Review 1 WB

In Dred Scott v. Sanford, the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans could not be citizens of the United States.

• The Sixteenth Amendment

• the Thirteenth Amendment

• the Fourteenth Amendment

• the Fifteenth Amendment

At the beginning of Reconstruction, how did the expectations of many white Georgians differ from the expectations of freedmen?

• White Georgians assumed that freedmen would gain only social equality, while freedmen expected to be granted economic equality as well.

• White Georgians assumed that freedmen would gain complete equality, while freedmen assumed they would gain very limited rights.

• White Georgians assumed that freedmen would gain privileged status, while freedmen assumed their freedom would be limited.

• White Georgians assumed that freedmen would only have superficial freedoms, while freedmen expected complete equality.

What were southern states required to do before applying for readmission to the Union following the Civil War?

• pay reparations to all African Americans in their territory

• ratify the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments

How did the Congressional Reconstruction plan better protect the rights of African Americans than other plans?

• It required southern states to adopt new constitutions to protect African Americans’ civil rights.

• It authorized the government to put Ku Klux Klan members in federal courts.

In contrast to the Congressional Reconstruction plan, what was the focus of President Andrew Johnson’s plan?

• readmitting states to the Union as quickly as possible

• providing economic opportunities for African Americans

What was one outcome of the Georgia legislature’s refusal to seat Henry McNeal Turner?

• It sent a message that while African Americans could vote, they could not serve in political office.

• It caused many African Americans to shift their support from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.

What was the MOST lasting success of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• expanding the southern economy to recover after the Civil War

• Expanding educational opportunities for African Americans

What was the consequence of the Georgia General Assembly’s expulsion of its African American members during Reconstruction?

• Georgia’s economy entered a severe depression.

• Georgia’s legislature restricted the rights of African Americans.

What contributed to Atlanta’s rapid economic recovery after the Civil War?

• City leaders focused on rebuilding Atlanta’s railroad network.

• City leaders encouraged northerners to migrate to Atlanta.

What factor played a significant role in the increase in sharecropping and tenant farming in Georgia during Reconstruction?

• Large amounts of worthless Confederate money

• provisions attached to federal loans provided to landowners