American History 1st Semester Practice Final

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The Radical Republicans opposed President Lincoln's plan, saying it was too

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easy on the South.

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The Radical Republicans with the Reconstruction Act of 1867

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broke the south up into military districts/punished them

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In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment, southern black men

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voted for the first time.

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Which of the following was NOT used by southern states and southern whites to keep African Americans from voting? Poll tax, KKK, Literacy test

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15th Amendment

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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court

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established the “separate-but-equal” doctrine, upholding segregation.

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Many agreements between Native Americans and the federal government fell apart because: Native Americans and settlers had differing concepts of land ownership.

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Native Americans and settlers had differing concepts of land ownership.

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What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act? Options: They had to live on the land all year long., They had to farm the land for five years in a row., They had to file a claim with a bank, They had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot.

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They had to farm the land for five years in a row.

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One way the government sought to change Native Americans through the Dawes Act was by

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requiring them to farm individual plots (their own land)

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Which is not a PULL factor for westward expansion? Options: free land, discrimination, gold mining, jobs on the railroads

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discrimination

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In their platform, the Populists included provisions for: free silver (the bimetallic standard), a progressive income tax, and an eight-hour day.

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free silver (the bimetallic standard), a progressive income tax, and an eight-hour day.