CH. 2 ~ Reconstruction ~SS.912.A.2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.13 {Hall}

What amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 10th

Which of the following correctly describes the political cartoon below?

• Charles Schurz, who was a Northern Republican, is shown in a positive light as he heads to the South in enact Reconstruction policies.

• The southern citizens in the background are cheering his arrival due to the cooperation taking place between northern and southern politicians.

• The southern citizens in the background are actively attempting to prevent the arrival of the carpetbaggers they feared and hated with a passion

• Carpetbaggers were portrayed by Southerns in a negative light as they were often corrupt and appealed more to African American votes

The table provides information about the African-American population in several cities after the Civil War. Which condition in society was primarily responsible for the change in urban population?

• absence of agricultural employment in Southern communities

• lack of political representation in Southern communities

• availability of job opportunities in Northern cities

• prevalence of racial equality in Northern cities

The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to:

• prevent them from voting

• limit their access to public facilities

• block their educational opportunities

• deny them economic advancements

The following excerpt is from the Thirteenth Amendment which was passed by the U.S. Congress on December 6, 1865. After reading it, chose which statement best summarizes the Amendment.

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

• The Thirteenth Amendment freed all slaves and therefore allowed them the same rights as all other citizens of the United States.

• The Thirteenth Amendment freed all slaves which now allowed therefore allowed any type of discrimination.

• The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery but did not specify an African-American’s political rights.

• The Thirteenth Amendment brought about an end to the Civil War since it outlawed slavery.

Which Amendment made all African Americans citizens?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which Amendment gave all African American men the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which Amendment gave all women the right to vote in 1920?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Southern state governments passed the ________ laws requiring segregation of blacks and whites, in schools, railroads, trains, restaurants, and other public places. These laws were upheld by the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).

• Jim Crow

• Plessy

• Literacy test

• Impeachment

The excerpt below is from the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Laws permitting, or even requiring, the separation of the races do not place a badge of inferiority upon one group over another. Thus, it is not a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

What practice did this ruling uphold?

• job training for freedmen

• free public schooling for all races

• racial segregation in public places

• African-American participation in politics