Civil War
As the Civil War began, President Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to…
End slavery
Set new national boundaries
Preserve the Union
Increase Congressional powers
Preserve the Union
Which statement best explains a major economic difference between the North and the South before the Civil War?
The North relied on industrial manufacturing and favored protective tariffs, while the South relied on plantation agriculture and opposed tariffs.
The North depended on cotton exports to European nations, while the South relied on factories and wage labor.
The South wanted the federal government to build transcontinental railroads, while the North favored state-funded canal systems.
The South supported free trade with Western territories, while the North wanted to prohibit all trade outside the region.
The North relied on industrial manufacturing and favored protective tariffs, while the South relied on plantation agriculture and opposed tariffs.
1. Before the former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union, the congressional plan for Reconstruction required them to
Ratify the 14th amendment
Imprison all former Confederate soldiers
Provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen
Help rebuild Northern industries
Ratify the 14th amendment
After the Civil War, the sharecropping system emerged in the South primarily as a way to…
Diversify agricultural production
Provide a labor supply to plantation owners
Give forty acres of land to freedmen
Guarantee economic equality for African Americans
Provide a labor supply to plantation owners
During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?
Rights for women
Readmission of states to the Union
Rights for former slaves
Presidential impeachment proceedings
Rights for former slaves
4. The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) helped to increase sectional conflict because the decision
denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years
prohibited slavery in lands west of the Mississippi Rive
gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons
denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to…
Withdraw federal troops from the South
Support the Black Codes
Award the presidency to Democrat Samuel Tilden
Accept the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford
Withdraw federal troops from the South
What was a common purpose of the three amendments added to the United States Constitution between 1865 and 1870?
Extending suffrage to Southern women
Reforming the sharecropping system
Granting rights to African Americans
Protecting rights of Southerners accused of treason
Granting rights to African Americans
What were the black codes?
Laws that restricted the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
Laws that abolished slavery in the United States
Laws that granted equal rights to African Americans after the Civil War
Laws that protected the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction
Laws that restricted the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to
A. Prevent them from voting
B. Limit their access to public facilities
C. Block their educational opportunities
D. Deny them economic advancements
Prevent them from voting
. Which event triggered South Carolina’s secession from the United States?
the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the application of California for statehood
the election of President Lincoln
the election of President Lincoln
Which argument was used by President Abraham Lincoln to explain his policy of leniency
toward the South after the Civil War?
Most Southerners have remained loyal to the Union during the war.
Most Southerners are willing to grant equality to formerly enslaved persons.
The federal government has no authority to punish states for secession.
Healing the nation’s wounds quickly is essential.
Healing the nation’s wounds quickly is essential.
How did the Radical Republicans and moderate Republicans differ during the early years of post-Civil War Reconstruction?
Radical Republicans supported state control of programs for former slaves in the South, while moderate Republicans favored federal control of programs for former slaves in the South.
Radical Republicans supported the resettlement of former slaves in the West, while moderate Republicans favored general economic improvements for slaves in the South.
Radical Republicans favored limited land redistribution to former slaves, while moderate Republicans supported wholesale land confiscation for former slaves.
Radical Republicans favored full citizenship rights for former slaves, while moderate Republicans supported limited civil equality for former slaves.
Radical Republicans favored full citizenship rights for former slaves, while moderate Republicans supported limited civil equality for former slaves
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected civil rights in the United States by…
Ruling that segregated public schools were unconstitutional
Rejecting the legal basis of Jim Crow laws
Approving racial segregation in public facilities
Strengthening the protections of the 14th Amendment
Approving racial segregation in public facilities
What was one reason the 14th and 15th amendments failed to prevent future racial segregation?
A. Most Northern abolitionists opposed the extension of these rights.
B. The Supreme Court refused to accept cases to interpret these amendments.
C. Radical Republicans in Congress stopped African Americans from voting.
D. The South was allowed to pass Jim Crow laws and restrict voting rights.
The South was allowed to pass Jim Crow laws and restrict voting rights
According to President Lincoln, what would be the purpose of fighting a civil war?
“. . . In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect, and defend it.”
—Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, March 1861
to prevent the spread of slavery
to punish the Southern aggressors
to preserve the United States as one nation
to make slavery illegal in the United States
to preserve the United States as one nation
What did Radical Republicans support as part of the plan for Reconstruction?
The return of Confederate leaders to the offices they held before the Civil War
A guarantee of the right to vote for African Americans
The enactment of black codes limiting African Americans’ rights
Amnesty to all former citizens of the Confederacy
A guarantee of the right to vote for African Americans
Assess the impact of Congressional Reconstruction on the political landscape of the South. Which of the following best describes a significant change?
The Southern states were allowed to rejoin the Union without any conditions.
African Americans were granted the right to vote and hold public office.
The Southern states were given complete autonomy in their governance.
The Southern economy was left entirely to recover on its own.
African Americans were granted the right to vote and hold public office.
Which constitutional right was the central focus in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Freedom of assembly guaranteed by the 1st Amendment.
Due process of the law in the 5th Amendment.
Equal protection of the law under the 14th Amendment.
Equal voting rights guaranteed by the 15th Amendment.
Equal protection of the law under the 14th Amendment.
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. . . ”
— 15th Amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution, 1870Collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests
Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in this amendment?
A. Suspending habeas corpus and denying women the right to vote
B. Collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests
C. Establishing religious and property-holding requirements for voting
D. Passing Black Codes and establishing segregated schools
Collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests
what was the Confederacy’s strongest resource at the start of the Civil War?
transportation
exportation of products
banking system
farmland
Exportation of products
The statement below was by Thaddeus Stevens , a Radical Republican leader
"If [African-American] suffrage is excluded in the rebel states , then every one of them is sure to send a [Democratic] representation to Congress and pass a solid [Democratic electoral vote [for President"
What reason did Stevens give in this statement for granting voting rights to African Americans?
African Americans deserved to vote after contributing their unpaid labor for centuries.
Democrats and Republicans were in agreement on the fairness of letting all races vote.
Republicans must offer voting rights to freedmen before Southern Democrats do.
Black voters would help Republicans to maintain control of the Congress and Presidency.
Black voters would help Republicans to maintain control of the Congress and Presidency.
What was a result of the tension between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans over Reconstruction?
The House of Representatives impeached President Johnson.
The Senate convicted President Johnson.
President Johnson ran for re-election in 1868.
President Johnson did not finish his presidential term.
The House of Representatives impeached President Johnson.
Despite the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, African Americans continued to face political and economic oppression during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Which of the following best explains how this oppression persisted?
The amendments failed to address economic inequalities, so African Americans voluntarily avoided political participation.
Distrust of the Federal Government by African Americans led them to reject new legal protections.
Limited communication meant many African Americans were unaware of their legal rights, preventing them from seeking justice.
Southern legislatures created Jim Crow laws that undermined the rights guaranteed by the amendments, leading to systemic segregation and disenfranchisement.
Southern legislatures created Jim Crow laws that undermined the rights guaranteed by the amendments, leading to systemic segregation and disenfranchisement.
Evaluate the impact of the Civil Rights Amendments( 14th & 15th) on American society during Reconstruction.
They had no impact on American society.
They led to the immediate end of racial discrimination.
They laid the foundation for future civil rights movements by granting citizenship and voting rights to African Americans.
They were universally opposed and repealed.
They laid the foundation for future civil rights movements by granting citizenship and voting rights to African Americans.