WorksheetsReconstruction
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
During the Reconstruction Era many Radical Republicans passed legislative reforms that were designed to --
support the passage of the black codes in the former Confederate states
actively resist the Wade-Davis Bill that granted equal rights to African Americans
give economic opportunities and political rights to the newly freed slaves
create lenient measures to make it easy for the southern states to rejoin the Union
Following the 13th Amendment many Southern state governments countered by enacting black codes. The Radical Republicans in Congress responded to these black codes with the passage of the --
Civil Rights Acts of 1866
Emancipation Proclamation
Compromise of 1870
Morill Act
Southern states, angered by the passage of the 13th Amendment, passed black codes which were designed to --
expand suffrage rights to all men
restrict the freedoms of the African Americans
make the South pay former slaves a decent wage
allow the freedmen to get a free public education
Which of the quotes would have been said by a Radical Republican in response to the black codes?
"This finally brings the war to a close by establishing a plan for the equal treatment of the former slaves."
"This goes against everything that the war was fought for and undermines the actions of the federal government."
"This allows for the newly freed African Americans to have an economic opportunity to get off of the plantations."
"This creates the ability for the freedmen to be incorporated into society as the equal of the white man."
The Radical Republicans passed the Reconstruction Amendments; the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments that were designed to --
grant citizenship rights to Native Americans
enforce the Compromise of 1877
make former slaves equal to white citizens
allow for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
The election of __________ finally provided African Americans in the south with proof of the enforcement of the 15th Amendment.
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Dred Scott
Ulysses S. Grant
Frederick Douglass
"The time has passed for argument. Nothing more need be said. For a long time it has been clear that colored persons must be senators."
-Charles Sumner, from his debate on the Senate Floor
The quote from Sumner above is explaining the --
reasons for passing of the black codes
justification for the 13th amendment
election of Hiram Rhodes Revels
reasons against integration in the South
During the Reconstruction Era the Federal government established several programs to assist the newly freed slaves in the South. Southern state governments resented these programs and passed black codes that were designed to --
require that all African Americans children attend the free, public schools
make it illegal for slave owners to go to the North to search for their runaway
control their former slaves by limiting their rights and economic opportunities
ratify the amendments in the Constitution that gave former slaves equal rights
As the new freedmen in the South looked for a way to make a living, their former owners needed workers to farm their land. That led to the development of the --
immigration of workers to the South
end of the Reconstruction period in the South
system of shrecropping
abolishment of the institution of slavery
Which of the following problems were faced by African Americans in the South as a result of the passage of the black codes?
Forced to work in the labor economy under the sharecropping system
Creation of a separate public education system for African American children
Establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to aid the former slaves adjust to their freedom.
Ratification of the 14th amendment to guarantee civil rights to all people.
-African Americans in the South had to find a job
-African Americans could not own weapons
-African American children were not allowed to attend school
Which of the following information would be best to complete the diagram above?
Provisions of the Missouri Compromise
Effect of the Reconstruction Amendments
Causes of the United States Civil War
Impact of the passage of Black Codes
Which one of the following quotes expresses and economic problem faced by many white families in the South after the Civil War?
"We need to build more railroads to connect our towns to major cities."
"Our money is worthless and the prices of goods are incredibly too high."
"The newly freed African Americans need to have rules that govern how they behave."
"Our government is now dominated by the freedmen and the scalawag."
Which of the following best explains a political problem facing many whites during Reconstruction?
Those who had been supporters of the Confederacy were not allowed their suffrage rights.
Homes, farms, and railroads had been destroyed during Sherman's march to the sea.
The price of cotton had dropped to historic lows and many Southerners had no money.
Women had to work on the family farms because so many Southern men were killed or injured during the war.
"Carpetbaggers are generally understood to be men who come here for office sake, of an ignorant or bad character, and who seeks to array the Negroes against the whites....in order to get office through them."
The quote below describes --
the transformation of the social culture in the South after the Civil War
the feelings of solidarity between Northern whites and the new freedmen
a political problem facing many Southern whites during Reconstruction
how inflation caused a dramatic rise in the price of Southern goods
The Homestead Act was signed into law in 1862, and its purpose was to --
set aside designated lands in states for the creation of higher institutions of learning
promote individual ownership of land by Native Americans
allow for the inclusion of newly freed African Americans into Southern society
encourage settlement of the west by any American, including freed slaves
In 1862, Congress passed legislation that was officially titled "An Act Donating Public Lands to the Several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, "the ________ provided each state with 30,000 acres of Federal land for each member in their Congressional delegation.
Which of the following would best complete the sentence above?
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
Townshend Act
Morrill Act
The Dawes Act legislation became a law in 1887, and was designed to allow the President to --
divide up Native American lands to encourage individual ownership and citizenship
set aside federal lands that certain states could sell to raise funds to build colleges
punish the leaders of the Confederate government for their treasonous actions
use his executive power to overrule Supreme Court decisions that he didn't agree with
In 1862 the Congress passed the Morrill Act, which at first was only for the states in the Union, but eventually it was extended to former Confederate states as well. The main effect of the Morrill Act was that it --
gave the President certain powers during the Civil War to prohibit seditious actions against the government
got rid of Native American culture and assimilated them to the American way of life
served to raise the necessary funds and supplies for the Union army to continue fighting the Civil War
allowed states to set up institutions of higher education to teach the agricultural and mechanical arts
The poster above was used to promote which of the following actions by the United States?
Dawes Allotment Act
Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act
Pontiac's War
The advertisement above was used to promote which of the following actions by the United States government?
Dawes Allotment Act
Homestead Act
Alien and Sedition Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The advertisement above was used to promote which of the following actions by the United States government?
Dawes Allotment Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Morrill Act
Homestead Act
