Question

1. what did the civil rights act of 1866 guarantee?

a. segregation laws
b. legal protection for african americans
c. voting rights for women
d. labor contracts

1. where did the assassination of abraham lincoln take place?

a. ford’s theatre
b. gettysburg
c. the white house
d. appomattox

1. how did the emancipation proclamation change the nature of the civil war?

a. it shifted the focus to ending slavery
b. it focused the war on states’ rights
c. it reduced conflict in the north
d. it encouraged the southern states to negotiate peace

1. which battle is known as the bloodiest single - day in american history?

a. battle of chancellorsville
b. battle of antietam
c. battle of gettysburg
d. battle of fort sumter

1. what happened to john wilkes booth after lincoln’s assassination?

a. he became a political leader
b. he was imprisoned for life
c. he was killed during a standoff with federal troops
d. he was pardoned

1. the electoral commission of 1877 was established to

a. resolve disputed electoral votes in the 1876 election
b. pass the 14th amendment
c. enforce jim crow laws
d. protect african american voting rights

1. lincoln waited until september 1862 to announce the emancipation proclamation because he worried that moving too quickly might produce what effect on border states?

they would refuse military conscription
they would impeach the president
they would demand economic compensation
they would join the confederacy

Explanation:

1. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 established legal rights and protections for African Americans, including equal access to property and courts.
2. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. in 1865.
3. The Emancipation Proclamation redefined the Civil War, shifting its core focus to ending slavery in Confederate states, not just preserving the Union.
4. The Battle of Antietam (1862) saw over 22,000 casualties in one day, making it the bloodiest single day in U.S. history.
5. John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin, was killed by federal troops during a manhunt 12 days after the assassination.
6. The Electoral Commission of 1877 was created to resolve disputed electoral votes from the 1876 presidential election, which led to the Compromise of 1877.
7. Lincoln delayed the Emancipation Proclamation until after a Union military victory to avoid pushing border states (slave states that remained in the Union) to join the Confederacy.

Answer:

1. b. Legal protection for African Americans
2. a. Ford's Theatre
3. a. It shifted the focus to ending slavery
4. b. Battle of Antietam
5. c. He was killed during a standoff with federal troops
6. a. Resolve disputed electoral votes in the 1876 election
7. They would join the Confederacy