Free Printable Unit 9: Reconstruction 1865-1877

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Unit 9: Reconstruction 1865-1877

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class

Date

Lincoln's main goal for Reconstruction was to:

put former Confederate leaders on trial

add amendments to the Constitution

rejoin the former Confederate states with the Union

give suffrage to freed slaves

Lincoln's plans for dealing with former Confederate states were considered:

tough but fair

very generous and forgiving

too harsh

too hard to manage

The Freedmen's Bureau was established to provide former slaves with:

food and clothing

schools and education

legal and financial aid

all of these

After Lincoln's assassination, Reconstruction was passed to his vice-president:

Ulysses S. Grant

Rutherford B. Hayes

Andrew Johnson

Charles Sumner

The 13th Amendment:

abolished slavery in the U.S.

made all natural-born Americans citizens

gave African-American men suffrage

put the South under military rule

The 14th Amendment:

abolished slavery in the U.S.

made natural-born Americans citizens

gave African-American men suffrage

readmitted the Confederate states to the Union

The 15th Amendment:

abolished slavery in the U.S.

made all natural-born Americans citizens

gave African-American men suffrage

officially ended Reconstruction

Black Codes were laws that:

denied freedmen basic civil rights

forced many freedmen to continue working on plantations

showed the South's resistance to reform

all of these

The first attempt to give former slaves basic freedoms and citizenship was the:

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Reconstruction Acts of 1867

Amnesty Act

Enforcement Act

10.

Which of these was NOT part of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

Put South under military rule

States must ratify 14th Amendment

States must write new constitutions

Plantations were divided into farms for former slaves

11.

A scalawag was a:

southerner who supported the Union and Reconstruction

Union soldier who protected freedmen in the South

northerner who came south looking for economic opportunity

nickname for sharecropper

12.

A carpetbagger was a:

someone who cleaned rugs

northerner who came south for economic opportunity

nickname for former Confederate soldiers

northern factory worker

13.

Hiram Revels was:

the federal official who ran the Freedmen's Bureau

the first African-American U.S. senator

a famous abolitionist writer

a member of Andrew Johnson's cabinet

14.

To stop the Ku Klux Klan from interfering with elections, Congress enacted the:

Amnesty Act

Compromise of 1877

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Enforcement Acts

15.

After regaining their voting rights, southern Democrats began:

reversing many Republican reforms in the South

denying African-Americans the right to vote

passing racial segregation (Jim Crow) laws

all of these

16.

An important factor in Ulysses S. Grant winning the presidency in 1868 was:

he served as Andrew Johnson's vice-president

500,000 African-Americans were able to vote

he had support from southern Democrats

people preferred presidents with beards

17.

Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M were founded by the:

Homestead Act

Dawes Act

Morrill Act

Civil Rights Act of 1866

18.

A negative effect of the Dawes Act on Native Americans was:

they were forced to move to reservations in the West

their culture and tribal governments were damaged

thousands died of starvation and disease

Natives began attacking white settlements

19.

The Homestead Act was passed to encourage:

settlers to establish farms in the West

former Confederates to accept Reconstruction reforms

building factories in western states

sharecropping in the South

20.

A result of the Compromise of 1877 was:

Reconstruction came to end

southern states received federal aid

Southern states passed "Jim Crow" laws

all of these

21.

What was the economic impact of sharecropping for most freedmen and their families?

Many took advantage of the Homestead Act

They found manufacturing jobs in new southern factories

They found themselves trapped in a cycle of debt and poverty

They attended freedmen's schools and black colleges

22.

Literacy tests and poll taxes were means by which:

sharecroppers could pay off their debts

African-Americans were denied suffrage rights

southern states paid for public schools

Federal officials prosecuted white terrorist groups

23.

As Reconstruction began, what problem did southerners face?

Homes, farms, and towns destroyed

Business failures and high unemployment

High inflation made currency worthless

all of these

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Unit 9: Reconstruction 1865-1877

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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