Reconstruction Period in the United States - Worksheet

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction period in the United States?

• To reunite the nation and integrate formerly enslaved people into society

• To expand the United States territory westward

• To establish a monarchy in the Southern states

• To simplify the U.S. Constitution

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President and oversaw the early years of Reconstruction?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• James A. Garfield

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What did the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 require Southern states to do?

• To declare war on Northern states

• To rewrite their constitutions and ratify the 14th Amendment

• To elect their governors directly

• To pay reparations to northern states

Which group was established to assist formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction?

• The Knights of Labor

• The Sons of Liberty

• Freedmen's Bureau

• The Anti-Slavery Society

What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

• To limit the powers of the federal government

• To grant citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born in the U.S.

• To establish a federal banking system

• To regulate international trade

Who were the "carpetbaggers" during Reconstruction?

• Southern abolitionists

• Northern merchants seeking trade

• Northerners who moved to the South to participate in Reconstruction governments

• Southern landowners opposed to Reconstruction

What did the 15th Amendment achieve?

• Ended segregation in public schools

• Granted African American men the right to vote

• Established Prohibition

• Created a federal income tax

Which Supreme Court case effectively undermined the power of the 14th Amendment during Reconstruction?

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What was "sharecropping" in the context of Reconstruction?

• A system where freedmen worked land owned by someone else in exchange for a share of the crops

• A government-mandated land distribution program

• A taxation system on landless peasants

• A military strategy to reclaim lands