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What was the primary purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What was the primary purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
- To give Northerners the right to own slaves
- To prevent the sale of federal lands to slave owners
- To allow the expansion of slavery into new territories (correct)
- To restrict the use of popular sovereignty
What was a direct consequence of the Civil War?
What was a direct consequence of the Civil War?
- The use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery
- The disintegration of the Whig Party
- The extension of voting rights to African American men (correct)
- The prevention of violence against African Americans in the South
What was the main goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
What was the main goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
- To secure protections for African Americans' voting rights
- To help Confederate states get readmitted to the Union
- To prevent the expansion of slavery into new territories
- To provide aid and education to emancipated slaves (correct)
What was the result of the Reconstruction period?
What was the result of the Reconstruction period?
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
What was a consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What was a consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?
What was the main purpose of Black Codes in the South during the Reconstruction era?
What was the main purpose of Black Codes in the South during the Reconstruction era?
What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?
What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?
What would the author of the excerpt printed in a magazine in the South in 1866 most likely have supported?
What would the author of the excerpt printed in a magazine in the South in 1866 most likely have supported?
What was the consequence of not having a yearly labor contract in many Southern states?
What was the consequence of not having a yearly labor contract in many Southern states?
What event is described in the diagram?
What event is described in the diagram?
