Consolidation: forging the nation (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What did the federal government need to demonstrate after the Civil War?
What did the federal government need to demonstrate after the Civil War?
Federal authority over state govts
What was the exception to the 13th Amendment's abolition of slavery?
What was the exception to the 13th Amendment's abolition of slavery?
Slavery as punishment for criminals
Who did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 declare were US citizens?
Who did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 declare were US citizens?
All people born in the US
What was significant about the 1866 Civil Rights Act's citizenship definition?
What was significant about the 1866 Civil Rights Act's citizenship definition?
First time govt defined it so broadly
In what year was the 14th Amendment passed?
In what year was the 14th Amendment passed?
1868
What did the 15th Amendment make illegal?
What did the 15th Amendment make illegal?
Preventing voting based on race
What impact could the 15th Amendment have on voters in the South?
What impact could the 15th Amendment have on voters in the South?
Potentially double eligible voters
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1870 also known as?
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1870 also known as?
Enforcement Act
What did the Enforcement Act introduce?
What did the Enforcement Act introduce?
Federal criminal penalties
How did the KKK undermine civil rights legislation?
How did the KKK undermine civil rights legislation?
Violence and intimidation
What limitation of federal legislation did KKK violence reveal?
What limitation of federal legislation did KKK violence reveal?
Laws couldn't automatically change social attitudes
What was unique about the Reconstruction Amendments?
What was unique about the Reconstruction Amendments?
Designed to expand federal power over states