24-25 Civil War and Reconstruction

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Which amendment did Southern States violate when they imposed restrictive laws on African Americans after Reconstruction?

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Which amendment had the Southerners react with Sharecropping and Prison Farms?

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13th Amendment

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"Right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Which Amendment is being described?

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15th Amendment

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Which of the following completes this diagram? President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, The Gettysburg Address, The Emancipation Proclamation, The Thirteenth Amendment

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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Which outcome best completes this diagram? Options: American Revolution, Popular Sovereignty, Manifest Destiny, Civil War

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Civil War

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Which statement correctly describes the role of Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War? A. He wrote the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” to rally Union troops. B. He led his troops through Georgia on a “March to the Sea,” destroying farms, towns and railroad lines as they went. C. He defeated Confederate forces at Vicksburg and became Commander-in-Chief of Union forces. D. He developed the Anaconda Plan and ran against Abraham Lincoln in the Presidential election of 1864.

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He defeated Confederate forces at Vicksburg and became Commander-in-Chief of Union forces.

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Which statement best explains the role of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War? A. A former U.S. Cabinet member, he was elected as President of the Confederacy. B. He was offered command of Union troops by President Lincoln but joined the Confederacy instead when his own state of Virginia seceded. C. He commanded Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg, which proved to be the turning point of the war. D. He surrendered Confederate troops to Union forces at Appomattox Court House in 1865.

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A former U.S. Cabinet member, he was elected as President of the Confederacy.

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Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War? Options: They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter. They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac. They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg. They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac.

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According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the enslaved labor issue would be settled by —

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popular sovereignty

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Which best describes the role of John Quincy Adams in the congressional conflicts prior to the Civil War? A. He introduced compromises that led to the admission of new states. B. He was a strong spokesman against the institution of enslaved labor. C. He argued that states have the right to disregard laws they believe are unconstitutional. D. He opposed higher tariffs since they contributed to sectional conflict.

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He was a strong spokesman against the institution of enslaved labor.