Content Recovery Flashcardizz

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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

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to encourage settlement on the Great Plains

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Which of these did the Homestead Act do? Allowed settlers to build two-story homes, Allowed settlers to settle into Florida, Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere.

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Dawes Act

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The Dawes Act...

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divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation

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The 13th Amendment

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Abolished Slavery

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The 14th Amendment

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Established birthright citizenship and equal protection of the law, and outlawed people who committed treason from holding public office.

Answer explanation

The 14th Amendment overruled the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision.

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The 15th Amendment

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Made it illegal to prevent someone from voting based on race.

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What did Rutherford B. Hayes agree to in the Compromise of 1877?

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To remove federal troops from the South after he became president.

Answer explanation

This compromise was reached after the very messy election of 1876. Both Republicans and Democrats claimed victory in three states.

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What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested? Options: Sat in the white only part of the bus., Took a seat in the white only car of a train., Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter., All of the above

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Took a seat in the white only car of a train.

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Homer Plessy wanted to try to get the courts to say that Jim Crow laws were _____________________________.

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unconstitutional (a violation of the 14th Amendment)