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Failures of Reconstruction — Unit test Answers

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Which of the following best describes Dred Scott?

A
Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom.
B
Scott was an abolitionist who escaped slavery as a boy.
C
Scott was an abolitionist who attacked proslavery settlers.
D
Scott was a slave owner who was sued by an enslaved worker.
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In the Scott v. Sandford case, Sandford’s argument was based on

A
the Missouri Compromise.
B
the Fugitive Slave Act.
C
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
D
the Fifth Amendment.
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Which battle resulted in both a Confederate victory and the death of General Stonewall Jackson?

A
the Second Battle of Bull Run
B
the Battle of Antietam
C
the Battle of Chancellorsville
D
the First Battle of Bull Run
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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 was one effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
It strengthened the legal protections for slavery.
B
It weakened the legal protections for slavery.
C
It weakened the abolitionist movement.
D
It strengthened the Missouri Compromise.
6

During the Civil War, African American military units

A
were usually led by white officers.
B
chose their own officers to lead them.
C
formed in both the North and the South.
D
included white Confederate soldiers.
7

A major result of the Civil War was that it

A
reinvented the Northern economy.
B
preserved the Union.
C
enhanced trade with Europe.
D
divided the country.
8

Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861?

A
John C. Breckinridge
B
Stephen Douglas
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
Jefferson Davis
9

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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Under Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction, what percentage of a state’s population had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Union for the state to be readmitted?

A
5 percent
B
10 percent
C
25 percent
D
50 percent
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According to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case, Congress could not ban slavery in

A
free states.
B
slave states.
C
free territories.
D
free republics.
12

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

A
most enslaved people in the South and those in the North.
B
all enslaved people everywhere in the United States.
C
most enslaved people in the North and those in border states.
D
enslaved people in the South but not those in border states.
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The outcome of the Second Battle of Bull Run

A
marked the unofficial end of the Civil War.
B
placed the Confederate capital in danger.
C
allowed the Union to recruit African Americans.
D
placed the capital city Washington, DC, in danger.
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At the first Democratic Party convention of 1860, fifty Southern delegates

A
refused to vote and left the convention.
B
voted to secede from the Union.
C
nominated their own candidate.
D
decided to become Republicans.
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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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