FInal Exam Review (Part 1) 2024 Reconstruction/West/Industrializ

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What was the main idea of Amendment 15 (1870)?

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Granted African American men the right to vote

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Many Southern Democrats (former Confederates) did not support their former slaves getting the right to vote. In order to create obstacles to their voting, they created: voter registration, literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses, mandatory ID cards, property ownership requirements

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literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses

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What issues were addressed in the two amendments added to the U.S. Constitution after the Civil War? Options: Abolition of slavery and citizenship rights, Creation of a new branch of government and term limits for elected officials, Establishment of a national bank and regulation of interstate commerce, Expansion of voting rights and gun control measures

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Abolition of slavery and citizenship rights

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This line on this map depicts the technological advancement known as the

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Transcontinental Railroad

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At what location did the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies ceremoniously hammer in a gold spike when the blue line and the red line met?

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Promontory Point, Utah

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In which way did the transcontinental railroad contribute to America's growth?

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Improved interstate transportation and made the movement of people, goods, and resources more efficient.

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The Native Americans of the Great Plains lived a nomadic (traveling) lifestyle based on their need to follow this resource necessary for their survival: Buffalo, Rivers, Gold, Longhorn cattle.

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Buffalo

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Based on this image, what can you determine about the culture of the Native Americans on the Great Plains?

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Native American culture could deteriorate and die out without the buffalo.

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The U.S. government was eager to gain lands held by Native American tribes out west. One of the most effective ways to defeat the tribes was to

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kill/destroy the buffalo to almost extinction

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Which describes a major difference in the cultural attitudes of the Native Americans and the U.S. citizens?

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Native Americans valued living with extended family and in harmony with nature, while U.S. citizens emphasized ownership of property and economic growth.