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- 1. Multiple Choice
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
This provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution overturned the
Alien and Sedition Acts
Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford
Supreme Court ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland
Compromise of 1850
- 2. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War, women reformers and former abolitionists were divided over
creation of a sharecropping system in the South
legislation that ensured the voting rights of African American males
use of military forces to keep order in the South
reliance on female workers in Northern factories
redemption of greenback dollars for gold currency
- 3. Multiple Choice
All of the following led Congress to impose Radical Reconstruction measured EXCEPT the
enactment of Black Codes by southern legislatures
outbreak of race riots in New Orleans and Memphis
massive exodus of former slaves from the South
election of former Confederates to Congress
response of southern legislatures to the Fourteenth Amendment
- 4. Multiple Choice
At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the following expectations EXCEPT:
The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an idealistic war.
Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to preserve its source of cotton.
Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would eventually break.
The South’s superior industrial resources would give it an advantage over the North.
The justice of the South’s cause would prevail.
- 5. Multiple Choice
At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, pro-Union sentiment was strong in western Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina primarily because
Confederate troops had committed atrocities to terrorize state representatives from these regions into voting for secession
these regions had more trade with the North than did other regions in the South
these regions were more industrialized than other regions of the South
there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions
Lincoln had promised not to send federal troops into these regions
- 6. Multiple Choice
During Reconstruction, a major economic development in the South was the
creation of large commercial and banking centers
spread of sharecropping
rise of large-scale commercial farming
decline of the textile industry
emergence of the cotton economy
- 7. Multiple Choice
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president on a Republican platform that advocated all of the following EXCEPT
higher protective tariffs
government subsidies for a transcontinental railroad
free western land for settlers who would live and work on it
the exclusion of slavery from United States territorial possessions
the abolition of slavery throughout the United States
- 8. Multiple Choice
In 1861 the North went to war with the South primarily to
liberate the slaves
prevent European powers from meddling in American affairs
preserve the Union
average political defeats and insults inflicted by the South
forestall a Southern invasion of the North
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the late nineteenth century, state governments in the South were largely successful in restricting
African Americans’ voting rights guaranteed by the Fifteenth Amendment
the power of the Democratic Party in the region
state laws allowing married women to own property
corruption in the federal government
African Americans citizenship status through the 15th Amendment
- 10. Multiple Choice
Of the following, the most threatening problem for the Union from 1861 through 1863 was
possible British recognition of the Confederacy
Spanish intervention in Santo Domingo
French objections to the Union blockade
British insistence on the abolition of slavery
British objections to the Union position on “continuous voyage”
- 11. Multiple Choice
On the eve of the Civil War, the South enjoyed an advantage over the North in
shipping capacity
total population
railroad mileage
firearms production
experienced military leadership
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, is considered pivotal to the outcome of the Civil War because it
represented the Union’s deepest thrust into southern territory
forestalled the possibility of European intervention
resulted in the border states joining the Confederacy
marked the first use of Black troops by the Union army
confirmed George McClellan’s status as the leading Union general
- 13. Multiple Choice
The belief by some Americans that the Civil War was “a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight” was reflected in
Sherman’s march to Atlanta
the draft riots in New York City
Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus in the South
Thoreau’s denunciation of the war
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
the withdrawal of federal troops from the South
apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives by state population
the implementation of the first income tax
government subsidies for American Indians who agreed to submit to reservation life
the establishment of stricter regulations on Southern states
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Union’s victory at Gettysburg was significant because it
prevented Britain and Russia from intervening in the Civil War
prompted Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
halted the last major Confederate invasion of the North
gave the Union control over the Mississippi River
caused the Confederacy to surrender
- 16. Multiple Choice
When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to
end the Civil War
abolish slavery
free slaves held in the border sates
alienate Britain and France
strengthen the moral cause of the Union
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about African American soldiers during the Civil War is correct?
They were primarily engaged in military campaigns west of the Mississippi.
They were limited to noncombat duty.
They were barred form receiving awards for valor in combat.
For most of the war, they were paid less than White soldiers of equal rank.
For most of the war, they were led by African American officers.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best summarizes the views of Andrew Johnson on Reconstruction?
He believed that Reconstruction was an executive branch matter and sought the rapid restoration of the former Confederate states to the Union.
He supported the idea of the president and Congress sharing power and believed in a stringent plan of Reconstruction.
He believed that both secession and Reconstruction should be dealt with by the Supreme Court
He slowly moved to a Radical Republican position on Reconstruction and supported increased rights for African Americans.
He refused to take a position on Reconstruction, prompting Republicans to impeach him for his irresponsibility.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a consequence of the shift to sharecropping and the crop lien system in the late nineteenth-century South?
A major redistribution of land ownership
A diversification of crops
A cycle of debt and depression for Southern tenant farmers
A rise in cotton yields per acre from antebellum production levels
The termination of the control exerted by White landowners of former slaves
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a serious constitutional question after the Civil War?
The restoration of the power of the federal judiciary
The legality of the national banking system
The political and legal status of the former Confederate states
The relationship between the United States and Britain
The proposed annexation of Columbia
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why did Congressional Reconstruction end in 1877?
The freed slaves had been successfully integrated into Southern society.
The treaty ending the Civil War had set such a time limit.
Most of the politically active Black people had left the South for Northern cities.
The Republican and Democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential election.
The United States needed the troops stationed in the South to confront the French in Mexico.
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