YISD MS SS 8th Reconstruction STAAR Released

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

• The Jacksonian era

• The antebellum era

• The Federalist era

• The Reconstruction era

These reforms were instituted by-

• governors during the colonial era

• Reconstruction governments after the Civil War

• Patriots during the American Revolution

• revivalists after the Second Great Awakening

What is the historical significance of this act?

• It was the first time Congress voted to overrule a presidential veto.

• It represented a shift in federal in federal power after the impeachment of president Johnson.

• It was the first time Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities.

• It represented the failure of northern abolitionists to influence Reconstruction policies.

The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the

• win an election as a member of the Democratic Party

• win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi

• serve as a member of the U.S. Senate

• run for public office in the South

Which of the following best completes this list?

• Established schools

• Certified applications for political office

• Granted small-business loans

• Provided funds for farming supplies

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to-

• punish plantation owners for the use of slavery

• support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South

• promote the activities of the Freedmen's Bureau

• limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

• Agricultural workers organized labor unions.

• Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.

• Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.

• Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.

This list describes conditions found in-

• California following the Gold Rush

• Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812

• western territories after the U.S.-Mexican War

• southern states at the beginning of Reconstruction

Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to-

• limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments

• increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North

• decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress

• improve relations with the Democratic Party

In this excerpt, President Hayes proposes a change in federal policy toward American Indians. Legislation based on this new policy did which of the following?

• Promoted individual land ownership among American Indians

• Forced white settlers to leave reservation lands

• Ended federal oversight of tribal governments

• Granted American Indians the right to attend public schools