The Civil War and Reconstruction — Test

Question 1

In 1883, several civil rights cases came before the Supreme Court that were related to

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discrimination in public facilities.

Question 2

To make sure that the Union Army could not use Confederate resources when they arrived in Richmond after President Davis and his cabinet fled, the Confederates

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burned Richmond to the ground.

Question 3

Racial violence in the South in the late 1800s often included lynching, which is another term for

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killing, usually by hanging, without a trial.

Question 4

The first two major battles of the Civil War took place at

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Bull Run.

Question 5

How did the capture of Vicksburg contribute to the Union victory in the Civil War?

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It gave the Union the ability to supply its troops.

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