Social Studies Unit 1
"Since Southern states never legally left the Union, they should be restored to the Union as soon as possible" The position expressed in this statements most closely associated with the beliefs of
Abraham Lincoln
Which statement concerning corporations on the United States after 1865 is most accurate
Corporations became a dominant form of business organization
Jim Crow Laws passed in the the South during the late 1800s were designed to
Create a system of legal segregation
After the Civil War, many owners of large plantations in the South responded to the loss of enslaved labor by
Creating tenant farms and sharecropping
Poll taxes, literacy test, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to
Deny suffrage to African Americans
The 14th amendment guaranteed citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves
Describes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that outlawed the Black Codes
During the latter half of the 19th century, many businesses and organizations in the United States combined into large corporations because
Efficiency in production methods could be increased
A major result of the Civil War was that the
Federal Government's power over the States was strengthened
What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution
Granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons
How were many African Americans in the South affected after Reconstruction ended in 1877?
Jim Crow laws placed major restrictions on their rights
During the years of reconstruction in North Carolina, which group murdered men such Wyatt Outlaw and John W. Stephens just because they were Republicans
Ku Klux Klan
The literacy test and poll tax were divided mainly to
Limit the number of African Americans qualified to vote
Literacy tests and grandfather clauses were enacted in the South after the Reconstruction Era primarily to
Limit the number of African voters
The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) And the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) were similar in both were designed to
Limit the power of big business
Black codes were established in the South immediately after the Civil War in an effort to
Limit the rights of newly freed African Americans
The corporation became a popular form of business organization after the Civil War because corporations
Offer advantages in raising capital and provide legal protection for owners
The system of sharecropping developed in the South after the Civil War because
Owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages
After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South primarily as a result of the
Passage of Jim crow laws
What was the major purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act (1809) And the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)
Promoting fair competition between businesses
The main purpose of antitrust legislation passed by Congress is to
Restore competition between similar businesses
Literacy test, grandfather clauses, and poll taxes were enacted by Southern States to
Restrict the voting rights of African Americans
President Abraham Lincoln's plan for reconstruction after the Civil War included
Reuniting the nation as quickly as possible
Which form of agriculture was created and became dominant in the South in the decades immediately following the Civil War?
Sharecropping
The congress helped the newly freed slaves by
Shutting down legislatures that passed Black Codes, they created the freedmen's bureau, new schools were started, which taught literacy to former slaves, fair work contracts between whites and blacks were organized
The term "robber barons" is used to describe many industrialists of the late 19th century mainly because they
Sought to maximize their profits by eliminating competition and exploiting workers
The passage of Jim Crow laws in the South in the late 19th century is evidence that
Southern legislators were determined to keep African Americans in a subservient position
Sharecropping was a system of farming most common in
The Southern States after the Civil War
Which statement is valid generalization about experience of African Americans during the early Reconstruction period (1865 - 1870)
They achieved legal rights trough constitutional amendments
Slavery throughout the United States was permanently abolished by the
adoption of the 13th amendment to the Constitution
Prior to 1880, the number of immigrants to the United States was not restricted mainly because
industry owners wanted cheap labor
The most long-lasting victory for civil rights achieved during Reconstruction was the
ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
After the Civil War, which development limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South
use of the sharecropping system
One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called robber barons was because they
used ruthless business tactics against their competitors
During the Reconstruction Era (1865 - 1877), The 15th amendment was adopted to grant African Americans
voting rights