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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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To become a citizen of the United States, a person must

A
have been born in the United States.
B
have been born or naturalized in the United States.
C
have learned to speak English.
D
have cousins who are citizens of the United States.
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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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After Frank Palko was sentenced to death by the state of Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that

A
his conviction and execution should be upheld.
B
the case should be thrown out for lack of evidence.
C
his sentence should be reduced.
D
he was the victim of double jeopardy.
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What was the important precedent set by the Gitlow v. New York case?

A
The equal protection clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
The due process clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
C
First Amendment freedoms were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
Fourteenth Amendment rights were incorporated into the Fifteenth Amendment.
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As the Civil War began, the South’s strategy was to

A
use its superior resources to overcome the North.
B
defend itself until Northern forces gave up the fight.
C
elect a proslavery president to the White House.
D
block supply ships from entering Southern ports.
7

The North’s Anaconda Plan was based on

A
destroying the South’s railroads.
B
capturing Richmond.
C
blockading Southern ports.
D
controlling the Mississippi River.
8

The Supreme Court’s use of selective incorporation

A
only applies to amendments added before 1850.
B
only applies in cases where there is not enough evidence of a crime.
C
takes a subjective case-by-case approach to the question of incorporation.
D
takes the same approach to the question of incorporation in all cases.
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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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Which of these is the most common characteristic of a political map?

A
identification of cities, states, and countries
B
presence of topography and boundaries
C
labels for continents and oceans
D
key for natural resources
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Which person led violent antislavery groups in Kansas?

A
John Brown
B
Frederick Douglass
C
William Lloyd Garrison
D
Dred Scott
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Which discipline helps us to understand the past by studying the physical features of the environment?

A
history
B
geography
C
anthropology
D
archaeology
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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.
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Which event led to the Battle of Gettysburg?

A
General Robert E. Lee attempted to invade Union territory.
B
General Robert E. Lee attempted to invade Confederate territory.
C
General Ulysses S. Grant attempted to invade Confederate territory.
D
General Ulysses S. Grant attempted to invade Union territory.

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