8.9 A, B, & C: Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

What did the Reconstruction Congress do to protect African Americans in the South?

• They divided the South into military districts and put it under martial law.

• They granted voting rights to African Americans immediately.

• They established separate facilities for African Americans.

• They passed laws to increase President Johnson's power.

Multiple Choice

Which amendment to the Constitution gave black men the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Why did the Reconstruction Congress pass laws to limit President Johnson's power?

• Because they wanted to remove southern officeholders who were not following the new laws.

• Because they wanted to make sure African Americans had equal rights.

• Because they thought Johnson was trying to go against what they wanted and help the enemies of the United States.

• Because they wanted to appoint Supreme Court justices to enforce the laws.

Multiple Choice

Why did many former slaves believe they should get land?

• Because they wanted to start their own businesses.
• Because they believed land ownership would make them wealthy.
• Because they were promised land by the government.
• Because they'd worked so long for no pay & and wanted control over their own lives.

Multiple Choice

What happened to the lands in the South during the war?

• They were transformed into national parks.
• They were rebuilt by the Union army.
• They were gifted to Confederate generals.
• They were destroyed by General Sherman and his army.

Multiple Choice

Why did Reconstruction officially end?

• Because the financial panic of 1873 made things worse.

• Because the South's Republican state governments didn't last long.

• Because corruption and apathy led to the end of Reconstruction.

• Because of the disputed presidential election of 1876.

Multiple Choice

What did emancipation after the Civil War give African Americans in the South the power to do?

A) Start families and make deals

B) Own property and move around freely

C) Work for themselves instead of being slaves

D) All of the above

• Start families and make deals

• Own property and move around freely

• Work for themselves instead of being slaves

• All of these

Multiple Choice

How did white people in the South try to keep control over African American workers after emancipation?

• By using laws and violence

• By offering them fair wages and better working conditions

• By providing them with equal opportunities

• By encouraging them to start their own businesses

Multiple Choice

Why did many black farmers become sharecroppers after the Civil War?

• Because they wanted to work on someone else's land

• Because they wanted to give part of what they grew to the landowner

• Because they didn't have enough money to buy their own farms

• Because they preferred working as sharecroppers

Open Ended

1. What was the significance of emancipation for African Americans in the South after the Civil War?

Open Ended

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2. How did white people in the South try to maintain control over African American workers after emancipation?

Open Ended

3. What challenges did black farmers face after the Civil War and Reconstruction?

Multiple Choice

What was one of the main social problems faced by the South during Reconstruction?

• Economic dependence on white-owned plantations

• Lack of respect and etiquette

• Violence and intimidation by groups like the Ku Klux Klan

• Struggle to establish a new system of labor

Multiple Choice

Why did many former slaves struggle to become landowners after the end of slavery?

• They were not interested in owning land

• White planters refused to sell land to black people

• They preferred to work for wages on white-owned plantations

• They were given land as compensation for their years of unpaid labor

Multiple Choice

What happened to the promise of equal rights and citizenship for black Americans during Reconstruction?

• The North abandoned its commitment to protecting the rights of freed people

• Black Americans achieved full equality and citizenship

• White Southerners welcomed and embraced the idea of equal rights

• Emancipation led to lasting changes in society