Expansion of Democracy in the United States

How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution expand democracy in the United States?

• They ensured that women would have the same political rights as men.

• They granted citizenship and voting rights to Native Americans living on reservations.

• They eliminated poll taxes and literacy tests as barriers to voting.

• They granted rights and freedoms to individuals regardless of their skin color.

The ratification of the 14th Amendment overturned which Supreme Court decision?

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Worcester v. Georgia

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

What was the main goal of federal Reconstruction policies?

• to rebuild towns, cities, and transportation systems across the South

• to remedy the economic problems caused by the war

• to bring the southern states back into the Union

• to help survey the land acquired in the Mexican-American War

Why is the 14th Amendment significant?

• It ended slavery.

• It granted citizenship to African Americans.

• It gave African American men the right to vote.

• It gave women the right to vote.

What generalization can be made about the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution?

• They intended to keep African Americans in the same status as slaves.

• They tried to help African Americans achieve equal rights.

• They led to the end of Reconstruction in the South.

• They wanted to ease the burden of Reconstruction on white Southerners.

What was the term 'carpetbagger' used to describe during the Reconstruction period?

• a southern white who fled to the North during the 1870s

• a northerner who came to the South for economic gain

• a southern politician who aimed to expose the corruption in southern legislatures

• an African American trying to enter politics in the South

How did the use of the military impact Radical Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• The military was used to enforce federal policies and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

• Military officers often tried to undermine the laws passed by the national government.

• The military continued to use the resources of the South and weakened their economy.

• The South welcomed the presence of military troops as a means of keeping them safe.

Which statement best describes the aims of President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

• to protect the rights of African-Americans

• to harshly punish the South

• to bring the southern states back into the Union quickly

• to ensure that the economy of the South would be rebuilt

What was the most long-lasting impact of the Freedman's Bureau?

• The establishment of public school systems and historically black colleges and universities in the South.

• The distribution of Confederate lands to freedman and poor whites.

• The development of positive relations and political allegiances between poor whites and blacks in the South.

• The funding of medical treatment and food for the newly freedmen.