Building the Peace 1865-1877 Week 20

What were the immediate effects of the Civil War? Select all that apply.

• The economy in the South improved.

• The 13th Amendment abolished slavery.

• The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote.

• The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the United States.

How did the government protect the practice represented in this image?

• by encouraging a rebellion

• by ratifying the 13th Amendment

• by ratifying the 15th Amendment

• by letting the states decide the issue

Read the following passage and answer the question. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." -14th Amendment.

Why did Congress ratify this amendment?

• to end the Civil War

• to give citizenship to people born in the U.S.

• to grant women the right to vote

• to grant African Americans the right to vote

Read the following passage and answer the question. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -15th Amendment

Why did Congress ratify this amendment?

• to end the Civil War

• to give citizenship to people born in the U.S.

• to grant women the right to vote

• to grant African Americans the right to vote

Which of the following statements about checks and balances are true? Select all that apply.

• The executive branch can make laws.

• Checks and balances limit the powers of each branch.

• The judicial branch decides if laws are constitutional.

• The legislative branch can override presidential vetoes.

This political cartoon is about events that took place during

• the Civil War

• Reconstruction

• Westward Expansion

• the American Revolution

What did Andrew Johnson lead the nation to do when he was president?

• reconstruct of the South

• punish the rebels

• take senators to court

• educate freed African Americans

Which amendment abolished slavery forever in the United States?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

In 1868, what state had a majority of African Americans as members of state government?

• Alabama

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Virginia

In 1870, which man became the first African American in the U.S. Senate?

• Frederick Douglass of New York

• Joseph Rainey of South Carolina

• John Lewis of Georgia

• Hiram Revels of Mississippi