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WorksheetsReconstruction and Westward Expansion Review
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was the rebuilding of the country after the Civil War?
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Reconstruction
c)
WWI
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
2.
Who took the office of President after President Lincoln was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Livingston
d)
Andrew Young
3.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of A. Lincoln?
a)
He wanted 10% of the people in the state to pledge their allegiance to the USA.
b)
keep slavery
c)
abolish slavery
d)
protect the rights of African Americans
4.
Which of the following is NOT A. Johnson's goals for Reconstruction?
a)
humiliate the south
b)
required southerners to ask for presidential pardons
c)
be treated like a king
d)
gave African Americans full rights
5.
Which organization, made by Congress, helped African Americans?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Red Cross
d)
Black Codes
6.
What was the main aim of the southerners, despite not being willing to grant rights to the freedmen?
a)
freedom
b)
returning to normal lives
c)
gaining equality
7.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
8.
The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:
a)
were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
b)
were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
c)
were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
9.
Which of the following describes Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan?
a)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union whenever it repaid 10 percent of the damages that were suffered in the state during the Civil War
b)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union 10 percent of the states already included in the United States agreed that it could enter.
c)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union only if it agreed that it would be given 10 percent less representation in the federal government than it had prior to the Civil War
d)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union whenever 10 percent of its voters took a vow of allegiance to the United States
10.
What option below best describes Andrew Johnson?
a)
Wants to continue Lincoln's attempt to make freed slaves equal in American society.
b)
A supporter of the right to vote for freed slaves.
c)
One that does not care much for the lives of freed slaves.
d)
A president that can compromise with the opposing political party.
11.
What was the aim or aims of African Americans during Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite with their families
b)
Enjoy the freedom that had been denied to them
c)
Establish strong communities and places to worship
d)
All of these
12.
Which of the following describes how Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction compared with Lincoln’s plan?
a)
Both Lincoln and Johnson wanted to make it very difficult for the South to rejoin the Union.
b)
Johnson’s plan was similar to Lincoln, but he wanted to punish the southern elite.
c)
Lincoln’s plan was very harsh, but Johnson’s plan was much easier.
d)
Johnson’s plan involved passing out sugar cookies and candy canes to all the freedmen.
13.
This plan required 10% of a state's population to swear an oath of loyalty and abolish slavery before being readmitted to the Union.
a)
Radical Reconstruction
b)
Lincoln's Plan
c)
Johnson's Plan
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
14.
While congress was not in session, allowed southern states to form new state governments.
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Amercans
d)
southerners
15.
Continue Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
African Americans
d)
southerners
16.
right to get an education
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
southerners
17.
gain as much independence as possible
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
southerners
18.
elected former confederates to congress
a)
southerners
b)
congress
c)
African Americans
d)
Johnson
19.
did not want society to change
a)
southerners
b)
Lincoln
c)
African Americans
d)
Johnson
20.
passed Black Codes
a)
southerners
b)
African Americans
c)
congress
d)
Johnson
21.
refused to allow former confederates who were elected to congress to take their seats.
a)
southerners
b)
Johnson
c)
congress
d)
Lincoln
22.
Required southerners who owned large amounts of property to ask for a presidential pardon..
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
congress
23.
Humiliate the Southern Elite.
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
congress
24.
End the Civil War quickly
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
congress
25.
Required Southerners who owned large amounts of property to ask for a presidential pardon.
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
congress
26.
Easy Reconstruction plan
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
congress
d)
southerners
27.
Promised that if ten percent of the people would pledge their allegiance to the United States and abolish slaver, they could form a new state government.
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
congress
d)
southerners
28.
establish churches
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
southerners
29.
reunite families and communities
a)
Lincoln
b)
congress
c)
African Americans
d)
southerners
30.
preserve the Union
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
southerners
31.
equal citizenship
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
African Americans
d)
southerners
32.
wanted their lives to return to normal
a)
Lincoln
b)
southerners
c)
Johnson
d)
African Americans
33.
created the Freedman's Bureau
a)
Johnson
b)
African Americans
c)
southerners
d)
congress
34.
The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give women the right to vote
b)
to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
c)
to give African Americans the right to vote
d)
to abolish slavery
35.
The 15th amendment to the Constitution was the last of the "Reconstruction Amendments," and it was ratified in 1870. What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African American men the right to vote
b)
to establish a federal income tax
to establish a federal income tax
c)
to give women the right to vote
to give women the right to vote
d)
to officially end the "Reconstruction Era"
36.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Radical Democrats
Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
37.
The 14th amendment to the Constitution was the second of the "Reconstruction Amendments." What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vote
b)
to give all American citizens equal protection under the law
c)
to abolish slavery
d)
to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America
to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America
38.
One of the most heavily debated programs of Reconstruction was the Freedman's Bureau. While it had mixed results, the primary goal of this program was to:
a)
prevent the African American population from voting in federal elections.
b)
establish the "sharecropping" system to make sure that white farmers continued to employ African Americans.
c)
provide newly freed slaves with food, shelter, work, and education.
d)
to enforce "Black Codes," or laws that treated African Americans as second-class citizens
39.
The most immediate and important outcome of the Civil War was that:
a)
the South gained its independence.
b)
slavery was ended in the United States.
c)
tensions between different areas of the nation finally ended.
tensions between different areas of the nation finally ended.
d)
the South was able to become an industrial center for the entire nation.
the South was able to become an industrial center for the entire nation.
40.
These people proposed that the federal government should preside over these areas, and the freed African slaves should be helped at the expense of the white population. People who felt this way were probably members of which political group?
a)
Red Shirt Democrats
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Tillmanites
d)
Radical Republicans
41.
Under the tenant farming system started in the late 19th century, the major contribution that the tenant farmer gave was his
a)
Crops (such as cotton and tobacco) were more valuable than money.
b)
Sharecroppers were treated better than paid employees.
c)
People agreed to be sharecroppers in order to avoid having to work in the factories.
d)
There were so few paying jobs for African Americans that they were willing to accept any kind of work they could find.
There were so few paying jobs for African Americans that they were willing to accept any kind of work they could find.
42.
The Ku Klux Klan was a terrorist organization that started during Reconstruction. The group targeted African Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
After the Civil War, the South
a)
was destroyed and laid in ruins
b)
kept African Americans in slavery
c)
was renamed the Confederate States of America
d)
made sharecropping illegal
44.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
45.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African American men the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
46.
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
47.
What does this photo say about how newly freed slaves were treated during Reconstruction?
a)
Everyone was getting along, regardless of race
b)
They were treated worse than slaves
c)
They were provided more opportunities
d)
Whites worked with African Americans to fix the problems of the South
48.
What ended Reconstruction?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
the Civil Rights Cases
c)
Compromise of 1877
d)
Lincoln's assassination
49.
Number '9' on the map is showing which geographical feature that affected travel to the West?
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Columbia River
d)
Snake River
50.
Number '1' on the map is showing which state?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
51.
Number '4' on the map is showing which city?
a)
Greenville, SC
b)
Charlotte, NC
c)
St. Louis, MO
d)
Little Rock, Arkansas
52.
St. Louis, MO was also called the....
a)
Gateway Arch
b)
Gateway to the North
c)
Gateway to the West
d)
Gateway to the East
53.
Number '5' on the map is showing which geographical feature that affected travel to the West?
a)
The Great Plains
b)
The Great Desert
c)
The Great Basin
d)
Storm Valley
54.
Number '2' on the map is showing which geographical feature that affected travel to the West?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Paris Mountain
d)
Rocky Mountains
55.
Number '8' on the map is showing which geographical feature that affected travel to the West?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Columbia River
c)
Snake River
d)
Colorado River
56.
Number '3' on the map is showing which geographical feature that affected travel to the West?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Columbia River
c)
Snake River
d)
Colorado River
57.
Number '6' on the map is showing which geographical feature that affected travel to the West?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Paris Mountains
58.
Number '7' on the map is showing which geographical feature that affected travel to the West?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Snake River
59.
Due to the heavy winter snows and spring rains, what geographic feature was an obstacle to settlers moving west?
a)
the Snake River
b)
the Grand Canyon
c)
the Great Desert
d)
the Rocky Mountains
60.
How did the weather impact the settlement to the West?
a)
Dry summers brought droughts and dust storm.
b)
Unpredictable hailstorms ruined crops
c)
Tornadoes destroyed homes and crops
d)
all of the above
61.
One of the changes in technology that helped the Great Plains farmers to survive was
a)
Stronger plows
b)
New models of windmills
c)
Barbed wire
d)
All of the above
62.
One reason that the farmers and the ranchers did not get along was...
a)
lack of fencing caused the cattle to sometimes the farmers crops.
b)
The cattle carried diseases that the people caught.
c)
The ranchers were mean.
d)
The farmers would not cooperate.
63.
The pioneers that took advantage of the Homestead Act were called...
a)
homesteaders
b)
ranchers
c)
sodbusters
d)
scalawags
64.
What was the name of the first railroad that connected the east coast to the west coast?
a)
Pennsylvania RR
b)
B&O Railroad
c)
Transcontinental RR
d)
Central Pacific RR
65.
Why did many immigrants come to America during the 1850's?
a)
The people back East suffered from lack of food.
b)
Gold was discovered in California
c)
People were being mistreated because of their religion.
d)
There were not enough jobs for people.
66.
The Homestead Act gave settlers...
a)
money when they got to the West.
b)
land for a small fee if they stayed for 3 years.
c)
land for a small fee if they stayed for 5 years.
d)
free homes.
67.
How were Chinese immigrants discriminated against?
a)
Paid less
b)
Worked in bad conditions
c)
Dealt with discrimination
d)
All of the above.
68.
Chinese immigrants came to the United States...
a)
to see something new
b)
to build homes
c)
family reasons
d)
for gold and to help build the transcontinental railroad.
69.
What 3 geographical features affected travel to the west?
a)
Rain, Snow, Tornadoes
b)
Cities, Farms, and Towns
c)
Scarce food, diseases, no water
d)
Rocky Mountains, Rivers, Great Plains
70.
True or False: Railroads led to an increase in pollution.
a)
True
b)
False
71.
What is another name for the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
"Custer's Last Stand"
b)
"Custer's First Stand"
c)
Chief Joseph takes a stand
d)
"Bighorn's Last Stand"
72.
___________ would stomp on the tracks and break them. Railroad owners would shoot them.
a)
Cattle
b)
Horse
c)
Bison
d)
Pigs
73.
______ and ______ were sacred to the Native Americans.
a)
Family, Money
b)
Gold, Money
c)
Land, Bison
d)
Reservations, Farming
74.
The ___________ was used to bring scarce water to the surface.
a)
Windmill
b)
Mechanical Reaper
c)
Steel Plow
d)
Barbed Wire
75.
St. Louis, Missouri was also called...
a)
the Gateway to the North
b)
the Gateway to the West
c)
the Gateway to the South
d)
the Great Arch
76.
How did the Railroad affect Native Americans?
a)
It killed their bison and took their land. Native Americans moved to reservations.
b)
It allowed Native Americans to hunt easier.
c)
It gave Native Americans jobs.
d)
Native Americans loved it.
77.
What did the Transcontinental Railroad do?
a)
Brought new settlers to the West.
b)
Allowed for trade.
c)
Created air pollution.
d)
All of the above.
78.
Cowboys and ranchers worked together to start...
a)
the horse industry.
b)
the cattle industry.
c)
the big industry.
d)
the goat industry.
79.
When European immigrants moved to the West, they created...
a)
buildings.
b)
communities.
c)
fun.
d)
jobs.
80.
Used by settlers in place of wood to make fences on the Great Plains
a)
Barbed Wire
b)
Steel Plows
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Sod Houses
81.
Battle between Sioux and Cheyenne tribes and the soldiers led by Colonel George A. Custer in which the soldiers were defeated and all killed
a)
Battle of Wounded Knee
b)
Battle of Bull Run
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Battle of Little Bighorn
82.
Apache warrior and leader who led his band of warriors in fierce raids against the settlers
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Crazy Horse
c)
Geronimo
d)
Cochise
83.
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
a)
NA could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
b)
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
c)
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
d)
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
84.
What was the purpose of the steel plow?
a)
It tilled the hard packed earth
b)
It brought scarce, hard to find water to the surface
c)
It allowed pioneers to quickly travel across Great Plains
d)
It made the harvest possible
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