US History - Units 1 & 2 Diagnostic

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Which of the following best describes the goal of Reconstruction? A. To rebuild the Southern economy while preserving the institution of slavery. B. To reintegrate Southern states into the Union and redefine African Americans' rights. C. To expand the United States' territorial boundaries following the Civil War. D. To establish a new system of governance that abolished all state governments.

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To reintegrate Southern states into the Union and redefine African Americans' rights.

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How did the 13th Amendment alter the US Constitution? Options: A. It granted women the right to vote. B. It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. C. It guaranteed equal protection under the law for all citizens. D. It limited the terms of the President of the United States.

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It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

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Carpetbaggers were...

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Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships

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The 14th Amendment altered the US Constitution by:

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It granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

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This amendment allowed for all MEN to vote...

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15th

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The Freedmen's Bureau provided these services after the Civil War: Education, housing assistance, and legal support for formerly enslaved people and poor whites

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Education, housing assistance, and legal support for formerly enslaved people and poor whites

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A "Boomtown" refers to a town in the new American West where:

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Rapid population growth occurred due to the discovery of resources like gold or silver

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Manifest Destiny was the belief that:

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The United States was destined to expand its territory across the entire North American continent.

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Assimilation was a process forced on Indigenous peoples where:

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They were compelled to adopt European-American culture and abandon their traditional ways of life.

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The Sand Creek Massacre was an example of what US cultural belief during Westward Expansion?

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Manifest Destiny and the view that westward expansion justified violence against Native Americans.