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WorksheetsReconstruction 1865-1877
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do all three amendments after the Civil War guarantee for citizens of the United States?
a)
land ownership
b)
freedom of religion
c)
equal protection under the law
d)
a payroll tax
2.
Although the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed, which two groups were the last to receive their full citizenship benefits?
a)
African-Americans & Women
b)
Women & Immigrants
c)
Native Americans & African Americans
d)
Women & Native Americans
3.
During Reconstruction, African Americans gained –
a)
equal rights.
b)
a guaranteed job.
c)
money for land.
d)
insurance.
4.
What were people called who were from the North and took advantage of the Southerners during Reconstruction?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Pioneers
5.
Reconstruction came to an end when –
a)
the Black Codes were adopted.
b)
a compromise took place over the 1876 election.
c)
Lincoln was elected President.
d)
Congress proposed the 13th Amendment.
6.
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
a)
Established aid to former slaves
b)
Provided citizenship
c)
To create poll taxes
d)
To end slavery
7.
Which thought the preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Ned Stark
d)
George Washington
8.
What name was given to the laws passed by southern states that limited economic and physical freedom of former slaves?
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Black Codes
9.
Who was a voice for human rights and civil liberties for all people?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
George Washington
10.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Grant Citizenship
b)
Ban Slavery
c)
Give all Citizens the Right to Vote
d)
Provide for Freedom of Speech
11.
The 14th Amendment...
a)
Grants citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
b)
Ensures all persons born in the U.S.have the right to vote
c)
Bans Slavery
d)
Determines the Process by which the President and Vice President of the US are Elected
12.
The 15th Amendment...
a)
Bans slavery in the United States and all of its territories
b)
Guarantees the Right to keep and bear arms
c)
Grants citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
d)
Ensures all persons born in the U.S. have the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
13.
Who won the Election of 1876 and thus began the end of the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Tywin Lannister
14.
The Reconstruction Era began after the end of the ___.
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Warring States Period
c)
War of 1812
d)
Civil War
15.
Which President tried to Veto the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
Hu Jintao
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