Ch 14 Reconstruction Review

What impact did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad have on States out west?

• Cities became dangerous and crime increased

• Population increased in the West.

• Native Americans decided to destroy the railroads in the Great Plains

• No impact on the states occurred

What was the primary goal of Radical Republicans?

• To establish equality under the law for freedmen

• To restore white Southern representation in Congress

• To honor military leaders of the Confederacy

• To prevent African-American land ownership

Which statement describes an important aspect of the Radical Republican plan for reconstruction of state governments after the Civil War?

• Southern states shouldn't pay for their part in the war

• The Union should be restored as quickly as possible

• The freedmen should have to purchase their freedom

• The freedmen should be allowed to vote

Which best describes one way in which industrialization changed life in the United States following the Civil War?

• Low cost goods became more available

• Slave labor was still permitted in factories in the South

• There was an increased reliance on the domestic system in the Northeast

• Technological innovations made immigrant labor unnecessary

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution dealt with

• The rights of workers to form labor unions

• Protecting the rights of women

• The rights of formerly enslaved people

• Limiting the rights of former Confederate leaders

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were best known for their efforts to -

• Prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcohol

• Form labor unions

• Obtain the right to vote for women

• Expose government corruption

Which of the following statements would former Confederates agree with regarding Radical Republicans?

• Southern society was oppressed by Radical Republican policies

• Military force was needed to stop another Southern secession

• The United States forced women in the South to work in factories

• Sharecropping was an economic burden for women after the Civil War

What impact did the election of Hiram Rhodes Revels have on American society during Reconstruction?

• It exposed the dangers of free elections in the South

• It pressured Radical Republicans to support women's suffrage

• It confirmed that African Americans could participate fully in politics

• It convinced the U.S. Congress to ban the importation of slaves

Which group in the United States presented the strongest opposition to increased immigration in the period following the Civil War?

• Steel-producing industrialists

• Steamship company owners

• Organized labor

• Recent immigrants

Which of the following acts provided free land for people who would create homes and farms?

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• Dawes Act

• Reconstruction Act