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Reconstruction TEST Review- Study

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the numbered region where the setting of Reconstruction takes place.


This region was...

the most damaged after the Civil War

needed to be rebuilt after the Civil War

major locations of the Freedmen's Bureau

a)

7

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

2.

Reconstruction Era can be defined as-

a)

Period after the Civil War when the country reunited

b)

War between North and South States

c)

Period of history when we bought Alaska from Russia

d)

Period of history when the Southern states left the Union

3.
Which Amendment banned slavery in the US and its territories?
a)
13th Amendent
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
4.

Choose the best description of 'carpetbaggers'-

a)

Northerners who came South and were seen as taking advantage and were not trusted

b)

People who worked installing carpets.

c)

Southerners who went to the Midwest to take advantage.

d)

People who hated Reconstruction and Freedmen

5.

.... this sign represents federal/national laws that began in the South and soon spread through the country

a)

Racial Rules

b)

Lincoln Laws

c)

The 1619 Act

d)

Jim Crow Laws

6.

Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws were meant to limit the freedoms of -

a)

African Americans

b)

Southern Leaders

c)

Northern Carpetbaggers

d)

White Landowners

7.

This artifact, a "globe" ballot box, is associated with what Reconstruction Amendment?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

8.

Southern General turned College President who urged Southerners to follow Lincoln

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Frederick Douglass

9.
When racial groups are separated from one another, this is called _____________.
a)
segregation
b)
impeachment
c)
sharecropping
d)
substitution
10.
Identify the region in purple
a)
Southwest
b)
Midwest
c)
Northwest
d)
Northeast
11.

Homer Plessy and those who worked with him were trying to challenge which law

a)

the Brown v. Board of Education case

b)

Segregation of races and Jim Crow laws

c)

Reconstruction

d)

equal pay for equal work

12.
Identify the region in pink.
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Midwest
d)
Southwest
13.

Click each item (3) that would be associated with the POSITIVE aspect of Reconstruction

a)

Lincoln attempting to reconcile with the South

b)

Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws after the Civil War

c)

Educational opportunities given by the Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Southerners angered by the intruding Carpetbaggers

e)

African Americans holding public office and African American culture (AME church/art/music)

14.

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

a)

They did not help anyone during the Cold War

b)

The amendments worked together to guarantee equal rights for African Americans.

c)

The amendments worked together to guarantee equal rights for White Americans.

d)

The amendments guaranteed jobs for African Americans.

15.
Atlanta, New Orleans, and Washington DC are all cities in the ________ region.
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Pacific
16.
What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?
a)
the American Missionary Association
b)
the Freedmen's Bureau
c)
the Ku Klux Klan
d)
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP
17.

This free born African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP


He also was an accomplished sociologist and historian and eduated at Fisk and Harvard University

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Frederick Douglass

18.

Which African American leader wanted vocational (job skill) education was best for African Americans?


-saw slavery to freedom first hand in Franklin County, VA

-Went to Hampton Insitute and founded Tuskegee

a)

W.E.B. Dubois

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Booker T. Washington

19.

Amendment adopted in 1870, that prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color or because they have previously been slaves

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

20.
According to Booker T. Washington, which of the following options was the best way for African Americans to gain equality?
a)
working longer hours at more difficult jobs
b)
holding protest marches and strikes
c)
learning skills and trades (vocational education)
d)
attending political meetings and participating in elections
21.
-Created a plan for Reconstruction
-Wanted to keep the Union together and not punish the South
-Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Which Leader is best described by the list above?
a)
Jim Crow
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Abraham Lincoln
22.
In which area of the United States was the textile industry located?
a)
Detroit
b)
New England
c)
The South
d)
Florida
23.
Which industry was located here?
a)
Textiles
b)
Oil
c)
Steel
d)
Automobiles
24.

Famous abolitionist and statesman during the Civil War and political figure after (Minister to Haiti in 1880s)


Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights (15th Amendment)


Worked for civil liberties for all people; including the womens voting movement


Which leader is being described?

a)

Haile Selassie

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Frederick Douglass

25.

-Born free in MA

-Educated at Fisk University and Harvard University

-Believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans (no waiting for freedom)

a)

William Lloyd Douglas

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

George Washington

d)

Booker T. Washington

26.

What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?

a)

Gave women the right to vote

b)

granted citizenship and equal protection under the law

c)

Gave slave owners leeway over slaves.

d)

abolished slavery

27.

Look at the image above. The Freedmen's Bureau's longest lasting legacy during Reconstruction was their commitment to-

a)

Legal Assistance

b)

Rations

c)

Education

d)

Jim Crow Laws

28.

Here is a picture of Hampton Institute and students in a carriage making class; who would have PREFERED this vocational classroom setting?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B DuBois

29.

Here is a picture of a carpentry/wood working class in Alabama; who would have PREFERED this classroom setting?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B DuBois

30.

Here is a traditional class in Psychology; which African American leader would have PREFERED this classroom setting for African Americans?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B Dubois

31.
The picture above shows African Americans voting. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments guarantees that right?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
32.

Click each item (2) that would be associated with the NEGATIVE aspect of Reconstruction

a)

Lincoln attempting to reconcile with the South

b)

Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws after the Civil War aimed at taking away rights of freedmen

c)

Educational opportunities given by the Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Southerners angered by the intruding Carpetbaggers

e)

African Americans holding public office and African American culture (AME church/art/music)

33.
Which region of the United States is shaded gray on the map?
a)
Rocky Mountain
b)
New England
c)
Midwest
d)
Pacific
34.

The 15th amendment gave all men (regardless of color) the right to vote; who are the two (2) groups still left out of the right to vote


1 group gained the right to vote in 1920 (19th Amendment)

1 group gained the right to vote in 1924

a)

Jazz Musicians

b)

Immigrants

c)

Women

d)

Native Americans

e)

Europeans

35.

"Seperate but equal" was the verdict in what 1896 court case?


verdict- outcome of a court case

a)

Witchell vs Mahoney

b)

Smith vs City of Boston

c)

Brown vs Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs Ferguson

36.

Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau? (choose 1)

a)

Helped reconnecting slaves with their families (legal services)

b)

Helped create schools/education for freedmen

c)

Helped provide food, clothing, medical care for freedmen

d)

Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers

e)

Helping anyone else displaced in the South try to recover