What was the result of the 15th amendment that was passed during Reconstruction?

African Americans were elected to the Senate

Which of the following factors lead to the defeat of the Confederacy?

Lack of industry to supply the army

Which statement concerning African-American military units serving in the Civil War is true?

Served in separate regiments commanded by white officers

What was the goal of Reconstruction?

Re-establish participation of southern states in the Union

The Anaconda Plan included which of the following strategies?

Blockading Southern ports to disrupt trade

What advantages did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?

Better military leadership an knowledge of the terrain

What was the economic impact of Reconstruction on the South?

Many former slaves entered sharecropping agreements

What was the South’s response to the passage of the 13th amendment?

They passed laws limiting the rights of African Americans

What impact did Jim Crow laws have on African Americans?

Segregation was made legal by the courts

The Dred Scott decision, a blow to the abolitionist movement, did all of the following except

Guarantee that slavery would not be allowed in future states

To what degree were abolitionists such as Harriet Beecher Stowe successful?

They influenced public sentiment against slavery

The Confederate States of America was created over what concern?

Lincoln would not allow slavery in future states

Why did the Wilmot Proviso propose that lands obtained from the Mexican War become“free soil”?

To prevent slavery from limiting economic opportunities of white laborers

How did the Ku Klux Klan limit the rights of African Americans?

They attempted to stop African Americans from voting by violence and fear

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered to be the turning point of the Civil War?

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North

What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?

To free slaves in areas controlled by the Confederacy

What happened when the government removed troops from the South at the end of Reconstruction?

Rights of African Americans were limited by state governments

What policy did the Republican Party (1854) retain of the “free soilers”?

Slavery would not be extended into the territories

At the conclusion of the Civil War, what happened to MOST freedmen?

They remained on the former plantations

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1
What was the result of the 15^th amendment that was passed during Reconstruction?
African Americans were elected to the Senate
Land was divided among and given to former slaves
African Americans were freed from slavery
All Americans were granted the right to vote
2
Which of the following factors lead to the defeat of the Confederacy?
Inadequate military leadership
Support from British and French forces
Lack of industry to supply the army
Publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
3
Which statement concerning African-American military units serving in the Civil War is true?
Received same supplies as white soldiers
Received pay equal to white soldiers
Served alongside white Union soldiers
Served in separate regiments commanded by white officers
4
What was the goal of Reconstruction?
Rebuild the South due to the damage caused by the Civil War
Help the South replace slaves as their labor source
Re-establish participation of southern states in the Union
Punish the South for seceding from the Union
5
The Anaconda Plan included which of the following strategies?
Controlling the Rio Grande River
Burning all state capitals to punish the South
Capturing Jefferson Davis
Blockading Southern ports to disrupt trade
6
How did the Freedmen’s Bureau assist freed slaves in the South after the Civil War?
It gave them forty acres of land and a mule
It gave them money
It established schools
It provided transportation to Northern cities
7
What advantages did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?
Better military leadership an knowledge of the terrain
Better industrial capability and more manpower
Stronger navy and more miles of railroad tracks
Stronger political leadership
8
What was the economic impact of Reconstruction on the South?
Freedmen flourished as cotton farmers
High tariffs caused many farmers to move north
Former slaves received forty acres and a mule
Many former slaves entered sharecropping agreements
9
What was the South’s response to the passage of the 13^th amendment?
They passed laws limiting the rights of African Americans
They stationed Confederate troops in every major city
They were willing to acknowledge educated blacks only
They created the Freedman’s Bureau in 1865
10
What impact did Jim Crow laws have on African Americans?
Segregation was made legal by the courts
They were able to enjoy the same rights as the whites
Land was given to former slaves
They were usually the first hired and the last to be fired
11
The Dred Scott decision, a blow to the abolitionist movement, did all of the following except
Please Southerners
Rule that the enslaved did not have rights
Guarantee that slavery would not be allowed in future states
Declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
12
To what degree were abolitionists such as Harriet Beecher Stowe successful?
They impacted the actions of the national government
They helped to glamorize Manifest Destiny
Their efforst created the Fugitive Slave Laws
They influenced public sentiment against slavery
13
The Confederate States of America was created over what concern?
The abolitionists' desire to educate former slaves
The abolitionsists' creation of the Liberty Party
Lincoln would allow popular sovereignty in future states
Lincoln would not allow slavery in future states
14
Why did the Wilmot Proviso propose that lands obtained from the Mexican War become“free soil”?
To prevent slavery from limiting economic opportunities of white laborers
To incite a civil war
To anger northern abolitionists
To overturn Supreme Court decisions concerning slavery
15
How did the Ku Klux Klan limit the rights of African Americans?
They attempted to stop African Americans from voting by violence and fear
They helped to create the crop lien system in the South
They campaigned to have their voice heard in Congress
They assassinated the first African American politician
16
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered to be the turning point of the Civil War?
It made the South give up the idea of invading the North
It convinced the Confederacy to surrender
It divided the Confederacy at the Missouri River
It marked the first Union victory of the war
17
What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To end slavery throughout the world
To free slaves in areas controlled by the Confederacy
To free all slaves in the United States
To free slaves in areas controlled by the Union
18
What happened when the government removed troops from the South at the end of Reconstruction?
Rights of African Americans were limited by state governments
Rights of African Americas were expanded and enforced
Republicans continued their dominance in the South
Voter participation among African Americans increased
19
What policy did the Republican Party (1854) retain of the “free soilers”?
Slavery must be abolished for the nation to survive
The number of free and slave states must be equal
Slavery should be gradually eliminated
Slavery would not be extended into the territories
20
At the conclusion of the Civil War, what happened to MOST freedmen?
They remained on the former plantations
They moved west and many settled in Kansas
They remained in the South but moved to a city
They moved to large cities in the North

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