To prove the 15th Amendment failed, what could you cite as evidence?

Voting rights were still denied.

What was instrumental in opposing Republicans in the areas where blacks were a majority?

Freedmen's focus on economic instead of political challenges

During the Civil War, France exploited the United States' weakness in foreign affairs by:

Intervening in the political affairs of Mexico.

From earliest to latest, which chronology of events is correct?

Mizz Compromise; Kan-Neb Act; John Brown raid; SC secession

On which matter did the Wade-Davis Bill contrast most with Lincoln's reconstruction plan?

The conditions of readmission to statehood

How did the outcome of the 1876 election affect the status of African Americans in the South?

The last troops were removed, enabling Jim Crow laws

Based on this quote, what was Lincoln's attitude toward his job as President?

He needed to separate his moral views from his duty.

What was the legacy of the era depicted in this nineteenth-century illustration?

Grandfather clauses and poll taxes

What did the artist attempt to depict in this drawing?

A Union military strategy against the Confederacy

What was the main significance of the Fourteenth Amendment in U.S. political history?

It promised equal legal protection to former slaves.

Which Civil War era developments had a cause-and-effect relationship?

Ethnic and class antagonisms resulted in the riots in NYC.

Which aspect of the Enrollment Act incited violent protests by some residents of New York City?

The policies of substitution and commutation

How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the course of the Civil War?

By extending the North's war aims to include abolition

What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?

To prevent the flow of supplies to the South thru blockade

Which of the following is an enduring achievement of Reconstruction?

The extension of civil rights thru constitutional amendments

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1
What innovation had the greatest impact on military tactics during the Civil War?
The cannon
The rifle
The camera
The ironclad
2
What innovation provided rapid communication between field officers and President Lincoln?
Telephone
Telegraph
U.S. Mail
Pony express
3
Of the Reconstruction plans proposed at the end of the Civil War, which was most lenient?
Charles Sumner
Frederick Douglass
Ulysses Grant
Abraham Lincoln
4
Which of the following demanded equality, voting rights, land, and education for former slaves?
Radical Republicans
Union Army veterans
President Abraham Lincoln
President Andrew Johnson
5
To prove the 15th Amendment failed, what could you cite as evidence?
Athletic opportunities were still unequal for blacks.
Public schools were still segregated.
Voting rights were still denied.
Employment practices were still racially discriminatory.
6
What major advantage did the Confederacy possess at the outset of the Civil War?
More capable military leaders
Abundant natural resources
More sophisticated weaponry
Numerous foreign allies
7
Which of the these guaranteed citizenship and extended the Bill of Rights to state governments?
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Presidential Reconstruction
8
The Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed which of the following to blacks?
the status of citizenship
the right to vote
the right to education and land ownership
freedom from slavery
9
What was instrumental in opposing Republicans in the areas where blacks were a majority?
Organized acts of intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan
The withdrawal of Federal troops from military districts
Bribery and secret deals with freedmen elected to office
Freedmen's focus on economic instead of political challenges
10
The period right after the Civil War that resulted in rights for African Americans was known as
the Black Codes
Reconstruction
Jim Crow
Solid South
11
What term was applied by Southerners to describe Southern Republicans during Reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers
Radicals
Scalawags
Rebels
12
During the Civil War, France exploited the United States' weakness in foreign affairs by:
Intervening in the political affairs of Mexico.
Attempting to prevent banks from making loans to the US.
Refusing to remove soldiers from the Louisiana Territory.
Imposing import quotas and high tariffs on U.S. goods.
13
From earliest to latest, which chronology of events is correct?
Mizz Compromise; Kan-Neb Act; John Brown raid; SC secession
Kan-Neb Act; Mizz Compromise; SC secession; John Brown raid
John Brown raid; SC secession; Mizz Compromise; Kan-Neb Act
SC secession; John Brown raid; Kan-Neb Act; Mizz Compromise
14
With the statement "A house divided against itself cannot stand," Lincoln addressed what issue?
Secession
Political campaigns
Statehood
Civil rights
15
On which matter did the Wade-Davis Bill contrast most with Lincoln's reconstruction plan?
The military occupation of Southern states
The conditions of readmission to statehood
The punishment of former Confederate soldiers
The expropriation of lands that comprised plantations
16
Which of the following goals did President Lincoln hold throughout the Civil War?
Acquire new territory.
Free the slaves.
Restore the Union.
Punish the Confederacy.
17
How did the outcome of the 1876 election affect the status of African Americans in the South?
The last troops were removed, enabling Jim Crow laws
KKK was banned by federal legislation
"Forty Acres and a Mule" program was implemented
Blacks achieved full political equality
18
Based on this quote, what was Lincoln's attitude toward his job as President?
Was personally racist, but controlled it while president.
Timing was not right to address the issue of slavery.
He needed to separate his moral views from his duty.
Issue of slavery was more important than the rebellion.
19
What was the legacy of the era depicted in this nineteenth-century illustration?
Grandfather clauses and poll taxes
The Emancipation Proclamation
Fugitive slave laws
The Dred Scott v. Sanford and Plessy v. Ferguson decisions
20
Which of the following benefited Freedmen?
Compromise of 1877
Fourteenth Amendment
grandfather clauses
poll taxes
21
What did the artist attempt to depict in this drawing?
A Union military strategy against the Confederacy
The disproportionate number of Confederate states
The threat posed to the Union by the states in rebellion
A water and land route to Missouri from Washington, DC
22
What was the main significance of the Fourteenth Amendment in U.S. political history?
It declared slavery and other forms of servitude illegal.
It promised equal legal protection to former slaves.
It established the rights of all citizens to hold property.
It granted women the right to participate in political org.
23
Which Civil War era developments had a cause-and-effect relationship?
McClellan's early win at resulted in a later loss for Lee.
The Emancipation Proclamation resulted in the secession.
Ethnic and class antagonisms resulted in the riots in NYC.
The retreat at Gettysburg resulted in the Union victory.
24
Which aspect of the Enrollment Act incited violent protests by some residents of New York City?
The policies of nullification and emancipation
The policy of drafting only immigrants into the military
The policy of rejecting African American voters
The policies of substitution and commutation
25
Which of the following would have been most likely to support the Confederate cause?
A Virginia abolitionist
An Ohio Copperhead
An Alabama cotton farmer
A New York carpetbagger
26
How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the course of the Civil War?
By extending the North's war aims to include abolition
By forcing Southern states to stop importing slaves
By allowing escaped slaves to fight in the Union army
By prompting several states to secede from the Union
27
What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?
To prevent the flow of supplies to the South thru blockade
To halt Confederate troops at the Mason-Dixon line
To restore the Union through political reconciliation
To undermine the Southern economy by assisting slaves
28
Which of the following is an enduring achievement of Reconstruction?
The establishment of integrated public education
A tradition of cooperation between geographic regions
The extension of civil rights thru constitutional amendments
A guarantee of universal suffrage for former slaves

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