Civil War and Reconstruction

Front

What was the primary cause of sectionalism in the United States?

Back

North, South, and West were pursuing their regional interests

Front

What was the primary goal of groups like the White League and the KKK?

Back

To oppose the reconstruction government

Front

Which event led South Carolina to consider seceding from the Union? Options: John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's presidential election, Bleeding Kansas, The Fugitive Slave Act

Back

Lincoln's presidential election

Front

The Dred Scott decision made by the Supreme Court in 1857 declared that

Back

slaves had no constitutional rights not, even in the North

Front

Which statement about sharecropping in the South after Civil War is true? Options: Most southern states outlawed sharecropping after the passage of the 14th Amendment, Most freedmen were offered low-interest rates loans to buy some land after 10 years working for the same plantation owner., Most sharecroppers stayed poor and in debt with no hopes of moving elsewhere due to debt peonage, Most freeman were able to purchase a farm with the money granted by the Freedmen's Bureau.

Back

Most sharecroppers stayed poor and in debt with no hopes of moving elsewhere due to debt peonage

Front

Which Amendment abolished slavery?

Back

13th Amendment

Front

How did southern states circumvent the 14th and 15th Amendments?

Back

the passage of Jim Crow laws

Front

What did the 14th Amendment do?

Back

Granted citizenship to former slaves

Front

Why did southerners oppose the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction?

Back

because they were passing laws that were changing the South and protecting the rights of African Americans

Front

What was the major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan? Options: The plan granted too many rights to formerly enslaved African Americans. The plan offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States. The plan demanded payments from the South that would have permanently damaged its economy. The plan postponed the readmission of southern states into the Union for many years.

Back

The plan offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States.