battle of Fort Sumter?
President Buchanan's attempt to resupply the fort
Which group was largely responsible for the passage of 'Jim Crow' legislation in the aftermath of the Civil War?
Southern Democrats
What happened to Southern interest in abolishing slavery after Nat Turner's insurrection in 1831?
Southern states made it increasingly difficult for masters to free their slaves.
How did the opinion of Abraham Lincoln on the Emancipation Proclamation differ from that of Roger Taney?
Taney believed that the President did not have the Constitutional authority to issue the proclamation, while Lincoln based his opinion on the preservation of the Union.
Which of the Reconstruction Amendments remains controversial to this day, with constant calls for its revisal?
The 14th Amendment
Which was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1883?
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
Legal discrimination based on race and gender did not officially end in the United States until the passage of:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was the outcome of the Battle of Fort Sumter?
The Confederacy won the battle and took control of the fort.
From what document did Lincoln borrow the phrase 'all men are created equal?'
The Declaration of Independence
Why did Republicans have an advantage in the 1860 presidential election?
The Democrats were not unified and split their votes among different candidates.
What impact did the Brown v. Board of Education ruling have on Plessy v. Ferguson?
The Supreme Court ruled that 'separate but equal' was illegal only in public schools
Which statement correctly describes the Dred Scott decision?
The Supreme Court said that slavery was legal unless states outlawed it.
In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Louisiana did not violate the 14th Amendment because:
The amendment did not intend for whites and African Americans to be equal in society
What was a problem with convict leasing?
The money made by hiring out prisoners encouraged states to convict more and more people of unfair laws.
What are common criticisms towards the Emancipation Proclamation?
The motives behind it were not all pure. The Union didn't have the power to enforce it. Lincoln didn't have the authority to issue it.
South Carolina formally seceded from the Union because:
The northern states breached the Constitution by not returning fugitive slaves.
In the Gettysburg Address, what does the phrase 'a new birth of freedom' mean?
The war had become about abolishing slavery.
Which of the following is correct regarding the assassination of Lincoln?
There was a plot to assassinate the president, vice president and secretary of state simultaneously.
Why are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments?
These amendments were aimed at fixing a broken, post-Civil War nation.
How were Black Codes and Jim Crow laws similar?
They both kept African Americans from having social equality.
Which of the following was TRUE about the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War?
They functioned as a paramilitary group. They stopped people from voting for Republicans. They aimed to restore the social order of the 'Old South.'
Why did the South fire the first shots that started the Civil War?
They needed to protect their newly sovereign territory by removing Union troops
How were runaway slaves treated during the Civil War with the Fugitive Slave Act still in place?
They were harbored and became a useful labor force for the Union army
How did the public respond to the Emancipation Proclamation?
They were reserved towards the proclamation which is why the Republican Party lost seats in Congress that year.
Samuel was a slave who worked for a cotton farmer on a plantation in southern Alabama before the Civil War. Samuel was granted freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote during Reconstruction. How could his 15th Amendment rights be worked around?
Through things such as literacy tests and poll taxes.
For what reason was the Fugitive Slave Act adopted?
To appease southerners after California was admitted as a free state and D.C. abolished the slave trade
Why did the North use its Naval advantage to institute a blockade of Southern ports?
To cutoff income to the South from cotton exports
What was the reason Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address?
To dedicate a new national cemetery
What was the purpose of the Enforcement Acts?
To enforce civil rights and protect them against the KKK
What was the main aim of Redeemers?
To maintain white social and political control
How was the Fifth Amendment used in the Dred Scott case?
To obtain his freedom
Why did Dred Scott file a lawsuit?
To obtain his freedom
What was the main objective of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?
To suppress the voting rights of African Americans
Sharecropping put black families at the mercy of who?
White landowners
As a result of Plessy v Ferguson, _____ became law in the United States.
Segregation
