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WorksheetsTest #8 REVIEW
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is misleading about describing Jim Crow South as "separate but equal?"
These laws applied only to schools.
Everyone ended up sharing the same spaces.
Divisions among groups were rarely enforced.
African Americans' facilities were usually inferior.
The Jim Crow stereotype harmed African Americans by altering:
laws protecting their voting rights
the public's perception of them
laws related to public schools
their eligibility to serve in the military
Which city had the biggest increase in African-American population during the Great Migration?
Atlanta, GA
Little Rock, AR
Tallahassee, FL
Philadelphia, PA
Compared to the Jim Crow South, the North during the same era was:
less restrictive for African Americans but still segregated.
completely free of racial discrimination.
fully integrated.
more dangerous for African Americans, with less opportunity.
The NAACP found its greatest successes in the fight against segregation:
in Congress.
in state legislatures.
through appeals to the President.
in the courts.
Which best characterizes the Supreme Court's view of Jim Crow laws?
It always considered them illegal.
It initially supported them.
It overturned them immediately.
It deemed it was not their place to judge their validity.
What did MLK, Jr. mean: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."
Right will prevail over wrong eventually.
Historically, most people have acted ethically and fairly.
If all can agree then equal rights can be legally protected.
The fight to end discrimination is a cyclical process.
Which of the following was the PRIMARY aim of Reconstruction?
distributing aid to northern families
readmitting Confederate states to the Union
building up America's military strength
making sure the South paid for all damages done in the war
The 14th Amendment gave citizenship rights to all freedmen. This meant they would:
be allowed to create their own country.
receive a free college education.
be granted 40 acres of land.
receive equal protection under the law
Which statement best summarizes Radical Republicans' strategy for reforming the South?
Give the South freedom to implement laws as they see fit.
Compromise with Southern leaders, but be firm.
Pass federal laws that force changes on Southern society.
Threaten the South with another war if it refuses to change.
Which of these statements is an OPINION about Andrew Johnson?
His actions contributed to his impeachment.
He once owned slaves.
He was never elected President.
He was an inept President.
President ________ passed the Enforcement Acts, enabling the U.S. military to combat the KKK.
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Poll taxes & literacy tests that Southern states required for voting effectively worked against:
Black Codes
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Second Amendment
Jim Crow laws
Which phrase most accurately describes the Reconstruction project?
an incredibly successful program
a complete and total failure
well-intentioned but incomplete
not necessary, a waste of time
What system essentially replaced slavery in the South?
sharecropping
chain gangs
imprisonment
factory work
Radical Republicans believed the Civil War was fought not only to end slavery but also for:
racial equality
gender equality
states' rights
labor rights
Which Amendment guarantees citizenship and equal protection under the law for all citizens (including all races)?
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
The Fifteenth Amendment was about:
voting rights for all races
equal protection for all races
citizenship for all races
eliminating slavery
About how many African-Americans held office (worked for the government) during Reconstruction?
100
1,000
2,000
10,000
After several years, what did Republicans lose interest in?
their political party's platform
Reconstruction
the U.S. Constitution
selecting strong Presidential candidates
What is sometimes called the second Reconstruction?
the election of Rutherford B. Hayes
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
the gender equality movement
the election of Barack Obama
According to John Green, who was the 3rd worst president ever?
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Lyndon B. Johnson
TRUE or FALSE: Andrew Johnson wanted a mix of black and white men to lead state governments.
TRUE
FALSE
What is the most accurate statement regarding former slaves after the Civil War?
All former slaves purchased their own land/house & had jobs.
Many former slaves became sharecroppers & earned wages.
Most former slaves continued to be slaves.
Most former slaves moved to northern states.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 become law if the president vetoed it?
Congress overrode the president's veto by a 2/3 vote.
It was passed by a later president.
The states voted for it to be passed.
The Vice President overrode the president's veto.
What MOST prevented blacks from enjoying full citizenship rights in the South after the Civil War?
black codes
sharecropping
enforcement of the 14th Amendment
the inability to find their family members
During Reconstruction, most blacks supported which political party?
Republican
Democrat
Independent
Libertarian
The main failure of Reconstruction was that after 1877, the southern states:
went back to restricting the freedoms of African Americans.
banned the Fourteenth amendment.
legalized slavery.
kicked out all African Americans.
What did newly freed African Americans REALLY want according to John Green?
revenge
dominance over whites
free resources like food & money
land & economic freedom
Who was the first black citizen to be elected to the U.S. Senate in 1870 during Reconstruction?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Barack Obama
Hiram Revels
Frederick Douglass
