DSST The Civil War and Reconstruction exam covers the causes of the Civil War, the political situations from 1861- 1865 and Reconstruction.
The Civil War and Reconstruction exam contains 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours.
Exam content:
Causes of the War – 16% a. United States Society in the Mid-Nineteenth Century b. Slavery c. Anti-Slavery and Abolition movement d. Westward Expansion of Free and Slave Territory e. John Brown's raid on Harper’s Ferry f. Political situation in 1860
1861 – 11% a. Secession b. Formation of Confederacy c. Fort Sumter d. Lincoln’s Call for Volunteers e. First Manassas (Bull Run) f. Union Army versus Confederate Army g. Lincoln versus Davis leadership
1862 – 17% a. Southern Strategy b. War in the East c. War in the West d. Major Battles e. Emancipation Proclamation
1863 – 19% a. Casualties b. Role of Women in the War c. Black Americans and the War d. Major Battles
1864 – 15% a. Political Situation b. War in the West c. War in the East
1865 - 7% a. Sherman’s Carolina Campaign b. Fall of Richmond c. Lee’s Surrender d. Assassination of Lincoln e. End of the Confederacy f. Cost of the War
Reconstruction - 15% a. Presidential Reconstruction Plans b. Southern Response c. Congressional Reconstruction Plans d. Military Reconstruction e. End of Reconstruction
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