both favored lenient plans for Reconstruction.

Share cropping is a system in which

Part of the crops go to pay rent for land and supplies

What did the KKK, literacy tests, and poll taxes have in common?

Preventing southern black citizens from voting

After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment was to

Guarantee African American equal treatment under the law

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Granted citizenship to those born in the United States

What was a major duty of the Freedman's Bureau?

To help former salves get an education and find jobs

What was a major goal of the Dawes Act?

To encourage assimilation of Native Americans

The populist party was important in US history because it

Proposed ideas that later became law

From 1860-1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?

They were forced off of their land into reservations

The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by

Providing free land to settlers

The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to

encourage settlement of the West

One goal of the Radical Republicans was to

punish the South and white plantation owners

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1
When Reconstruction began, Lincoln's main goal was to
Station federal troops throughout the south
Deny African Americans the right to vote
Punish the south for seceding
Quickly restore the Union
2
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who handed down the ruling of the Dred Scott case
Roger B. Taney
John Jay
William H. Rehnquist
John Marshall
3
Lincoln and Johnson
both favored lenient plans for Reconstruction.
differed in their plans for Reconstruction.
both received full support from Congress for their plans.
both favored "hard" plans for Reconstruction.
4
Share cropping is a system in which
Part of the crops go to pay rent for land and supplies
The crops are shared by all members of the family
The sharecroppers have total control over the land
the share croppers own the land
5
What did the KKK, literacy tests, and poll taxes have in common?
Preventing labor unions from forming
Keeping poor whites under control
Preventing southern black citizens from voting
Keeping republican party in power in the south
6
Jim Crow laws were enacted in southern states as a means to
Provide an education for formerly enslaved persons
Ensure equal protection under the law
Protect the voting rights of formerly emslaved persons
Enforce racial segregation
7
The South experienced all of the following after the Civil War EXCEPT
Devastation of farms
Worthless currency
A booming economy
Military occupation
8
After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment was to
Guarantee African American equal treatment under the law
Extend constitutional rights to new territories
Grant civil and political rights to native Americans
Allow women to become full citizens
9
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution
Freed the slaves
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Granted citizenship to those born in the United States
Gave land to the freedmen
10
The populist movement was most interested in improving conditions for
African Americans
Farmers
Business leaders
Native Americans
11
Lincoln couldn't carry out his plans for Reconstruction because he was
Killed shortly after the war
Against slavery
Disliked by the south
Defeated for re-election for president
12
post-Civil War term for northern whites that carried their belongings in bags made of carpet.
Carpetbaggers
Municipalties
Dixiecrats
Scalawags
13
The Kansas-Nebraska Act overruled the
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago
Dred Scott decision
Compromise of 1850
Missouri compromise
14
What was a major duty of the Freedman's Bureau?
To return former saves to their masters
To help southern states form new governments
To help former salves get an education and find jobs
To help southern plantation owners find a source of labor
15
What was a major goal of the Dawes Act?
To encourage assimilation of Native Americans
To remove the Cherokees from southeastern USA
To provide a tribal legislature to govern all reservations
To stregthen Native American tribal unity
16
The populist party was important in US history because it
Succeeded in electing two presidential candidates
Proposed ideas that later became law
Achieved suffrage for African Americans
Won control of many state governments
17
From 1860-1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?
They maintained control of their traditional lands.
They benefited economically from government policy
They were forced off of their land into reservations
They became farmers and small business owners.
18
The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by
Removing all restrictions on immigration
Placing native American indians on reservations
Providing free land to settlers
Creating a systems of dams for crop irrigation
19
In Plessy V Ferguson, the Supreme Court
Outlawed lynching.
Gave African Americans the vote
Upheld segregation.
Imprisoned Ku Klux Klan members
20
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to
encourage settlement of the West
assist in the construction of transcontinental railroads
set up reservations for Native American Indians
establish land-grant agricultural colleges
21
One goal of the Radical Republicans was to
punish the South and white plantation owners
Offer support for president Johnson
Provide support for black codes
Prevent passage of 15th amendment

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