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Unit 4 Exam
Directions: Answer all questions in each section. This exam is worth 100 points, each
section tells you how much each question is worth. You have the entire period to
complete this exam.
Vocab (1 Point Each): Match the words from the word bank to the correct
definition
Word Bank
a. Carpetbagger o. Amnesty
b. Union p. Literacy Test
c. Black Codes q. Grandfather Clause
r. Emancipation
d. Preserve
s. Commander
e. Wade Davis Bill
t. Civil War
f. Sharecropping u. Integrate
g. Poll Tax v. Ironclads
h. Campaign w. Lynching
i. Cavalry x. Reconstruction
j. Confederacy y. Freedmen
k. Scalawag
l. Insurrection
m. Border States
n. Anaconda Plan

1. ____ The name the South goes by when they secede from the United States
2. ____ The name the United States goes by during the Civil War
3. ____ To make free
4. ____ New warship made of metal that replaces old wooden ones
5. ____ Plan by the Union army to suffocate the Confederacy
6. ____ States that had slaves but remained loyal to the Union during the Civil
War; Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
7. ____ Brutal hangings of blacks post-Civil War
 8. ____ When a country is fighting against itself
9. ____ Leader of the Military
10. ____ Maintain in its original state
11. ____ Rebuilding period after the end of the Civil War
12. ____ Required a majority of white Southerners to swear an oath of loyalty to
the Union and guaranteed Blacks equal protection under the law
13. ____ Laws designed to keep Blacks from voting, owning property and
participating in society
14. ____ Newly freed blacks post-Civil War
15. ____ Southern whites who collaborated with Northerners during
Reconstruction
16. ____ Person from the North who went into the South after the Civil War in
order to profit off of Reconstruction
17. ____ Farmer who uses part of their crop yield to pay rent for their land
18. ____ Tax Blacks were forced to pay if they wanted to vote, often made so high
that whites knew they could not afford it
19. ____ Test to see if you can read well enough to vote
20. ____ If your grandpa was allowed to vote you could as well
Multiple Choice (2 Points Each): Answer each question with the option that best
answers the question.
1. What caused the Civil War?
a. Manifest Destiny
b. Slavery
c. Government Disputes
d. None of the Above
2. The Civil War began when the Confederacy fired on _______.
a. Fort Sumter
b. Fort Henry
c. Fort Donelson
d. Fort Duquesne
3. What was the first major battle after the first shots were fired?
a. The Seven Day Campaign
b. The Battle of Antietam
c. The Battle of Fredericksburg
d. The First Battle of Bull Run
4. During the early part of the war, runaway slaves were referred to as what?
a. Fugitives
 b. Freedmen
c. Contraband
d. Soldiers
5. In September 1862, Lincoln warned the South that if they did not lay down
their arms and surrender that he would do what?
a. Invade with everything they have
b. Free the Slaves
c. Bomb the Capital
d. Give up
6. What was the problem with the Emancipation Proclamation when it was issued
in 1863?
a. It freed slaves behind enemy lines who did not know they were free
b. It was rejected by Congress
c. It only freed slaves in the North
d. It did not free any slaves
7. How did blacks enlisting in the military help the Union win?
a. They did other jobs to get the military the supplies they needed
b. They had valuable information about the Confederacy
c. An extra 200,000 soldiers helped their manpower needs
d. All of the Above
8. What did President Lincoln suspend twice during the war that demonstrates
the fragility of liberties during wartime?
a. The Bill of Rights
b. Writ of Habeas Corpus
c. Passports
d. None of the Above
9. What major internal improvement project was approved by Congress during
the war?
a. The Transcontinental Railroad
b. The Interstate System
c. The Panama Canal
d. The Oregon Trail
10. What pushed some Southerners to remain loyal to the Union during the war?
a. The Union’s huge economic boom
b. They realized they could not be self sufficient
c. The Confederacy’s struggles
d. All of the Above
11. During the Battle of Gettysburg, what was Lee’s greatest blunder that resulted
in him never entering the North for the remainder of the war?
a. Anaconda Plan
b. Pickett’s Charge
c. Death of Stonewall Jackson
d. He surrendered
12. Why was Grant given the nickname “butcher of men” in 1864?
a. He was willing to risk high numbers of causalities
b. He was an excellent warrior
c. He was losing a lot of battles
d. He was unwilling to surrender
13. Lincoln had to do what during 1864?
a. Resign as President
b. Surrender to the Confederacy
c. Hire a new Union Commander
d. Run for Reelection
14. When did General Lee surrender at Appomattox Courthouse?
a. August 1865
b. April 1865
c. March 1865
d. May 1865
15. Why was Lincoln unable to savor the Union victory and the ending of the
Civil War?
a. He fell ill shortly after the war
b. He stepped down as president
c. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
d. He was focused on getting to work on Reconstruction
16. What was the first attempt by Congress to give meaning to the 13th
Amendment?
a. The Freedmen’s Bureau
b. The Reconstruction Act
c. The Civil Rights Act of 1866
d. The Bargain of 1877
17. In March of 1867 President Johnson was the first to be impeached. He was
able to stay in office by how many votes?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
 d. 4
18. How did Black Codes attempt to interfere with newly freed blacks?
a. Prevented them from testifying against whites or serving on juries
b. Used literacy tests and poll taxes to prevent them from voting
c. Forced them to sign labor contracts
d. All of the Above
19. What were the Enforcement Acts supposed to do?
a. Allow the President to use the military against terrorist societies
b. Subdue the Ku Klux Klan
c. Made crimes that were aimed to deprive peoples’ rights a federal offense
d. All of the Above
20. Why does the Bargain of 1877 fail?
a. One side backs out
b. They call it off at the last second
c. Neither side holds up the whole bargain
d. None of the Above

Who am I (1 Point Each): Match the people or event from the list to the correct
description.
People/ Event Bank
a. Emancipation Proclamation
b. Appomattox Courthouse
c. Ulysses S Grant
d. Jefferson Davis
e. 13th Amendment
f. Abraham Lincoln
g. Dr Mary Walker
h. Photography
i. Battle of Vicksburg
j. Inaugural Address
k. Gettysburg Address
l. Freedmen’s Bureau
m. Robert E Lee
n. John Wilkes Booth
o. Battle of Gettysburg
 1. ____ 16th President of the United States, was President during the Civil War
2. ____ Final Commander of the Union Army, would eventually become
President of the United States
3. ____ Commander of the Confederate Army
4. ____ Group built to help newly free slaves during Reconstruction
5. ____ Decree that freed the slaves on January 1, 1863
6. ____ Speech given to dedicate a battle field as a National Cemetery
7. ____ Battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
8. ____ Invented during the time period and allowed for the brutality of war to be
truly seen by the public
9. ____ Banned slavery in the entire Union after this was added to the
Constitution
10. ____ Place where Lee surrendered, ending the Civil War

Short Answer (5 Points Each): Answer each question. Some questions have
multiple parts be sure to address all parts of the question. In order to receive full
credit you must answer each question with three to four complete sentences.
1. Name and describe two new technologies that impacted the Civil War. How
did new technology change the war? How did it affect the outcome of the war?

2. Name and describe a strength and weakness for both the Union and the
Confederacy. How do these effect the outcome of the war? Why are the Union
and Confederacy so different?
3. What impact does the Civil War have on the Native Americans? What happens
to them after the war is over?

4. Describe what the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments do. Why are they important
to Reconstruction?
5. Describe how Black Codes worked. Give at least two examples. How were
southerners able to get away with implementing them?

6. Post-Civil War life was often referred to as the Reign of Terror for blacks.
Explain why that is and name one group that terrorized them and one group
that tried to help. Give one example of how they were terrorized and helped.
How does this impact Reconstruction?