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Exam- Chapter 15 AMSCO APUSH; Questions andAnswers 100% Solved
Civil Rights Act of 1866 Correct-This act declared that all African Americans were U.S.
citizens and also attempted to provide a shield against the operation of the Southern states'
Black Codes. (p. 295)
14th Amendment Correct-Ratified in 1868, this Constitutional amendment, declares that
all persons born or naturalized in the United States were citizens, and it obligated the states
to respect the rights of U.S. citizens and provide them with "equal protection of the laws" and
"due process of law". Other parts of the amendment related to Congress' plan for
Reconstruction. (p. 295)
equal protection of the laws Correct-Part of the 14th amendment, it emphasizes that the
laws must provide equivalent "protection" to all people. (p. 295)
due process of law Correct-Part of the 14 Amendment, it denies the government the right,
without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property. (p. 295)
15h Amendment Correct-Ratified in 1870, this Constitutional amendment,
, Exam- Chapter 15 AMSCO APUSH; Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
prohibited any state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race,
color, or previous condition of servitude." (p. 297)
Civil Rights Act of 1875 Correct-The last major piece of Reconstruction legislation, this law
prohibited racial discrimination in all public accommodation and transportation. It also
prohibited courts from excluding African Americans from juries. However, the law was poorly
enforced. (p. 297)
Horace Greeley Correct-In the presidential election of 1872, both the Liberal Republicans
and the Democrats made this newspaper editor their nominee. He lost the election to Ulysses
S. Grant, he died just days before the counting of the electoral vote count. (p. 301)
Panic of 1873 Correct-Economic panic caused by over speculation by financiers and over
building by industry and railroads. In 1874, President Grant sided with the hard-money
bankers who wanted gold backing of the money supply. He vetoed a bill calling for the release
of additional greenbacks. (p. 302)
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