Question 1

This list describes conditions found in —

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southern states at the beginning of Reconstruction

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California following the Gold Rush

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western territories after the U.S.-Mexican War

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Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812

Question 2

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

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Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.

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Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.

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Agricultural workers organized labor unions.

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Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.

Question 3

Which of the following best completes this list?

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Established schools

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Certified applications for political office

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Provided funds for farming supplies

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Granted small-business loans

Question 4

Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —

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limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments

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increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North

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decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress

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improve relations with the Democratic Party

Question 5

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —

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limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

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support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South

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punish plantation owners for the use of slavery

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promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau

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