Effects Of The Civil War And Reconstruction

Which of the following was an advantage of the North during the Civil War? strong military leadership fighting on home territory a strong industrial economy passion for its way of life

Lincoln's goals for Reconstruction, as discussed in his second inaugural address, were to bring the country together but to punish the South. unite the country by showing kindness toward the South. keep the North and the South separate, to maintain peace. allow the South to remain separate but also punish it.

How did Congress approach Reconstruction after the Civil War? It thought that Southern governments should return to their prewar ways. It did not want African Americans to participate in government. It instituted the Black Codes to treat African Americans like enslaved people. It wanted to penalize the South heavily for starting the war.

The South's economy in the 1850s is best described as plantation-based and agricultural. commerce-based and industrial. diverse and industrial. agricultural and immigrant labor-based.

Which of the following best states why Reconstruction was considered by some people to be a failure? African Americans could not take part in government. Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes were repealed. The South left African Americans isolated and powerless. An amendment that granted citizenship was struck down.

A specific failure of Reconstruction was that Southern governments passed Jim Crow laws. Northern governments passed Jim Crow laws. Southerners continued to be slaveholders. Northerners continued to use enslaved labor.

How did the actions of Union generals Grant and Sherman affect the outcome of the Civil War? They destroyed the South's morale and captured its capital, forcing the South to surrender. They respected Southerners' property, helping the war to end peacefully. They rebuilt Southern cities that had been destroyed after the South surrendered. They lost so many soldiers that they had to stop fighting, forcing the Union to surrender.

During the Civil War, the North began to dominate the South after the battle at Vicksburg. Antietam. Chancellorsville. Gettysburg.

The first Union victory of the Civil War came at Bull Run. Antietam. Chancellorsville. Fort Sumter.

The first president of the Confederate States of America was Stephen Douglas. Jefferson Davis. Abraham Lincoln. Dred Scott.