US HIST EOC REVIEW
Which is the best contemporary definition of a "scalawag"?
A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction.
What reason did Stevens give in his statement for granting voting rights to African Americans?
African Americans deserved the right to vote after contributing their unpaid labor for centuries.
Which sequence of events correctly identifies a rise in tensions, bringing the nation closer toward armed conflict?
Compromise of 1850 → Dread Scott Decision
What contradiction does Civil War historian, James McPherson, find in the secession of the Southern states?
Confederates demanded the freedom to enslaves others.
Which phrase completes the diagram on the left?
Discriminated against African Americans
Which title best completes the diagram?
Florida's Contribution to the South during the Civil War
What was an important effect of the sharecropping system and debt peonage?
Freedmen often remained in a state of economic dependence on their former masters.
The cartoon on the left by Thomas Nast was published in 1874. What was the main message of this cartoon?
Opponents of Reconstruction were using violence to intimidate the freedmen.
Which practices were introduced in Southern states after Reconstruction to circumvent this amendment?
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed, which affected African Americans more than other citizens.
What was a positive long-term impact of Radical Reconstruction on the South?
Public education systems were established for students of all races.
What practice did this ruling uphold?
Racial segregation in public places.
Which two groups most helped the freedmen during the Reconstruction Era?
Radical Republicans and Carpetbaggers
How did this law influence conditions for African Americans in Florida?
Schools for African American children received fewer resources than schools for white children.
Which view was held by most Southerners of the secession crisis of 1860-1861?
Since the Union was created by the states, they could leave it at any time.
Which best expresses the viewpoint of the artist in the cartoon above?
Southern slaves are better treated than factory workers.
What contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?
Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery.
Which amendment guaranteed the "equal protection" of the laws to all American citizens?
The 14th Amendment
Which strategy was NOT used by the South to counter the North's advantages in resources?
The South would invade and capture major Union cities.
What was an immediate effect of the changes described above, which were implemented by Congressional Reconstruction?
The balance of power in the Southern state governments shifted.
What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
The war became a moral contest over slavery.
What was one impact of these issues on Republicans following the Civil War?
They disagreed over whether the President or Congress should set conditions for Reconstruction.
What impact did Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction?
They encouraged the freedmen to exercise their new political rights.
Which social issue is addressed in the cartoon?
the conditions of Southern slaves
Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first seven Southern states in 1861?
the election of Abraham Lincoln as president
What were the major consequences of the Civil War?
the end of slavery and a strengthening of the power of the federal government
Why did the Union impose a naval blockade on the South during the Civil War?
to strange the shipment of supplies to the Confederacy
What was the main objective of the Anaconda Plan described in General Scott's letter?
to suffocate the South by controlling the Mississippi River and the Southern ports