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Civil War and Reconstruction Unit ExamThe following Unit Exam contains multiple choice questions worth 2 points each, and an essay worth 10 points. Multiple Choice (2 points each)- Highlight the correct answer choice.Which issue is most closely associated with abolitionists?Women’s rightsReligious freedomSlavery TemperanceWhat was the implication of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?The Kansas-Nebraska Act was declared unconstitutional.Slaves could no longer be considered property.Congress could do nothing about slavery in the territories.Slaves who escaped to a free state were legally free.Which statement best describes the regional economic differences during the mid-nineteenth century?The North specialized in manufactured goods, and the South specialized in cotton.The North specialized in tobacco, and the South specialized in food crops.The North specialized in fishing, and the South specialized in textiles.The North specialized in agriculture, and the South specialized in mining.What was the final major legislative effort to prevent the Civil War?The Compromise of 1850The Kansas-Nebraska ActThe Missouri CompromiseThe proposed Crittenden amendmentsThe practice of assisting escaped slaves to reach safety is associated with what nineteenth-century social activist?Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet TubmanJohn Brown William Lloyd GarrisonWhat innovation had the greatest impact on military tactics during the Civil War?The cameraThe cannonThe ironcladThe rifleWhat was President Lincoln’s stated goal throughout the Civil War?To punish the ConfederacyTo free the slavesTo restore the UnionTo acquire new territoryWhat was the main significance of the 14th Amendment in U.S. political history?It established the rights of all citizens to hold property.It promised equal legal protection to former slaves.It granted women the right to participate in political organizations.It declared slavery and all other forms of servitude illegal.In a final letter before he was hanged, John Brown stated that, “The crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood!” What “crime” was John Brown mainly referring to?DiscriminationGenocideIntemperanceSlaveryWhich individual is most closely linked to abolitionist movement/Horace MannRalph Waldo EmersonNat TurnerFrederick DouglassWhat was the goal of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?To prevent the flow of supplies to the South through a blockade of land and sea.To halt the advance of Confederate troops at the Mason-Dixon line.To restore the Union through political reconciliation of Northern and Southern lawmakers.To undermine the Southern economy by assisting slaves in the flight to freedom.How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the course of the Civil War?By extending the North’s war aims to include abolition.By prompting several states to secede from the Union.By forcing Southern states to stop importing slaves.By allowing escaped slaves to fight in the Union army.Northern states had what distinct advantage over Southern states at the onset of the Civil War?The value of Northern agricultural products exceeded the value of Southern agricultural products.The military command of the North was more effective than that of the South.The North had more coastline than the South.The North had a more extensive railroad network than the South.How is the 13th Amendment different than the Emancipation Proclamation?It freed the slaves in the South.Lincoln made the speech to the whole country.It made slavery illegal everywhere in the United States.It was a temporary solution to gain support for the warThe term Reconstruction refers to _____________.the period when the U.S. began to rebuild after the Civil War.rebuilding the South after the Civil War.the process of bringing the South back into the Unionthe period when the U.S. began to rebuild after the Civil War as well as the process of bringing the South back into the Union.Which of the following plans for Reconstruction did the most to help freed slaves in the South?Lincoln’s plan.The Radical Republican’s planJohnson’s plan.Grant’s plan.If you were a freed slave, what help might you expect from the Freedman’s Bureau?Some land and farm equipment.A voter-registration card.None. The Freedman’s Bureau didn’t help former slaves.Food, clothing, a hospital to go to, and maybe help for setting up schools.Why did Congress need to include dividing the South into military districts in the Reconstruction Act of 1867?To enforce the other Reconstruction laws.To make sure no former Confederates voted or served in State or local governments.To actively register black voters.All of the above.Because of KKK violence, Congress passed Enforcement Acts but also gave back the right to vote to many Southern Democrats. Why was this such a mistake?Because the Democrats would eventually pass laws that took away African Americans right to vote.Because it made blacks think Republicans were weak.Because the Democrats might secede again.Because African Americans would start voting for Democrats.Why was the compromise of the election of 1876 such a disaster for blacks in the South?Because it put a Democrat as president.Because it sent more federal troops to the South.By removing federal troops from the South, there was no one to enforce Reconstruction laws, Southern Democrats took control, and Reconstruction was over.Because Rutherford B. Hayes just wasn’t a good president.Open Response. 10 points.On your own paper, respond to the following prompt in complete sentences. Be sure to answer all parts of the question. For example, you should have a separate part for each part of the prompt. Use the “Key Terms” bank to help form your answer.The period of Reconstruction was a time of hope and promise for African Americans. But it was also a time of failure as well. The end of Reconstruction led to the South going back to the way it was before the Civil War in many ways.How was Reconstruction a time of promise for African Americans?How did Reconstruction fail African Americans? How were things much like they had always been?Key Terms13th Amendment Black Codes Freedmen’s Bureau 14th Amendment Jim Crowe Laws 15th Amendment Hiram RevelsSharecropping Tennant Farming Ku Klux Klan Plessy v. FergusonReconstruction Act of 1867 Election of 1876 and Compromise ................
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