Chapter 16 Lesson 3-4 Reconstruction

What did Frederick Douglass mean when he said, “It is not the race and color of the vote” that Southerners feared?

• He meant that white Southerners didn’t fear African Americans and formerly enslaved people voting—what they really feared was Northern politics and Republican politicians being in charge in the entire nation.

• He meant that white Southerners feared African Americans and formerly enslaved people voting.

• He meant that white Southerners feared losing their land to African Americans.

• He meant that white Southerners feared the economic competition from African Americans.

Were African Americans included in the new governments set up after the war?

• Yes; for a short time, they held the majority in the lower house of the South Carolina legislature. They helped revise state constitutions and passed laws to support public education and civil rights. There were 16 African Americans in the U.S. House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate between 1869 and 1880.

• No; African Americans were not included in the new governments set up after the war.

• Yes; African Americans were included but only in minor roles without significant influence.

• No; African Americans were excluded from all government positions.

Who were “scalawags” and “carpetbaggers”?

• “Scalawags” were Southerners who had been pro-Union, were Republican supporters, or held no enslaved people. “Carpetbaggers” were Northerners who moved to the South after the war; Southerners viewed them with suspicion.

• “Scalawags” were Northerners who moved to the South after the war; “Carpetbaggers” were Southerners who had been pro-Union.

• “Scalawags” were Southerners who supported the Confederacy; “Carpetbaggers” were Northerners who moved to the South after the war.

• “Scalawags” were Southerners who opposed the Confederacy; “Carpetbaggers” were Southerners who supported the Confederacy.

What were some of the ways white Southerners resisted Reconstruction?

• By enacting the black codes, refusing to give African Americans store credit, and preventing African Americans from owning land.

• By providing African Americans with land and financial support.

• By encouraging African Americans to participate in politics.

• By forming alliances with African American communities.

Which secret society was formed by white Southerners to threaten and kill African Americans during Reconstruction?

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Freemasons

• The Knights of Columbus

• The Red Cross

What was one of the disadvantages of the sharecropping system for sharecroppers?

• Sharecroppers did not own the land they worked.

• Sharecroppers received a fixed salary.

• Sharecroppers had full control over their crops.

• Sharecroppers were provided with free housing.

Why could accounts kept by the landowner not be questioned by sharecroppers?

• Because the landowner had complete control over the financial records.

• Because the sharecroppers were illiterate.

• Because the government regulated the accounts.

• Because the sharecroppers trusted the landowners.

What was a common financial issue faced by sharecroppers?

• They made little or no money and often could barely feed their families.

• They were given large sums of money by the landowners.

• They were able to save a significant amount of money.

• They were provided with financial aid by the government.

How did President Grant’s lack of experience affect the Republican Party?

• It led to scandals and corruption.

• It strengthened the party's unity.

• It increased voter support.

• It had no significant impact.

What implications did the Republican Party losing the majority in Congress have for African Americans?

• It had no effect on African Americans.

• It was a setback for African Americans whose rights they were trying to protect.

• It led to increased support for African American rights.

• It resulted in African Americans gaining more political power.