Question
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution have in common?
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution have in common?
The three amendments made slavery illegal and freed Americans who had been held as slaves.
They were meant to restore the property rights of former slaveholders and Confederate officers.
They were efforts to give male African Americans equal rights of citizenship to white American men.
The amendments taken together were intended to eliminate racial discrimination in the United States.
Which statement best explains the opinion that many former slaves in Southern states would have held toward the U.S. government's Reconstruction policies?
The South has learned its lesson and must join the U.S. again as an equal partner.
The Federal government has given too little power to state governments in the South.
Reconstruction is an attempt to enforce equal citizenship rights for African Americans.
The Northern states want to maintain dominance and control over the Southern states.
Which of the following places the historical events in the correct chronological order?
passage of the 14th Amendment, election of Ulysses S. Grant, the Reconstruction Acts, surrender of the Confederate Army
surrender of the Confederate Army, the Reconstruction Acts, assassination of Abraham Lincoln, passage of the 14th Amendment
assassination of Abraham Lincoln, impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, election of Ulysses S. Grant, the Reconstruction Acts
abolition of Slavery in the Confederate states, surrender of the Confederate Army, assassination of Abraham Lincoln, impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson
What was the effect of the "Trail of Tears" on Native Americans?
It helped end the American-Indian War.
They were forced to move into Indian Territory.
Native Americans were enslaved by American farmers.
They were given land through the Homestead Act of 1862.
Which group was likely responsible for Ulysses S. Grant winning the presidential election in 1868?
African-American voters in the North
African-American voters in the South
former supporters of the Confederacy
families of men who had died in the Civil War
Pls answer fast i suck at history
Answers
They were efforts to give male African Americans equal rights of citizenship to white American men.
The South has learned its lesson and must join the U.S. again as an equal partner. is best
abolition of Slavery in the Confederate states, surrender of the Confederate Army, assassination of Abraham Lincoln, impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson
They were forced to move into Indian Territory.
families of men who had died in the Civil War