Reconstruction and Westward Expansion

How are powers broken up between the State and National Governments?

• All power is given to the national government

• All power is given to the state governments

• Powers are shared between national and state governments

• Powers are given to local governments only

Why is Juneteenth significant?

• It marks the start of the Civil War

• It celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation

• It commemorates the end of slavery in Texas

• It marks the passing of the 13th Amendment

What is the purpose of the 13th Amendment?

• To grant citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

• To abolish slavery

• To give voting rights to African American men

• To establish the Freedmen's Bureau

What was the Freedmen's Bureau established to do?

• Enforce Black Codes

• Assist former slaves and poor whites in the South

• Collect taxes from Southern states

• Organize the Confederate army

What were the Black Codes meant to do?

• Protect the rights of freed slaves

• Restrict the freedom of African Americans

• Promote racial equality

• Enforce the 13th Amendment

What is the main purpose of the 14th Amendment?

• To abolish slavery

• To grant citizenship and equal protection under the law

• To give voting rights to all men regardless of race

• To establish the Freedmen's Bureau

After the Civil War, why did the Republican party grow so dominant in the South?

• They supported slavery

• They had more financial resources

• They appealed to freed slaves and some white Southerners

• They were backed by Northern industrialists

What is the main purpose of the 15th Amendment?

• to make it easier for immigrants to become United States citizens.

• to protect African Americans from slavery.

• to protect the right of African Americans to vote.

• to allow United States citizens to vote in other countries.

Describe the actions and purpose of the Ku Klux Klan.

• To promote racial equality

• To enforce federal laws in the South

• To intimidate and terrorize African Americans and their supporters

• To support the Republican party

Why were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments put into law?

• To maintain slavery in the South

• To protect the rights of former Confederate soldiers

• To secure rights and citizenship for freed slaves

• To punish the Southern states