Reconstruction Review

What year did the Civil War start?

• 1861

• 1865

• 1961

• 1965

What year did the Civil War end?

• 1861

• 1865

• 1961

• 1965

Which amendment outlawed slavery in the United States?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Which amendment gave citizenship to former slaves?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Which amendment gave the right to vote to all men, regardless of skin color?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

What were abolitionists?

• people who wanted to keep slavery

• people who wanted to get rid of slavery

• people who fought for the Union

• people who fought for the Confederacy

What does "secede" mean?

• to break away from

• to outlaw

• to start something new

• to join together

Answer explanation

Remember: the South seceded from the Union when they decided to form their own country the Confederacy.

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case?

• they said black people weren't citizens so they didn't have the right to petition the court

• they said Dred Scott was free since he had lived in free states

• they said slavery wasn't allowed anymore

• they refused to hear his case

Answer explanation

Dred Scott was a slave who moved with his owner around the country. At many times he lived in free states and was treated like a free man. When he moved with his owner back to Missouri he started being treated like a slave again, because slavery was legal in Missouri. He asked the courts to grant him freedom and they denied.

Which amendment made sure a court could never make an unfair ruling like in the Dred Scott Case again?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 10th amendment

Answer explanation

The 14th amendment explains that all people born in the United States, including former slaves, are citizens of the United States and should all be treated equally by the law.

The 14th amendment made it sure that both the ________________ and national governments must treat people equal under the law.

• state

• federal

• republican

• democrat