LC1 - CFA #2

Which amendment ended slavery in the United States?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 16th

Which of the following was the key reason the South seceded (left) from the Union?

• Economic differences
• Lack of railway systems
• Slavery
• Attack of Fort Sumter

Which amendment granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States"?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 16th

What was the primary objective of Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• To industrialize the Southern states
• To rebuild the physical infrastructure of the South
• To redistribute wealth across the U.S.
• To bring the Confederate states back into the Union.

Who was the President during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Theodore Roosevelt

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Which of the following thesis (topic) statements best summarizes the central idea of Lincoln's statement above?

• The bravery of the soldiers in the Civil War.
• The important ideas of freedom and fairness that the U.S. is built on.
• The North winning against the South.
• Changing the U.S. economy for the better.

Document Excerpt: From "Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master," 1865 "I am doing tolerably well here. I am rejoicing in my freedom, the same as all true Christians ought to do." Which thesis (topic) statement best captures the main idea of the excerpt?

• The letter shows that the freed person is still mad at his old master.
• The letter asks the Northern states to help the South more.
• The letter mostly talks about money problems freed people had after the Civil War.
• The letter is about how happy and hopeful former enslaved people are now that they're free.

Document Excerpt: Black Codes of Mississippi, 1865 "No freedman, free negro... shall keep or carry firearms of any kind..." Which thesis (topic) statement best summarizes the focus of the Black Codes of Mississippi?

• The Black Codes aimed to provide economic opportunity for freedmen.
• The Black Codes focused primarily on granting land to freedmen.
• The Black Codes were designed to restrict the rights and liberties of freedmen in the post-war South.
• The Black Codes aimed to unify the Southern and Northern states.

Document Excerpt: From the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870 "Section 1. 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." Which of the following thesis (topic) statements best encapsulates the central idea of the 15th Amendment?

• The 15th Amendment was primarily concerned with expanding women's voting rights.
• The 15th Amendment aimed to protect the voting rights of all citizens, regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
• The 15th Amendment was intended to limit the voting rights of newly freed slaves.
• The 15th Amendment focused on eliminating property requirements for voting.

Document Excerpt: An excerpt from the Freedmen's Bureau Act of March 3, 1865 "The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, established in the War Department by the act of March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five... shall continue until otherwise provided by law... to extend to them [freedmen] such aid and protection... supplying them with food and clothing, and promoting in every practicable way their moral and intellectual improvement." Which of the following thesis statements best captures the primary purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• The Freedmen's Bureau was primarily set up to redistribute wealth from the Northern states to the Southern states.
• The Freedmen's Bureau was focused on military reconstruction in the post-war South.
• The Freedmen's Bureau was established to aid and protect newly freed African Americans, providing basic necessities and promoting education.
• The Freedmen's Bureau was established to oversee the industrialization of the Southern states.