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WorksheetsTCI Chapter 23 Reading Challenge
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
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1.
Examine this image of a family record created after the Civil War. This family record was created for use by
a)
freed slaves.
b)
freed slaves.
c)
freed slaves.
d)
freed slaves.
2.
Look at the scene in the lower left of the image. What does it show?
a)
slaves before the Civil War
b)
slaves before the Civil War
c)
slaves before the Civil War
d)
slaves before the Civil War
3.
After the Civil War, slaves became free when slavery was abolished by the
a)
Thirteenth Amendment.
b)
Thirteenth Amendment.
c)
Thirteenth Amendment.
d)
Thirteenth Amendment.
4.
In which of the following ways did black codes affect freedmen?
a)
They kept freedmen at the bottom of the social order in the South.
b)
They kept freedmen at the bottom of the social order in the South.
c)
They kept freedmen at the bottom of the social order in the South.
d)
They kept freedmen at the bottom of the social order in the South.
5.
What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to people born or naturalized in the United States?
a)
U.S. citizenship
b)
U.S. citizenship
c)
U.S. citizenship
d)
U.S. citizenship
6.
According to the Fourteenth Amendment, what must states guarantee to citizens?
a)
equal protection of the laws
b)
equal protection of the laws
c)
equal protection of the laws
d)
equal protection of the laws
7.
Due process of law means that government must act reasonably and fairly in accordance with established laws. The Fourteenth Amendment applies this to
a)
Due process of law means that government must act reasonably and fairly in accordance with established laws. The Fourteenth Amendment applies this to
b)
Due process of law means that government must act reasonably and fairly in accordance with established laws. The Fourteenth Amendment applies this to
c)
Due process of law means that government must act reasonably and fairly in accordance with established laws. The Fourteenth Amendment applies this to
d)
Due process of law means that government must act reasonably and fairly in accordance with established laws. The Fourteenth Amendment applies this to
8.
Why did Congress pass the Fourteenth Amendment?
a)
A. to protect the rights of former slaves after the Civil War
b)
A. to protect the rights of former slaves after the Civil War
c)
A. to protect the rights of former slaves after the Civil War
d)
A. to protect the rights of former slaves after the Civil War
9.
The image shows African American men in the North voting for the first time. African American men were granted the right to vote under the
a)
Fifteenth Amendment.
b)
Fifteenth Amendment.
c)
Fifteenth Amendment.
d)
Fifteenth Amendment.
10.
Who is third in line to vote in this image?
a)
a Union army veteran
b)
a Union army veteran
c)
a Union army veteran
d)
a Union army veteran
11.
Most black voters joined Abraham Lincoln's political party, which was the
a)
Republican Party.
b)
Republican Party.
c)
Republican Party.
d)
Republican Party.
12.
After the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, southern states adopted new state constitutions that established free public education for
a)
white children only.
b)
white children only.
c)
white children only.
d)
white children only.
13.
The image shows Rutherford B. Hayes being sworn in as president in 1877. Hayes ran for office under which political party?
a)
Republican
b)
Republican
c)
Republican
d)
Republican
14.
Who did Hayes run against in the presidential election of 1876?
a)
Samuel J. Tilden
b)
Samuel J. Tilden
c)
Samuel J. Tilden
d)
Samuel J. Tilden
15.
The presidential election of 1876 was a disputed election over the
a)
electoral vote.
b)
electoral vote.
c)
electoral vote.
d)
electoral vote.
16.
In the Compromise of 1877, the Democrats allowed Hayes to become president in return for
a)
Hayes' agreement to remove remaining federal troops in the South.
b)
Hayes' agreement to remove remaining federal troops in the South.
c)
Hayes' agreement to remove remaining federal troops in the South.
d)
Hayes' agreement to remove remaining federal troops in the South.
17.
In the first paragraph, President Hayes refers to a tribunal. Using what you know from Section 23.5, what was the purpose of this tribunal?
a)
deciding which candidate should get disputed electoral votes in the presidential election of 1876
b)
deciding which candidate should get disputed electoral votes in the presidential election of 1876
c)
deciding which candidate should get disputed electoral votes in the presidential election of 1876
d)
deciding which candidate should get disputed electoral votes in the presidential election of 1876
18.
In the second paragraph, the word "sole" means
a)
particular.
b)
particular.
c)
particular.
d)
particular.
19.
The final paragraph refers to "a government of the people." What does Hayes mean by this?
a)
a democratic government
b)
a democratic government
c)
a democratic government
d)
a democratic government
20.
What does Hayes mean in the last paragraph by "the issue of the contest"?
a)
the result of the presidential election
b)
the result of the presidential election
c)
the result of the presidential election
d)
the result of the presidential election
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