How did Southern states limit the impact of Reconstruction on African Americans?

By passing Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes

What was the primary purpose behind the provisions in the excerpt from the 14th Amendment: “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges…of citizens…nor shall any state deprive any persons of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”?

to limit the ability of state governments to restrict individual rights

How did the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to the later outbreak of the Civil War?

It reopened the question of whether slavery would be permitted in some Western territories.

What was one impact of these issues on Republicans following the Civil War? Options: They agreed to let Southerners govern their own affairs without federal interference. They refused to treat the Southern states as conquered areas. They rejected the idea of creating a group of new African-American voters sympathetic to their party. They disagreed over whether the President or Congress should set conditions for Reconstruction.

They disagreed over whether the President or Congress should set conditions for Reconstruction.

What was the main message of the cartoon by Thomas Nast published in 1874?

Opponents of Reconstruction were using violence to intimidate the freedmen.

Which of the following best describes mercantalism? Options: Importing raw goods to export more manufactured goods, British policy that said colonies could only trade with England, British allowing the colonies to govern themselves, Three way trade between America, Europe, and Africa

Importing raw goods to export more manufactured goods

What was one effect of the French and Indian War?

Britain had huge war debts that had to be paid off

How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

Colonists were angry because Britain refused to allow them to move across the Appalachian Mountains.

How did the colonists respond when the British created the Stamp Act?

Colonists used boycotts and protested these new taxes

What was the significance of Shay’s Rebellion in American history?

The rebellion proved that the Articles of Confederation was too weak.

During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, delegates agreed to the “Great Compromise” which did which of the following? Allowed states to count every three of their five slaves towards population, Created a Bill of Rights that protected liberty from a new, powerful national government, Settled a dispute between large states like Virginia and small states like New Jersey, Delayed any decision on the issue of slavery for 20 years in order to appease the South

Settled a dispute between large states like Virginia and small states like New Jersey

Which of the following best describes the Anti-Federalists? They participated in Shays’ Rebellion, They argued against ratifying the Constitution as originally proposed, Their main argument was to give the government the power to tax, They supported the new Constitution as proposed in The Federalist Papers

They argued against ratifying the Constitution as originally proposed

What was the primary controversy over Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase?

whether it was constitutional for the federal government to make the purchase (loose interpretation of constitution)

The excerpt was written in response to the

British government’s attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies

The pattern of colonial settlement up to 1700 resulted most directly from which of the following factors? The large size of British colonial populations relative to American Indian populations, British recognition of Native American sovereignty, British government attempts to impose greater control over the colonies in the late 1600s, The orientation of the British colonies toward producing commodities for export to Europe

The orientation of the British colonies toward producing commodities for export to Europe

How did Britain try to deal with the massive expenses they incurred during the French & Indian War?

The British crown began to more rigorously enforce imperial policies and taxes.

Refer to the following excerpt from a letter written by John Adams: Which of the following examples best supports Adams’ claim? The Battle of Lexington & Concord because the Revolution only broke out after the colonies had won the war. The Stamp Act because it helped unite the colonies. Shay’s Rebellion because it helped inspired the Constitution. The Boston Tea Party because it forced King George to sign the Declaration of Independence.

The Stamp Act because it helped unite the colonies.

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the concept of judicial review, as established by Marbury v. Madison ? Options: The Supreme Court should review laws that conflict with the Constitution but cannot declare a law is unconstitutional., When the law and Constitution conflict, it is impossible to know which takes precedent., When the law and Constitution conflict, the Supreme Court will always rule in favor of the law., The Supreme Court should review laws that conflict with the Constitution and can strike down a law as unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court should review laws that conflict with the Constitution and can strike down a law as unconstitutional.

Which significant American political document was signed July 4, 1776?

The Declaration of Independence

What did Anti-Federalists believe? Options: States to have power to govern themselves, No state government, only Federal, Less power for the states, more for the national government, A strong central government for the US

States to have power to govern themselves

What was one effect of Shays' Rebellion? Options: It demonstrated the strength of the state militias., It raised people's fears of a strong federal government., It revealed the many problems with interstate commerce., It persuaded many leaders to call for a stronger federal government.

It persuaded many leaders to call for a stronger federal government.

What problem with the Articles of Confederation was a member of Congress referring to when they stated, “On the general subject of supplies, we need hardly inform you that our Army is extremely clamorous, we cannot pay them---we can hardly feed them”?

Congress’s inability to meet the army’s basic needs

The elastic clause is a constitutional clause that gives Congress the authority to:

make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its powers

the division of power between the federal and state governments

Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. _____________________ A. Mayflower Compact B. House of Burgesses C. New England town meetings

Development of Self-Government in the American Colonies

Which action is an example of the unwritten constitution? Options: formation of the first cabinet by President George Washington, admission of Vermont and Kentucky as states, enforcement of the Alien and Sedition Acts by President John Adams, declaration of war by Congress in 1812

formation of the first cabinet by President George Washington

The Great Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 settled a dispute over how the states would be represented in Congress.

the states would be represented in Congress

One factor that led to the formation of the first two political parties in the United States in the 1790s was the conflict over the distribution of power between the federal and state governments.

distribution of power between the federal and state governments

One result of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory (1803) was that the United States

gained control of the port of New Orleans

Under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall (1801–1835), the United States Supreme Court issued decisions that established the supremacy of federal laws over state laws.

established the supremacy of federal laws over state laws

What did The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) attempt to do?

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860? Options: the Dred Scott decision, which declared that all prior compromises on the extension of slavery into the territories were unconstitutional, the Missouri Compromise, which kept an even balance between the number of free and slave states, the raid on the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, which was led by the militant abolitionist John Brown, the election of President Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the spread of slavery into the territories

the election of President Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the spread of slavery into the territories

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Which of the following most likely led to the situation depicted in the image(View of Boston Harbor)?
Options:
British settlers imported wood from England to build large ships in Boston.
Colonial settlers excavated the shallow beach to create Boston harbor.
Naturally deep water and a sheltered harbor encouraged colonists to settle in Boston
The British army invaded Boston to claim it from the Spanish empire.

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Naturally deep water and a sheltered harbor encouraged colonists to settle in Boston

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Based on the speech, what course of action is Washington recommending?

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Remaining neutral in foreign affairs

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Which generalization is supported by the information in the chart? Options: The South exported more manufactured goods than the North, The North would have more difficulty supplying an army than the South, The North had greater economic strength than the South, The South would be better able to transport an army than the North

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The North had greater economic strength than the South

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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How would an abolitionist describe the institution of slavery?

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As a violation of natural rights and freedom

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Which states did the Emancipation Proclamation end slavery in? Options: New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; Texas, Delaware, and Kansas; California, Oregon, and Nevada; Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina

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Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina

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Which amendment guaranteed the "equal protection" of the laws to all American citizens?

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14th

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Which practices were introduced in Southern states after Reconstruction to circumvent the 15th Amendment?

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed, which affected African Americans more than other citizens.

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