Question 1

The Civil War can best be described as

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devastating and bloody.

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a fight over land.

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the result of miscommunication.

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one short battle.

Question 2

Which of these did not occur during the Reconstruction Era?

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Landless Southern farmers became very rich.

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Many former Confederate states passed laws to restrict the freedom of African Americans.

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Former slaves became US citizens.

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The president and members of Congress disagreed over the approach to the former Confederate states.

Question 3

What was the federal agency that provided school, food, medicine and clothes to freed slaves in the South known as?

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The Freedmen's Bureau

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The Reconstruction Agency

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The Freedom Union

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The Department for Freed Slaves

Question 4

Andrew Johnson became president right after

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President Lincoln was assassinated.

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Ulysses S. Grant was impeached for treason.

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Democrats and Republicans made a compromise.

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the first battle of the Civil War began.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?

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It was lenient toward the former Confederacy and allowed for states' rights.

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It included harsh punishments for all former Confederate states.

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It made sure that states could not restrict the freedom of former slaves.

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It took all power away from state governments throughout the US.

Question 6

Which of these is an example of a "Black Code"?

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a state law passed in Mississippi in 1865 that required freed black men to have written evidence of employment or face imprisonment

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the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

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an act passed in 1854 that stated that a vote would determine whether slavery would be allowed in the Kansas and Nebraska territories

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a clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that guaranteed equal protection under the law

Question 7

When were former slaves granted US citizenship?

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when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified

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when the Civil War ended

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when the Amnesty Act was passed

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when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed

Question 8

How was the Thirteenth Amendment different from the Emancipation Proclamation?

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The Thirteenth Amendment legally ended slavery throughout the US, while the Emancipation freed slaves from Confederate states.

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The Thirteenth Amendment freed slaves from Confederate states, while the Emancipation legally ended slavery throughout the United States.

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The Thirteenth Amendment provided legal protections to those who were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.

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The Thirteenth Amendment was issued by President Lincoln, while the Emancipation Proclamation was passed by Congress.

Question 9

Some states prevented black men from voting with

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all of the above

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<P>poll taxes</P>

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literacy tests

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restrictive state laws.

Question 10

Which of the following occurred during Reconstruction?

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Black representatives were elected to state and federal government.

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Women were given the right to vote.

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Southern states seceded from the Union.

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The Supreme Court said that segregation was unconstitutional.

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