U.S. History Civil War Flashcard

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Which Supreme Court case significantly intensified sectional tensions by ruling that African Americans were not citizens?

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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The Anaconda Plan during the Civil War was designed to: Blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River

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Blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River

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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Reconstruction Amendments?
Abolition of slavery,
Equal protection under the law,
Right to vote regardless of race,
Right to own property

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Right to own property

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The sharecropping system in the post-Civil War South: Provided economic independence for former slaves, Created a cycle of debt and dependency, Was regulated by federal laws, Ended during Radical Reconstruction

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Created a cycle of debt and dependency

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The Homestead Act of 1862 was significant because it:

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Provided 160 acres of land to settlers

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The Farmers' Alliance was formed primarily to:

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Advocate for railroad regulation

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The Ku Klux Klan emerged during Reconstruction as:

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A white supremacist terror group

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The Black Codes were designed to: Protect African American rights, Restrict African American freedom, Promote racial equality, Support integration

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Restrict African American freedom

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The Dawes Act of 1887:

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Divided tribal lands into individual plots

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The Populist Movement advocated for all EXCEPT: Free coinage of silver, Government ownership of railroads, Direct election of senators

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Support for industrial monopolies