U.S HISTORY 2 UNIT 2 MILESTONE 2 PRACTICE
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
SUCCESS A+
◉ 67. Which statement is correct concerning the Emancipation
Proclamation? Answer: A. Only freed slaves in southern territory.
◉ 68. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address primarily
expressed: Answer: D. His determination to maintain the Union.
◉ 69. The Battle of Antietam was important in the Civil War because
it: Answer: B. Was the bloodiest single battle of the war.
◉ 70. Which Civil War battle resulted in the Union gaining strategic
control of the Mississippi River? Answer: D. Vicksburg
◉ Use the table to answer Questions #71-#72 below.
71. Which of these is the BEST explanation for the difference shown
between the North and South in the years prior to the Civil War?
Answer: C. The Northern economy's rate of industrialization
outpaced the South's during this time frame.
, ◉ 72. Which statement accurately describe the North and the South
during the Civil War? Answer: A. The North had more railway lines
than the South.
E. The South had more of a challenge moving goods to battle fields
than the North.
◉ 73. What was General William T. Sherman best known for during
the Civil War? Answer: B. A "scorched earth" style of warfare,
destroying much of the South's infrastructure
◉ 74. Which was a MAJOR difference between Andrew Johnson's
view of Reconstruction and the view of the Radical Republicans?
Answer: B. How quickly southern states should be re-admitted to the
Union.
◉ 75. Which statement below best describes the Reconstruction
Program, The Freedman's Bureau? Answer: A. To provide aide (food,
shelter, supplies, education) to freed slaves after the war.
◉ 76. During Reconstruction, the 13th Amendment did what to
ensure the progress of America? Answer: A. Abolished slavery.
◉ 77. During Reconstruction, the 14th Amendment did what to
ensure the progress of America? Answer: B. Gave African Americans
citizenship in the U.S.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
SUCCESS A+
◉ 67. Which statement is correct concerning the Emancipation
Proclamation? Answer: A. Only freed slaves in southern territory.
◉ 68. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address primarily
expressed: Answer: D. His determination to maintain the Union.
◉ 69. The Battle of Antietam was important in the Civil War because
it: Answer: B. Was the bloodiest single battle of the war.
◉ 70. Which Civil War battle resulted in the Union gaining strategic
control of the Mississippi River? Answer: D. Vicksburg
◉ Use the table to answer Questions #71-#72 below.
71. Which of these is the BEST explanation for the difference shown
between the North and South in the years prior to the Civil War?
Answer: C. The Northern economy's rate of industrialization
outpaced the South's during this time frame.
, ◉ 72. Which statement accurately describe the North and the South
during the Civil War? Answer: A. The North had more railway lines
than the South.
E. The South had more of a challenge moving goods to battle fields
than the North.
◉ 73. What was General William T. Sherman best known for during
the Civil War? Answer: B. A "scorched earth" style of warfare,
destroying much of the South's infrastructure
◉ 74. Which was a MAJOR difference between Andrew Johnson's
view of Reconstruction and the view of the Radical Republicans?
Answer: B. How quickly southern states should be re-admitted to the
Union.
◉ 75. Which statement below best describes the Reconstruction
Program, The Freedman's Bureau? Answer: A. To provide aide (food,
shelter, supplies, education) to freed slaves after the war.
◉ 76. During Reconstruction, the 13th Amendment did what to
ensure the progress of America? Answer: A. Abolished slavery.
◉ 77. During Reconstruction, the 14th Amendment did what to
ensure the progress of America? Answer: B. Gave African Americans
citizenship in the U.S.
