STAAR Review Civil War/Reconstruction

Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?

• Inspiration — He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations.

• Compassion — He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.

• Persistence — He believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace

• Confidence — He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War.

How were former Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction plan?

• They were denied citizenship because it was believed they had started the war.

• They were required to enlist in the U.S. Army for two years.

• They were denied the ability to obtain political positions

• They were allowed to obtain federal loans to help restore the cotton industry

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• The Republican Party lost influence in the federal legislature.

• The Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional by federal courts.

• Tensions among the populations of northern and southern states increased.

• Immigrants were forced to relocate from eastern cities to western territories.

This painting shows artist Thomas Nast’s interpretation of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, which ended the Civil War. Where did the events shown in this painting occur?

• A private home in Appomattox County, Virginia

• The U.S. Capitol building

• A public church near Ford’s Theatre

• The Governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia

How did the Freedmen’s Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?

• By dividing large plantations and redistributing the property to former slaves

• By creating a militia to help enforce the voting rights of former slaves

• By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves

• By petitioning the government to offer money to former slaves

This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the —

• Reconstruction era

• Age of Jackson

• Second Great Awakening

• War of 1812

How did President Lincoln succeed in permanently abolishing the practice represented by the tree in this cartoon?

• By ordering the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

• By encouraging an armed rebellion of slaves in the South

• By promoting the passage and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

• By helping abolitionists fund the Underground Railroad

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

• Several important Confederate generals were killed

• Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.

• The Confederate territory was divided in half.

• Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.

What was the result of the events shown on the map above?

• General Lee’s troops received necessary reinforcements

• General Grant’s supply lines were completely cut off.

• General Lee surrendered to General Grant.

• General Grant and General Lee combined forces.

The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the —

• Compromise of 1850

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Dred Scott v. Sandford decision