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Reconstruction test
Test #10 for social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chronological order: BAttle of bull run, battle of gettysburg, firing on fort sumter, shermans march to the sea,battle of antienam, seige of vicksburg,battle of shiloh, surreneder at appomattox courthouse | Fort Sumter,Bull Run, Shiloh, Antienam, Gettysburg, siege of vicksburg, shermans march, surrender at appomattox courthouse |
| Explain the economic differences between the north and the south, and how it affected the spread of slavery. | since the south had farming they needed workers. SInce slaves were a source of work labor, more and more people owned slaves. |
| Describe the union and confederate advantages at the beginning of the war. | Union: They had huge advantage sin manpower and resources including; nations factories, railroad mileage,naval power,shipyards, and most importantly Abraham Lincoln. Confederacy: they had able generals, fighting a defensive war,and more will to fight. |
| Describe the union and confederate stratgies for the prosecution of the war. | Union: they wanted to starve them out; this meant using a blockade. They used the Anaconda plan. Confederacy:Wait them out;they also hoped for aid from France and Britain. |
| Who were military commanders for both north and south during the civil war? | Confederacy:Robert E. Lee Union: Ulysses S. Grant |
| Which battle is considered the turning pint of the war? | The battle of gettysburg |
| How were the captures of New Orleans and Vicksburg stragetic victories for the north? | Becuase New Orleans was the biggest city in the south, and gained the mississippi River. from Vicksburg made them have even more control over the Mississippi river, and fufilled their anaconda plan by starving them. |
| What is meant by "waging total war?" | A war not only against enemy troops, but against everything that supports the enemy. |
| Which side suffered more from the war and why? | The south because most of the battles were held in the South, and it brought economic disaster. |
| How did John WIlkes Booth affect events at the end of the civil war and the beginning of reconstruction? | Booth assassinated Lincoln causing people to get furious.Only Licoln would have let the south back in without any punichment. And after a while People lost interest in reconstruction. |
| What were black codes and how were they significant? | It limited the freedom of former slaves.Because of this many Northeners thought southeners were trying to bring back the "old south". |
| Describe the concept of sharecropping and how it affected the emancipated slaves across the south. | in sharecropping a worker rented a plot of land, and provided tools,seeds, and housing. But when Harvest time camethe sharecroppper gave some profit to the landowner.since they needed more workers they hired slaves. |
| What was the purpose of Freedmens bureau and what did it do to help free the slaves? | it set up schools and hospitals for African Americans. It also provided clothes,food, and fuel. It helped them by giving them more rights. |
| what caused the panic of 1873 and what was its impact economically and politically on the U.S.? | It was caused when banks ran out of money after making bad loans. It caused an economic depression and a time of low buisness and high unemployment. |
| Define Emacipation. | freeing someone from the control of another. |
| What were the terms of the compromise of 1877 and how did it affect the U.S. politically? | terms: 1)remove federal troops from the south 2)provide land grants and loans for the construction of the railroads. 3)Southern officals would recieve federal funds 4)Hayes would appoint a democratic to his cabinet 5)Democratics respect AfricanAmericans |
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