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Reconstruction Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
Idk
c)
16th
d)
15th
2.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
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3.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
4.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
5.
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
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
6.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Bring back the Southern economy
c)
Develop the economic system of sharecropping for freedmen
d)
Determine what to do with 4 million freed African Americans
10.
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
11.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
12.
After an electoral dispute resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if
a)
he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau
b)
he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south
c)
he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only
d)
he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress
13.
Overall, Reconstruction
a)
established constitutional amendments that wouldn't be fully enforced for decades
b)
was a complete success
c)
was a complete failure
d)
was fully embraced by the South
14.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
15.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
16.
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.
17.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?       
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes. 
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
18.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
19.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
20.
Groups like the Ku Klux Klan that formed during Reconstruction helped freed slaves and worked to protect their rights.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction.  This is often referred to as:
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The corrupt bargain
d)
Illegal compromise
22.
Sharecroppers had little chance of making a profit and getting ahead.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
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 
24.
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.
25.
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.
26.
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
27.
Which came last for African Americans during the Reconstruction period?
a)
The right to vote
b)
The official end of slavery
c)
The right to sign contracts
d)
The granting of citizenship
28.
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
29.

In 1864, they passed the ___________ a rival plan for reconstruction. It required a majority of white men in each southern state to swear their loyalty to the Union.

a)

Freedman Bureau

b)

Wade-Davis Bill

c)

The Chad Bill

30.

Was President Johnson easier or harder on the Southern states and President Lincoln?

a)

Easier

b)

Harder

c)

About the same

d)

He had no opinion

e)

President who?

31.

A Tax on Tobacco & Alcohol during Reconstruction was known as:

a)

Fun Tax

b)

Sin Tax

c)

Drunk Tax

d)

Vice Tax

32.

What was President Grant's view on the role of the President in Government?

a)

Create laws

b)

Negotiate Treaties

c)

Carry out the laws

d)

Appoint Government Officials

33.

Which Presidential Candidate was known as a "moral" politician, free from scandal?

a)

Captain Neckbeard

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Rutherford B Hayes

34.

The "10%" in Lincoln's 10% plan centered around:

a)

Returning Land to Rich Southerners

b)

The Oath of Loyalty

c)

Sin Taxes

d)

10% of budget spent on infrastructure

35.

One of the reasons Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan was not implemented was:

a)

He was assassinated

b)

He was impeached

c)

He retired

d)

Radical Republicans Blocked The Plan

36.

Who did President Johnson attempt to remove from office, violating the Tenure of Office Act and leading to impeachment charges?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Wade Davis

c)

Edwin Stanton

d)

Horace Greeley

37.

The failure of a large banking firm, causing a distrust of the banks nationwide, is the start of an event known as:

a)

Panic of 1873

b)

Whiskey Ring Scandal

c)

Compromise of 1877

d)

Radical Reconstruction

38.

When sharecroppers needed more seed and supplies for their land, the often bought the supplies using:

a)

Credit

b)

Sacks of Corn

c)

Land

d)

Years of Service

39.

Under the tenant farming system, what is exchanged between landlord and renter?

a)

Money

b)

Goods

c)

Crops

d)

Favors

40.

The main outcome of the Military Reconstruction Act was:

a)

Divided the South into 5 districts, each under Union Military Leadership

b)

Closed the Port in New Orleans

c)

Placed Confederate Officials in charge of military districts

d)

Increased military spending in Southern factories

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