Reconstruction Era Quiz

What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Acts

• Fugitive Slave Laws

What term was used to describe the arid region in the central United States?

• Great Plains

• Great American Desert

• Dust Bowl

• Prairie Lands

Which phrase is NOT required in the responses according to the document?

• "that"

• "in order to"

• "because"

• "which shows"

What was the primary purpose of the Enforcement Acts?

• To regulate trade

• To protect voting rights

• To establish schools

• To manage land distribution

What event is associated with Wounded Knee?

• The end of the open-range system

• A massacre of Native Americans

• The signing of the Dawes Act

• The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

What is the open-range system?

• A method of mining for gold

• A system where cattle roam freely without fences

• A type of railroad construction

• A Native American reservation system

What was the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• It connected the eastern and western United States

• It was the first railroad to reach Canada

• It was a major cattle drive route

• It was a treaty between settlers and Native Americans

What was a major consequence of the Dawes Act?

• Increased cattle ranching

• Loss of Native American land

• Growth of cow towns

• Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

What was a common characteristic of cow towns?

• They were located along cattle trails

• They were centers of gold mining

• They were established by the Dawes Act

• They were part of the Transcontinental Railroad

What is the economic policy that advocates minimal government intervention in business?

• Laissez-faire

• Protective Tariff

• Bessemer System

• Monopoly