Civil War/Reconstruction

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Who was the first President to be impeached by the House but was not found guilty?

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Andrew Johnson

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Who were the Scalawags?

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Southerners who cooperated with Radical Republican policies.

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Who wrote the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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What were the sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s mostly rooted in?

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Economics.

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Which African American educational leader believed blacks needed to focus on vocational education?

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Booker T. Washington.

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What was the main cause of the Civil War?

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Disputes over slavery and states' rights.

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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

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An executive order by President Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate states.

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What were Black Codes?

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Laws enacted by Southern states to restrict the rights of freedmen.

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Who were the Radical Republicans?

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A faction of the Republican Party that advocated for civil rights for freed slaves and harsh reconstruction policies.

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What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?

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It abolished slavery in the United States.