FALL 2024 SLO Posttest

Front

What two provisions gave freedmen their first civil rights in America after the Civil War?

Back

the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments

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What event signaled the end of Reconstruction?

Back

President Hayes pulled the last federal troops out of the South.

Front

What did the North's victory in the Civil War strengthen the power of the federal government over?

Back

states

Front

What did the Fourteenth Amendment grant to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

Back

Citizenship

Front

What was declared by the Fifteenth Amendment?

Back

The right to vote based on race, color, or previous servitude

Front

Barrio

Back

Spanish-speaking neighborhoods in a town or city

Front

How did the mineral discoveries shape the settlement of the West?

Back

They drew prospectors and other settlers.

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Why was cattle ranching an important business for the Great Plains?

Back

Open plains attracted farmers who sold cattle on the railroads for huge profits.

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What was the relationship like between Hispanics in the Southwest and new settlers?

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Many Hispanics lost their land, Vaqueros helped manage cattle, Many Hispanics suffered diminished social status

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Why were some settlers on the Great Plains called homesteaders?

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The Homestead Act of 1862 offered individuals a tract of land to settle and eventually own.