A Divided Nation II
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- Q1Which of the following became a state during the presidency of James K. Polk?CaliforniaOregonTexasNevada30s
- Q2What is the historical significance of the 14th amendment?It banned segregation based on race in public facilities.It granted African Americans US citizenship.It abolished the practice of slavery in the United States.It granted suffrage rights to African American men.30s
- Q3Which statement MOST accurately describes the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?Johnson was impeached for publicly defaming Congress.Johnson was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.Johnson was impeached for failing to uphold the Civil Rights Act.Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act.30s
- Q4Which of the following describes how grandfather clauses applied to suffrage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?Allowed most African Americans to vote.Placed restrictions on Blacks to keep them from voting.Exempted African Americans from restrictions placed on voting.Prohibited some African Americans from voting.30s
- Q5The 15th amendment differed from the other Reconstruction amendments largely due to its singular focus on which of the following?protecting voting rightsgranting citizenship to naturalized citizensending discriminatory hiring practicesdesegregating public facilities30s
- Q6Which Civil War battle was significant in that the Union army was able to halt Robert E. Lee's invasion of the north?GettysburgFredericksburgTrentonShiloh30s
- Q7Which of these is the BEST explanation for the difference shown between the North and South in the years prior to the Civil War?The North’s economy expanded at a slower rate than the South’s during this time frame.The Northern economy’s rate of industrialization outpaced the South’s during this time frame.The Northern economy’s reliance on technology increased during this time frame.The North’s economy changed from manufacturing-based to agrarian-based during this time frame.30s
- Q8Which statement accurately describes the North and the South prior to the Civil War?The South had more access to affordable manufactured goods than the North.The North was more eager for a war than the South.The South had more highly trained military leaders than the North.The North had more cash crop agriculture than the South.30s
- Q9To insure the South followed the plan for Reconstruction, these were placed throughout the SouthFreedmen BureausConfederate soldiersslavesMilitary districts30s
- Q10What were former slaves called?croppersformer slavesFreedmentenant farmers30s
