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WorksheetsReconstruction Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This amendment abolished slavery.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
2.
This amendment says if you are born in the U.S. you are a citizen.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
3.
This amendment says all male citizens can vote.
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
23rd
4.
This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling.
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
5.
Segregation means --
a)
separation based on race
b)
separation based on gender
c)
coming together
d)
get rid of
6.
System of farming where plantation owners would lend former slaves a place to live in exchange for farming crops
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Freedmen's Bureua
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Slavery
7.
Amendment to the US Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
8.
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
9.
Amendment to the US Constitution that forbade any state to deny any citizen the right to vote due to “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Equal protection under the law
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
10.
Period of reuniting the North and the South after the Civil War that lasted from 1865-1876
a)
Reinstitution
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Progressive Era
d)
Destructive Period
11.
Law passed by Congress to overcome the Black Codes of the South and to provide citizenship for African Americans
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
12.
Northerners who went South after the Civil War during the time of Reconstruction
a)
Sacalwags
b)
Carptebaggers
c)
Pioneers
d)
Homesteaders
13.
Disputed election in which Rutherford B. Hayes was elected US President and which also ended the years of Reconstruction
a)
Election of 1860
b)
Election of 1876
c)
Election of 2016
d)
Election of 1818
14.
Believed that reconciliation and preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Booker T. Washington
15.
Former Confederate general who urged Southerners to make peace and reconcile with the North after the end of the Civil War
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Booker T. Washington
16.
Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights, was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Booker T. Washington
17.
Which statement bests describes a Black Code?
a)
African Americans were not allowed to move to another state
b)
African Americans were not allowed to gather in groups in public places
c)
African Americans were not allowed to be sharecroppers
d)
African Americans were not allowed to own vehicles
18.
Frederick Douglass fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed -
a)
rights to bear arms
b)
voting rights
c)
freedom of speech
d)
freedom of religion
19.
"The Union must and shall be preserved" is a quote that may have been made by -
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
20.
Which is a belief of both Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee about the direction the South should take after the Civil War?
a)
The South should accept punishment for the war
b)
The South should reconcile with the North
c)
The South should accept discrimination policies
d)
The South should continue to fight the North
21.
What was the result of passing the 15th Amendment during reconstruction?
a)
Rights were taken away from plantation owners
b)
African American rights increased
c)
Women received equal rights
d)
Expanded rights for First Americans
22.
How can the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments best be summarized?
a)
Protection is only provided for male citizens under the law
b)
Protection is guaranteed for all citizens under the law
c)
Protection is only provided for certain ethnic groups under the law
d)
Protection is not guaranteed to enslaved citizens under the law
23.
The constitutional amendments that were adopted during Reconstruction...
a)
provided political and legal rights for African Americans
b)
increased the rights of southern soldiers
c)
limited the number of years in a presidential term
d)
allowed federal money to be spent on building construction
24.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
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
26.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
27.
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.
28.
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
29.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877 that legalized segregation and forced whites and blacks to use separate facilities.
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
30.
Laws passed by southern states immediately after the Civil War that made it illegal for freedmen to live or work in certain areas.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
31.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
32.
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by...
a)
impeaching him
b)
reelecting him
c)
bribing him to leave
d)
overthrowing him
33.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
34.
Which president did Congress try to impeach during Reconstruction?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
35.
Groups like the Ku Klux Klan formed during Reconstruction to help freed slaves and work to protect their rights.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
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
37.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction. This is known as...
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The Corrupt Bargain
d)
Illegal Compromise
38.
Toward the end of Reconstruction, most of the Southern elite:
a)
brought back the institution of slavery
b)
moved to the North and West
c)
regained their elite status in the South
d)
lost everything they had
39.
During Reconstruction, which of the following did the Southern states enact in order to restrict the rights of the freedmen?
a)
Slave Codes
b)
Civil Rights laws
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
Black Codes
40.
After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, who took over the presidency and continued Reconstruction?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
41.
The Ku Klux Klan often resorted to violence to accomplish its goal. This violence was usually designed to...
a)
protect personal property.
b)
retaliate against previous acts of violence.
c)
intimidate the victims.
d)
prevent the spread of more violence.
42.
Following the Civil War, most of the people who became sharecroppers were:
a)
former plantation owners.
b)
former Union soldiers.
c)
former Confederate soldiers.
d)
former slaves.
43.
At the end of a harvest, a sharecropper would usually pay a land owner:
a)
the cash that was earned when the crops were sold.
b)
a portion of the crops that were produced.
c)
nothing.
d)
all of the crops that were produced.
44.
Which of the following marked the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
a)
development of the sharecropping systems
b)
withdrawal of federal troops in the South
c)
election of a Democratic President
d)
Success of the Freedman's Bureau
45.
What was Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction?
a)
Preserve the Union and end the Civil War as soon as possible
b)
Send military control to the South and punish all Confederate Veterans
c)
End the use of slave labor in the South and give all African Americans the right to vote
d)
Prolong the war to punish the South and expel the Southern states from the Union
46.
Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction?
a)
Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Scalawags
d)
Carpetbaggers
47.
What aspect helped Radical Reconstruction change the South?
a)
Strong government leadership
b)
Military control
c)
White Southern support
d)
Lincoln's leadership
48.
The following picture represents an example of assistance Congress provided to all people in the South in need, including newly freed slaves. What organization did Congress create?
a)
American Red Cross
b)
Freedmen’s Bureau
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Salvation Army
49.
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in which of the following:
a)
Andrew Johnson was elected as president
b)
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
c)
Federal troops were removed from the South
d)
KKK was removed from the South for lynching
50.
Name of the laws passed in the south after Reconstruction that limited the rights of African Americans.
a)
Joe Smith Laws
b)
Dred Scott Laws
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Black Code Laws
51.
What was the name of the college that Booker T. Washington founded?
a)
The Washington Institute
b)
The University of Alabama
c)
The Tuskegee Institute
d)
Washington & Lee College
52.
In Plessy vs. Ferguson...
a)
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.
b)
The Supreme Court never made a ruling.
c)
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.
d)
Plessy never took the case to the Supreme Court.
53.
What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?
a)
Refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama.
b)
Violate the Separate Car Act in Louisiana.
c)
Peacefully protest at a lunch counter in North Carolina.
d)
Refuse to pay debt as a sharecropper in Virginia.
54.
Plessy vs. Ferguson --
a)
gave African Americans the right to vote
b)
desegregated southern society
c)
declared racial segregation unconstitutional
d)
established the doctrine of "separate but equal" in the U.S.
55.
Jim Crow laws...
a)
were federal laws that all Americans had to follow
b)
were state laws in the South that declared segregation illegal
c)
made it possible for southern states to set up segregated societies
d)
were eventually overturned in Plessy vs. Ferguson
56.
The picture above is an example of...
a)
Prejudice
b)
Segregation
c)
Reconciliation
d)
Black code
57.
A negative, unfair opinion about a specific person based on a characteristic
a)
Discrimination
b)
Segregation
c)
Prejudice
d)
Reconciliation
58.
A negative action directed toward a group of people because of a specific, common characteristic that violates a person’s rights.
a)
Discrimination
b)
Reconciliation
c)
Prejudice
d)
Amnesty
59.
Which of the following is an example of discrimination?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
Constitution
d)
13th Amendment
60.
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven regions of the U.S.?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
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