US History - Units 1 & 2 Diagnostic

Which of the following best describes the goal of Reconstruction?

• A. To rebuild the Southern economy while preserving the institution of slavery.

• B. To reintegrate Southern states into the Union and redefine African Americans' rights.
  

• C. To expand the United States' territorial boundaries following the Civil War.

• D. To establish a new system of governance that abolished all state governments.

How did the 13th Amendment alter the US Constitution?

• A. It granted women the right to vote.
  

• B. It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

• C. It guaranteed equal protection under the law for all citizens.
  

• D. It limited the terms of the President of the United States.

Carpetbaggers were...

• Newly freed slaves
• Southern Republicans
• Confederate Soldiers
• Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships 

The 14th Amendment altered the US Constitution by:

• • It granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

• • It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude across the United States

• • It ensured that the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• • It established the direct election of U.S. senators by the people.

This amendment allowed for all MEN to vote...

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

The Freedmen's Bureau provided these services after the Civil War:

• • Education, housing assistance, and legal support for formerly enslaved people and poor whites

• • Military protection for Southern plantation owners during Reconstruction

• • Land redistribution to former Confederate leaders to rebuild the Southern economy.

• • Tax collection and enforcement of trade regulations in the South.

A "Boomtown" refers to a town in the new American West where:

• • Rapid population growth occurred due to the discovery of resources like gold or silver

• • Native American tribes established trade hubs for settlers and pioneers

• • The government built military forts to protect settlers from conflicts.

• • Railroads first introduced long-distance passenger travel.

Manifest Destiny was the belief that:

• • The U.S. Constitution should be the model for all nations around the world.

• • American settlers were required to coexist peacefully with Native American tribes.

• • All nations had a duty to adopt democratic principles and institutions.

• • The United States was destined to expand its territory across the entire North American continent.

Assimilation was a process forced on Indigenous peoples where:

• • They formed alliances with settlers to maintain control over their ancestral lands.

• • They were compelled to adopt European-American culture and abandon their traditional ways of life.

• • They gained equal land rights and economic opportunities in American society.

• • They were encouraged to migrate to urban areas to find employment.

The Sand Creek Massacre was an example of what US cultural belief during Westward Expansion?

• • Isolationism and the desire to avoid conflict with foreign powers.

• • Manifest Destiny and the view that westward expansion justified violence against Native Americans.

• • Religious tolerance and respect for Indigenous spiritual practices.

• • Egalitarianism and the promotion of equal rights for all peoples in new territories.