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US History Reconstruction Era Review
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1
Question
Gen. Sherman issued Special Field Order #15 for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
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he wanted to support Congressional Reconstruction
2
Question
Formative assessments (like quizzes and seat work) are worth _____% of your semester grade.
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20
3
Question
When our government was first writing the Constitution, the House of Representatives gave representatives based on the population of a state. Enslaved people. While not even granted legal status as a person, enslaved people were counted towards what ratio of a person in calculating the state's population for Congressional representation?
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3/5
4
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Institutional racism has been a part of American history since before its founding. The Compromise that permitted the existence of slavery but sought to limit its spread by not permitting slavery above 36 degrees 30 minutes north longitude was
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Missouri Compromise
5
Question
The compromise that titled the power in the Senate in favor of "free states" by admitting California as a free state (without a paired "slave state") - and also created the "Runaway Slave Act" that bringing attention to the barbarity of slavery to free whites in free states was:
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Compromise of 1850
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The compromise that titled the power in the Senate in favor of "free states" by admitting California as a free state (without a paired "slave state") - and also created the "Runaway Slave Act" that brought attention to the barbarity of slavery to free whites in free states was:
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Compromise of 1850
7
Question
Bacon's rebellion began because:
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poor Blacks and Whites wanted to change the economic balance of power
8
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The result of Bacon's rebellion was:
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racism was made an institution to separate poor people
9
Question
The Emancipation Proclamation:
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freed enslaved persons only in states in active rebellion against the Union
10
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The 13th Amendment:
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Ended "involuntary servitude" everywhere within the United States with the exception of those convicted of a crime
11
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The 14th Amendment does all of the following EXCEPT:
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12
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grants citizenship to persons born in the United States
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13
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prohibits involuntary servitude except if a person is convicted of a crime
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14
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guarantees due process of law
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15
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provides equal protection under the law
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prohibits involuntary servitude except if a person is convicted of a crime
16
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The Freedman's Bureau sought to do all of the following EXCEPT:
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17
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support and encourage the opening of schools for Freedmen
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18
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provided savings and loans to help Blacks get economically on their feet
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19
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actively worked to get Blacks elected to political office
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20
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help African Americans settle on land
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actively worked to get Blacks elected to political office
21
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"Presidential Reconstruction" (under Johnson) did all of the following EXCEPT:
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22
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gave pardons to wealthy Southern landowners
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23
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provided civil and political rights for Blacks
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24
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granted amnesty to a large number of Confederates
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25
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required only 10% of Confederates to swear allegiance to the Union
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provided civil and political rights for Blacks
26
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The "10% Plan":
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Allowed former Confederate states to self-govern if only 10% of the population took loyalty oaths
27
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All of the following were elements of Congressional Reconstruction EXCEPT:
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28
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creating the Freedman's bureau
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29
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granting women the right to vote
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30
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establishing the Freedman's Savings and Loan
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