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- African Americans during the warA. always earned the same amount as white soldiers.B. no longer dealt with issues of racism and hostility.C. received the same weapons and training as white soldiers.D. were eventually authorized to be recruited into the army.
- Which of the following brought an end to Reconstruction?A. the Compromise of 1877B. the Civil Rights Act of 1871C. the passage of the Amnesty Act in 1872D. the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870
- What was the effect of the grandfather clause?A. It protected African Americans' right to vote.B. It excused whites from poll taxes and literary tests.C. It allowed segregation according to "separate but equal" doctrine.D. It restricted the religious freedoms of African Americans.
- What caused the number of popular votes to increase when Andrew Jackson was elected president?A. the development of secret paper ballotsB. the expansion of suffrageC. the right of women and African Americans to voteD. all of the above
- President Lincoln suspended __________, which is the constitutional right of a person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether that person is being lawfully imprisoned.A. habeas corpusB. embargoC. coram non judiceD. emancipation
- What differentiated Civil War battles from earlier battles in American history?A. Civil War battles always took place in open fields.B. Battles of the Civil War involved deadlier, more advanced weapons.C. Soldiers in the Civil War were better trained in combat strategy.D. Troops in the Civil War were spread out during battle, making them harder to target.
- What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?A. It outlawed slavery in all states.B. It granted land to most freed slaves.C. It established the Freedmen's Bureau.D. It pardoned Confederate soldiers and leaders.
- Black codes passed by Southern state legislatures denied African Americans the right to ________.A. marryB. file lawsuitsC. serve on juriesD. own property
- What was significant about the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863?A. The North's victory marked the end of the war, and people screamed in celebration.B. The North and South ended the battle with a treaty that brought a temporary break in the war.C. Abraham Lincoln made a moving speech during the battle that rallied the Union towards victory.D. It was the last battle in which the Confederate army initiated an attack on the Union army.
- Why did President Lincoln initiate a naval blockade on Southern waterways as part of the Anaconda Plan?A. To reserve Southern waterways for the Union army's use onlyB. To prevent the South from launching a surprise attack on the UnionC. To block the South's ability to obtain war supplies by trading cottonD. To intimidate the South and convince the Confederacy to return to the Union
- Which of the following statements best describes the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?A. It captured the Confederate capital of Richmond.B. It played a pivotal role in the battle of Gettysburg.C. It was the only regiment of black soldiers in the Civil War.D. It helped black soldiers win acceptance in the Union army.
- Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment, whichA. prohibited states from denying citizens due process of law.B. reversed the Dred Scott decision issued by the Supreme Court in 1857.C. defined citizens as those who had been born or naturalized in the United States.D. all of the above
- What advantage did the Confederacy have over the Union at the beginning of the war?A. stronger naval forceB. expansive railroad networkC. excellent military leadershipD. diverse factory production
- What did sharecropping and tenant farming have in common during Reconstruction?A. They both forced freedmen to migrate westward.B. They both enabled freedmen to become landowners.C. They both helped freedmen establish new communities.D. They both drove freedmen into a life of debt peonage.
- Which of the following BEST describes women who provided medical care to soldiers?A. Their work was recognized, and many of them were promoted to officers in the army.B. They had to overcome ridicule from men who thought their behavior was "unladylike."C. Men thought they were well-qualified and that they were nobly serving their country.D. They received more respect if they worked as doctors than if they worked as nurses.
- Which of the following is NOT true of women during the Civil War?A. Many women were hired to torture the captured soldiers.B. Many women dangerously served behind the lines as spies.C. Many women took over their family farms and businesses.D. Many women disguised themselves as men and enlisted in the army.
- How did the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 intensify the fighting of the Civil War?A. It officially allowed African Americans to fight in the war, which increased Union forces.B. It caused thousands of slaves in Confederate states to rebel, which distracted the South from fighting.C. It resulted in slaves quickly joined the Confederate army, which led to more Confederate victories.D. It declared all slaves living in states that were not under Union control free, which gave the Union a greater moral purpose in the war.
- During the Civil War, who were the people nicknamed "Copperheads"?A. Democrats who opposed the war and were sympathetic to the SouthB. Southerners who wanted the Northerners to win the warC. Republicans who refused to fight and participated in draft riotsD. Northerners who migrated to the South to get away from the war
- Why did the House of Representatives vote to impeach President Andrew Johnson?A. He disregarded the Command of the Army Act.B. He fired Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War.C. He displayed little concern for formerly enslaved people.D. He vetoed a bill that extended the Freedmen's Bureau.
- Which of these statements about the general experience of soldiers in the Civil War is true?A. Soldiers were almost always engaged in battle and had little or no free time.B. Soldiers used new weapons that led to far fewer casualties than in previous wars.C. Soldiers were more likely to die from disease than from being killed on the battlefield.D. Soldiers benefited from advances in medical treatment that reduced deaths from wounds.