5.1 Social Studies Review

Which of the following BEST describes American Reconstruction? (5.1.1)

• Time period of fear and destruction following the Civil War
• Time period when the northern states fought the southern states
• Time period of hope, change, and rebuilding following Civil War
• Time period when Americans fought Great Britian to gain indepe

Abraham Lincoln wanted all of the following for Reconstruction EXCEPT...(5.1.1)

• He wanted to keep the Unnion together
• He wanted to continue slavery in the South
• He wanted to persuade southern states to surrender
• He wanted to end the Civil War as quickly as possible

Which of the following statements would describe many southerners during Reconstruction? (5.1.1)

• They continued the practice of slavery on large plantations in the South
• They wanted to change their unfair ways and treat all freedmen equally
• They wanted society to remain the same socially, economically, and politically
• They did not want things to change but wanted to make life easier for freedmen

What was an aim of southern African Americans during Reconstruction? (5.1.1)

• They wanted to have equal rights and citizenship
• They wanted to remain slaves working on plantations
• They wanted to remain dependent on the landowners
• They wanted to form their own separate government

What was the overall purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments? (5.1.2)

• To protect the rights of southern elite
• to take away rights of the southern elite
• to protect the rights of African Americans
• to take away rights of African Americans

Why was the Freedmen's Bureau so important to the South during Reconstruction? (5.1.2)

• it enforced the Jim Crow Laws
• it wanted to continue slavery
• it helped all people in need in the South
• it threatened newly freed slaves and poor whites

What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction? (5.1.3)

• to keep women from using their newly gained rights
• to keep African Americans families from being torn apart
• to keep the southern elite from taking over the government
• to keep African Americans from using their newly gained rights

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1877? (5.1.3)

• It ended Reconstruction
• It supported political rights for the freedmen
• African Americans were abandoned by the government
• Democrats won control of the southern state government

Who benefitted most from the system of sharecropping?(5.1.4)

• African Americans
• Freedmen
• Landowners
• Poor white men

How did Reconstruction affect the plantation system of the south? (5.1.4)

• The plantation system was completely ruined
• Factories replaced all plantations in the South
• All plantations were taken over by the government
• The plantation system became stronger than ever