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WorksheetsEconomic Effects of Reconstruction
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The thirteenth amendment to the US constitution ____________
a)
outlawed slavery
b)
barred former Confderate leaders from holding national or state office
c)
made poll taxes illegal in federal elections
d)
all of the above
2.
Which amendment to the US constitution gave African American men the right to vote?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
3.
Which amendment to the US Constitution gave citizenship to all people born in the US?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
4.
This political party demanded equality, voting rights, land, and education for blacks in the South
a)
Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
President Johnson
d)
The Confederates
5.
These were Southern whites who supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction.
a)
Carpetbaggers
b)
Scalawags
c)
Scoundrels
d)
Socialists
6.
What term describes Northerners who went south to make money off Reconstruction?
a)
Scalawags
b)
Scoundrels
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Beggars
7.
What job did most African Americans in the South have after the Civil War?
a)
Factory workers
b)
Sharecroppers
c)
Slaves
d)
Land-owners
8.
Which of these answers describes an economic effect of Reconstruction for plantation owners?
a)
They made alot more money once the Civil War ended
b)
They were called scalawags because the poor whites didn't like them
c)
They lost laborers and wealth
d)
They favored the Radical Republicans and supported equality
9.
What was a negative effect of sharecropping for freed slaves?
a)
Freed slaves finally had their own land and equal rights, but they didn't have any knowledge of using money
b)
Freed slaves were forced to take out liens in years when the crop was short, which trapped them in a cycle of debt
c)
Freed slaves couldn't read their labor contracts, so they had to work harder than they worked when they were slaves
d)
Freed slaves could not keep up with the working conditions of sharecropping
10.
What was an economic effect of Reconstruction for small farmers?
a)
They gained an advantage over plantation owners
b)
They had to compete with freed slaves when selling their crops
c)
They were not affected
d)
They were assisted by freed slaves who wanted to work for them
11.
What was an economic effect of Reconstruction for women?
a)
They were not affected
b)
They were able to own property for the first time
c)
They had to work for plantation owners
d)
none of the above
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