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What did the 13th Amendment say?
Slavery was illegal/not allowed.
All people are citizens of the United States
All men in the United States can vote.
Which amendment made owning slaves illegal?
13th
14th
15th
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
George W. Bush
Donald Trump
The Emancipation Proclamation ___________________ .
made slavery legal
began slavery
ended slavery in the Confederate states
ended slavery only in the North
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
Disadvantages of the South during the Civil War included having a small navy, fewer railroads, and ______________.
Lack of agricultural land
larger population
Inexperienced military leaders
Lack of industries
Match the battle to its description:
1st Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Vicksburg
Union victory that secured Union control of the Mississippi River.
Battle of Gettysburg
Stoped Lee’s invasion of the North.
He wrote The Principles of Scientific Management.
Wright brothers
Alexander G. Bell
Samuel Gompers
Terence V. Powderly
How did the telegraph differ from the telephone?
The telegraph could carry only written messages.
The telegraph could work only in big cities.
The telegraph could not send messages over long
distances.
Led the American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Grover Cleveland
Frederick W. Taylor
The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?
to give women the right to vote
to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
to give African Americans the right to vote
to abolish slavery
The period after the Civil War when the United States started to rebuild was called
(a)
In Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, Confederates had to
Swear allegiance to the Union
Leave the southern states and move north
Serve time as slaves
Ask for forgiveness
The Freedman's Bureau assisted blacks and
paid taxes for sharecroppers
helped poor whites
closed down schools
voted for Pres. Lincoln
A federal organization that helped former slaves with food, housing, and medicine.
Slave Codes
Underground Railroad
Freedmans' Bureau
Medicare
What does abolish mean?
to get rid of
to make shiny
What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments have in common? Select the two (2)
correct answers.
They included protections for American Indians and women.
They provided equal protection of the Constitution to all citizens.
They allowed for Black Codes to be adopted as part of the Constitution.
They provided rights to citizens that had once been excluded from the
Constitution.
Nullification is best defined as
an opposition to a tariff imposed by the government
the belief that states should have certain rights
a state’s refusal to follow a federal law it opposes.
the power split between national and state governments.
Which best describes states’ rights?
the idea that states have powers separate from the federal government
a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation
the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with
a system that divides power between national and state governments
Who explored the Louisiana Territory?
Washington and Lee
Jefferson and Lewis
Monroe and Madison
Lewis and Clark
Why were northern states opposed to Missouri joining the United States in 1819?
Missouri was known for protecting criminals who committed crimes in other states.
Missouri would give the slave states a majority in the Senate.
Missouri would give the free states a majority in the Senate.
How would popular sovereignty be used to decide the fate of slavery in western territories?
The federal government would use the U.S. military to prevent people from bringing slaves west.
People who live in the territory would vote for or against slavery.
States that supported slavery would become independent countries.
What is sectionalism?
Dividing Congress into different sections.
Differences in the interests and goals of different parts of the country.
Balancing the power of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sectionalism in the United States would eventually lead to what event?
The War of 1812.
The Louisiana Purchase.
The Civil War.
What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?
Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?
Can a state regulate a federal agency?
Can a state overturn a federal law?
Can the federal government levy taxes on states?
Which state entered the union as a free state and which entered as a slave state as a result of the Missouri Compromise
Texas entered as a slave state, California entered as a free state
Missouri entered as a slave state, Maine entered as a free state
Maine entered as a slave state, Missouri entered as a free state
California entered as a slave state, Texas entered as a free state
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.
What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?
Guarantee African Americans the right to vote.
Remove President Johnson from office.
Provide citizenship to African Americans.
What is one of the rights the Fourteenth Amendment gives?
The right to vote
The right not to have life, liberty, or property taken away illegally
The right not to be enslaved
What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?
Abolished slavery
Allowed all men to vote no matter what their race
Allowed equal protection under the law
The Thirteenth Amendment
Ended slavery
Gave people the right to be treated equally under the laws in the states where they live
Allowed all men to vote, no matter what race they were
Former Confederates had to take this pledge, saying they would be not go against the Union again
Refusal Oath
Oath of Office
Loyalty Oath
This was the name of the organization that was founded in order to help formerly enslaved people start new lives
Congress
Bureau for Freedmen's Welfare
Freedmen's Bureau
The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?
"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "
"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The country should follow President Johnson's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?
The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor
The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
This Reconstruction plan was meant to punish the south for the Civil War.
Presidential Reconstruction
Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
Military Reconstruction Plan
Radical Republican Reconstruction
This plan for reconstruction had few steps, taking an oath to not success again and was meant to be an easy way for the south to rejoin the Union.
Radical Reconstruction
Military Reconstruction
Congressional Reconstruction
Presidential Reconstruction
The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded in
electing African Americans to southern state governments.
keeping ex-Confederate supporters out of office.
redistributing formerly white-owned land to black southerners.
providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people.
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
This Freedmen's Bureau was created after the Civil War to...
establish churches to provide aid in the Southern states.
reunify the former Confederate States and to craft a plan to readmit them to the Union.
establish schools and provide job training to former slaves in the South.
abolish former Confederate governments and to punish former Confederate leaders.
When Lincoln was killed, he became president.
Andrew Johnson
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
