Fall 2021 AHII U1 Review

WHEREAS, We see that we cannot get our rights here in the midst of this class of uncompromising oppressors of our race, and since . . . the State can oppress and abridge our privileges as citizens of the State, and that there is no law of the United States to protect us from said abridgement and oppression; therefore Resolved, That we recommend to our race throughout the State to organize themselves into emigration societies for the purpose of leaving the State, provided our condition is not bettered by the authorities of the State.

—“Meeting of Colored People in Convention at Richmond, Virginia,” reported in the Topeka Daily Capital, May 23, 1879

This resolution was passed by delegates who met to discuss the plight of which group of people?

• Irish immigrants facing nativist policies

• African Americans who became Exodusters

• Chinese workers attracted by the Gold Rush

• Native Americans forced off their ancestral lands

Which Supreme Court decision upheld Jim Crow laws?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Boynton v. Virginia

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Miranda v. Arizona

Which statement BEST explains the Supreme Court’s opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Groups seeking civil rights protections must cooperate with the government.

• Segregation is legal as long as equal public facilities are provided.

• Laws against segregation are justifiable regulations of interstate commerce.

• The poll tax is a legal issue to be determined by state governments

How was the Dawes Act supposed to promote the assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream society?

• by helping Native Americans receive training for employment

• by simplifying the process for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens

• by encouraging Native Americans to own private property

• by reducing Native Americans’ dependence on U.S. government aid programs

Which group formed in response to the effect railroad monopolies had on farmers?

• the Grange

• the Ku Klux Klan

• the Know-Nothings

• the Freedman’s Bureau

Proposals such as direct election of senators, elimination of the gold standard, and graduated income tax were supported by which group during the late nineteenth century?

• bankers

• exodusters

• populists

• industrialists

“Exodusters” is the term used to describe African Americans who left the Southern states after Reconstruction ended. Many Exodusters settled in the West, particularly in Kansas. What was one factor that led Exodusters to move westward?

• the lack of sharecropping opportunities for African Americans in the South

• the spread of laws supporting segregation and discrimination in the South

• The refusal of Southern states to observe the Thirteenth Amendment

• the impact of environmental damage on southern agriculture

Which policy was supported by Populists?

• tax breaks for large corporations

• government control of railroads

• use of the gold standard

• unlimited immigration

What BEST explains the reason why Black Codes were enacted in Southern states?

• to maintain the control of whites over African Americans

• to guide newly freed slaves as they gained experience as citizens

• to ensure that African Americans had the same legal rights as whites

• to meet federal standards on civil rights required for rejoining the Union

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?

• It increased the need for laborers in urban areas.

• It limited the need for foreign immigrants.

• It encouraged westward expansion.

• It altered the economy in southern rural areas.