WorksheetsUS History: Plans for Reconstruction Clash
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
2.
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
3.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
4.
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
5.
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped provide African Americans with education
c)
Helped provide food for former slaves
d)
Helped create new Black Codes for freedmen
6.
These were laws 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. Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
7.
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
8.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
9.
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
10.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
11.
After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —
a)
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
b)
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
c)
promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
d)
limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
12.
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
13.
A majority of a state's voting population must pledge allegiance to the Union
a)
Lincoln's 10% Plan
b)
Johnson's Restoration
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
14.
Similar to Lincoln's plan for amnesty, but only required Southerners to "ask" for a pardon
a)
Lincoln's 10% Plan
b)
Johnson's Restoration
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
15.
Opposed equal rights for African Americans
a)
Lincoln's 10% Plan
b)
Johnson's Restoration
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
16.
Was purposely lenient to allow smoother and swifter unification
a)
Lincoln's 10% Plan
b)
Johnson's Restoration
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
17.
Pocket Veto: How many days does the President have to respond to a bill once it is given to the President?
a)
2 days
b)
5 days
c)
10 days
d)
12 days
18.
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 that slaves
c)
They were provided more opportunities
d)
Whites worked with African Americans to fix the problems of the South
19.
Which of the following best describes the feeling of most Southeners after the Civil War?
a)
Hopeful that the future will be better.
b)
Angered by the policies of Reconstruction
c)
Guilty for starting the war.
d)
Relieved that the war was over.
20.
Which of the following men assassinated President Abraham Lincoln only two weeks after the Civil War ended?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
Edwin Stanton
c)
Thaddeus Stevens
d)
Samual Tilden
21.
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
22.
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.
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