Reconstruction Period Quiz

What does the term "impeachment" refer to?

• Electing a new official

• Charging an elected official with a crime

• Passing a new law

• Dismissing a court case

Which president was often at odds with Congress when trying to implement Reconstruction plans?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What term was used to describe white Southerners who cooperated with Northerners during Reconstruction?

• Carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

• Abolitionists

• Confederates

What term was used to describe Northerners who went South to profit from Reconstruction?

• Carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

• Abolitionists

• Confederates

What efforts did Ulysses S. Grant support in the South?

• Industrialization

• Reconstruction

• Secession

• Colonization

Which president won the contested election of 1876?

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Benjamin Harrison

• Grover Cleveland

• William McKinley

What was the main controversy in the Election of 1876?

• No clear winner

• Foreign interference

• Voter fraud

• Electoral college abolition

Which group wanted to punish the Southern states after the Civil War?

• Democratic Party

• Scalawags

• Radical Republicans

• The Confederacy

Which states were affected by the removal of federal troops as a result of the compromise?

• Southern states

• Northern states

• Western states

• Eastern states

Amnesty is an official pardon or forgiveness for a political crime. Who would be granted amnesty under the Reconstruction plans of President Lincoln and President Johnson?

• Radical Republicans

• Confederate states and their citizens

• Carpetbaggers and Scalawags

• Democrats