Reconstruction/Civil War Quiz

I'm an ex-slave that became an abolitionist.

The main difference between the 5th & 14th Amendments is that the 14th Amendment ____________.

An agency of the War Dept. set up to assist freed slaves with land, jobs, education, etc.

This Amendment prohibits State governments from denying voting rights based on race, color or previous servitude.

The right of a Province or State to question whether a Federal law is unconstitutional.

Laws passed by the Southern States during Reconstruction that restricted newly freed African Americans from their rights

I'm an abolitionist who started the anti-slavery magazine called "The Liberator."

Placing a tax on imported goods to protect American Industry. Intended to make Americans buy American goods.

Which of the following were advantages the Union had at the beginning of the Civil War? Select all that apply

This Amendment abolished slavery & made it a crime in all of the United States of America.

Placing the interests of one's own region ahead of the nation as a whole.

Which group of Americans became very angry with the ratification of the 15th Amendment?

An ex-slave that became a leading abolitionist. I started the newspaper called, "The North Star."

Farmer who lacked resources or land that promised a large part of their crop to the land owner in exchange land/supplies

Which is NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?

A person from the northern states who went South during Reconstruction to profit on the southern misfortune.

Women got mad about the adopting the 15th Amendment because it specifically allowed African American men voting rights.

Which were advantages The Confederacy had at the beginning of the Civil War? Select all that apply.

This Amendment guarantees individual citizens due process under the law to have any rights denied.

This Amendment guarantees that States cannot deny citizens rights without due process of the law.

Which of the following were disadvantages of the Union during the Civil War. Select all that apply.

What were disadvantages "The Confederacy" had during the Civil War. Select all that apply

Essentially both the 5th & 14th Amendments can be viewed as "Due Process" Amendments to the Constitution.

White Southerners acting in support of Reconstruction governments to make personal profit.

The main reason President Lincoln decided to go to war with the Confederacy was to preserve the Union of States.

A person that is against slavery is a/an _____________

I ran the Underground Railroad to help free slaves. They call me Moses.