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Effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction Answers

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Which of the following best states why Reconstruction was considered by some people to be a failure?

A
African Americans could not take part in government.
B
Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes were repealed.
C
The South left African Americans isolated and powerless.
D
An amendment that granted citizenship was struck down.
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Which of the following was an advantage of the North during the Civil War?

A
strong military leadership
B
fighting on home territory
C
a strong industrial economy
D
passion for its way of life
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How was the economy of the South in the 1850s connected to the culture of slavery?

A
The building of railroads encouraged enslaved people to do construction work.
B
The growth of industry in the South diminished the need for enslaved labor.
C
The agricultural economy depended on enslaved labor for its survival.
D
The main source of income for farmers was the enslaved labor trade.
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The South’s economy in the 1850s is best described as

A
plantation-based and agricultural.
B
commerce-based and industrial.
C
diverse and industrial.
D
agricultural and immigrant labor-based.
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A specific failure of Reconstruction was that

A
Southern governments passed Jim Crow laws.
B
Northern governments passed Jim Crow laws.
C
Southerners continued to be slaveholders.
D
Northerners continued to use enslaved labor.
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Lincoln’s goals for Reconstruction, as discussed in his second inaugural address, were to

A
bring the country together but to punish the South.
B
unite the country by showing kindness toward the South.
C
keep the North and the South separate, to maintain peace.
D
allow the South to remain separate but also punish it.
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During Reconstruction, the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment

A
outlawed slavery in the United States.
B
gave all women the right to vote.
C
gave all men the right to vote.
D
provided equal protection under the law.
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Why did the early battles of the Civil War favor the South?

A
The South had more money.
B
The South had a larger population.
C
The South had a better organized government.
D
The South had more effective military commanders.
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The first president of the Confederate States of America was

A
Stephen Douglas.
B
Jefferson Davis.
C
Abraham Lincoln.
D
Dred Scott.
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After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, John Brown became

A
the head of a group of proslavery settlers.
B
an enslaved man who sued for his freedom.
C
an advocate for popular sovereignty.
D
an antislavery leader and abolitionist.

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