Unit 4 (Reconstruction) Review

Which of the following WAS NOT a cause of tension between freedmen and whites during Reconstruction?

• Whites and African American sharecroppers were in competition to market their crops.
• Whites felt that their sense of superiority was threatened by the freedmen.
• Thousands of men were wounded in the war.
• White land owners lost their labor force and a large portion of their wealth.

Which of the following IS NOT considered a failure of Reconstruction?

• rise of vigilante groups
• increased literacy rates in South Carolina
• voter fraud and irregularities in state elections
• the passing of the Black Codes

South Carolina was required to call a convention and write a new state constitution in 1868 because they refused to ratify which amendments?

• 13, 14, and 15

• 14 and 15

• 13 and 14

• 13 and 15

Who did the Federal government say should be in charge of rebuilding Southern economies and towns?  

• South Carolina

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The Southern States

• The US government

Why was it difficult for the South to rebuild their towns after the Civil War?  

• Union occupation
• Carpetbaggers stole funds
• Scalawags stopped production
• No money and too much damage

Who did the Freedmen's Bureau help? (mostly)

• Union Soldiers

• Confederate Soldiers

• Former slaves & poor whites

• Native Americans

Why did the freedmen lose their lands given by the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Johnson pardoned Confederates
• 40 Acres and a Mule was illegal
• They did not pay taxes.
• Sharecropping was too hard.

How did sharecropping affect former slaves?

• Made them Rich
• Left them in a cycle of debt
• Whites joined terrorist groups
• They were taxed heavily

What was the greatest accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?  

• Education 
• Economic Prosperity
• Social Change
• Political equality

What was the purpose of Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction?  

• Punish the South
• Let the North be in charge of Government
• End the war quickly
• Humiliate the South