History of the Americas Questions

13. How did the Thirteenth Amendment change the Constitution?A. It gave all men, regardless of race, the ability to vote in the United States.B It abolished slavery in the United States.C. It gave women the right to vote in the United States.D. It formally brought the Southern states back into the Union.

23. What was the premise behind the sharecropping model of agriculture?A. Communities would combine their farms' yields to ensure everyone had enough foodB. Workers would be given a modest home, supplies, and a small portion of land to farm forpersonal use in exchange for also farming the landowner's land.C. Farmers would collude to drive up prices of certain crops.D. The government would pay farmers to grow specific crops that were particularly in demand.

17. What terms did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 put in place for the Southern states who hadnot yet ratified the Fourteenth Amendment?A. The states could enter the Union if they promised they would ratify the FourteenthAmendment within five years.B. The states were put under the control of military commanders until they ratified theFourteenth Amendment and rebuilt their state governments.C. The states were allowed to ignore the Fourteenth Amendment.D. African American males would not have the right to vote until the Fourteenth Amendmentwas passed.

22. Which of the following describes the African American experience in the Reconstruction-EraSouth?A. African Americans began to be elected to federal, state, and local governmental posts.B. Despite the passage of progressive new laws, racist attitudes prevented open access toemployment, education, voting, and protection against violence.C. Sharecropping practices kept many African Americans in working conditions that weren't asignificant improvement over slavery.(D.all of the above

19. What did the verdict of Plessy v. Ferguson mean for segregation laws in America?A. Segregation was ruled unconstitutional and all "Jim Crow" laws had to be immediatelyrepealed.B. Segregation laws were legal in former Confederate states only.C.) Segregation was legal, as long as the notion of "separate but equal" was being followed.D. Segregation laws would "sunset" and have to be repealed within the next 20 years.

25. Which of the following presidential assassins targeted President Abraham Lincoln?A. Sirhan SirhanC. John Wilkes BoothD. Charles J. GuiteauB. Leon Czolgosz

16. The Fourteenth Amendment states that:A. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by theUnited States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."B. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof theparty shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.C.*All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,are citizens of the United States..."D. "In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the VicePresident shall become President."

Which of the following is NOT true of the gold rush (49ers)?A the majority of those seeking gold actually struck it rich.B Conditions in the mining camps were often disorderly and roughC Inflation was terrible in the mining campsD Immigration increased to the United States

15. Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?A. It declared that all people born in the United States are entitled to be citizens without regard torace, color, or previous condition of slavery.B. It prohibited state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color,or previous condition of slavery.C. It was signed into law by President Andrew Johnson.D. All of the above.

10 Skills: everday life skills translate to military ability A. North B South

25. Which of the following presidential candidates ended up in the oval office after the contestedelection of 1876?A. Samuel J. TildenB) Rutherford B. Hayes

14. What was the purpose of the "Black Codes" which were enacted in Southern states in 1865and 1866?A. To provide African Americans access to government servicesB. To desegregate Southern society and institutions(C. To restrict the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap laborforceD. To repeal the slave codes that were in place before the war

3.In an effort to _________ the South for the "Sin of Secession", Lincoln's Plan was thoughton the former Confederacy.A. Punish/harsh B. Forgive/lenient

2. Lincoln's Amnesty and Reconstruction Plan was often more simply referred to as theAnaconda PlanB) Ten Percent PlanC. Presidential PardonD. Republican Plan

21. Who were the group of people known as "carpetbaggers" who emerged in theReconstruction-era South?A. Northern Democrats who moved into former Confederate-controlled states with the intentionof upsetting Radical Reconstruction plans.B. Tradesmen hoping to take advantage of the vast number of construction contracts beingoffered to rebuild the war-torn South.C. Norther Republicans who moved down South, often with intentions of helping rebuildSouthern society.D. Southern Democrats who packed their bags and fled to the West and North to escape theprogressive aims of Radical Reconstruction.

8. What was the primary purpose of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War?A. To reinstate slavery infparts of the United StatesB. To fix damage done to buildings during the warC)To rebuild the southern economy and societyD. To rebuild the depleted military

20. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln stated that the war's purpose was to:A. Create a nation devoted the principles in the ConstitutionB. Create a nation devoted the principle of equality of allC. Punish the ConfederacyD. Negotiate a compromise peace

Which of the following was the most important factor in the rise of the Know-Nothing movement?A The Panic of 1857B The increase in the consumption of alcohol by menC An increase in Catholic immigrationD Rapid increase in urban population and congestion

11. What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?A.To help African Americans, particularly those who had been enslaved, adjust to life withincreased rights and responsibilitiesB. To free slaves from Southern plantationsC. Fo ensure that white voters supported anti-slavery laws and policiesD, To assist Confederate prisoners in returning home safely.

7. The Radical Republicans views on Reconstruction were exhibited with the proposal of theBill.A. Anderson-ChaseB. Davis-StephensC. Stevens-SumnerD. Wade-Davis