USHC Unit 3 Review #2 - Wilson HS

What derogatory nickname was given to northerners who came to the South following the Civil War?

• Carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

• Reconstructionists

• Radical Republican

What was the result of the disputed presidential election in 1876?

• Slavery was reestablished in the South by state legislatures

• New state laws were passed in the South to guarantee equal rights for African Americans

• Reconstruction ended as federal troops were removed from the South

• A constitutional amendment was adopted to correct problems with the Electoral College system

As white Southerners regained control of state governments, they began to...

• Refuse to repay war debts

• Reverse Reconstruction era reforms, especially those impacting African Americans

• Join the Republican Party

• Compensate former slaves for their previous servitude

Jim Crow laws passed in the South during the late 1800s were designed to...

• Support civil rights for African Americans

• Create a system of legal segregation

• Give free land to formerly enslaved persons

• Compensate landowners for damage done during the Civil War

Which idea best summarizes the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Separate but equal

• Liberty and justice for all

• The pursuit of happiness

• In God we trust

What was the most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans?

• To prevent them from voting

• To limit their access to public facilities

• To block their educational opportunities

• To deny them economic advancements

In the post-Civil war period, the idea that African Americans should concentrate on economic betterment rather than political or social equality was advanced by which of the following?

• George Washington Carver

• Ida B. Wells-Barnett

• Booker T. Washington.

• W.E.B. DuBois

Who used newspaper articles to draw attention to the problem of lynching in the South?

• George Washington Carver

• Ida B. Wells-Barnett

• Booker T. Washington.

• W.E.B. DuBois

Which group, co-founded by W.E.B. DuBois, pushed for full social and political rights for African Americans?

• NAACP

• Talented Tenth

• Tuskegee Institute

• Freedman's Bureau

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• Encourage settlement of public lands in the West.

• Provide land for building a transcontinental railroad.

• Raise revenue for the Federal Government.

• Maintain a balance between slave states and free-states.