Unit 3 Vocabulary Terms

Front

What is the significance of the term 'Popular Sovereignty'?

Back

It refers to the people's right to vote to be a free state or slave state.

Front

The Dred Scott Case was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. What was the main issue at the heart of the case?

Back

Slaves being property even in a free state

Front

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. What was its primary purpose?

Back

To free the slaves in Confederate states

Front

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished ______.

Back

Slavery

Front

What was the 10% Plan proposed by Lincoln?

Back

A plan to reintegrate Southern states into the Union.

Front

The Black Codes were laws passed in the Southern states after the Civil War. What was their main purpose?

Back

To restrict the freedom of African Americans

Front

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants _______ to anyone born on American soil and equal protection under the law.

Back

Citizenship

Front

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted ______ the right to vote.

Back

African American men

Front

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 was aimed at rebuilding the ________ states after the Civil War.

Back

Southern

Front

The Freedmen's Bureau was established to assist freed slaves during the Reconstruction era. What services did it provide? Legal assistance, Education and healthcare, Employment opportunities, All of the above.

Back

All of the above.