What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt

Why was the Republican Congress considered "Radical"?

They wanted to make big changes

What is the significance of the year 1865?

The Civil War ended at Appomattox

What did political reconstruction require people in the South to do?

write a new constitution that ended slavery

Which of the following was a direct result of the Battle of Vicksburg?

Union forces gained control of the Mississippi River

Which of the following is a result of geographic differences between the North and the South?

Diverse economies led to differences in political viewpoints

How did Sharecroppers get "trapped"?

they were cheated by their former slave owners

How was the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction different from President Johnson's?

It was much harsher on the south

The following people served as public officials during the Civil War. Which pair is correct?

Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy

What was a social effect of the Black Codes in Texas?

They segregated blacks and whites

The Freedmen's Bureau helped

Poor sharecroppers- both black and white

Which reason was LEAST likely to lead to the Civil War?

Differences in public education

Why did Texans have economic troubles after the Civil War ended?

The state couldn't rely on slavery to help the economy

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1
The 13th Amendment says?
All people have voting rights
Slavery is illegal in the US
All people have equal rights
All men have voting rights
2
After the war, Presidents Lincoln and Johnson wanted to
Separate the country
Break up the United States
Reunite quickly
Put African Americans back into slavery
3
What was one of the South's main advantages?
excellent military leaders
strong industries
belief in states' rights
a larger population
4
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Many agricultural workers moved to the city for work
Agricultural workers organized labor unions
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves
5
Why was the Republican Congress considered "Radical"?
They were skateboarders
They wanted to make big changes
They were average people
They were average people
6
What is the significance of the year 1865?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
The Mexican-American War ended
Reconstruction ended at Appomattox
The Civil War ended at Appomattox
7
What did political reconstruction require people in the South to do?
write a new constitution that ended slavery
develop a new political party acceptable to Northerners.
Reorganize former confederate government under martial law
rebuild state capitals that were destroyed during the war
8
Which of the following was a direct result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
Confederates surrendered to Union forces in Pennsylvania.
Union forces gained control of the Mississippi River
Confederate forces were unable to attack Washington, D.C.
Union forces stopped blockade runners on the Mississippi R.
9
Which of the following is a result of geographic differences between the North and the South?
United States reliance on foreign trade
Diverse economies led to differences in political viewpoints
United States annexation of Texas
Settlement patterns led to a diversity of religious beliefs.
10
The 15th Amendment says?
All people have voting rights
Slavery is illegal in the United States
All people have equal rights
All men have voting rights
11
Who distributed food, clothing, water, helped find jobs, and educated people?
The American Desegregation Society
Freedmen's Bureau
Carpetbaggers
Abolition Society
12
How did Sharecroppers get "trapped"?
they did not have a car
they were put in chains
they fell into wells
they were cheated by their former slave owners
13
The invention of the cotton gin led to more cotton production, more cotton, more labor, and...
The beginning of the plantation system
Migration of slaves to cities
End of the Underground Railroad
Expansion of slavery
14
How did Sharecroppers pay for the land and tools they needed?
pay with a share of crops
pay with their credit card
pay with cash
pay by selling family members
15
What is one way that southern states took away African-American rights after Reconstruction?
race riots
Jim Crow laws
Federal Laws
with the president's help
16
How was the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction different from President Johnson's?
It was much easier on the south
It did not require the 14th and 15th amendments
It was much harsher on the south
It required only 10% to swear loyalty
17
In what year did Texas secede from the US?
1861
1718
1836
1845
18
The 14th Amendment says?
All people have equal rights
All men have voting rights
Slavery is illegal in the United States
All people have voting rights
19
The following people served as public officials during the Civil War. Which pair is correct?
Ulysses S. Grant – Commander of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee – Commander of the Union Army
Stonewall Jackson – Vice-President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy
20
What was a social effect of the Black Codes in Texas?
They forced freed slaves to migrate
They segregated blacks and whites
They treated all people equally
They integrated blacks and whites
21
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant at?
Appomattox Courthouse
Gettysburg
Washington D.C.
Vicksburg
22
The Freedmen's Bureau helped
Poor whites
Poor blacks
Poor sharecroppers- both black and white
Freed the blacks
23
Which reason was LEAST likely to lead to the Civil War?
Difference in economies
Disputes over tariffs
Differences in public education
Disputes over slave labor
24
Why did Texans have economic troubles after the Civil War ended?
Southern states could no longer sell cash crops
The state couldn't rely on slavery to help the economy
People owed money to the banks from the war
The Union army destroyed the state's infrastructure

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