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As U.S. acquired more land between 1803-1850, controversy over these territories focused on the
need for schools and colleges
failure to conserve natural resources
expansion of slavery
construction of transcontinental railroads
2
Constitutional amendments adopted during Reconstruction were intended to
provide legal and political rights for African Americans
limit the number of terms of the president
correct problems with the electoral college system
end property and religious qualifications for voting
3
The South limited the impact of constitutional amendments passed during the Reconstruction Era
seceding from the Union
by passing Jim Crow laws
fighting the Civil War
by ending racial discrimination
4
Which phrase best completes the title for the partial outline shown below?
Adoption of the Bill of Rights
Start of the Revolutionary War
Secession of Southern States from the Union
Failure of the Whiskey Rebellion
5
W.E.B. Du Bois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the U.S. by
entering vocational training programs in separate schools
demanding for immediate social equality in American society
setting up a separate nation within the United States
taking over the leadership of the 2 major political parties
6
The rulings of the Supreme Court in these cases demonstrate that the Supreme Court has
sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities
continued to extend voting rights to minorities
often imposed restrictions on free speech during wartime
protected itself from internal dissent
7
Which heading best completes the partial outline?
Causes of Sectional Conflict
Consequences of Manifest Destiny
Foreign Policies of the United States
Government Policies Toward Native American Indians
8
In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the U.S.
They feared being drafted into the Northern army.
More factory jobs were available in Canada.
9
Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to
prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
deny women the right to vote
deny African Americans the right to vote
raise money for political campaigns
10
In the ten years following the Civil War, many of former slaves earned a living by becoming
sharecroppers on Southern farms
conductors on the Underground Railroad
gold miners in California
workers in Northern factories
11
A major result of the Civil War was that the
Southern States gained control of the legislative branch
economic system of the South dominate the U.S economy
Federal Government’s power over the States was strengthened
nation’s industrial development came to a standstill
12
Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because
economic conditions and interests in each region varied
Sectional differences developed in the U.S. largely because
only northerners were at the Constitutional Convention
early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas
13
What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent
support the creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau
It brought investment capital to the South.
restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons
14
Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means of
overturning unpopular decisions of the Supreme Court
permitting voters to nullify federal laws
deciding the legalization of slavery in a new state
allowing states to secede from the Union
15
The Jim Crow laws, upheld by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), provided for
separate public facilities based on race
free land for former slaves
voting rights for African-American males
racial integration of public schools
16
What was a major result of the Civil War?
The power of the central government was strengthened
the judiciary became the main branch of the federal gov't
States now had the right to secede from the Union
an amendment to provide for the direct election of senators
17
Many Southern States tried to limit the effects of Radical Reconstruction by
enacting Jim Crow laws
abolishing the Southern sharecropping system
securing passage of new amendments to the U.S. Constitution
adopting federal laws mandating segregation
18
How were many African Americans in the South affected after Reconstruction ended in 1877?
Jim Crow laws placed major restrictions on their rights.
The Freedmen’s Bureau helped them become farm owners.
constitutional amendment guaranteed their social advancement
Southern factories offered them job training and employment
19
The poll tax, the literacy test, and the actions of the KKK were attempts to limit
immigration laws
civil rights legislation passed after the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education
20
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
the North should compromise with the South on slavery
the Southern states should be allowed to secede
sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
21
Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?
The government was a union of people and not of states.
He had the duty to defend the United States
Southern States didn't permit people to vote on secession
Slavery was not profitable
22
The Civil War affected the northern economy by
stimulating industrialization
decreasing demand for agricultural products
increasing unemployment rates
causing a severe depression
23
Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to
limit the number of immigrants entering the country
warn European countries against colonizing Latin America
control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains
expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean
24
In the South, the passage of Jim Crow laws in the 1870s and 1880s led directly to the
organization of the Ku Klux Klan
decline of the Democratic party
racial integration of public schools
segregation of public facilities
25
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois shared the belief that African Americans should
strive for immediate social equality with whites
use force to bring an immediate end to segregation
pursue education as the key to improving social status
recognize that the growth of labor unions was good
26
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by
the Radical Republicans to carry out Reconstruction plans
to improve the status of African Americans
to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
states to ban organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
27
In their plans for Reconstruction, both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson
force the South to pay reparations to the Federal Government
allow the South to reenter the nation as quickly as possible
establish the Republican Party
sought to punish the South for starting the Civil War
28
The major purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to
expand the civil rights of women
limit the power of the federal government
maintain competition in business
protect the rights of African Americans
29
The label "Solid South" was applied the Confederate States after Reconstruction because they
could not participate in national politics
continued to support abolitionist causes
consistently supported the Democratic Party
rejected efforts to pass Jim Crow laws
30
Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to
end slavery throughout the entire country
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation
preserve the Union
encourage sectionalism
31
This quotation suggests that
the Southern States continued to import slaves
the Constitution had no provisions to govern new territories
varied opinions existed over the issue of States rights
Federal Government is more interested in foreign affairs
32
The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the
Compromise of 1850
creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865
Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865
33
Which evidence best supports this statement
passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866
passage of Jim Crow laws late 19th century
refusal of Southern States to allow sharecropping
ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
34
During the late 1800s, Southern voters solidly supported the Democratic Party because Democrats
favored a stronger national government
led efforts to advance civil rights
opposed the Jim Crow legal system
disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans
35
During Reconstruction, the Black Codes passed by Southern states were attempts to
punish former Confederate leaders
deny equal rights to African Americans
provide land to former slaves
repeal the Jim Crow laws
36
The underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was
his refusal to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court
a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction
his policies toward Native American Indians
the Credit Mobilier scandal
37
Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because
Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
Northern states passed affirmative action legislation
the South geography supported the development of plantations
the Constitution outlawed slaves in the North
