Alabama History Chapter 8 Test

The time after the Civil War is called _____.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Wilkes Booth

• Scalawags

• House of Representatives

• Reconstruction

During the last months of the Civil War, President ______ made plans to bring the country back together.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Wilkes Booth

• Scalawags

• House of Representatives

• Reconstruction

Three black men served in the U.S. _______ during Reconstruction.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Wilkes Booth

• Scalawags

• House of Representatives

• Reconstruction

______ were white southerners who worked with the military government to make sure the Alabama state government was run as it should be.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Wilkes Booth

• Scalawags

• House or Representatives

• Reconstruction

______ assassinated President Lincoln on April 14, 1865.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Wilkes Booth

• Scalawags

• House of Representatives

• Reconstruction

Approximately how many people were killed in the Civil War?

• 100,000

• 300,000

• 500,000

• 625,000

The word "Reconstruction" means _____.

• "having a party"

• "waving a flag of surrender"

• "building again"

• "drawing plans to build a house"

In order for the Confederate States to be readmitted to the Union, each had to repeal the ______.

• Confederate Bill of Separation

• Ordinance of Secession

• Slave Codes

• Military Rule Law.

After the Civil War, former slaves were called ______.

• freedmen

• lucky strikes

• carpetbaggers

• scalawags

During Reconstruction, the southern states were placed under military rule ______.

• to learn how to live as the military families do

• to require states to have black and white citizens work together to write a new constitution

• to get practice for future wars

• to remind them how hard war is so citizens would live together peacefully.