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Chapter 8 Alabama History Review Game

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were former slaves called after the Civil War?

a)

Scalawags

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Freedmen

d)

Ex-slaves

2.

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865?

a)

George Houston

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Benjamin Sterling Turner

3.

Which government house did three black men serve in during Reconstruction?

a)

U.S. House of Representatives

b)

Legislature

c)

Senate

d)

Federal Government

4.

What was the time after the Civil War called?

a)

Peace Times

b)

Refigurement

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Post War

5.

What document led to the readmission of Alabama to the United States?

a)

The Constitution of 1868

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution of 1870

d)

The Bill of Rights

6.

What did the Ku Klux Klan use against African Americans during this time? Check all that apply

a)

tear gas

b)

fear

c)

weapons

d)

intimidation

e)

violence

7.

What did the Confederate States have to repeal to be readmitted to the Union?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Proclamation of Separation

c)

The Constitution of 1868

d)

Ordinance of Secession

8.

Approximately how many people were killed in the Civil War?

a)

100,000

b)

450,000

c)

625,000

d)

950,000

9.

Who were Northern white people who brought their stuff in suitcases that looked like carpet. Some came to help and others came to make money or run for political office.

a)

scalawags

b)

pioneers

c)

freedmen

d)

carpetbaggers

10.

Which amendment gave freedmen full rights as citizens?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

11.

What was the name of the white Southerners who worked with the military government to make sure the Alabama state government was run as it should be?

a)

Scalawags

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Freedmen

d)

Legislators

12.

What government group was established to help freed slaves?

a)

Legislature

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Reconstruction

13.

What does the word "Reconstruction" mean?

a)

building again

b)

start over

c)

join the Union again

d)

secede

14.

Who was a former slave, who at age 33, entered first grade and eventually became a teacher?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Maria Fearing

15.

Who was against secession before the Civil War; Alabama Governor from 1874-1878 who helped lead the state out of Reconstruction?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

George Houston

d)

James Rapier

16.

Who was the President during the Civil War who made plans to bring the country back together, but was killed before he could carry out his plan?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

George Washingotn

c)

John Adams

d)

Abraham Lincoln

17.

Who was the U.S. President during Reconstruction after President Lincoln was assassinated?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Thomas Jefferson

18.

Who were the African Americans elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama? (Check all the apply)

a)

Benjamin Sterling Turner

b)

Maria Fearing

c)

Jeremiah Haralson

d)

James Thomas Rapier

e)

Horace King

19.

Why were the southern states placed under military rule during Reconstruction?

a)

To rebuild the South

b)

To make sure freedmen were guaranteed voting rights

c)

To protect the former slaves

d)

To give freedmen land

20.

Which president made plans to bring the country back together during the last months of the Civil War?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Abraham Lincoln