Chapter 1 Review

This Amendment abolished slavery

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

These were laws passed by southern states in 1865-1866 that basically treated freed people like they were still slaves

• Freedmen Laws

• Carpetbagger laws

• Black codes

• Slave codes

What was President Lincoln's main goal during and after the Civil War?

• To bring the southern states back into the Union quickly

• To punish the southern states for the Civil War

• To abolish slavery and ensure civil rights for freed people

• To end the political power of southern plantation owners

True or False: African Americans served in elected government positions between 1867 and 1877

• True

• False

Why was Congressional Reconstruction also called military reconstruction?

• The military was in charge of supply for the South during this period

• Union generals and troops were sent to enforce laws in the South

• Confederate military was officially disbanded during this period

• The South was required to enlist all their men in the national draft

This amendment established a basis of citizenship for former slaves

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

True or False: During Reconstruction, power shifted from the states to the national government

• True

• False

What basic principle was established by the court case Plessy vs. Ferguson?

• The national government could regulate interstate commerce

• State governments could not outlaw slavery in other states

• Separate facilities for different races were allowed as long as they were equal

• The civil rights acts passed by Congress only applied in northern states

This Supreme Court case said that the 15th Amendment didn't guarantee voting rights-it just said you couldn't deny them based on race

• U.S. vs Cruikshank

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Johnson vs. U.S.

• U.S. vs. Reese

Why did Congress impeach Andrew Johnson?

• He violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866

• He blocked Lincoln's Ten percent plan

• Congress opposed his politics

• He was involved in the Whiskey Ring Scandal