Reconstruction Voc Quiz

Reconstruction is the period (1865–77) following the Civil War, during which the states of the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government and social legislation, including the granting of new rights to African-Americans, was introduced.

-select true or false.

• True

• False

An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.

-choose the word that best matches the definition.

• Release

• Pardon

• Amnesty

• Forgiveness

Black Codes

-select all that apply.

• Sometimes called Black Laws.

• Laws governing the conduct of African Americans (freeblacks).

• The best known of them were passed by Southern states in order to restrict African Americans' freedom, and to compel them to work for low wages.

• Passed in 1865 and 1866, after the American Civil War.

A cancellation of a decision by exertion of authority or winning of votes.

-choose the word that best matches the definition.

• Override

• Cancel

• Revisal

• Delete

Charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.

-choose the word that best matches the definition.

• Resign

• Prosecute

• Impeach

• Convict

A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit.

-choose the word that best matches the definition.

• Scoundrel

• Scalawag

• Copperhead

• Unionist

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

-choose the word that best matches the definition.

• Corruption

• Larceny

• Bribery

• Cheating

Desegregate (a school, neighborhood, etc.), especially racially.

-choose the word that best matches the definition.

• Combine

• Removal

• Separation

• Integrate

After the Civil War, former slaves sought jobs, and planters sought laborers. The absence of cash or an independent credit system led to the creation of _____________. _____________ is a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.

-choose the word that best fills in the blank space(s).

• Land share

• Sharecropping

• Migrant farming

• Tennent farming

A ____ ___ is a tax levied as a prerequisite for voting. After Reconstruction(1865–1877), the twelve-year period of rebuilding that followed the American Civil War (1861–1865), many southern states passed ____ _____ in an effort to keep African Americans from voting.

-choose the word(s) that best fill in the blank space(s).

• poll tax

• voting tax

• opinion tax