US History Final Exam Review

How did the Republicans enforce their laws on the southern states during Reconstruction?

• They used the federal army.

• Southerners stopped believing in white supremacy after the Civil War.

• Robert Lee told southerners to follow the Republicans after the Civil War.

• Republicans were unable to enforce their laws on the southern states.

What was the Freedmen's Bureau

• A terrorist organization that tried to keep African Americans from voting.

• A government organization that was created to help the newly freed slaves.

• A name that is used when talking about Congress during Reconstruction.

• An African American college set up by the government.

Why was the buffalo an important animal to the plains Indians?

• It was a representation of their god.

• They used their images as money.

• They used the buffalo for food, clothing, and tools.

• All of the above.

Why did Native Americans such as Sitting Bull have a dislike for white Americans?

• Native Americans broke several treaties with the American government.

• The American government broke several treaties meant to give Natives their own land.

• Sitting Bull's wife was the daughter of an American general.

• Sitting Bull killed every American soldier at the battle of Wounded Knee.

What was the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Plessy vs. Ferguson?

• Segregation was illegal in the U.S.

• African Americans would have to give up the Freedmen's Bureau

• Segregation was legal in the U.S.

• African Americans could have schools, but not equal water fountains.

During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule

• True
• False

What amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 16th

The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans citizenship
• Gave African Americans the right to vote
• Freed the slaves
• Gave landowners the right to sharecrop

The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
• Freed the Slaves
• Gave African Americans the right to vote
• Forced African Americans back into slavery

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

• Nathan Bedford Forrest
• John Wilkes Booth
• Henry Clay
• John Breckinridge