Failure of Reconstruction 1. Briefly explain the 13th amendment
2. Briefly explain the 14th amendment
3. Briefly explain the 15th amendment
4. What was sharecropping and how was it similar to slavery?
5. What were the "Black Codes" ?
6. What were poll taxes?
7. What were literacy tests?
8. What was the "Grandfather Clause" ?

"the plan of removing the aboriginal people who yet remain within the settled portions of the united states . . approaches its consummation. . an extensive region . . has been assigned for their permanent residence. it has been divided into districts and allotted among them. many have already removed and others are preparing to go. . " removal of southern indians to indian territory, 1835 this passage is most closely related to a) imperialism. b) the civil war. c) westward expansion. d) the french indian war.

To encourage railroad companies to build railroads across the west, the government gave them subsidies by select the best answer from the choices provided. a. paying the wages of laborers b. giving them building materials c. providing railroad trains d. providing free land

The discovery of hammurabi's law code was an important archaeological find because it a. was the first law code developed in the middle east b. showed that early mesopotamian cultures had a bill of rights c. is the most complete mesopotamian law code known d. provided a model for european law codes