AnswersVirginia and US HistoryThe Civil War and Reconstruction

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What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863?

A
the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
B
a drop in employment in weapons factories
C
food shortages and a rise in starvation
D
a draft that was unfair to the lower classes
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The Battle of Vicksburg was significant because

A
Lincoln was forced to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
B
Union troops were forced to retreat to the Northern capital.
C
the South lost control of the Mississippi River.
D
the North could not access its railroads after its defeat.
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The outcome of the Second Battle of Bull Run

A
placed the capital city Washington, DC, in danger.
B
placed the Confederate capital in danger.
C
allowed the Union to recruit African Americans.
D
marked the unofficial end of the Civil War.
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At the first Democratic Party convention of 1860, fifty Southern delegates

A
nominated their own candidate.
B
voted to secede from the Union.
C
refused to vote and left the convention.
D
decided to become Republicans.
5

During the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

A
defeated a strong Democratic opponent.
B
did not win the support of any Northern states.
C
promised to abolish slavery throughout the nation.
D
did not win the support of any Southern states.
6

The 1871 Civil Rights Act gave the US president the power to

A
violate property rights.
B
grant voting rights.
C
suspend habeas corpus.
D
serve for a second term.
7

Abraham Lincoln first ran as a Republican in

A
the 1835 Illinois state election.
B
the 1856 presidential election.
C
the 1847 Congressional election.
D
the 1858 Senate election.
8

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

A
all enslaved people everywhere in the United States.
B
most enslaved people in the North and those in border states.
C
most enslaved people in the South and those in the North.
D
enslaved people in the South but not those in border states.
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As the Civil War progressed, women in both the North and the South

A
staged protests and rallies against the war effort.
B
continued with life as it had been before the war.
C
openly enlisted in Union and Confederate armies.
D
took over men’s jobs and supported the war effort.
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Why did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

A
to outline the rights granted to all Americans, both men and women
B
to support the Black Codes, which granted rights to African Americans
C
to outline the rights granted to all male citizens of the United States
D
to enfranchise former Confederates who had lost their voting rights
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As support began to weaken for Reconstruction in the South, the Republican party

A
split and formed the new Liberal Republican Party.
B
worked closely with African Americans to rebuild the South.
C
gained many new members, which unified the party.
D
supported true equility for all people.
12

A major result of the Civil War was that it

A
preserved the Union.
B
enhanced trade with Europe.
C
divided the country.
D
reinvented the Northern economy.
13

Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861?

A
Jefferson Davis
B
Stephen Douglas
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
John C. Breckinridge
14

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln lost the Senate seat to Stephen Douglas because

A
Democrats won the majority in the legislature.
B
he withdrew from the election.
C
he refused to debate him
D
Republicans won the majority in the legislature.
15

Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

A
Edwin Stanton.
B
Robert E. Lee.
C
Henry Winter Davis.
D
Benjamin Wade.
16

What was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

A
tenant contracts
B
subsistence farms
C
minstrel shows
D
poll taxes
17

In the Scott v. Sandford case, the Supreme Court

A
declared a mistrial.
B
ruled in favor of Sandford.
C
ruled in favor of Scott.
D
threw the case out of court.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in the civil rights cases of 1883 led to

A
the passage of the 1875 Civil Rights Act.
B
the start of the Democratic Party.
C
the rise of Jim Crow laws in the South.
D
the beginnings of the sharecropping system.
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As Union soldiers marched into Richmond in 1865, General Lee’s army

A
headed for Atlanta in full retreat.
B
had only 35,000 men and no food.
C
planned to reclaim their capital city.
D
began to receive reinforcements.

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