Chapter 12 U.S history

The passage of Jim Crow laws in the south after reconstruction was aided by

A narrow interpretation of the 14th amendment by U.S supreme Court

The position expressed in this statement is most closely associated with the beliefs of

Abraham Lincoln

How does the 14th Amendment define citizenship?

All persons born or naturalized in the united states

In their plans for reconstruction, both President abraham Lincoln and President Andrew johnson sough to

Allow the southern states to reenter the nation as quickly as possible

Which action did southern states take to keep African American from excercising the rightd guaranteed in this amendment

Collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests

The labsl "Solid South" was applied to former confederate states after the reconstruction because they

Consistently supported the democratic party

Jim crow laws passed in the South during the late 1800s were designed to

Create a system of legal segregation

One way in which Hayes - Tilden election of 1876 and the Bush - Gore election of 2000 are similar is that in each election the winner was

Elected without a majority of the popular vote

The military districts Shown on the map were created during reconstruction to

Govern the former confederate states

After the civil war, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments to the constitution was to

Guarantee african americans equal treatment under the law

The 14th and 15th amendments, passed during reconstruction, resulted in

Increase idividual rights for african americans

Which congressional action led to the southern viewpoint expressed in this cartoon

Military occupation of the former confederate states

The system of sharcropping developed in the south after the civil war because

Owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages

The main intent of the literacy test described in the passage was to

Prevent african americans from exercising a basic right

This amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to

Protect the rights formely enslaved persons

Constitutional amendments adopted during the reconstruction were intended to

Provide legal and political rights for African Americans

During reconstruction, how was the 14th Amendment intended to help formerly enslaved persons

Provide them equal protection under law

The provision of Radical Republicans' plan for reconstruction that southern states found most objectionable was that a former confederate state could not ne readmitted to the union unless that state

Ratified the 14th amendment

Before the former confederate states coukd be readmitted to the union, the congressional plan for reconstruction required them to

Ratify the 14th amendment

The compromise of 1877 brought an end to radical reconstruction by providing for the

Removal of federal troops from southern states

President Abraham Lincolns' plan for reconstruction after the civil war included

Reuniting that nation as quickly as possible

Which conclusion can be drawn by these headlines

Some presidents have been damaged by the actions of their aides

What was a major result of the reconstruction period

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the united states Constitution

According to this passage, how were African American students in the South affected by educational opportunities in 1866

The number of blacks increased

After the civil war, freedman in the south had difficulty improving their economic condition because

The system of sharecropping kept them in a cycle of poverty

According to this document, what did Frederick Douglass identify as a problem with the way the United States goverenmt emancipated the slaves

The united states government did not help the freed slaves at all

How is the presidental election of 2000 similar to the presidential election of 1824 and 1876

The winner of the popular vote did not become president

After the civil war, southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by

passing black codes