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WorksheetsReconstruction
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 1mins
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1.
The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give women the right to vote
b)
to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
c)
to give African Americans the right to vote
d)
to abolish slavery
2.
The 15th amendment to the Constitution was the last of the "Reconstruction Amendments," and it was ratified in 1870. What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vote
b)
to establish a federal income tax
c)
to give women the right to vote
d)
to officially end the "Reconstruction Era"
3.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following groups during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Radical Democrats
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Andrew Johnson
4.
The 14th amendment to the Constitution was the second of the "Reconstruction Amendments." What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vote
b)
to give all American citizens equal protection under the law
c)
to abolish slavery
d)
to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America
5.
One of the most heavily debated programs of Reconstruction was the Freedman's Bureau. While it had mixed results, the primary goal of this program was to:
a)
prevent the African American population from voting in federal elections.
b)
establish the "sharecropping" system to make sure that white farmers continued to employ African Americans.
c)
provide newly freed slaves with food, shelter, work, and education.
d)
to enforce "Black Codes," or laws that treated African Americans as second-class citizens
6.
Which of the following men assassinated President Abraham Lincoln only two weeks after the Civil War ended?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
Edwin Stanton
c)
Thaddeus Stevens
d)
Samual Tilden
7.
The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:
a)
were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
b)
were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
c)
did not punish the Southern states that rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
8.
In 1866, a group formed in Tennesse to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
9.
The period after the Civil War where the United States started to rebuild and reunite is called. . . .
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Industrial Era
c)
Golden Age
d)
Great Depression
10.
Who took the office of President after Pres. Lincoln was killed?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Livingston
d)
Andrew Young
11.
What amendment guaranteed that all citizens, regardless of race have equal protection under the law?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
12.
After the Civil War, slavery was replaced with
a)
Minecraft
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Jobs
d)
Free Labor
13.
Laws that restricted African Americans from voting, serving on juries and testifying against whites in court were called?
a)
Black Rights
b)
White Rights
c)
Black Codes
d)
White Codes
14.
Jim Crow laws included
a)
literacy tests, poll taxes and a grandfather clause
b)
grandfather clause, physical exam, court cases
c)
english requirements, photo id, citizenship
d)
all african-americans could vote, women could vote, food tax
15.
Who was Hiram Rhodes Revels?
a)
The first elected African American Senator in 1870.
b)
A violent radical from Texas.
c)
The leader of the KKK
d)
The man who wrote the 13th Amendment.
16.
Amnesty is an official pardon of past crimes:
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What does this photo say about how newly freed slaves were treated during Reconstruction?
a)
Everyone was getting along, regardless of race
b)
They were treated worse that slaves
c)
They were provided more opportunities
d)
Whites worked with African Americans to fix the problems of the South
18.
What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system?
a)
They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
b)
They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.
c)
Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods on credit.
d)
All choices are true.
19.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
20.
Which of the following best describes the feeling of most Southeners after the Civil War?
a)
Hopeful that the future will be better.
b)
Angered by the policies of Reconstruction
c)
Guilty for starting the war.
d)
Relieved that the war was over.
21.
The Homestead Act gave 160 acres to settlers as long as stayed on the land for 5 years and made an improvement to it. What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
a)
Further expansion of settlers to the West.
b)
To create tension between Native Americans and settlers.
c)
Relieve the overpopulation the East Coast was experiencing
d)
The government was so nice they decided to give away free land.
22.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
23.
How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished slavery
b)
It said slaves could vote
c)
It protected African Americans as equal citizens
d)
It said that African Americans could move north
24.
The federal government encouraged settlement in westward lands by passing the--
a)
Land-Grab Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Morrill Act
d)
Homestead Act
25.
This vocab word means "extreme"
a)
conservative
b)
liberal
c)
radical
d)
inception
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