Civil War 1
Why did the union impose a naval blockade on the south during the Civil War?
A) to promote domestic industries in the south
B) to strangle the shipment of supplies to the confederacy
C) to motivate enslaved African Americans to migrate to the north
D) to encourage union sympathizers to persuade their states to rejoin the union
B) to strangle the shipment of supplies to the confederacy
Which amendment guaranteed the “equal protection” of the laws to all American citizens, including formerly enslaved individuals?
A. 1st Amendment
B. 13th Amendment
C. 14th Amendment
D. 15th Amendment
C. 14th Amendment
Which two groups most helped the freedmen during the Reconstruction?
A. Radical Republicans and carpetbaggers
B. Northern Democrats and Ku Klux Klan members
C. Southern Democrats and supporters of the Black Codes
D. Confederate veterans and supporters of President Andrew Johnson
A. Radical Republicans and carpetbaggers
What was a negative aspect of the “Americanization” policy introduced by the Dawes Act (1887) for American Indians?
A. Indians attended reservation schools and learned a trade
B. Indians could own and farm 160 acres of their own land
C. Indians learned English and could gain the right to vote
D. Indians saw the survival of their traditional cultures threatened
D. Indians saw the survival of their traditional cultures threatened
Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?
A. Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery
B. Southern states wanted a free hand in suppressing local slave revolts
C. The Dred Scott decision led Northern state officials to defy federal law
D. Northerners opposed the shipment of Southern cotton to Great Britain
A. Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery
What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) slaves in north states were freed
B) The war became a moral contest over slavery
C) Slaves in border states were immediately freed
D) African americans were admitted into the Confederate army
C) Slaves in border were immediately freed.
What impact did Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction?
A. They opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment
B. They encouraged the freedmen to exercise their new political rights
C. They persuaded President Johnson to pardon former Confederate leaders
D. They prevented President Johnson from sending federal troops to the South
B. They encouraged the freedmen to exercise their new political rights
Which is the best contemporary definition of a “carpetbagger”?
A. a Northern abolitionist who supported the Freedmen’s Bureau
B. a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War
C. a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
D. a freedman entitled to vote
B. a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War
In the late 1800s, how did farmers challenge the unfair rates charged by railroad monopolies controlling transportation routes?
A. by filing lawsuits in federal courts
B. by establishing the first national labor union
C. by passing Granger laws in state legislatures
D. by proposing the Sherman Antitrust Act in Congress
C. by passing Granger laws in state legislatures
" 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
Which practices were introduced in Southern states after Reconstruction to circumvent this amendment?
A. African Americans had more ways to participate in government
B. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed
C. White and black children attended separate schools and playgrounds
D. Jim Crow laws imposed racial segregation in public places
B. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed
What were the major consequences of the Civil War?
A. recognition of the rights of states to leave the Union and to nullify federal laws
B. the end of slavery and a strengthening of the power of the federal government
C. an end to racial discrimination and establishment of social equality throughout the nation
D. the abolition of slavery in all Northern states and in all federal territories north of 36°30′ N
B. the end of slavery and a strengthening of the power of the federal government
How should former confederate leaders be punished?
How should four million freedmen enter into public life and the free market economy?
How should southern states be readmitted to the union?
how should the economy of the south be rebuilt?
What was one impact of these issues on Republicans following the Civil War?
A. They rejected the idea of creating a group of new African American voters sympathetic to their party
B. They disagreed over whether the President or Congress should set conditions for Reconstruction
C. They agreed to let Southerners govern their own affairs without federal interference
D. They refused to treat the Southern states as conquered areas
B. They disagreed over whether the President or Congress should set conditions for Reconstruction
What was an important efect of the sharecropping system and debt peonage?
A) freedmen achieved social and political equality in the south
B) freedmen played an important role in local and state government
C) freedmen achieved economic independence from their former masters
D) freedmen often remained in a state of economic dependence on their former masters
D) freedmen often remained in a state of economic dependence on their former masters
How did the Dawes Act (1887) mark a departure from earlier federal Indian policy?
A. It led to conflicts between new settlers and Indian tribes on the Great Plains
B. It moved Indian tribes still on the Great Plains to reservations farther west
C. It permitted Indians to withdraw private plots from the tribal reservation
D. It encouraged the shooting of buffalo herds from new railroad lines
C. It permitted Indians to withdraw private plots from the tribal reservation
What demand was made in the Populist Party platform of 1892?
A. higher tariffs
B. a graduated income tax
C. unrestricted immigration
D. selection of U.S. Senators by state legislatures
B. a graduated income tax
Which point of view on the cause of the Civil War would have been held by a northern Republican?
A) southerns state governments had an obligation to secede once a major of their voters had approved it
B) abolitionists caused the Civil War by placing the abolition of slavery ahead of the need to preserve the union
C) Those voters who elected Abraham Lincoln caused the war by ignoring the fears of many white southeners
D) southern slaveholders were so devoted to the immoral system of slavery that they betrayed the nation to preserve this practice.
D)southern slaveholders were so devoted to the immoral system of slavery that they betrayed the nation to preserve this practice.
Congressional reconstruction:
Created five districts and imposed martial law on the south
States had to ratify the 14th amendment before readmission into the union
Confederate leaders could not hold elected office
What was an immediate effect of the changes described above, which were implemented by Congressional Reconstruction?
A. The citizenship rights of African Americans were withdrawn
B. The balance of power in Southern state governments shifted
C. Northern and Southern whites were reconciled more quickly
D. Confederate leaders automatically regained their confiscated properties
B. The balance of power in Southern state governments shifted
Both
Jim crow laws ??? black codes
Which phrase completes the diagram?
A. Discriminated against African Americans
B. Required racial segregation in all public places
C. Provided Americans of all races with equal rights under the law
D. Denied African Americans any freedom of movement or basic civil rights
A. Discriminated against African Americans
Why did the Populists believe this part of their platform would help them solve their problems?
A. They felt railroad companies were charging them too much for short hauls
B. They thought this step would lead to price inflation and make it easier to pay their debts
C. They hoped that silver coinage would make it easier for sharecroppers to divide their crops
D. They believed more silver coins would stabilize the economy
B. They thought this step would lead to price inflation and make it easier to pay their debt
What was the purpose of the Grange movement?
A. to fight the corruption of political machines in cities
B. to break the rural isolation of farmers and represent their interests
C. to halt the influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
D. to agitate for government ownership of railroads, telegraphs, and telephones
B. to break the rural isolation of farmers and represent their interests
which constitutional issue was raised in the north during the Civil War?
A) did citizens who were fighting in the union army have a right to vote regardless of their age?
B) did political opponents have the right to advocate negotiations with the south to stop the fighting?
C)did the president and Congress have the right to raise an armed force to put down the rebellion in the south?
D) did the president have the right to suspend habeas corpus in order to keep in prison those who spoke against the war effort?
D)did the president have the right to suspend habeas corpus in order to keep in prison those who spoke against the war effort
What was a positive long-term impact of Radical Reconstruction on the South?
A. Women were given the right to vote
B. Confederate leaders never again held elected office
C. Public education systems were established
D. The economy became fully industrialized
C. Public education systems were established
"laws permitting or even requiring, the separation of the races do not place a badge of inferiority upon one group over another. thus it is not a violation of the 14th amendment"
What practice did this ruling uphold?
A. job training for freedmen
B. free public schooling for all races
C. racial segregation by Jim Crow laws
D. African American participation in politics
C. racial segregation by Jim Crow laws
Which was NOT a problem faced by farmers in the late 19th century?
A. Overproduction on the Great Plains led to a drop in crop prices
B. Rising city populations were willing to pay higher prices for food
C. Railroads and grain elevator owners were making huge profits off farmers
D. Farmers owed money on loans for farm machinery, improvements, and bad times
B. Rising city populations were willing to pay higher prices for food
Section 4: That is shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provissions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property under, under substancially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than a longer distance over the same line, on the same direction, the shorter being incluided within the longer distance...
Why did Congress pass this law?
A. Only Congress had the right to regulate economic activities within a single state
B. Congress wanted to save natural resources by discouraging shipments over long distances
C. The Supreme Court had overruled state laws prohibiting unjust practices by interstate railroads
D. Political machines influenced Congress to pass legislation favoring some companies over others
C. The Supreme Court had overruled state laws prohibiting unjust practices by interstate railroads