Civil War & Reconstruction

What best explains the trend shown in the table?

• African American leaders left public office to focus on business opportunities.

• African Americans were barred from holding public office after Reconstruction.

• African Americans had more political opportunities while Reconstruction lasted.

• African American voters decreased as more people began migrating to the North.

Based on this quote, how did President Johnson want to handle Reconstruction?

• He wanted to avenge the death of President Lincoln

• He wanted to reunite the states into one nation quickly

• He wanted to protect the civil rights of newly freed slaves

• He wanted to give everyone an opportunity for political power in the South

According to this letter, what best describes President Lincoln’s main goal for the war?

• To preserve the Union while maintaining slavery

• To preserve the Union by ending slavery

• To preserve the Union at any cost

• To preserve the Union by punishing the South

This cartoon by Thomas Nast was published in Harper’s Weekly in 1874. What does this cartoon reveal about the final years of Reconstruction?

• Reconstruction successfully ensured the protection of rights for African Americans.

• Reconstruction provided educational and financial support of African Americans through the Freedmen’s Bureau.

• Reconstruction ended with anti-African American groups maintaining power over freed slaves.

• Reconstruction allowed African Americans to obtain and hold political offices in southern states.

How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, ratified after the Civil War, affect the lives of African Americans?

• They expanded the rights of African Americans.

• They ended the practice of segregating whites and African Americans.

• They protected African Americans from all voting restrictions.

• They allowed African Americans to usurp property from white Americans.

Which group was excluded from the rights guaranteed by this amendment?

• Women

• Southerners

• Freed slaves

• Naturalized citizens

Read the excerpt and answer the question.

How did the 14th Amendment impact the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

• It upheld the Supreme Court decision by allowing slavery above the 36°30’ line.

• It upheld the Supreme Court decision by requiring literacy tests to register to vote.

• It overturned the Supreme Court decision by granting citizenship rights to anyone born in the United States.

• It overturned the Supreme Court decision by removing the Supreme Court justices who had owned slaves.

Based on your knowledge of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, what is the significance of this regiment’s efforts described here?

• The regiment was successfully resupplying the Confederate Army.

• The regiment proved the bravery and capability of black soldiers, after they had initially not been allowed to enlist in the Union Army.

• The regiment did not engage in any sort of combat as part of their duties.

• The regiment was sent to take control of the Mississippi River to cut off supplies to the Confederacy.

Use the excerpt to answer the question that follows.

"My wife and I landed in Wyandotte [Kansas], July 10, 1879. We came from New Orleans . . . . We received better wages in the South than we do here, but we did not have the freedom we desired. Fifty cents was all the money we had when we landed. We lived at first . . . in Kansas City, Kansas, for one year; we then moved to our present comfortable home, which is all paid for . . . . We are better satisfied and contented here than we were in the South, principally on account of our improved social condition. "

Which statement is best supported by this excerpt?

• Immigrant workers settled in Kansas because of the large number of factories there.

• Industrialization in Southern states forced farmers to find work elsewhere.

• During Reconstruction many former plantation owners decided to settle in the West.

• Conditions in the South after Reconstruction led many African Americans to migrate.

How did the difference in railroad miles impact the Civil War?

• The difference made little impact since the South had more ports for trade.

• The North was able to transport supplies and troops more easily.

• The North won by Destroying the railroads in the South.

• The South has an advantage because it had fewer railroads to maintain.