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Reconstruction Test Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abolitionists obtained their goal when which amendment was passed?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

2.

This political cartoon is relevant to which era?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

1st Great Awakening

c)

Era of Jackson

d)

War of 1812

3.

In what way did the Freedmen's Bureau help the south?

a)

Separating large plantations and giving the property to previous slaves

b)

Creating an army to support voting rights of previous slaves

c)

Giving legal help and public education to previous slaves

d)

By writing the government to give money to former slaves

4.

When the Civil War was over, the south created Black Codes to- ?

a)

give consequences to plantation owners for using slaves

b)

support the views and motives of Radical Reconstruction in the South

c)

support the objectives of the Freedmen's Bureau

d)

limit the power of the 13th amendment

5.

Which of these listed below prompted Congress to pass the 14th Amendment?

a)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

The formation of the Know Nothing Party and their beliefs

c)

Formation of the Black Codes in the southern states after the Civil War

d)

The South opposing the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation

6.

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?

a)

First time ever that Congress overrode a Presidential veto

b)

It was a change in federal power after President Johnson was impeached

c)

First time the U.S. passed a law that protected racial minorities

d)

It was an example of how abolitionists failed to influence policies during Reconstruction

7.

What was the biggest reason President Johnson was impeached?

a)

He was against the 13th amendment

b)

He refused to investigate illegal activity going on by the Union army during the Civil War

c)

He opposed policies by the Radical Reconstruction Congress aimed towards the former Confederacy

d)

He was against redistributing land to former slaves under the Homestead Act

8.

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

a)

Colonial Era governors

b)

Post-Civil War Reconstruction governments

c)

American Revolution Patriots

d)

Revivalists that were part of the 2nd Great Awakening

9.

Poll taxes and literacy tests are examples of how southern states tried to weaken-

a)

the 3/5 Compromise

b)

15th amendment

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Dred Scott v Sandford

10.

This scene outside a Missouri courthouse in 1852 would look very different after-

a)

the 1st Great Awakening

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

growth of factories in the South

d)

passage of the 15th amendment

11.

What happened because of sharecropping?

a)

Workers joined labor unions

b)

Previous slaves were stuck in a cycle of debt to their landowner

c)

Agricultural workers moved to cities to open businesses

d)

Property was sold by landowners in order to pay previous slaves

12.

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?

a)

Era of Jackson

b)

Antebellum Period

c)

Federalist Period

d)

Era of Reconstruction

13.

The creators of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are explaining rights they probably consider-

a)

given to all citizens by the government

b)

natural and are given at birth

c)

protected under religious beliefs

d)

given by the court system

14.

Which guarantee in the Constitution did this violate?

a)

Freedom to assemble

b)

Due Process

c)

Freedom of the press

d)

Right to trial by jury

15.

Which title would be the best example of civic duty?

a)

"Jurors Give Decision on Burglary Case"

b)

"Business Gives 2 Million to China Relief Effort"

c)

"Flight Attendants Vote on Strike"

d)

"Parents Boycott Public Schools"

16.

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-

a)

high fines for minor crimes such as traffic violations

b)

life in prison with no trial by jury

c)

excessive government surveillance

d)

being drafted into the military

17.

When someone serves jury duty, they are demonstrating which right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? (remember your hand signals!)

a)

1st

b)

8th

c)

2nd

d)

6th