American I Unit 5 Review

Which Constitutional amendment ensures that federal laws apply equally to all people?  

• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 19th Amendment

Which event facilitated the end of Reconstruction in the South?

• the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
• the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1875
• the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
• the Compromise of 1877

Based on the information in the map, what role did the Election of 1860 play in the outbreak of the Civil War?

• It caused a split in Southern Democrats in their support for Lincoln.
• It indicated that many non-slaveholders in the South supported Lincoln.
• It confirmed that Southern states feared the election of Lincoln would bring about the end of slavery.
• It showed that slave owners in the West viewed Lincoln as one who would protect slavery.

Which amendment extended voting rights to former slaves?

• 1st Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 26th Amendment

 ^{• Missouri Compromise of 1820
 • Compromise of 1850
 • Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854}
These legislative acts were all efforts to resolve disagreements over what issue?

• war
• tariffs
• slavery
• immigration

How did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act all impact the spread of slavery within the United States?

• Each act limited slavery to places where it already existed.
• Each act left the decision regarding the spread of slavery to the individual states.
• Each act helped to maintain a balance between free and slave states.
• Each act was an attempt to balance the demands of northern and southern states.

How did the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) increase sectional tension in the United States?

• supported the Missouri Compromise
• emancipated the slaves
• declared that slaves were not citizens
• struck down the power of Congress to prohibit slavery in the territories

During the Civil War, with which of the following statements would a southern state most likely agree?

• A strong federal government is the best government.
• State and federal governments should have equal power
• The Federalists were correct in their assumptions about government.
• State governments should have the power to determine their own destinies.  

What aspect of the Emancipation Proclamation caused some to believe it was more focused on protecting the Union rather than freeing slaves?

• It did not go into effect until after the end of the Civil War.
• It allowed the border states to maintain ownership of their slaves.
• It was promoted without any support from Republican lawmakers.
• It forced freed slaves to remain in the southern states.

Why was the 15th Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution?

• Political parties wanted to nominate presidential candidates.
• Segregation of public facilities was still legal.
• Residency requirements were difficult to verify.
• Former slaves were being denied rights as citizens.