Unit 1 Assessment Review

What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• Abolish slavery

• Grant African American men the right to vote

• Grant former slaves equal protection under the law

Why did Northern states favor high tariffs?

• They wanted to protect Southern plantations.

• They wanted to protect manufacturing from European companies.

• They wanted the South to industrialize.

What was the greatest impact of Reconstruction?

• Reforms to the electoral college.

• The readmission of former Confederate states to the Union.

• The passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

Which of the following is a key difference between the North and South?

• The South was far more industrialized.

• The North had more roads and railroads.

• The North had much better climate for agriculture.

What did many Southern states do after Reconstruction ended?

• Pass laws making interracial marriage illegal

• Prosecuted the leaders of lynch mobs

• Pass laws to integrate schools

Which event marked the end of Reconstruction?

• The passage of Jim Crow laws

• The ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson

• The withdrawal of federal troops from the South

The debate of admitting Maine as a state resulted in...

• Lincoln's resignation as president

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

Why did Southerners oppose tariffs?

• It would force them to industrialize

• They would have to lower their prices on cotton and tobacco

• The tariffs threatened to end slavery

What was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• To address the equal protection and civil rights of former slaves

• To grant all African American men the right to vote

• To abolish slavery

What was the effect of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• To address the issue of equal protection and civil rights of former slaves

• To guarantee African American men the right to vote

• To abolish slavery