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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDuring the South Carolina's Secession Convention in 1860, the delegates ___________________. (3-4.4)voted to secede from the United Statesvoted to abolish slavery in South Carolinavoted to go to war against the United Statesvoted to move South Carolina's capital to Charleston
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe event which is considered to be the start of the Civil War is__________________________ . (3-4.4)the election of President Lincolnthe election of Jefferson Davisthe firing on Fort Sumterthe sinking of the Hunley
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe first and only President of the Confederate States of America was______________________. (3-4.4)Abraham LincolnJefferson DavisRobert E. LeeUlysses S. Grant
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Union forces hurt South Carolina's economy early in the Civil War by___________________. (3-4.4)refusing to buy clothblockading the port at Charlestondestroying the cotton fieldsattacking the factories in Columbia
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Hunley was a significant development during the Civil War because____________________ . (3-4.4)it was the largest railroad engine built to transport troopsit was the first submarine to sink an enemy war shipit was the first armored tank to serve on the battlefieldit was the largest cannon used to defend Fort Sumter
- 6. Multiple ChoiceFormer slave, Robert Smalls, impacted the Civil War by_________________________________ . (3-4.4)helping General Sherman invade the city of Atlantawriting the peace terms at the end of the Civil Wargiving Confederate military information to the Unioninventing the first submarine, the Hunley
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe action which destroyed land, property, and morale in order to convince the southern people to endthe warwas________________________________________________.(3-4.4)General Sherman’s “March to the Sea”the blockade of the Charleston portthe attack on Fort Sumterthe Secession Convention
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of the Union's blockade of South Carolina's coastline during the Civil War was__________________________________. (3-4.5)to steal shipments of cottonto stop supplies from entering the stateto be in position to attack southern statesto make it easier to transport soldiers from place to place
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Civil War, many women had jobsas________________________________________.lawyersdoctorsnursesmerchants
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Civil War changed many people’s lives. The war made men___________________________. (3-4.5)plant more cropsave their moneybuy more slavesleave to go fight
- 11. Multiple ChoiceBoth armies destroyed railroads and bridges in order to_________________________________. (3-4.5)prevent Sherman’s March and the burning of Columbiaprevent the enemy from transporting soldiers and suppliesprevent the Hunley from moving to another portprevent cotton fields from being set on fire
- 12. Multiple ChoiceElite plantation owners lost much of their wealth as a result of the war because_______________.(3-4.5)they were not able to export their cotton due to the blockadethey lost property when the Union army freed their slaves and burned their buildingstheir Confederate bonds and currency became worthless when the South lost the warAll of the above
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDuring the war, racial tensions increased as whites feared that slaves would rise up in rebellion. This ledto_____________________________________.(3-4.5)General Sherman’s “March to the Sea”the Ordinances of Secessionthe Port Royal Experimentthe “20 slave rule”
- 14. Multiple ChoiceReconstruction was a time when________________________________________.burned forts were rebuilt by slavesthe federal government protected the rights of the newly freed slavestowns and cities developed their own governmentsnew weapons were given to Confederate soldiers
- 15. Multiple ChoiceNortherners who moved to the South as missionaries or for economic opportunities were called__________________________________. (3-4.6)scalawagsslavessharecropperscarpetbaggers
- 16. Multiple ChoicePresident Lincoln’s first plan for Reconstruction failed because____________________________. (3-4.6)Confederate leaders were still in powerthere was no Constitutionthere was interference from carpetbaggersthe plantation system had collapsed
- 17. Multiple ChoiceFollowing the war, the plantation system collapsed due to________________________________. (3-4.6)the passage of the Constitution Actthe loss of slave laborthe arrival of scalawagsthe establishment of a public education system
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen Congress passed the 15thamendment___________________________________________.African Americans were given the right to voteslavery was abolishedwomen became landownersa new Constitution was established
- 19. Multiple ChoiceReconstruction helped African Americans because______________________________________.(3-4.6)their rights were protectedthey were able to votethey were able to be elected in the governmentAll of the above
- 20. Multiple ChoiceFollowing the end of Reconstruction, federal troops withdrew from the southern states. As a result,_________________________________________.(3-4.6)a system of sharecropping was developed which used African American workersthe 13th and 14th amendments were passed to protect African Americansthe Civil Rights Movement was started to fight discriminationwhite leaders passed laws to limit the rights of African Americans
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