Reconstruction Era review

Which of the following was a major issue that prevented successful Reconstruction efforts in the South?

• The lack of support from northern politicians and voters.

• The resistance of southern political leaders and citizens to change.

• The lack of financial resources and funding for Reconstruction programs.

• The shortage of labor and materials needed to rebuild the southern economy.

The above political cartoon justified which Freedmen’s attitude toward living in the South?

• That voting was worth risking their life for

• That being free led to being equal with Whites

• The constant threat of violence made freedom worse than slavery

• The newfound freedoms gave Freedmen the confidence to defend themselves

Referring to the lithograph (poster), during Reconstruction, which of the following was a change that took place in the South?

• Many African Americans found manufacturing employment.

• Many White Southerners supported African Americans’ rights.

• African Americans favored the Democratic Party.

Read the excerpt from The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction by President Abraham Lincoln, 1863: "WHEREAS, in and by the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that the President 'shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment;' … The persons excepted from the benefits of the foregoing provisions are all who are, or shall have been, civil or diplomatic officers or agents of the so-called Confederate government; all who have left judicial stations under the United States to aid the rebellion; all who are, or shall have been, military or naval officers of said so-called Confederate government above the rank of colonel in the army or of lieutenant in the navy; all who left seats in the United States congress to aid the rebellion; all who resigned commissions in the army or navy of the United States and afterwards aided the rebellion; and all who have engaged in any way in treating colored persons, or white persons in charge of such, otherwise than lawfully as prisoners of war, and which persons may have been found in the United States service as soldiers, seamen, or in any other capacity."

• To seize the property of southern landowners

• To encourage southerners to accept reunification

• To appoint leaders for southern state governments

• To end alliances between southern states and foreign nations

What was the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It freed all slaves in the United States

• It freed slaves only in areas rebelling against the Union

• It ended the Civil War

• It gave women the right to vote

Which amendment was passed to continue the ideals of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• First Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Twenty-sixth Amendment

According to the painting, which Reconstruction Amendment was passed that gave African Americans the right to vote?

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Using the drawing above, how did Southern Blacks lose their rights after the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?

• Black Southerners did not lose any rights during these years

• New state and local laws later limited Black Southerners’ legal status

• Few Black Southerners took advantage of their newfound freedoms

• White Southerners openly accepted the rights of blacks.

Considering the end of Reconstruction, which statement below best explains the table?

• Increased number of White voters for Black representation

• Decreased number of Black voters due to fears of violence

• Decreased number of White voters due to fears of violence

• Increased number of Black voters due to the 15th Amendment

Categorize each statement as a success or failure of Reconstruction.

• Passage of the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

• Failure

• The economic system of sharecropping

• Success

• Implementation of Jim Crow laws and Black Codes

• Failure

• Freedmen’s Bureau and other organizations helped many black families obtain housing, jobs, and schooling

• Failure

• Rise of hate groups and threats of violence

• Success