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How did Congress react to the Black Codes of the 1860s?

A
Congress passed new laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
B
Congress asked President Johnson to take control of Reconstruction.
C
Congress took control of Reconstruction from President Johnson.
D
Congress supported President Lincoln’s plan for states’ readmittance.
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Both Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln officially began their terms as president by

A
giving inaugural addresses to their nations.
B
reading from the US Constitution.
C
attending each other’s inaugural addresses.
D
declaring themselves co-presidents.
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Which statement best describes the result of the Battle of Antietam?

A
Neither side won, but it was a victory for the South.
B
Both sides had losses, but it was a victory for the North.
C
Confederate troops won the Battle of Antietam decisively.
D
Union troops won the Battle of Antietam decisively.
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In 1883, several civil rights cases came before the Supreme Court that were related to

A
freedom of speech and the Ku Klux Klan.
B
land ownership for Southern sharecroppers.
C
discrimination in public facilities.
D
voting, poll taxes, and literacy tests.
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After emancipation, many formerly enslaved people built farms on abandoned land. What did President Johnson do with this land during Reconstruction?

A
Johnson returned the land to its former owners.
B
Johnson seized the land for the federal government.
C
Johnson officially gave the land to formerly enslaved people.
D
Johnson arranged for the government to purchase the land.
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Before Gettysburg, most major Civil War battles in the East

A
were won by the Union military.
B
involved General Robert E. Lee.
C
were fought on Confederate soil.
D
involved General Ulysses S. Grant.
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In the debate over the Thirteenth Amendment, Democrats in Congress

A
sought to end the institution of slavery for good.
B
tried to stop racism against African Americans.
C
pushed for the reinstatement of states’ rights.
D
called for a ban on involuntary servitude.
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Which is an example of General Grant’s leadership during the Civil War?

A
He invaded Union territory at Gettysburg in 1863.
B
He successfully captured Vicksburg in early 1863.
C
He refused to retreat during the Battle of Shiloh.
D
He led the Union Navy on an attack of New Orleans.
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Why did the Confederacy want to control Fort Sumter?

A
Fort Sumter was located in a Union state and controlling it would make it easier to hold off Union troops.
B
Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and it protected important shipping lanes and commercial areas.
C
Fort Sumter was located on the border of a Union state and a Confederate state, which gave it a high strategic value.
D
Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and the Union wanted to use it to store weapons and other supplies.
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After the Civil War, the South had to reinvent its economy because

A
plantations had been destroyed.
B
the North took over its industry.
C
sharecropping was not an option.
D
the North took over its farmland.
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During the siege of Petersburg, General Grant

A
abandoned his strategy of total war.
B
had twice as many soldiers as Lee.
C
was driven back by the Confederates.
D
was waging war in his home state.
13

Which Republican opposed the Dred Scott decision?

A
Charles Sumner
B
Roger B. Taney
C
James Buchanan
D
Millard Fillmore
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What resulted from the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
The abolitionist movement grew stronger.
B
The abolitionist movement grew weaker.
C
The institution of slavery was weakened.
D
All enslaved people became US citizens.
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How did Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana react to South Carolina’s secession?

A
They condemned the state’s decision.
B
They also voted to secede in 1861.
C
They voted to remain in the Union.
D
They expressed no official opinion.
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Which of the following best describes the practice of slavery at the time of the Dred Scott case?

A
Slavery had expanded extensively across the continent, which made Northerners extremely nervous.
B
Slavery had been banned almost everywhere, which made Southerners extremely nervous.
C
There was a great deal of tension between the North and South over the practice of slavery.
D
The North and South remained in agreement about the Missouri Compromise, which had settled the slavery issue.
17

Which law banned slavery anywhere in the United States or its jurisdiction?

A
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
B
the Reconstruction Act of 1867
C
the Thirteenth Amendment
D
the Fourteenth Amendment
18

Which group opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?

A
the Southern Democratic Party
B
the Republican Party
C
the Constitutional Union Party
D
the Democratic Party
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President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction

A
punished Confederates who owned large farms.
B
issued harsh penalties for Confederate military officers.
C
required all states to abolish the practice of slavery.
D
required states to repay their war debts quickly.
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How did the system of sharecropping affect landowners and laborers in the South?

A
The system did not provide landowners with enough profits because laborers often took sizable cuts.
B
The system typically drove laborers off the farms they had worked when they were enslaved and left landowners without workers.
C
The system often trapped laborers in a cycle of debt and dependence while allowing landowners to profit from laborers’ hard work.
D
The system left landowners with mounting piles of debt because laborers had little to no incentives to work the fields.

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