Unit 9 Vocab Pretest

What was the law that abolished slavery in the U.S. right after the Civil War?

• 14th Amendment
• Emancipation Proclamation
• 15th Amendment
• 13th Amendment

What law granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S., including formerly enslaved persons?

• Thirteenth Amendment
• Fourteenth Amendment
• Fifteenth Amendment
• Emancipation Proclamation

What was the law that gave citizens the right to vote, regardless of their race?

• 15th Amendment

• Declaration of Independence
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Civil Rights Act of 1964

Who was the 16th President of the United States, winning the election of 1860 and leading the nation through the Civil War?

• John F. Kennedy
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln

What is a legal right to citizenship for all children born in a country's territory, regardless of parentage?

• Birthright Citizenship

• Jus matrimonii
• Jus civitatis
• Jus sanguinis

What was the group of southern states that seceded from the United States?

• Union States of America
• United States of Confederation
• Confederate States of America
• Southern Alliance

What is compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces, also called a draft?

• Selection
• Recruitment
• Conscription

• Call

What was a term used during the American Civil War to describe a status for people who escaped slavery?

• contraband
• fugitives
• runaways
• rebels

What is fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement?

• Biased treatment
• Due process
• Partial process
• Unfair process

What was the order by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to free enslaved people in the Confederate States?

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Gettysburg Address
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence