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8. Reconstruction

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A lenient plan to readmit southern states to the Union as quickly as possible. (supported by Lincoln)

a)

Presidential Reconstruction

b)

Congressional Reconstruction

c)

State's rights

2.

A strict plan for Reconstruction carried out by Republicans in Congress. It forced southern states to pass the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments.

a)

Presidential Reconstruction

b)

Congressional Reconstruction

c)

State's rights

3.

banned slavery in the US:

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

4.

redefined citizenship to include African Americans and provide them with legal protection:

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

5.

extended the right to vote to black men:

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

6.

became President after Lincoln’s assassination:

a)

Quincy Jones

b)

Rutherford B Hayes

c)

Andrew Johnson

7.

Andrew Johnson was impeached but was not removed from office after going on trial.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

organization that provided everyday needs to newly freed former slaves:

a)

NAACP

b)

Abolitionists of America

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

9.

laws passed in southern states to limit the freedom of former slaves:

a)

De Facto Segregation

b)

Radical Reconstruction plan

c)

Black Codes

10.

terrorist organization that fought for white superiority:

a)

Nazi Criminals

b)

KKK

c)

Black Panthers

11.

A close election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes. Tilden was a clear favorite but didn’t win a majority.

a)

Election of 1860

b)

Election of 1876

c)

Election of 2000

12.

This settled the questionable election of 1876. The Republicans got their President (Hayes), but southern democrats got what they wanted: the end of Reconstruction.

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

The Great Compromise