
Reconstruction
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Brandon Jones
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Multiple Choice
What was the primary goal of the Homestead Act of 1862?
To encourage settlement in the West by providing free land
To return land to Native American tribes
To expand industrial development in the North
To limit immigration to the United States
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Multiple Choice
How did the Pacific Railway Act contribute to U.S. expansion?
It restricted railroad construction in the South
It provided government support for the Transcontinental Railroad
It prevented settlers from moving westward
It reduced the need for agricultural labor in the West
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Multiple Choice
What was a key difference between Lincoln’s 10% Plan and the Radical Republicans’ approach to Reconstruction?
Lincoln wanted to punish the South, while the Radical Republicans sought a quick reunification
Lincoln wanted a more lenient process, while the Radical Republicans wanted stricter requirements for reentry
Lincoln required all former Confederate leaders to be imprisoned, while Radical Republicans pardoned them
Lincoln opposed the 13th Amendment, while Radical Republicans supported it
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Multiple Choice
What was one major purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To provide financial compensation to former Confederate soldiers
To help newly freed African Americans adjust to life after slavery
To deport freedmen to Africa
To create new laws that restricted African American voting rights
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Multiple Choice
How did Black Codes impact freed African Americans in the South?
They guaranteed full equality and voting rights
They limited economic and political opportunities for African Americans
They provided financial aid to African American families
They encouraged freedmen to run for public office
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Multiple Choice
What was the main goal of the 14th Amendment?
To establish slavery in new western territories
To grant citizenship and equal protection under the law
To return former slaves to their owners
To provide land to Native Americans
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Multiple Choice
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
He refused to ratify the 13th Amendment
He fired a cabinet member, violating the Tenure of Office Act
He supported racial equality in the South
He attempted to abolish the U.S. Congress
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Multiple Choice
What was one effect of the Military Reconstruction Act?
The South was divided into military districts to enforce Reconstruction laws
Former Confederate leaders were allowed to serve in Congress
All Southern states were immediately readmitted to the Union
The Freedmen’s Bureau was abolished
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Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?
To grant women the right to vote
To ensure voting rights for African American men
To abolish slavery in the United States
To establish the Electoral College
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Multiple Choice
What was a common effect of sharecropping on African American farmers?
It provided them with economic independence and land ownership
It trapped them in a cycle of debt and poverty
It allowed African Americans to own large plantations
It was only practiced in the Northern states
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Multiple Choice
How did the Compromise of 1877 impact Reconstruction?
It resulted in the removal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction
It granted equal rights to all African Americans in the South
It strengthened the enforcement of Reconstruction laws
It allowed former Confederate leaders to be imprisoned
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Multiple Choice
What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?
Promote racial equality in the South
Provide free education for all citizens
Enforce racial segregation and limit African American rights
Prevent women from voting
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Homer Plessy, who was part African American, sat in a whites-only train car in Louisiana and was arrested for violating segregation laws.
The Court ruled that separate facilities for Black and white people were legal as long as they were "equal."
This decision made segregation legal across the U.S. and led to Jim Crow laws that enforced racial separation.
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Dropdown
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Explanation Slide...
The correct choice is the 13th amendment, which stated slavery was illegal after the Civil War.
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Fill in the Blanks
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Explanation Slide...
The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of 'race.' Therefore, the correct choice is 15th.
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Drag and Drop
12th
13th
14th
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Multiple Choice
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G
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J
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Multiple Choice
F
G
H
J
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Categorize
Harsh punishment for Southerners
Loose punishment on the South
10% must support emancipation
Establish Freedmen's Bureau to assist former slaves
Military districts to enforce civil rights
States must declare secession illegal
10% of Southern voters must swear allegiance
50% oath of allegiance
Organize these options into the right categories into the different plans for Reconstructing the Union.
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Hotspot
Which location on the map was the turning point of the Civil War?
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Hotspot
This is considered the low point of the Civil War for the South. The Anaconda Plan is now complete.
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Categorize
Worked for a wage
Could vote
Discriminated against
Were not paid for their labor
Could own their own business
Could travel without restrictions
No control over their life
Were citizens
Organize these options into the right categories for characteristics of Free and Enslaved Black people prior to the Civil War.
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Match
Match the following people to their significance
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
First Black U.S. Senator
Assassinated before reconstruction
Impeached during Reconstruction
Ended Reconstruction
First Black U.S. Senator
Assassinated before reconstruction
Impeached during Reconstruction
Ended Reconstruction
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