B1 Reconstruction

What was the main reason for the formation of the terrorist group the Ku Klux Klan?

• The group could limit the social, economic, and political progress of African Americans.
• The group could help African Americans economically, and socially.
• The group could agree with African Americans in government.
• The group could support the African Americans socially and politically.

How was the institution of slavery formally abolished in the United States?

• through the Compromise of 1850
• by the Emancipation Proclamation
• through the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865
• by the ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865

Which of the following proved to be a lasting contribution of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• The creation of many schools throughout the South.
• The creation of a new constitution that increased women's rights.
• The creation of a many military groups to support African Americans.
• The creation of a new constitution that gave aid to the South.

Which provision was found in Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?

• Southern elite must request a pardon and ratify the 13th amendment
• South Carolina had to recognize the end of slavery and write a new constitution
• Military districts were created to punish the South
• Fifteen percent of the Southern elite were required to pledge allegiance to the Confederacy

After the ratification of the 15th amendment, who was given the right to vote?

• All white men and women
• Northern male citizens
• All male citizens
• Former male and female slaves

Which Reconstruction amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision and identified African Americans as citizens?

• 12th
• 13th
• 14th
• 15th

What labor system replaced slavery on plantations during Reconstruction?

• sharecropping
• debt farming
• child labor
• lend lease

Who was governor of South Carolina directly following Reconstruction?

• Rutherford B. Hayes
• Wade Hampton III
• Samuel Tilden
• Strom Thurmond

What were Jim Crow Laws?

• Laws that allowed all men to vote
• Laws that created segregation
• Laws that ended segregation
• Laws that allowed the illiterate poor white to vote

What was a result of gerrymandering in South Carolina?

• More African-Americans were elected to Congress
• African-Americans held every political office available
• A limited number of African-American were elected to Congress
• African-Americans were often not able to vote