WorksheetsUnit 12: Reconstruction
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives, but the Senate
a)
merely voted to censor him.
b)
refused to take a vote.
c)
failed to convict him by one vote.
d)
dead locked and couldn't reach an agreement.
2.
The Reconstruction Era officially ended in South Carolina when:
a)
Ulysses S. Grant was elected as President.
b)
President Hayes withdrew Federal troops from Columbia.
President Hayes withdrew Federal troops from Columbia.
c)
Democrats gained control of Congress.
d)
the "Red Shirt" campaign for governor began.
3.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and African American right to vote were policies pushed by which group during Reconstruction?
a)
Radical Democrats
Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
4.
The primary goal of the Freedman's Bureau 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
5.
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)
were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
6.
Which of the following describes Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan?
a)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union whenever it repaid 10 percent of the damages that were suffered in the state during the Civil War
b)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union 10 percent of the states already included in the United States agreed that it could enter.
c)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union only if it agreed that it would be given 10 percent less representation in the federal government than it had prior to the Civil War
d)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union whenever 10 percent of its voters took a vow of allegiance to the United States
7.
Following the Civil War, the _____ placed all Confederate states under military rule, required states to draft new constitutions guaranteeing African American suffrage, and ratify the 14th amendment.
a)
Ten Percent Plan
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Wade Davis Bill
Wade Davis Bill
d)
Johnson Plan
Johnson Plan
8.
What types of people were described as "scalawags" during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Northern citizens who moved south to take advantage of the disorder and destruction
b)
Southern Republicans who were sympathetic to the Northern politicians in the South.
c)
Newly freed slaves who were competing for jobs with the poor, white population.
d)
Veterans of the Civil War who refused to return to civilian life in the South.
9.
In 1866, a group formed in the South 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
10.
Which of the following statements is true about the overall wealth in the South following the Civil War.
a)
Wealth increased greatly.
b)
Wealth was redistributed to the freed slaves.
c)
Wealth declined greatly.
d)
Wealth remained the same
11.
Northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction were often called _____.
a)
developers
b)
scalawags
c)
carpetbaggers
d)
movers and shakers
12.
The members of Congress battled with Lincoln and later Johnson 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)
were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
13.
Was the period after the Civil War where the United States started to rebuild. This also refers to the process the US used to readmit Confederate states to the Union.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Industrial Era
c)
Golden Age
d)
Great Depression
14.
What plan proposed that Congress, not the President, be responsible for Reconstruction? (It was ultimately vetoed by President Lincoln)
a)
Ten Percent Plan
b)
Johnson Plan
c)
Wade-Davis Bill
d)
Bill of Rights
15.
What did the Wade-Davis Bill declare?
a)
That a state needed a majority, not just ten percent of people to swear allegiance to the Union
b)
That all slaves in Confederate States were now free
c)
That white slave owners must pay money to their former slaves
d)
That the government has the right to take land
16.
Who took the office of President after Lincoln was killed?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Livingston
d)
Andrew Young
17.
This gave African Americans citizenship and said states could not pass black codes.
a)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Affordable Healthcare Act
18.
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
19.
What amendment ended slavery?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
20.
What amendment gave voting rights to African American males?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
21.
The end of slavery allowed African American families to
a)
be reunited, legally marry and make their own money
b)
travel, open businesses, pay poll taxes
c)
work on their master's farm
d)
go to their own doctor, move from state to state
22.
Laws that restricted African Americans from carrying weapons, serving on juries, testifying against whites in court, marrying whites, and traveling without permits were called?
a)
Black Rights
b)
White Rights
c)
Black Codes
d)
White Codes
23.
The KKK and black codes:
a)
helped African Americans to vote
b)
limited African Americans votes, helping Democrats to regain power in the South
c)
heled African Americans students go to college
d)
improved the lives of African Americans
24.
All of the following describe how Southern state governments shifted from Republican to Democrat EXCEPT:
a)
Many African Americans voted Republican.When many were scared from the polls, Democrats began to win.
b)
Amnesty Act returns voting rights and right to hold office to many former Confederates. Most vote for the Democratic Party.
c)
Many African Americans voted Democrat, helping the party regain power in the South.
25.
What is redemption?
a)
The return of Democrats to power in the South, they wanted to restore the Old South
b)
The return of Democrats to power in the North
c)
The return of Republicans to power in the South
d)
The return of Republicans to power in the North
26.
What happened to President Johnson after he fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton?
a)
Nothing
b)
People praised him as a hero
c)
He was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act
d)
He was assassinated
27.
After the Civil War, the South
a)
was destroyed and laid in ruins
b)
kept African Americans in slavery
c)
was renamed the Confederate States of America
d)
made sharecropping illegal
28.
Which is untrue about President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?
a)
Confderate states must take an oath of loyalty to the Union
b)
Each Confederate state would have to withdraw their secession
c)
The North will never allow the South to be fully readmitted to the US
d)
Southern states must ratify 13th Amendment before being readmitted
29.
What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system?
a)
They were forced to give a share of the crop (usually half) to the landowners
b)
They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.
c)
Sharecroppers were forced to pay debts for tools/seed
d)
All choices are true.
30.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes.
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
31.
After the election of 1876, when Tilden won the popular vote but no the Electoral vote, it was decided that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction. This is often referred to as:
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The corrupt bargain
d)
Illegal compromise
32.
Who won the election of 1868 and the election of 1872?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Thaddeus Stevens
d)
Charles Sumner
33.
Through a series of court decisions, the Supreme Court undermined the 14th and 15th Amendments by placing civil rights responsibilities in the hands of:
a)
the federal government
b)
the state government
c)
the county government
d)
the people
34.
Which of the following best describes political conditions in the South?
a)
most African American males did not exercise their right to vote
b)
some thought end of slavery was good, others refused to accept equal rights for African Americans
c)
People in the South were completely satisfied with Republican Reconstruction policies
d)
Republican governors appoint Democrats gaining more support for the Republican Party
35.
All of the following are ways former slaves improved their lives EXCEPT:
a)
could travel freely
b)
searched for loved ones
c)
complete equal status with whites in society
d)
more educational opportunities
36.
True or False? Laws were passed against segregation, but they were not well enforced.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What did General Sherman promise freed slaves who followed his army?
a)
freedom from slavery
b)
the same rights as citizens
c)
the right to vote
d)
40 Acres and a Mule
38.
Which of the following describes the South's economy after the war?
a)
the South becomes the industrial center of the U.S.
b)
demand for cotton is high, the South's profits soar
c)
demand for cotton decreases, so the South has to diversify its economy with textiles and tobacco products
d)
Due to the South's economic prosperity, they treat African Americans well
39.
In _____ freedmen rent land from owner and buy their own tools. They usually bought supplies on credit, merchants charged high prices. This meant they rarely harvest enough to pay their debts and pay for their supplies.
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Tenant Farming
c)
Slavery
d)
a Plantation economy
40.
What happened to the Freedmen’s Bureau?
a)
It was corrupt and known for taking advantage of the poor in society.
b)
It is an organization that still exists today.
c)
Congress allows Freedmen’s Bureau to expire because it argues it has fulfilled its purpose.
d)
It failed to meet any of the needs of the poor.
41.
The scandals in the Grant administration
a)
caused the public to focus on the scandals instead of Reconstruction
b)
turned the public's focus to Reconstruction
c)
it encouraged him to run for a third term
d)
it caused the panic of 1873
42.
The Panic of 1873 caused an economic depression and high unemployment. This:
a)
led to the development of the Freedmen's Bureau
b)
led to the rise of the KKK
c)
inspired people to invest in rebuilding the South's economy
d)
causes the public to focus on the nation’s economic problems instead of Reconstruction
43.
Overall, Reconstruction
a)
was a success and a failure
b)
was a complete success
c)
was a complete failure
d)
was fully embraced by the South
44.
In ____, state governments could be run without federal intervention.
a)
redemption
b)
sharecropping
c)
home rule
d)
Reconstruction
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