Civil War Part 2

Question 1

Why did the Union want to block the river ports for the Confederates?

Answer 1

To stop the Confederacy from receiving supplies.

Question 2

The South struggled with receiving supplies and information by train because of

Answer 2

The lack of available railroads

Question 3

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in response to which battle?

Answer 3

Anietiam

Question 4

Which of the following events took place at Appomattox Court House

Answer 4

Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ucyless Grant ending the Civil War.

Question 5

This was set up in 1865 by the Radical Republicans to assist formerly enslaved people to receive food, housing and medical aid, education and legal assistance.

Answer 5

The Freedomen’s Bureau

Question 6

What was an economic ($$$) goal of Reconstruction?

Answer 6

To create an economic system NOT dependent on slavery.

Question 7

What event took place on January 1, 1863?

Answer 7

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 8

The period following the Civil War is known as

Answer 8

Reconstruction

Question 9

The Radical Republicans were most concerned about which of the following?

Answer 9

Helping the newly freed slaves transition to new positions in society.

Question 10

The Freedmen’s Bureau

Answer 10

Helped educate and help former slaves

Question 11

Sharecroppers were often in debt (owed money) to the landowner and as a result

Answer 11

The sharecroppers were always in debt and were tied to the land

Question 12

Which battles were fought in Texas?

Answer 12

Battle of Sabine Pass

Question 13

What battle was the turning point in the war?

Answer 13

Gettysburg (many casualties)

Question 14

Which of the following is considered the final battle of the Civil War?

Answer 14

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Question 15

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

Answer 15

The South suffered heavy losses and this prevented them from making future attacks on the North.

Question 16

How did sharecropping benefit landowners with large plots of land?

Answer 16

By keeping the labor costs low after slavery ended.

Question 17

Who was the president of the Confederate States?

Answer 17

Jefferson Davis

Question 18

Which is true about the battles in Texas?

Answer 18

The battles took place along the Gulf of Mexico

Question 19

Which holiday in Texas is celebrated that marks the end of slavery?

Answer 19

Juneteenth

Question 20

In April 1861, Confederate soldiers fired shots at Charleston Harbor and began the Civil War. This battle is known as

Answer 20

Fort Sumter

Question 21

Which of the following battles were fought OUTSIDE of Texas?

Answer 21

Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, and Appomatox

Question 22

Due to the lack of railroad lines and direct communication the enslaved people were notified of the freedom on which of the following days?

Answer 22

June 19,1865 (Juneteenth)

Question 23

Why were the enslaved people not told that they were free until June 19, 1865, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was passed?

Answer 23

The lack of direct communication and Technology in Texas at that time

Question 24

The first battle of the Civil War was

Answer 24

Fort Sumter

Question 25

Sharecropping was a new form of slavery. True of False

Answer 25

True

Question 26

The Reconstruction Amendments refer to which three amendments?

Answer 26

13, 14, and 15

Question 27

What is significant about the Battle of Palmito Ranch?

Answer 27

The battle happened after the Civil War had ended but the troops didn’t know

Question 28

With the passing of the 13th and 14th amendments, African Americans had the opportunity to be represented politically in the government but ?

Answer 28

They faced many obstacles

Question 29

Order the battles

Answer 29

Fort Sumter, Galveston, Gettysburg, Red river, Palmito Ranch