Unit 4 - Civil War/Reconstruction Review

Front

What generalization can be made about the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution?

Back

They tried to help African Americans achieve equal rights.

Front

To please the North, the Compromise of 1850 abolished the slave trade in which area?

Back

Washington D.C.

Front

What event caused the first southern state to secede? Options: John Brown’s raid, Lincoln’s election, Bleeding Kansas, Nat Turner’s rebellion

Back

Lincoln’s election

Front

Which event was the official start of the Civil War? Options: the Battle of Gettysburg, the firing on Fort Sumter, the Emancipation Proclamation, the First Battle of Bull Run

Back

the firing on Fort Sumter

Front

What time period took place immediately after the end of the American Civil War? Options: the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, Reconstruction, Industrial Revolution

Back

Reconstruction

Front

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Back

13th

Front

Which amendment gave former male slaves the right to vote? Options: 13th, 14th, 15th

Back

15th

Front

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, what was the Supreme Court’s ruling?

Back

Racial segregation is constitutional.

Front

The Compromise of 1877 had what effect on the southern states? Options: The compromise withdrew federal troops from the South., The compromise added more troops to the southern states, The compromise gave African Americans government jobs., The compromise removed Jim Crow laws in southern states.

Back

The compromise withdrew federal troops from the South.

Front

Who did W.E.B. DuBois believe should lead to fight to end segregation?

Back

the most educated African Americans