PCSB Reconstruction Era Flashcard

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What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution?

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Granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons

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Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in the 15th Amendment?
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. . ." — 15th Amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution, 1870
Options: Suspending habeas corpus and denying women the right to vote, Collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests, Establishing religious and property-holding requirements for voting, Passing Black Codes and establishing segregated schools

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Collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests

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Why did the Radical Republicans in Congress oppose President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

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Because it rejected the idea of harsh punishments for the South

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After the Civil War, why did freedmen in the South have difficulty improving their economic conditions?

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The system of sharecropping kept them in a cycle of poverty

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Why were Black Codes established in the South immediately after the Civil War?

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Limit the rights of newly freed African Americans

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After the Civil War, what was a significant cause of conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress?

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Congressional efforts to pay the Confederate war debt

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Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. ________________________ A. Missouri Compromise B. Compromise of 1850 C. Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Missouri Compromise

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Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their territory?

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Popular sovereignty

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What was the primary reason for the adoption of this amendment in 1868? Options: Protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons, Make it easier for immigrants to become citizens, Extend suffrage to settlers on the Great Plains, Require the federal government to pay the costs of Reconstruction

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Protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons

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As the Civil War ended, which action was supported by President Abraham Lincoln and the Radical Republicans?

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Abolishing the institution of slavery by a constitutional amendment