The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the

ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865

After Passage of the Amendments 13, 14, 15, blacks continued to experience oppression because

Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws

Sectional rivalries during the period from 1820 to 1860 centered mainly around the issues of

States rights, the extension of slavery, and tariffs

The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by

state and local governments to restrict freedoms of blacks

The underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was

a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction

The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by

increased government demand for many products

A reason Radical Republicans opposed President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan was that his plan

offered amnesty to all the Confederates who swore allegiance

In plans for Reconstruction, both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought

allow the South to reenter the nation as quickly as possible

Prior to the Civil War, abolitionists reacted to the situation described in the poster by

supporting the Underground Railroad

During Reconstruction, the Black Codes passed by Southern states were attempts to

deny equal rights to African Americans

The 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in

increased individual rights for African Americans

Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justification for the Civil War?

Lincoln’s oath of office required him to preserve the Union.

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln affected the events of the Reconstruction period in that

President Johnson had a more lenient treatment of the South

A major purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to

help the North win the Civil War

What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?

It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent.

In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between

proslavery and antislavery groups

Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because

geography in the South led to the development of plantations

The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was important because

strengthened determination of abolitionists to achieve goals

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1
The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the
ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865
Compromise of 1850
creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865
Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
2
After Passage of the Amendments 13, 14, 15, blacks continued to experience oppression because
the amendments were not intended to solve their problems
many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government
Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws
poor communication kept people from knowing their rights
3
Sectional rivalries during the period from 1820 to 1860 centered mainly around the issues of
conservation, foreign policy, and women's suffrage
foreign policy, abolition of slavery, and currency system
States rights, the extension of slavery, and tariffs
tariffs, the currency system, and trust regulation
4
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by
state and local governments to restrict freedoms of blacks
states to ban organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
Radical Republicans in Congress to carry out their plans
Federal Government to improve status of blacks and Indians
5
The underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was
his policies toward Native American Indians
the Credit Mobilier scandal
a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction
his refusal to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court
6
The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by
increased government demand for many products
a reduction in the number of immigrants
the elimination of taxes on defense industries
enslaved persons filling industrial jobs
7
As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to
increase congressional powers
preserve the Union
set new national boundaries
end slavery
8
A reason Radical Republicans opposed President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan was that his plan
granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons
offered amnesty to all the Confederates who swore allegiance
demanded payments from the South that would hurt its economy
postponed readmission of the South into the Union for years
9
In plans for Reconstruction, both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought
allow the South to reenter the nation as quickly as possible
punish the South for starting the Civil War
establish the Republican Party as only party in the South
force Southern States to pay the Federal Government
10
Prior to the Civil War, abolitionists reacted to the situation described in the poster by
banning freed slaves from Northern states
opposing the Emancipation Proclamation
supporting the Underground Railroad
proposing a stricter fugitive slave law
11
During Reconstruction, the Black Codes passed by Southern states were attempts to
provide land to former slaves
repeal the Jim Crow laws
deny equal rights to African Americans
punish former Confederate leaders
12
The 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in
additional rights for Southern segregationists
increased individual rights for African Americans
equal rights for women in the United States
expanded rights for Native American Indians on reservations
13
Poll tax, literacy test, and the actions of the KKK were all attempts to limit effectiveness of
the 14th and 15th amendments
the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education
civil rights legislation passed in states after Civil War
laws such as Gentleman’s Agreement and Chinese Exclusion Act
14
Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justification for the Civil War?
As an abolitionist, President Lincoln wanted to end slavery
To keep the support of Europe, Lincoln had to end slavery
Lincoln wanted to keep the South dependent on the North.
Lincoln’s oath of office required him to preserve the Union.
15
William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are best known for efforts to
begin the temperance movement
expand the rights of women
oppose the practice of slavery
create free public schools
16
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln affected the events of the Reconstruction period in that
Congress was able to pass many new laws
The Confederate states became eager to return to the Union
Radical Republicans successfully controlled Reconstruction
President Johnson had a more lenient treatment of the South
17
A major purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to
give land to freedmen
provide for new state governments
end Jim Crow laws in the South
help the North win the Civil War
18
The election results shown on this map most clearly reflect the influence of
political stability
ethnic conflicts
sectional differences
nationalist motives
19
What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
It provided for a fairer distribution of farm profits.
It brought investment capital to the South.
It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent.
It encouraged Northerners to migrate south.
20
In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between
Spanish landowners and new American settlers
proslavery and antislavery groups
Chinese and Irish railroad workers
Native American Indians and white settlers
21
Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because
Constitution has a clause that outlaws importation of slaves
Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
Northern states passed affirmative action legislation
geography in the South led to the development of plantations
22
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was important because
ended the importation of slaves into the U.S.
caused the immediate outbreak of the Civil War
increased power of Congressto exclude slavery in territories
strengthened determination of abolitionists to achieve goals

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