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Reconstruction Part Two

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reconstruction was the process of

a)

rebuilding the South after the Civil War

b)

creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War

c)

instituting Black Codes for former slaves

d)

eliminating the plantation economy in the South

2.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
3.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
4.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
5.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
6.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
7.

How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?

a)

It abolished slavery

b)

It said slaves could vote

c)

It made former slaves citizens of the United States

d)

It said that African Americans could move north

8.

Northerners who went South after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the South were called

a)

Scalawags

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Sharecroppers

9.

In 1866, a group was formed to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this terrorist organization?

a)

Sons of the Confederacy

b)

Neo-Nazis

c)

Ku Klux Klan

d)

Black Separatists

10.

The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to —

a)

Win an election as a member of the Democratic Party

b)

Win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi

c)

Serve as a member of the U.S. Senate

d)

Run for public office in the South

11.

Which is the BEST description of the Southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

b)

The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

c)

The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

d)

The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

12.
To bring formal charges against a high official in government is called
a)
removal from office
b)
impeachment
c)
high crime
d)
infraction
13.

Which chamber of Congress starts the impeachment process?

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

Both

14.

Which chamber of Congress hears the case and acts as the judge and jury in impeachment trials?

a)

Cabinet

b)

House of Burgessess

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Senate

15.

What is the required number of votes needed for both the House and Senate to impeach and remove high government officials?

a)

3/5 majority

b)

1/2 majority

c)

2/3 thirds majority

d)

Simple majority

16.

The end result of Johnson's impeachment trial was?

a)

Johnson was removed from office by majority vote.

b)

Johnson missed being removed from office by one vote.

c)

Johnson was replaced by his Vice President

d)

Johnson sued the House of Representatives for impeaching him.

17.

After an extremely close election resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if

a)

he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau

b)

he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south

c)

he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only

d)

he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress

18.
All of the following resulted from the end of Reconstruction EXCEPT:
a)
Ku Klux Klan is founded
b)
Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights. 
c)
Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South
d)
Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality
19.

Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877 that legalized segregation between whites and blacks and mandated the use separate facilities were called?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Codes

c)

Freedman's Bureau

d)

Reconstruction

20.

A Poll Tax...

a)

is a tax you had to pay to buy poles

b)

is a tax African Americans had to pay in order to vote

c)

is a tax you had to pay to become a citizen of the US, if you immigrated from Poland

d)

is a tax you had to pay to conduct a poll