Questions 1-20

1. Which word refers to someone who wanted to abolish slavery?

• 1. Whig

• 1. Democrat

• 1. Abolitionist

• Protestor

1. Westward Expansion was a cause of the Civil War because it brought up the question of whether or not:

• 1. to allow slave to learn to read and write

• 1. to allow multiple parties in the election

• 1. to allow slavery in new states

• to promote secession

1. The southern states would become known as:

• 1. The Southern States of the Confederacy

• 1. The Confederacy of America

• 1. The Southern Confederacy of States

• The Confederate States of America

1. One of Lincoln's lasting legacies is....

• 1. 13th amendment (abolish slavery in the Constitution)

• 1. Women's right to vote

• 1. His height

• He had the longest term for a president

1. How do battles shape the context for some of the major moments in the Civil War?

• 1. They provide the setting for key speeches and political decisions to be given/made at a strategic time

• 1. They are cool

• 1. A lot of people die 

• They are the thing that is remembered the most 

After Lincoln is assassinated, Vice President Andrew Johnson takes his place. What was his policy towards the south and restoring the union? 

• 1.  Johnson wanted permanent separation of the United States into two separate nations, allowing the Confederacy to remain independent.

• 1. Johnson supported the taking of all Southern land and properties, giving them away to Union supporters.

• 1. Johnson proposed the establishment of a harsh rule in the South, with himself as the dictator to ensure loyalty to the Union.

• Offer group pardon to southerners who swore loyalty to the Union and  hold state conventions that would draft new state constitutions that would adopt the 13

1. How did Radical Republicans in Congress gain control? 

• 1. They had the majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate 

• 1. They used physical threats 

• 1. They refused to accept presidency of Johnson 

• 1. They elected new justices

1. What are the key provisions of 14th amendment and why is it important? 

• 1. Gave land and a mule to every African American impacted by slavery 

• 1. The key provisions of the 14th Amendment guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens, regardless of race, and affirm the citizenship of anyone born or naturalized in the United States.

• 1. It legalized voting for woman and African Americans 

• 1. It outlawed the concept of “separate but equal”

1. How did the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 ensure the protection of citizenship (African American) and the enforcement of the other aspects of the 14th amendment? 

• 1. Appointed federal overseers to implement new policies. 

• 1. Got rid of all states supporting discrimination.

• 1. It allowed guerilla warfare to take place to enforce the new laws

• 1. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 made the military govern the South, and made states agree to the 14th Amendment to rejoin the Union.

1. How did Reconstruction end? 

• 1. It ended with the election of 1876 that led to the compromise of 1877 (northern troops pulled out of the South). 

• 1. Union army defeated the Confederacy again.

• 1. Southern states voluntarily integrated peacefully.

• 1. Lincoln's successor repealed Reconstruction.