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Chapter 16: Reconstruction

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What tragic event happened right after the Civil War that changed the course of Reconstruction
a)
World War 1
b)
Lincoln was assassinated
c)
Johnson got impeached
d)
Lincoln got divorced from Mary Todd Lincoln
2.
What did Southern whites call Northerners who came to help African Americans?
a)
Trespassers
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Weenie Hut Jrs
d)
Jim Crowers
3.
Separating people by their race in public places is called
a)
Emancipation
b)
Freedom
c)
Segregation
d)
The draft
4.
What was the result of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment? 
a)
He remained in office, but had little power or public support.
b)
He remained in office and had more power and public support than before. 
c)
He was removed from office and later assassinated. 
d)
He was removed from office and later became a senator again. 
5.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
6.
Which Civil War general became president of the United States in 1870?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
William T. Sherman
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
7.
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
8.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877.  The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called--
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
9.
Northerners sent 20,000 troops down to the south to protect the rights of African Americans. 
a)
true
b)
false
10.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
12.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
13.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
14.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
15.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
16.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
17.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
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.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
20.

Laws made right after the Civil War 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 were called this.

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow Laws

21.
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:
a)
impeaching him
b)
killing him
c)
bribing him to leave
d)
trying to get him out in the next election
22.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
23.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
24.
Groups like the Ku Klux Klan that formed during Reconstruction helped freed slaves and worked to protect their rights.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
All of the following resulted from the end of Reconstruction EXCEPT:
a)
Ku Klux Klan is founded
b)
Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights. 
c)
Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South
d)
Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality
26.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed 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
27.
Made African Americans citizens.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
28.
Guaranteed all men the right to vote no matter their race.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
29.

Which term refers to the post-Civil War agriculture system where a property owner supplied acreage, tools, and seed to a landless farmer, who then gave the owner a percentage of all he grew?

a)

emancipation

b)

sharecropping

c)

free enterprise

d)

market economy

30.

Which was not a social problem the United States faced at the end of the Civil War?

a)

discrimination against former slaves

b)

resentment and anger over the war

c)

anger over women gaining the right to vote

d)

lawlessness in former Confederate states

31.

Which describes a legal means southern whites used to prevent blacks from voting in the post-Reconstruction era?

a)

income tax

b)

poll tax

c)

blackmail

d)

deportation

32.

How did some southern whites deny justice to blacks during Reconstruction?


Choose all answers that are correct.

a)

They passed laws restricting black voting and land ownership.

b)

They forced black children to attend integrated schools in white neighborhoods.

c)

They passed the 13th Amendment denying citizenship to blacks.

d)

They allowed groups such as the Ku Klux Klan to terrorize blacks.

33.

How did many southern whites view Reconstruction?

a)

They saw Northerners as new customers and clients.

b)

They hated being occupied and controlled by Northerners.

c)

They welcomed Northerners as long lost friends.

d)

They felt that Northerners had saved the South from ruin.

34.

Which term refers to a Southerner who cooperated with northern authorities and who were allowed to vote during Reconstruction?

a)

radical

b)

nativist

c)

secessionist

d)

scalawag

35.

Which describes a way the federal government tried to give blacks full civil rights during congressional Reconstruction?

a)

It sent U.S. army units south to enforce the law.

b)

It turned over all slaveowners' property to freed blacks.

c)

It outlawed the discriminatory system of sharecropping.

d)

It appointed Ku Klux Klan officials to oversee elections.

36.
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
37.
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.
38.
The Reconstruction Era officially ended when Ulysses S. Grant became president in 1869.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
40.

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

b)

The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

c)

The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

d)

The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

41.

Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

An abolitionist

b)

a carpetbagger

c)

a former slave owner

d)

a northern business owner

42.
Whites Only Water Fountain
.... this sign represents what laws in the South
a)
Racial Rules
b)
Lincoln Laws
c)
Black Codes 
d)
Jim Crow Laws
43.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans 
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
44.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on 
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
45.
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
46.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
47.
What were "black codes?"
a)
laws that helped former slaves find employment
b)
laws that improved educational opportunities for former slaves
c)
laws that controlled the lives of former slaves
48.

Who were the Radical Republicans?

a)

a group of northern Congressmen who supported civil rights for the freed slaves

b)

a group of southern Congressmen who opposed civil rights for the freed slaves

c)

a group of northern Congressmen who opposed civil rights for the freed slaves

d)

a group of southern Congressmen who supported civil rights for the freed slaves

49.

White, former Confederate soldiers most often voted...

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

50.

Freedmen from the South most often voted

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

51.

What caused the problem with the Presidential election between Hayes and Tilden?

a)

the African American vote

b)

popular vote

c)

electoral votes

d)

none of the above

52.

A literacy test is

a)

a test to show how much you know

b)

a test to show you can read

c)

a test to show you favor one candidate over another

d)

a test used to prevent Freedmen from voting

53.

A poll tax was

a)

a tax you had to pay to sharecrop

b)

a tax you had to pay to vote

c)

a tax you had to pay to write a petition

d)

a tax used to prevent Freedmen from voting

54.

What were the 9th and 10th cavalry units called?

a)

The cavalry units

b)

The buffalo soldiers

c)

Jake paulers

d)

Nothing

55.
What was the name of the African American pioneers who moved to the Great Plains after the Civil War?
a)
The Reservationists
b)
The Exodusters
c)
The Sodbusters
d)
The Pioneers
56.

True or False: By 1890, an African American was lynched somewhere in the U. S. almost every day.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

True or False: By 1900, more than 50% of African Americans could read and write.

a)

true

b)

false

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