AnswersFL-2100310-United States History Semester 1Creating a Constitution

Effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction Answers

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Violence erupted in Kansas following the passage of the

A
Missouri Compromise.
B
Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C
Fugitive Slave Act
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Which new law required Northerners to return escaped enslaved people to their owners in the South?

A
Missouri Compromise
B
Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
Fugitive Slave Act
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4. Size of population

A
North
B
South
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5. Support for the war

A
North
B
South
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6. Mature government

A
North
B
South
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Why did so many Northerners oppose the Dred Scott decision?

A
They believed that all African Americans should be citizens.
B
They were concerned that laws prohibiting slavery in the North might be overturned.
C
They believed the decision would lead to war.
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Which of the following helped lead to the start of the Civil War?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Violence over the Kansas-Nebraska Act
B
The Democratic victory in the election of 1860
C
The publishing of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
D
Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
E
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case
F
Passage of the Missouri Compromise
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2. Factory production

Answers:
Selection 1:North
Selection 2:North
Selection 3:North
Selection 4:X South
Selection 5:X North
Selection 6:North
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6. Mature government

A
North
B
South
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Which of the following things were accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
It pleased slaveholders in the South.
B
It freed enslaved persons living under Confederate control.
C
It signaled that the Civil War was a war to end slavery.
D
It made it illegal for African Americans to join the Union army.
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The turning point of the war occurred after the Union victory at

A
Antietam.
B
Bull Run.
C
Gettysburg.
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Based on this passage, how did Abraham Lincoln propose that the victorious North should treat the defeated South?

A
Harshly and with bitterness
B
With help and kindness
C
As the party responsible for the war and its aftermath
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Which of the following occurred during Presidential Reconstruction?

A
African Americans were given the right to vote and participate in government.
B
Freed enslaved people in the South faced widespread discrimination.
C
Southern leaders supported a new society where African Americans enjoyed more rights.
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Why did Congress take over Reconstruction?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
They felt President Johnson’s plan treated the South too harshly.
B
The South elected former Confederate leaders and military officers to high positions.
C
The South passed new laws restricting the rights of African Americans.
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Which of the following statements about Reconstruction are true? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Reconstruction was a success in certain respects.
B
Reconstruction was a complete failure.
C
Many of the initial gains of Reconstruction were undone.
D
Reconstruction had no impact on the lives of African Americans.
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3. Transportation

A
North
B
South
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Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at

A
Gettysburg, PA.
B
Appomattox Court House, VA.
C
Washington, DC.

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