Graves US History Midterm Exam

Front

What economic system ended in the South after the Civil War?

Back

Plantation agriculture

Front

What was the foundation of the Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan?

Back

Punish the South

Front

What did the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments mean for African Americans?

Back

African Americans were free citizens and the men could vote.

Front

Slavery in all parts of the United States was officially ended by the ______________.

Back

Thirteenth Amendment

Front

The purpose of the 14th Amendment was to define citizenship and protect the rights of whom?

Back

African Americans

Front

Which Amendment gave African American males the right to vote in the United States?

Back

Fifthteeth

Front

Which government agency helped people get an education by setting up schools and hiring teachers?

Back

Freedmen's Bureau

Front

A system designed to allow poor southerners to farm without buying land was known as?

Back

sharecropping

Front

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era?

Back

Rebuilding the US after the Civil War

Front

Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction? Options: Democrats, Radical Republicans, Scalawags, Carpetbaggers

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Radical Republicans