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Question

Matching - Select the best answer.

(4 points)
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Union captured the Mississippi River; divided the Confederacy in half
Location where Confederacy surrendered to the Union; ended the Civil War
Turning point of the Civil War; ended any further advancement of the Confederacy
Deadliest single-day battle of the war; showed Union could stand against the Confederacy
Question 2
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How did sharecropping affect farmers in the South during Reconstruction?

(1 point)
Responses

By introducing new technology for growing food
By introducing new technology for growing food

By expanding the region’s dependence on corn production
By expanding the region’s dependence on corn production

By making landowners buy supplies from the government
By making landowners buy supplies from the government

By keeping renters in debt to landlords
By keeping renters in debt to landlords
Question 3
3

A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics:

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

(1 point)
Responses

The Jacksonian era
The Jacksonian era

The antebellum era
The antebellum era

The Federalist era
The Federalist era

The Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era
Question 4
4

Determine if the description was an advantage for the Union or Confederacy during the Civil War.

Select the correct answer in each row.

(4 points)
Economy and Contributing Factors Advantages of the Union Advantages of the Confederacy
Knowledge of terrain where most battles were fought

Extensive railroads system for moving troops and supplies

Numerous factories for producing weapons and ammo

Strong military leadership

Question 5
5

Which of the following were impacts of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment?

Select THREE correct answers.

(3 points)
Responses

Former Union officers took over southern state governments.
Former Union officers took over southern state governments.

Millions of African Americans were permanently freed from slavery.
Millions of African Americans were permanently freed from slavery.

Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.
Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.

President Lincoln was elected to a third term in office.
President Lincoln was elected to a third term in office.

Abolitionists had finally achieved their goal.
Abolitionists had finally achieved their goal.

STAAR BLITZ LESSON - Part 1

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Question 6
Q 1

After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United states was to ---

(1 point)
Responses

elect a new president and vice president
elect a new president and vice president

complete construction of the Capitol
complete construction of the Capitol

establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
Question 7
Q 2

Student the map below and answer the question that follows:

What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles illustrated on this map?

(1 point)
Responses

They were victories for the Confederacy.
They were victories for the Confederacy.

they were battles fought in Union territory.
they were battles fought in Union territory.

They were attempts to keep Virginia in the Union.
They were attempts to keep Virginia in the Union.

They were battles defending the Confederate capital.
They were battles defending the Confederate capital.
Question 8
Q 3

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had --

(1 point)
Responses

numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition
numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition

a larger number of military troops in reserve
a larger number of military troops in reserve

an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies
an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies

knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
Question 9
Q 4

How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?

(1 point)
Responses

The river had provided direct access to the Union's base of military operations.
The river had provided direct access to the Union's base of military operations.

Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.
Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.

Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies
Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies

The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.
The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.
Question 10
Q 5

Study the diagram below and answer the question that follows:

Which of the following completes this diagram?

(1 point)
Responses

President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address

The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation

The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment

STAAR BLITZ LESSON - Part 2

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Question 11
Q 6

Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to --

(1 point)
Responses

limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments

increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North

decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress

improve relations with the Democratic Party
improve relations with the Democratic Party
Question 12
Q 7

Study the bulleted list below and answer the question that follows:

The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the ---

(1 point)
Responses

Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850

Fifteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
Question 13
Q 8

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

(1 point)
Responses

Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
Agricultural workers organized labor unions.

Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.

Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.

Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.
Question 14
Q 9

Read the bulleted list below and answer the question that follows:

Which of the following best completes this list?

(1 point)
Responses

Established schools
Established schools

Certified applications for political office
Certified applications for political office

Granted small-business loans
Granted small-business loans

Provided funds for farming supplies
Provided funds for farming supplies
Question 15
Q 10

The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?

(1 point)
Responses

Twelfth Amendment
Twelfth Amendment

Thirteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment

Fourteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment

Fifteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
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Answer 1

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Question 1

Union captured the Mississippi River; divided the Confederacy in half
Location where Confederacy surrendered to the Union; ended the Civil War
Turning point of the Civil War; ended any further advancement of the Confederacy
Deadliest single-day battle of the war; showed Union could stand against the Confederacy

Question 2

By keeping renters in debt to landlords

Question 3

The Reconstruction era

Question 4

• Knowledge of terrain where most battles were fought: Advantages of the Confederacy
• Extensive railroads system for moving troops and supplies: Advantages of the Union
• Numerous factories for producing weapons and ammo: Advantages of the Union
• Strong military leadership: Advantages of the Confederacy

Question 5

• Millions of African Americans were permanently freed from slavery.
• Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.
• Abolitionists had finally achieved their goal.

Question 6

implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

Question 7

they were battles fought in Union territory.

Question 8

knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

Question 9

Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies

Question 10

The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 11

limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments

Question 12

Fifteenth Amendment

Question 13

Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.

Question 14

Established schools

Question 15

Thirteenth Amendment

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