Unit 1: Reconstruction

Which government agency helped the poor African-Americans and European-Americans(white) after the Civil War? 

• Freedmen's Bureau 
• K K K 
• Democratic Party 
• Confederate Army 

What do we call the time period after the Civil War? 

• Antebellum
• Manifest Destiny
• Reconstruction 
• Industrial Revolution 

Which Reconstruction Plan did not want to punish the South? 

• Lincoln's 10% Percent Plan
• Johnson's Plan 
• Congressional Republican Plan 
• Marshall Plan 

Name the Laws used by Southern States to deny rights to African-Americans. 

• 13th Amendment 
• 14th Amendment
• Jim Crow Laws
• Emancipation Proclamation 

Who was the Vice President who took over for Lincoln after he was assassinated?

• Thaddeus Stevens

• Andrew Johsnon

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Hiram Revels

What group took control of Congress and called for a military occupation of the South? 

• carpetbaggers 
• Radical Republicans
• Scalawags 
• freedmen 

What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?  

• emancipate (free) the slaves
• give African American males the right to vote 
• permit the military to occupy the South 
• give African Americans citizenship 

 Who were described as “scalawags” during the Reconstruction era? 

• Newly freed slaves who were competing for jobs with the poor, white population. 
• Northern citizens who moved south to take advantage of the disorder and destruction. 
• Southern whites had not supported the Confederacy. 
• Veterans of the Civil War who refused to return to civilian life in the South. 

 Why did Southerners dislike Northerners “carpetbaggers” 

• They used the destruction of the South for political and financial gain. 
• They tried to make cities in South Carolina mirror the major cities in the North. 
• They stopped South Carolinians from organizing another rebellion against the North. . 
• They moved to heavily populated areas of South Carolina

What was the purpose of the “Black Codes” that existed in South Carolina during the late 19th century?

• To help small farmers purchase new equipment. 
• To promote the construction of textile mills around the state. 
• To restrict the rights of African Americans. 
• To protect religious freedom.