WorksheetsReconstruction Test Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 51mins
Abolitionists obtained their goal when which amendment was passed?
12th
13th
14th
15th
This political cartoon is relevant to which era?
Reconstruction
1st Great Awakening
Era of Jackson
War of 1812
In what way did the Freedmen's Bureau help the south?
Separating large plantations and giving the property to previous slaves
Creating an army to support voting rights of previous slaves
Giving legal help and public education to previous slaves
By writing the government to give money to former slaves
When the Civil War was over, the south created Black Codes to- ?
give consequences to plantation owners for using slaves
support the views and motives of Radical Reconstruction in the South
support the objectives of the Freedmen's Bureau
limit the power of the 13th amendment
Which of these listed below prompted Congress to pass the 14th Amendment?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The formation of the Know Nothing Party and their beliefs
Formation of the Black Codes in the southern states after the Civil War
The South opposing the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866:
-All people born in the U.S. are citizens
-Gave all citizens particular rights granted by law
What is the importance of this act?
First time ever that Congress overrode a Presidential veto
It was a change in federal power after President Johnson was impeached
First time the U.S. passed a law that protected racial minorities
It was an example of how abolitionists failed to influence policies during Reconstruction
What was the biggest reason President Johnson was impeached?
He was against the 13th amendment
He refused to investigate illegal activity going on by the Union army during the Civil War
He opposed policies by the Radical Reconstruction Congress aimed towards the former Confederacy
He was against redistributing land to former slaves under the Homestead Act
The changes listed below were created by?
1.) Setting up the South's first state funded public schools
2.) A more equal tax system
3.) Prohibiting discrimination on public transit
Colonial Era governors
Post-Civil War Reconstruction governments
American Revolution Patriots
Revivalists that were part of the 2nd Great Awakening
Poll taxes and literacy tests are examples of how southern states tried to weaken-
the 3/5 Compromise
15th amendment
Treaty of Ghent
Dred Scott v Sandford
This scene outside a Missouri courthouse in 1852 would look very different after-
the 1st Great Awakening
Westward Expansion
growth of factories in the South
passage of the 15th amendment
What happened because of sharecropping?
Workers joined labor unions
Previous slaves were stuck in a cycle of debt to their landowner
Agricultural workers moved to cities to open businesses
Property was sold by landowners in order to pay previous slaves
A journalist is writing a piece for a newspaper. The article contains the following subjects:
-Separation of the South into different military districts
-President Johnson is impeached
-Approval of the 14th and 15th Amendments
Which period of U.S. History is the main focus of the writing?
Era of Jackson
Antebellum Period
Federalist Period
Era of Reconstruction
The creators of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are explaining rights they probably consider-
given to all citizens by the government
natural and are given at birth
protected under religious beliefs
given by the court system
Which guarantee in the Constitution did this violate?
Freedom to assemble
Due Process
Freedom of the press
Right to trial by jury
Which title would be the best example of civic duty?
"Jurors Give Decision on Burglary Case"
"Business Gives 2 Million to China Relief Effort"
"Flight Attendants Vote on Strike"
"Parents Boycott Public Schools"
The 4th Amendment states: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause..."
The amendment quoted above protects people from-
high fines for minor crimes such as traffic violations
life in prison with no trial by jury
excessive government surveillance
being drafted into the military
When someone serves jury duty, they are demonstrating which right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? (remember your hand signals!)
1st
8th
2nd
6th
