Civil War and Reconstruction Review

Civil War and Reconstruction Review

Multiple Choice

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

• Fort Sumter
• Fort Williams
• Fort Pillow
• Fort Apache

Multiple Choice

Led by Ulysses S. Grant. They blockaded the Mississippi River and split the confederate troops into smaller groups giving them a greater chance of victory.

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Antietam

Multiple Choice

Battle took place in Maryland and was the closest Civil War battle to Washington D.C. The Union won and gave Abraham Lincoln the victory he needed to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

Multiple Choice

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army and end the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Appomattox

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

Multiple Choice

Who was elected president in 1860, in turn causing some southern states to seced?

• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

Which violates the 15th amendment rights?

• Prohibiting marriage between races

• Separate waiting rooms

• Separate public schools

• Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests

Multiple Choice

Why did the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments need to be passed?

• Northerners wanted to help slaves

• Southerners wanted to help slaves

• Northern States passed laws to limit civil rights extended by the amendments

• Southern States passed laws to limit civil rights extended by the amendments

Multiple Choice

Which amendment declared that slavery was prohibited in the United States?

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15