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WorksheetsReconstruction Test fall 2019
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which activist believed that African-Americans should quietly accept social segregation while receiving vocational training and working hard?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
John Hope
d)
Alonzo Herndon
2.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
3.
Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities.
a)
Racist
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Jim Crow
4.
This Reconstruction plan said a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Republican's Plan
d)
Grant's Plan
5.
Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
6.
Why was Lincon's 10 Percent Plan not put in to effect?
a)
The war wasn't finished yet
b)
He became Secretary of State
c)
He was assassinated
d)
He lost the war
7.
In the late nineteenth century, southern states passed Jim Crow laws in order to...
a)
ban the Populist Party.
b)
enforce discrimination.
c)
protect African Americans.
d)
put limits on voting rights.
8.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
9.
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Booker T. Washington
10.
According to Booker T. Washington, what would help African Americans gain equality?
a)
Learning skills and trades
b)
Holding protests and strikes
c)
Attending meetings and elections
d)
Working longer and harder
11.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation
d)
Desegregation
12.
Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War that limited the freedom of formerly enslaved people. African Americans could not own guns, meet after sunset, could be jailed if they were unemployed.
a)
Liberty Law
b)
Slave Codes
c)
Amendments
d)
Black Codes
13.
A federal agency set up in 1865 to help both whites and African Americans in the South
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
NAACP
c)
HUD
d)
Ku Klux Klan
14.
President who withdrew troops from Southern states after the nation was united
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
James A. Garfield
15.
A change in a bill or law
a)
Impeach
b)
Amendment
c)
A Big Change
d)
Modification
16.
These people brought their own supplies, equipment and animals but needed land to farm and a place to stay.
a)
Runaway slaves
b)
Tenant farmers
c)
Sharecroppers
d)
Poor white people
17.
After Plessy v. Ferguson, southern states:
a)
became alarmed at the number of whites being killed by blacks.
b)
vowed to return political control to conservative Republicans.
c)
passed hundreds of segregation laws.
d)
took advantage of black farmers who could not pay their debts.
18.
What did Rutherford B. Hayes do that ended reconstruction?
a)
Sent more troops to the south
b)
Override Veto's
c)
Removed the Military from the south, not giving protection to African Americans
d)
Did nothing
19.
This group helped educate African Americans, provide legal aid and fed former slaves.
a)
KKK
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
20.
Which Amendment gave African Americans the Right to Vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
16th
d)
15th
21.
Why was Andrew Johnson Impeached?
a)
He hated Lincoln
b)
He ignored overrides from Congress
c)
He didn't Veto any laws
d)
He sent native americans on trail of tears.
22.
These laws allowed for Segregation in Public Places such as schools, theaters, and Restaurants!
a)
Black Codes
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1871
d)
16th Amendment
23.
What part of the country do you think African Americans would want to go for better opportunities/Life?
a)
North
b)
South
24.
What were the effects of Sharecropping on African Americans?
a)
They got rich
b)
They remained poor (poverty)
c)
They got educated
d)
They didn't change
25.
What were the goals of the Presidents during Reconstruction?
a)
Keep the Union Separated
b)
Punish the South
c)
Reunite The Union
d)
Who Cares?
26.
Which amendment outlawed slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
22nd
27.
What effects did Poll Taxes and Literacy Taxes have on African Americans Males?
a)
They had to pay or take test inorder to vote.
b)
They needed to pay or pass these in order to become citizens.
c)
It prevented them from using the same doors and bathrooms as whites.
d)
None!
28.
Who is someone who went to the south from the North and stole from the south
a)
Scallywag
b)
KKK
c)
Carpet Bagger
d)
Racist
29.
This was a group of men who wanted to restore power to white men!
a)
KKK
b)
Share Croppers
c)
Freedmans Bureau
d)
None
30.
This amendment gave citizenship and protection to Naturally born Citizens and previous Slaves
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
31.
Which was a Major Result of Reconstruction?
a)
African Americans were still slaves?
b)
The President and Congress worked together.
c)
Amendments were passed that helped African Americans.
32.
Which Amendment gave citizenship to the African Americans?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
33.
The 18th president of the US, who served from 1869-1877, was
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
James A. Garfield
34.
The Democratic Party wanted to control New York City in the 1860s & 1870s through
a)
Thomas Nast
b)
New York Times
c)
Tammany Hall
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
35.
The scandal involving the Union Pacific Railroad & the bribing of Congressmen was called
a)
Belknap Scandal
b)
Whiskey Ring
c)
Credit Mobilier
d)
Tammany Hall
36.
The scandal involving millions of dollars of government tax money & bribing of government officials was called
a)
Belknap Scandal
b)
Whiskey Ring
c)
Credit Mobilier
d)
Fisk & Gould Gold Scandal
37.
Northerners who traveled to the South to make a profit on Reconstruction
a)
Unionists
b)
Scalawags
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Redeemers
38.
Southerners who made a profit off of Reconstruction.
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Sharecroppers
d)
Radical Republicans
39.
Who was the first African American Senator?
a)
Hiram Revels
b)
Samuel Tilden
c)
Thaddeus Stevens
d)
Charles Sumner
40.
The Southern law which allowed a person to vote as long as their ancestor had voted prior to 1866 was known as:
a)
Grandfather Clause
b)
Literacy Test
c)
Poll tax
d)
Civil Rights Act (1875)
41.
This was a Southern state law that required all voters to pass an "understanding" clause before they could vote. It was:
a)
Civil Rights Act (1875)
b)
Poll tax
c)
Grandfather clause
d)
Literacy Test
42.
This southern law required all voters to pay a tax before they could vote. It was:
a)
Literacy Test
b)
Grandfather clauses
c)
Poll tax
d)
Civil Rights Act (1875)
43.
This law guaranteed African Americans the right to use public facilities
a)
14th amendment
b)
Civil Rights Act (1875)
c)
15 th amendment
d)
Compromise of 1877
44.
Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
45.
The Congressional Plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Ten Percent Plan
b)
Wade-Davis Bill
c)
Reconstruction of America Bill
d)
Freedmen's Bureau Bill
46.
The laws that were passed in the South to limit the rights of African Americans and keep them as landless workers were known as the:
a)
Black Codes
b)
Slave Codes
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1868
d)
14th amendment
47.
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
48.
The 15th amendment gave the right to vote to
a)
All African Americans
b)
African American men
c)
Native Americans
d)
White Women
49.
Which is the best contemporary definition of a "scalawag"?
a)
a Northern abolitionist who supported the Freedmen's Bureau
b)
a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War
c)
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
d)
a freedman entitled to vote
50.
Which of the following correctly describes the political cartoon below?
a)
This Northern Republican is shown in a positive light as he heads South to enact Reconstruction
b)
The southern citizens in the background are cheering this carpetbagger's arrival.
c)
The southern citizens are actively attempting to prevent the arrival of the carpetbaggers.
d)
This Northern carpetbagger is depicted in a negative light as a grim and intense intruder with clenched fists.
51.
Which of the following believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?
a)
William Lloyd Douglas
b)
W.E.B. Du Bois
c)
George Washington
d)
Booker T. Washington
52.
What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
53.
Secretary of state under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson; Early supporter of American expansion; Arranged for the United States to buy Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million
a)
William Seward
b)
Alfred T. Mahan
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
John Hay
54.
Which was NOT used to keep African Americans from voting?
a)
sharecropping
b)
literacy tests
c)
poll taxes
d)
grandfather clause
55.
The goal of the KKK was to use violence and intimidation to keep African-Americans from exercising their rights under the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment and therefore, allow the southern whites
a)
the right to vote
b)
to achieve some economic independence
c)
the ability to continue to use African American labor
d)
to regain control of the state and local governments
56.
In 1876, this group celebrated as the Republicans lost power in SC and Democrats regain the governorship
a)
Refunders
b)
Rebounders
c)
Renaissance Men
d)
Redeemers
57.
which region was most affected by Reconstruction
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
58.
What did Harriet Tubman’s work with the Underground Railroad involve?
a)
As a freed slave, she led others to take a stand against slave owners.
b)
As a freed slave, she bought slaves and then gave them their freedom.
c)
As an escaped slave, she guided slaves from the South to freedom.
d)
As an escaped slave, she opened a school for those who traveled to Canada.
59.
What is segregation?
a)
Unequal treatment based on a person's race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic.
b)
The social separation of groups of people especially by race.
c)
The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force.
60.
Amendment to the US Constitution that ensured the citizenship of former slaves. It provides “equal protection of the laws” for all U.S. citizens.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
61.
Northerners who went South after the Civil War during the time of Reconstruction
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Pioneers
d)
Homesteaders
62.
This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
4th
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