ap aas unit 3 review

What was prohibited by the 15th Amendment?

• Denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

• Slavery in all states

• Segregation in public schools

• Discrimination in employment

What did the federal government aim to protect during Reconstruction?

• The rights of former Confederate soldiers

• The rights of free and formerly enslaved African Americans

• The Southern economy

• The Northern territories

How did the Fifteenth Amendment impact African Americans' participation in American politics?

• It restricted their voting rights

• It enabled their formal participation in politics

• It allowed them to own land

• It provided free education

What was the role of the Union League according to Dr. Eric Foner?

• To promote segregation

• To enroll Black voters

• To support the Confederacy

• To abolish the 15th Amendment

What was a key question addressed in the learning material?

• How did African Americans start businesses after the Civil War?

• How did African Americans strengthen family bonds after abolition and the Civil War?

• How did African Americans travel overseas after the Civil War?

• How did African Americans learn new languages after the Civil War?

What did W.E.B. Du Bois describe as a marvelous occurrence in the modern world?

• The industrial revolution

• The organized effort for education between 1861 and 1871

• The invention of the telephone

• The discovery of electricity

What was the purpose of Special Field Orders No. 15 issued by Union General William T. Sherman?

• To redistribute land to newly freed African American families

• To provide military support to Southern states

• To establish new schools for African Americans

• To create new laws for the Northern states

What was the impact of the convict leasing system on African Americans?

• Increased educational opportunities

• Economic prosperity

• Perpetuation of poverty and limited opportunities

• Equal employment opportunities

What was the impact of the convict leasing system on education?

• Increased educational opportunities

• Limited educational opportunities

• No impact on education

• Promoted higher education

Who were the Ku Klux Klan?

• A political party

• A group advocating for civil rights

• A white supremacist group

• A labor union