U6 Unit Test

Fort Sumter was a U.S. military garrison in __________ Harbor, South Carolina.

Charleston

The __________ Plan aimed to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River during the Civil War.

Anaconda

The __________ states were slave states that did not secede from the Union during the Civil War.

Border

George McClellan was known for his __________ and hesitancy in battle, which led to missed opportunities.

caution

The leading Confederate general during the Civil War was __________.

Robert E. Lee

Copperheads were Northern Democrats who opposed the __________ and wanted to negotiate peace with the Confederacy.

Civil War

Ironclads were warships with iron or __________ armor, first used extensively in the Civil War.

steel

The Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves in __________-held territory to be free.

Confederate

The Battle of __________ is known as the bloodiest single day in American military history.

Antietam

The Battle of __________ marked the turning point in the Civil War and forced the Confederacy to retreat.

Gettysburg

The __________ of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

Battle

Draft Riots were violent protests in New York City against the Union __________.

draft

The strategy known as __________ War targeted both military forces and civilian infrastructure.

Hard

Sherman’s __________ was a destructive military campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas.

March

The site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant is known as __________ Court House.

Appomattox

Reconstruction is the period (1865–1877) when the U.S. attempted to reintegrate __________ states into the Union.

Southern

Lincoln’s __________ Plan required 10% of voters in Southern states to swear an oath of loyalty.

10 Percent

The __________ Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

13th

John Wilkes Booth assassinated President __________ on April 14, 1865.

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States, succeeding __________ after his assassination.

Lincoln

Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states that restricted the __________ of African Americans.

freedoms

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted citizenship and equal rights to all persons born in the U.S., regardless of __________.

race

The 14th Amendment guaranteed equal protection under the law and was ratified in __________.

1868

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into __________ military districts.

five

Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. __________.

Senate

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established in 1865 to help former __________ transition to freedom.

slaves

The 15th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of __________.

race

The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed in __________ by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

1869

The __________ was a strategy that argued women were already citizens and had the right to vote under the 14th Amendment.

New Departure

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a white supremacist organization formed in __________ to oppose Reconstruction.

1865

The Enforcement Acts were passed to protect African Americans from Klan __________.

violence

Greenbacks were paper currency issued by the U.S. government during the __________ War.

Civil

Sharecropping became a widespread system in the South after the __________ War.

Civil

The Morrill Land Grant Act provided federal land to states to build __________ colleges.

agricultural

Redeemers aimed to redeem the South from __________ and restore white supremacy.

Reconstruction

The depression known as the __________ of 1873 negatively impacted the Republican Party’s credibility.

Panic

The Compromise of 1877 led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the __________, effectively ending Reconstruction.

South

The __________ Act was aimed at assimilating Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots.

Dawes

The __________ was a massacre of Lakota Sioux by the U.S. Army in 1890.

Wounded Knee

The __________ Thesis by Frederick Jackson Turner argued the American frontier shaped national identity.

Frontier

The __________ Act of 1862 provided 160 acres of public land to settlers who improved it.

Homestead

The Dakota War was a conflict in 1862 between the Dakota Sioux and the U.S. government in __________.

Minnesota

The Treaty of Fort Laramie aimed to ease tensions with Native Americans but was undermined by further U.S. __________.

expansion

Chief Joseph led a remarkable retreat to __________ in 1877 to avoid forced relocation.

Canada

The Pacific Railroad Act authorized the construction of the __________ Railroad.

Transcontinental

Fort Sumter was a U.S. military garrison located in __________ Harbor, South Carolina.

Charleston

The __________ Plan aimed to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River during the Civil War.

Anaconda

The __________ states were slave states that did not secede from the Union during the Civil War.

Border

George McClellan was known for his __________ and hesitancy in battle.

caution

The leading Confederate general during the Civil War was __________.

Robert E. Lee

Copperheads were Northern Democrats who opposed the __________.

Civil War

Ironclads were warships with iron or __________ armor.

steel

The Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves in __________-held territory to be free.

Confederate

The Battle of __________ is known as the bloodiest single day in American military history.

Antietam

The Battle of __________ marked the turning point in the Civil War and forced the Confederacy to retreat.

Gettysburg

The __________ of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

Battle

Draft Riots were violent protests in New York City against the Union __________.

draft

The strategy known as __________ War targeted both military forces and civilian infrastructure.

Hard

Sherman’s __________ was a destructive military campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas.

March

The site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant is known as __________ Court House.

Appomattox

Reconstruction is the period (1865–1877) when the U.S. attempted to reintegrate __________ states into the Union.

Southern

Lincoln’s __________ Plan required 10% of voters in Southern states to swear an oath of loyalty.

10 Percent

The __________ Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

13th

John Wilkes Booth assassinated President __________ on April 14, 1865.

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson succeeded __________ after his assassination.

Lincoln

Black Codes restricted the __________ of African Americans.

freedoms

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted citizenship regardless of __________.

race

The 14th Amendment was ratified in __________.

1868

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into __________ military districts.

five

Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. __________.

Senate

The Freedmen’s Bureau helped former __________ transition to freedom.

slaves

The 15th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of __________.

race

The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed in __________ by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

1869

The __________ was a strategy arguing women were already citizens and had the right to vote under the 14th Amendment.

New Departure

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was formed in __________ to oppose Reconstruction.

1865

The Enforcement Acts were passed to protect African Americans from Klan __________.

violence

Greenbacks were paper currency issued during the __________ War.

Civil

Sharecropping became widespread after the __________ War.

Civil

The Morrill Land Grant Act provided federal land to build __________ colleges.

agricultural

Redeemers aimed to redeem the South from __________ and restore white supremacy.

Reconstruction

The depression known as the __________ of 1873 negatively impacted the Republican Party’s credibility.

Panic

The Compromise of 1877 led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the __________, effectively ending Reconstruction.

South

The __________ Act aimed at assimilating Native Americans by dividing tribal lands.

Dawes

The __________ was a massacre of Lakota Sioux by the U.S. Army in 1890.

Wounded Knee

The __________ Thesis argued the American frontier shaped national identity.

Frontier

The __________ Act of 1862 provided 160 acres of public land to settlers.

Homestead

The Dakota War was a conflict in 1862 in __________.

Minnesota

The Treaty of Fort Laramie was undermined by further U.S. __________.

expansion

Chief Joseph led a retreat to __________ in 1877.

Canada

The Pacific Railroad Act authorized the construction of the __________ Railroad.

Transcontinental