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Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Unit test Answers

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The 1871 Civil Rights Act gave the US president the power to

A
violate property rights.
B
suspend habeas corpus.
C
grant voting rights.
D
serve for a second term.
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The main goal of Jim Crow laws was to

A
protect and secure rights for African Americans.
B
limit the freedoms and rights of African Americans.
C
stimulate the Southern economy and help it grow.
D
prevent the Southern economy from growing too big.
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Some state governors in the South opposed the Confederate government after it

A
ratified the Emancipation Proclamation.
B
could not stop the draft riot of 1863.
C
imposed a draft and raised taxes.
D
announced a plan to rejoin the Union.
4

Who became president after the 1876 presidential election?

A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Rutherford B. Hayes
C
Horatio Seymour
D
Samuel J. Tilden
5

The Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate even though

A
he had no significant political background.
B
he had supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C
he had favored the extension of slavery into the West.
D
he did not plan to end slavery where it already existed.
6

Although Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery did not win him a Senate victory over Stephen Douglas, they did

A
lead to the repeal of the Dred Scott decision.
B
help him win a seat in the House of Representatives.
C
help him win the presidency in the election of 1860.
D
lead to the formation of the Republican Party.
7

Which statement best describes the results of the 1860 presidential election?

A
Lincoln won the popular vote.
B
Douglas won the electoral vote.
C
Lincoln won more than 50 percent of the electoral vote.
D
Douglas lost more than 50 percent of the popular vote.
9

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the civil rights cases of 1883 led to

A
the beginnings of the sharecropping system.
B
the passage of the 1875 Civil Rights Act.
C
the start of the Democratic Party.
D
the rise of Jim Crow laws in the South.
10

Which was more important to Congressional Reconstruction than to President Johnson’s plan?

A
denying Southern representatives and senators their seats
B
pardoning Confederates who swore loyalty to the Union
C
establishing new state governments in the South
D
limiting citizenship rights for African Americans
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As support began to weaken for Reconstruction in the South, the Republican party

A
supported true equility for all people.
B
worked closely with African Americans to rebuild the South.
C
split and formed the new Liberal Republican Party.
D
gained many new members, which unified the party.
12

Why did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

A
to enfranchise former Confederates who had lost their voting rights
B
to outline the rights granted to all Americans, both men and women
C
to outline the rights granted to all male citizens of the United States
D
to support the Black Codes, which granted rights to African Americans
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What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863?

A
food shortages and a rise in starvation
B
a draft that was unfair to the lower classes
C
a drop in employment in weapons factories
D
the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
14

After the Civil War, newly-freed African Americans had to

A
find a way to make money.
B
apply for US citizenship.
C
perform military service.
D
relocate to the North.
15

What was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

A
tenant contracts
B
subsistence farms
C
poll taxes
D
minstrel shows

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