History of the Americas Questions

What revolution enabled the population to grow which provides the workforce for the industrial revolution?

Who were the two African Americans to serve as U.S. senators during Reconstruction?

Why were freedmen eager to attend the schools created by the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

Which of these people paid rent to a landowner to raise crops and lived on the landowner's land, which sometimes led to them being exploited?

Which practice sometimes led to a tenant farmer being treated like a slave?

In which system did a landowner allow his land to be farmed by a freedman in exchange for receiving half of the crops the freedman produced each year?

Which of these phrases describes vocational training, which Booker T. Washington advocated for freedmen?

the concept of letting people decide on their own rules and government

After slavery was abolished in the South, what type of cheap labor did plantations rely on?

How did the Thirteenth Amendment expand the rights of African Americans?

a line of ships that prevents enemy ships from entering or leaving a harbor

At which level of government did most African American politicians hold office during Reconstruction?

seizing something for public use or forcing someone into public service

According to the Wade-Davis Bill, which of these would need to happen before a former Confederate state could be readmitted to the United States?

Which of these statements describes the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?

According to President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, which of these would need to happen before a former Confederate state could be readmitted to the United States?

What concept would support no government regulations in regards to factories?

the third branch of the U.S. government and the highest court in the nation

Which of these abolished slavery in all U.S. states and provided the rights of citizenship to former slaves?

a government's plan for dealing with other nations