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WorksheetsReconstruction Part Two
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Reconstruction was the process of
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?
It abolished slavery
It said slaves could vote
It made former slaves citizens of the United States
It said that African Americans could move north
Northerners who went South after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the South were called
Scalawags
Ku Klux Klan
Carpetbaggers
Sharecroppers
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?
Sons of the Confederacy
Neo-Nazis
Ku Klux Klan
Black Separatists
The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to —
Win an election as a member of the Democratic Party
Win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi
Serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
Run for public office in the South
Which is the BEST description of the Southern economy during Reconstruction?
The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor
The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
Which chamber of Congress starts the impeachment process?
Senate
House
Both
Which chamber of Congress hears the case and acts as the judge and jury in impeachment trials?
Cabinet
House of Burgessess
House of Representatives
Senate
What is the required number of votes needed for both the House and Senate to impeach and remove high government officials?
3/5 majority
1/2 majority
2/3 thirds majority
Simple majority
The end result of Johnson's impeachment trial was?
Johnson was removed from office by majority vote.
Johnson missed being removed from office by one vote.
Johnson was replaced by his Vice President
Johnson sued the House of Representatives for impeaching him.
After an extremely close election resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if
he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau
he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south
he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only
he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress
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?
Jim Crow Laws
Black Codes
Freedman's Bureau
Reconstruction
A Poll Tax...
is a tax you had to pay to buy poles
is a tax African Americans had to pay in order to vote
is a tax you had to pay to become a citizen of the US, if you immigrated from Poland
is a tax you had to pay to conduct a poll
