Unit 8: Reconstruction Review

Which of these was a method that Republicans used to maintain control of Congress during Reconstruction?

• creating the Freedman's Bureau to aid the former slaves

• expelling members of the Democratic party from Congress

• taking the right to vote and hold office from former Confederate leaders

• placing former Confederate generals on trial for treason against the U.S.

Which statement BEST explains why Reconstruction ended?

• African Americans were finally beginning to prosper financially.

• Enforcement of Reconstruction Acts decreased because of political compromise.

• Reconstruction was intended to be a short-term event that would end in 10 years.

• Reconstruction policies were no longer needed when the Southern states rejoined the Union.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

• provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

• gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

• provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

• get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as

• a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.

• a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.

• a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.

• a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.

What is the name of the labor system that developed throughout the South after the Civil War kept poor blacks and white working in agriculture?

• antebellum

• indenturing

• sharecropping

• convict lease system

According the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, citizens of the United States are BOTH

• people who are born here and people who move here.

• people who are born here and people who are naturalized here.

• people who are born here and people who obtain a driver's license here.

• people who are born here and people who have a friend or family member living here.

Andrew Johnson was impeached, but not convicted, because

• he resigned as President before the Senate could vote.

• the Civil War came to an end with the Union victory over the Confederates.

• Senate Democrats filibustered in order to prevent a vote from taking place.

• a few Republicans voted "not guilty" to stop a possible imbalance in the three branches.

Which statement BEST describes Abraham Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan"?

• It was his plan for creating a national income tax.

• It was his plan to re-admit Southern states into the Union.

• It was his plan to invade only 10% of the South.

• It was his plan to free 10% of American slaves as an experiment.

1. Georgia Constitution is adopted

2. Radical Reconstruction ends in Georgia

3. Atlanta becomes the official state capital

4. Jefferson Franklin Long becomes the 1st Black congressman from Georgia

What is the correct sequence of events?

• 1,3,2,4

• 1,2,3,4

• 3,1,4,2

• 4,2,3,1

The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to black citizens, and states were required to ratify this amendment in order to be re-admitted into the Union after the Civil War. Though they passed this amendment in 1868, the House of Representatives and Senate of Georgia soon removed the black members from the Assembly, on the grounds that the state constitution did not recognize blacks' rights to hold public office. How did black leaders respond to this removal?

• They decided to create their own state assembly and make new laws.

• They assembled in Macon to protest and decide what actions to take.

• They met with President Ulysses Grant to inform him of their removal.

• They held another election in hopes of getting reelected to the Assembly.