The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)

Question 1

Which of the following was directly involved in helping slaves escape via the Underground Railroad?

Answer 1

Harriet Tubman

Question 2

Which of the following was acknowledged as a clear advantage held by the Union over the Confederacy during the U.S Civil War?

Answer 2

An industrial capacity that allowed the Union to produce most of what it needed for the war

Question 3

Which of the following individual took over the presidency of the Confederate States?

Answer 3

Jefferson Davis

Question 4

During the war, the Confederate States had an geographic advantage because

Answer 4

Most of the war was fought in the Southern lands, in that they were fighting to defend their own land

Question 5

After the Civil War, the majority of freed people found work in the South as

Answer 5

Tenant farmers

Question 6

The activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau included all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 6

Permanently redistributing land

Question 7

Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction included which of the following?

Answer 7

Reestablishment of state government after 10 percent of the voters in a state pledged their allegiance to the United States

Question 8

All of the following elements of the Radical Republican program were implemented during Reconstruction EXCEPT

Answer 8

Provision of 40 acres to each freedman household

Question 9

Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan allowed for Southern states to be readmitted into the Union on the condition that they

Answer 9

Revoke the ordinance of secession and ratify the Thirteenth Amendment

Question 10

The disputed election of 1876 was significant because it

Answer 10

Resulted in the end of Reconstruction in the South

Question 11

Which of the following agency provided services to the slaves during the Reconstruction?

Answer 11

The Freedmen’s Bureau