EOC Review Civil War & Reconstruction

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Which statement describes a long-term impact of the Civil War? Options: Many state governments appointed African Americans to political offices. Southern whites instituted policies that forced African Americans into sharecropping & debt peonage. Southern states enacted laws that forced African Americans to organize political parties. The federal government compensated African Americans with land from former plantations.

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Southern whites instituted policies that forced African Americans into sharecropping & debt peonage

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Which statement describes a major accomplishment of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction? Options: Executive authority was expanded. Former slaves received compensation. Southern industrial production was restored. Civil rights legislation protected former slaves.

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Civil rights legislation protected former slaves.

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For what reason was President Andrew Johnson impeached? Options: dismissing the Secretary of War in violation of the Tenure of Office Act, suspending the right of habeas corpus in violation of the U.S. Constitution, pardoning Jefferson Davis in violation of the terms of Confederate surrender, refusing to enforce the Reconstruction Acts in violation of the will of Congress

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dismissing the Secretary of War in violation of the Tenure of Office Act

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How were African Americans impacted by the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

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African Americans were protected from forced labor.

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What do the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment have in common?

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granting rights to citizens

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Which of the following recommended using naval blockades of Southern ports to prevent the sell of cotton to Europe in exchange for war supplies? Options: Anaconda Plan, Dawes Act, Freeport Doctrine, Olstend Manifesto

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Anaconda Plan

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In their plans for Reconstruction, what did both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson seek to do?

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allow the southern states to reenter the nation as quickly as possible

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Freedmen's Bureau:
• Provide food, shelter, and clothing
• Negotiated and enforced labor contracts
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Which of the following BEST completes this list?

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established schools

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Which of the following resulted from the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution?
- The United States Supreme Court was established as the highest court in the land.
- Northern states, such as Massachusetts, threatened to secede from the Union.
- Women became involved in the political process on a level never seen before in the United States.
- Southern States passed laws that resulted in limiting the civil rights that had been extended to African Americans.

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Southern States passed laws that resulted in limiting the civil rights that had been extended to African Americans.

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Which factor led to the Nadir¹ of race relations in the United States from the late 1800s to the early 1900s?

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The federal government failed to enforce legislation granting African Americans civil rights.