Unit 6 Post Test

Following the American Civil War, northern cities saw an increase in population thanks in part to ______________

• an increase in Asian immigration.

• soldiers returning home from Europe.

• the flight of former slaves from the south.

• Confederate soldiers returning from the war

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were all important additions to the Constitution because they _________________.

• repealed previous amendments.

• granted more freedom to women.

• addressed issues that contributed to the Civil War.

• were passed over the objection of the majority of the states.

Which statement regarding the era of Reconstruction is FALSE?

• the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in all American states

• state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments

• the 14th Amendment made African-Americans citizens of the U.S.

• federal law was changed to abolish slavery in states where it still existed

During Reconstruction, the "Black Codes" ______________.

• protected the Constitutional rights and liberties of freed slaves.

• forced Congress to do the bidding of former Confederate politicians.

• were enacted by the Radical Republicans to prevent racial discrimination in the South.

• were laws passed by mainly Southern states to keep African Americans in a system of virtual slavery.

This piece of legislation represents the political and social changes during the __________ era.

• Civil War

• Prohibition

• Reconstruction

• New South

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

Why did tenant farming become a dominant form of agriculture in the 1870s?

• Many Confederate prisoners were available for such work.

• The government offered landowners incentives to hire them.

• Masses of former slaves were needed to work for landowners.

• People flocked to the South for jobs following the Civil War.

Which is the correct definition of the post-Civil War term carpetbagger?

• a person in the South who opposed expansion west of the Mississippi River

• a person in the South who supported expansion west of the Mississippi River

• a person from the North who would move to the South in order to make money following the Civil War

• a person from the North who would oppose the Federal policies of Reconstruction in the South following the Civil War

What was the MAIN purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• to help slaves adjust to their newfound freedom

• to battle terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan

• to serve as a voice for freed slaves in Congress

• to establish Black Codes to limit freed slaves' rights

Which three groups benefited MOST from Reconstruction policies in the southern states in the late 1800s?

• "scalawags," "carpetbaggers," and freedmen

• women in the workforce, sharecroppers, and child laborers

• "Redeemers," members of the White League, and Confederate veterans

• former Confederate politicians, Democrats, and large plantation owners