Before the Civil War, why did slavery expand in the South rather than in the North?

The South was more suited to large plantations.

The 13th Amendment...?

carried out the proposals of the Emancipation Proclamation

The major issue of Reconstruction was how to do what?

to ease the transition of freedmen from slavery to freedom

According to the passage, what was the major purpose of the 14th Amendment?

Protect the rights of African Americans

What did both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson want to achieve?

Allow the Southern states to reenter the nation quickly

Lincoln's primary goal early on was to do what?

keep the Union together and reconcile the South quickly

According to this quotation, what did Abraham Lincoln believe?

Sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union.

The destruction of slavery resulted in what immediate action?

social equality for freedmen under the Fourteenth Amendment

Which answer below best explains why the Union won the war?

The Confederacy had limited resources to support the army.

The Emancipation Proclamation did what?

freed only the slaves in the Area Under Rebellion

President Lincoln's reconstruction plan was designed to do what?

bring the South back into the Union as rapidly as possible

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Civil War and Reconstruction

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1
The organization that limited the civil rights of freedmen during Reconstruction was who?
Confederate Knights of America
Aryan Brotherhood
Ku Klux Klan
National Alliance
2
Which newspaper headline would have appeared during the Reconstruction Period?
"Black Codes End"
"Former Slaves Made Citizens."
"Emancipation Proclamation Issued"
"Supreme Court Issues Dred Scott Decision"
3
What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution all have in common?
government organization
civil rights
checks and balances
rapid economic change
4
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 with the Confederate attack on what Union fortress?
Fort Sumter
Fort Henry
Fort Knox
Fort mcKinley
5
Before the Civil War, why did slavery expand in the South rather than in the North?
The Constitution outlawed slaves in the Northern states.
The South was more suited to large plantations.
Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North.
Northern states passed affirmative action legislation.
6
The 13th Amendment...?
was greeted with caution by Lincoln
banned slavery only in the states in rebellion
carried out the proposals of the Emancipation Proclamation
was unnecessary after the Emancipation Proclamation
7
The major issue of Reconstruction was how to do what?
to improve the economic situation throughout the South
to regularize relations between the CSA and the USA
to deal with the physical devastation of the war
to ease the transition of freedmen from slavery to freedom
8
According to the passage, what was the major purpose of the 14th Amendment?
Protect the rights of African Americans
Limit the power of the federal government
Expand the civil rights of women
Maintain competition in business
9
What was the key issue that divided the nation and led to the Civil War?
foreign policy
expansionism
slavery
religion
10
What did both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson want to achieve?
Punish the South for starting the Civil War
Allow the Southern states to reenter the nation quickly
Force the Southern states to pay debts to the Government
Establish the Republican Party as the only Southern party.
11
Laws passed by Southern states to restrict the freedom of blacks were known as what?
tolerance policy
emancipation regulations
black codes
bounded rules
12
Lincoln's primary goal early on was to do what?
keep the Union together and reconcile the South quickly
free the slaves within the border states
stay clear of criticism by letting events happen
take control of the army and crush the South militarily
13
The system where families worked a plot of land in return for a portion of the crop is what?
crop lien
agricultural exchange
land rent
sharecropping
14
According to this quotation, what did Abraham Lincoln believe?
Sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union.
The Southern States should be allowed to secede.
Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately.
The North should compromise with the South on slavery.
15
The destruction of slavery resulted in what immediate action?
widespread land confiscation in the South
widespread land ownership by Southern blacks
the spread of sharecropping and tenant farming in the south
social equality for freedmen under the Fourteenth Amendment
16
Southern whites who joined the Republican Party and worked with freedmen were known as what?
ne'er-do-wells
scalawags
troublemakers
good-for-nothings
17
Which answer below best explains why the Union won the war?
The Confederacy had limited resources to support the army.
The Union had a European alliance at the end of the war.
They surrounded the Confederacy and forced a treaty.
The Union had a navy and could blockade harbors.
18
The paper bank notes issued by the federal government became known from their colors as what?
greenbacks
yellow tickets
red checks
golden notes
19
The Emancipation Proclamation did what?
freed only the slaves in the Border States
freed all the slaves in both the North and the South
freed only the slaves in the Area Under Rebellion
was made possible by the Thirteenth Amendment
20
Most African Americans sought economic self-sufficiency through ownership of what?
farming equipment
horses
pig and cattle
land
21
President Lincoln's reconstruction plan was designed to do what?
bring the South back into the Union as rapidly as possible
appease Northerners who sought revenge for their losses
delay the establishment of new southern state governments
guarantee civil rights for the freedmen
22
Northerners who went South after the War to reform the South and to make money were what?
carpetbaggers
trespassers
interlopers
privateers

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