Manifest Destiny - Reconstruction Quiz

Which Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans have no rights and that the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional.

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Roe v. Wade
• Dred Scott v. Sandford

What was John Brown's plan to arm slaves with weapons which increased fears of abolition throughout the south.

• Harper's Fairy

• Harper's Ferry

• Harper's Magazine

• Harper's Harp Store specializing in Harps

What is the Gettysburg Address?

• 4801 Gettysburg Street, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 90210

• A brief speech by Abraham Lincoln to inspire Americans to continue fighting the war, despite the difficulty of the war.

• A fake address designed to confuse Confederate troops into fighting at the wrong city.

• 1555 Old Peachtree Street, Suwanee, GA, 30024

When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Immediately after his 1st Inaugeration

• After the battle of Antietam

• After Dorothy poured water on Robert E. Lee, melting him and freeing all the Winkies, Munchins and inhabitants of the Land of Oz

• After he enjoyed watching the play, Our American Cousin with his best friend, John Wilkes Booth

What codes came in the form of Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes and Grandfather clauses and tried to limit rights of recently freed African-Americans?

• Black Codes

• Slave Codes

• Da Vinci Codes

• Morse Codes

What political party tried to limit the spread of slavery but not abolish it?

• Know Nothing Party

• Democratic Party

• House Party

• Free Soil Party

What President is known as the Manifest Destiny President

• Abe Lincoln

• James Buchanan

• Franklin Pierce

• James K. Polk

Which compromise attempted to ban slavery north of the 36"-30' line of latitude?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1820

• The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Henry Clay's Missouri Compromise that he wrote in 1820 and also attempted to ban slavery north of the 36"-30' line

What caused South Carolina to secede from the Union?

• Yet another loss to the Georgia Bulldogs

• The fear that Popeyes was gaining market share on Bojangles in the fried chicken industry

• The Union was talking to other guys behind South Carolina's back, FRFR

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

What was part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was a free state

• A stronger Fugitive Slave Code was enacted

• Slave trade banned in Washington D.C.

• Popular Sovereignty was used to determine slave state status in Mexican Cession territory