Reconstruction Plans
What was a primary goal of President Lincoln's 10% Plan for Reconstruction?
To quickly reintegrate the Southern states back into the Union.
What was the primary purpose of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
To abolish slavery and involuntary servitude.
What geographic resources contributed to the American Industrialization?
Coal, Oil, or Timber
What was the main consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
It led to violent clashes between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansas.
According to Lincoln's 10% Plan, what percentage of a Southern state's voters from the 1860 election needed to swear an oath of allegiance to the Union for the state to be readmitted?
10%
Which of the following is a central provision of the 14th Amendment?
It guaranteed equal protection under the law and defined citizenship.
How did the supreme court contribute to American industrialization?
Their rulings were business friendly.
The Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision of 1857 had a significant impact by ruling that:
African Americans were not citizens and Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
What was a key provision of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
It divided the South into five military districts under the control of Union generals.
What did the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantee?
The right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is do you call the management technique that involves controlling every level of the supply chain?
Vertical Integration
How did Frederick Douglass respond to the Dred Scott decision?
He argued that it would ultimately help end slavery by intensifying the conflict.
The Wade-Davis Bill, proposed by Congress, differed from Lincoln's plan primarily in which way?
It demanded a higher percentage of voters to swear an oath of allegiance.
Which amendment directly challenged the "Black Codes" enacted by many Southern states after the Civil War, which aimed to restrict the freedoms of African Americans?
The 14th Amendment.
What do you call the management technique that involves making monopolies?
Horizontal Integration
The Free-Soil Party was primarily formed to:
Prevent the expansion of slavery into western territories.
What were the "Black Codes" enacted by many Southern states after the Civil War primarily intended to do?
To restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans and maintain a system of racial hierarchy.
How would you describe the reaction of white Southerners to the ratification of the 15th Amendment?
They Developed various methods to prevent black men from exercising their right to vote.
What do you call the theory that claims wealth is a measurement of one's inherent value?
Social Darwinism
The idea that residents of a territory should have the power to decide whether or not to allow slavery is known as:
Popular sovereignty.