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Reconstruction / Westward Expansion LIFT

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

a)

to create equality for all Americans

b)

to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.

c)

to limit the power of the federal government

d)

to give all people the right to vote

2.

This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called

a)

slash and burn farming

b)

share cropping

c)

rent farming

d)

farm to fork farming

3.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

a)

provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

b)

gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

c)

provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

d)

get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

4.

What group was created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Know Nothing Party

d)

White Circle Council

5.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified following which war?

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Spanish American War

6.

The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as

a)

The Renaissance

b)

Reconstruction

c)

The Guilded Age

d)

The Industrial Revolution

7.

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

3rd

8.

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

a)

"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

b)

"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

c)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

d)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

9.

Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

5th

10.

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.

11.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
12.
What were Jim Crow Laws?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
laws that made segregation legal
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
13.
The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?
a)
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
b)
Free Food Bureau
c)
Jobs and Education Bureau
d)
Freedman's Bureau
14.
Which side had little damage to cities and factories?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
15.
Which side's farms, factories, railroads, etc. were destroyed?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
16.
Which side's slaves were now free?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
17.
Which sides industry grew quickly after the war?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
18.
Which side grew stronger because of the Civil War?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
19.
Which side needed a new economy?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
20.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
21.
What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen s Bureau 
c)
Black Codes
22.
The white terrorist group that attacked Blacks and white republicans to restore Democratic control in the South was the--
a)
Kappa Kappa Kappa
b)
Redeemers
c)
Pure Race Fraternity 
d)
Ku Klux Klan
23.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877.  The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called--
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
24.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
25.

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 --

a)

require that all African Americans children attend the free, public schools

b)

make it illegal for slave owners to go to the North to search for their runaway

c)

control their former slaves by limiting their rights and economic opportunities

d)

ratify the amendments in the Constitution that gave former slaves equal rights

26.
All of these amendments are part of the "Reconstruction" Amendments and helped deal with issues from the Civil War except
a)
13
b)
15
c)
10
d)
16
27.
Post-Civil War the Southern Economy was based on 
a)
agriculture & sharecropping
b)
industrial goods
c)
tourism
d)
military jobs
28.
Besides terrorizing minorities, the goal of the KKK was to bring the _________ party back to power
a)
Republican
b)
Scalawags
c)
Whigs
d)
Democrats
29.
which region was most affected by Reconstruction
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.

According to the night time satellite image of the United States, where is the highest concentration of settlement?

a)

East Coast

b)

West Coast

c)

Central Plains

d)

Southern States

31.

Which region is labeled with the number 4?

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

32.
What state is that?
a)
New York
b)
Ohio
c)
Virginia
d)
Washington
33.
Illinois is located on which continent?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
34.
The ocean located on the east coast of the US is......
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Oean
35.
The ocean located on the West Coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Southern
36.
Washington believed that black people should be more concerned with working the land than voting.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Washington was satisfied with living in segregation from white people.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
W.E.B. DuBois strongly disagreed with Washington's thoughts on race.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Washington believed in vocational education for blacks.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
What type of education did Washington think would assist African Americans the most give the climate of his time?
a)
liberal arts
b)
vocational
c)
international
d)
foreign language
41.
  • Educator, orator, author, orator
  • Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881
  • Famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech in 1895 urged moderation in the civil rights struggle


Who is being described?

a)

W.E.B DeBois

b)

Fredrick Douglas

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

42.
According to Booker T. Washington, which of the following options was the best way for African Americans to gain equality?
a)
working longer hours at more difficult jobs
b)
holding protest marches and strikes
c)
learning skills and trades (vocational education)
d)
attending political meetings and participating in elections
43.

The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected African Americans by--

a)

guaranteed voting rights to African American women

b)

legalizing racial segregation (Jim Crow laws)

c)

expanded civil rights to include American Indians

d)

guaranteed equal wages for equal work

44.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
45.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
46.

Which amendment to the US Constitution granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1981

b)

14th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

hippos

47.
Who believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?
a)
Jim Crow
b)
Henry Ford
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Booker T. Washington
48.
Which statement best describes the beliefs of Booker T. Washington?
a)
Equal education will lead to the desegregation of schools.
b)
Higher education, such as the establishment of Tuskegee Institute, would lead to equality for African Americans.
c)
passing an amendment to allow African American men the right to vote would lead to equality.
d)
Laws should be passed to create separate buy equal facilities in public places.
49.
This Court Case:
Permitted legal segregation in public facilities, ruling said “separate WAS equal.”
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford 
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Schenck v. United States 
50.

The "Sunshine State"

a)

Florida

b)

Georgia

c)

Alabama

d)

Arkansas

51.

The "Peach State"

a)

Arkansas

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Kentucky

52.

The "Yellowhammer State"

a)

South Carolina

b)

Mississippi

c)

Alabama

d)

Georgia

53.

The "Natural State."

a)

West Virginia

b)

Virginia

c)

Louisiana

d)

Arkansas

54.

The "Tarheel State."

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Kentucky

d)

Tennessee

55.

The "Palmetto State"

a)

North Carolina

b)

Delaware

c)

South Carolina

d)

Florida

56.

The "Volunteer State."

a)

Tennessee

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Louisiana

57.

The "Bluegrass State."

a)

Kentucky

b)

MIssissippi

c)

Tennessee

d)

Virginia

58.

The "Pelican State."

a)

Mississippi

b)

Louisiana

c)

Alabama

d)

Georgia

59.

The "Magnolia State"

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Mississippi

d)

Florida

60.

The "Old Line State."

a)

Delaware

b)

Kentucky

c)

VIrginia

d)

Maryland

61.

The "Old Dominion State."

a)

Virginia

b)

West Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

62.

The "Mountain State"

a)

Tennessee

b)

North Carolina

c)

West Virginia

d)

Kentucky

63.

A freedmen was required to have a labor contract in Mississippi after 1865. This is an example of ______________.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

sharecropping

c)

the black codes

d)

Reconstruction

64.
What do all three amendments after the Civil War guarantee for citizens of the United States?
a)
land ownership
b)
freedom of religion
c)
equal protection under the law
d)
a payroll tax
65.
Although the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed, which two groups were the last to receive their full citizenship benefits?
a)
African-Americans & Women
b)
Women & Immigrants
c)
Native Americans & African Americans
d)
Women & Native Americans
66.
What were people called who were from the North and took advantage of the Southerners during Reconstruction?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Pioneers
67.
Reconstruction came to an end when –
a)
the Black Codes were adopted.
b)
a compromise took place over the 1876 election.
c)
Lincoln was elected President.
d)
Congress proposed the 13th Amendment.
68.
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
a)
Established aid to former slaves
b)
Provided citizenship
c)
To create poll taxes
d)
To end slavery
69.
What name was given to the laws passed by southern states that limited economic and physical freedom of former slaves?
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Black Codes
70.
Who was a voice for human rights and civil liberties for all people?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
George Washington
71.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Grant Citizenship
b)
Ban Slavery
c)
Give all Citizens the Right to Vote
d)
Provide for Freedom of Speech
72.
Who won the Election of 1876 and thus began the end of the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Tywin Lannister
73.
The Reconstruction Era began after the end of the ___.
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Warring States Period
c)
War of 1812
d)
Civil War
74.

Plessy and the other members of his organization were trying to challenge

a)

the Brown v. Board of Education case

b)

Segregation and the Jim Crow laws

c)

Reconstruction

d)

equal pay for equal work

75.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

76.

What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

a)

"Separate but equal"

b)

"Give me liberty or give me death."

c)

"By any means necessary"

77.

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

a)

It legalized Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws throughout the U.S.

b)

It made Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

c)

It created more equality

78.

Which court case overturned (changed) Plessy v. Ferguson and the idea of segregation?

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

79.

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 --

a)

Civil Rights Acts of 1866

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Compromise of 1870

d)

Morill Act

80.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
81.
What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?
a)
Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
b)
Sickness or disease 
c)
Fighting with Native Americans 
d)
Bad weather or storms
82.
What city became known as the “Gateway to the west”?
a)
Salt Lake City, Utah
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
St. Louis, Missouri
d)
Nicodemus, Kansas
83.
What city became known as the “Gateway to the west”?
a)
Salt Lake City, Utah
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
St. Louis, Missouri
d)
Nicodemus, Kansas
84.
What technology revolutionized farming in the west? 
a)
Steel plows, mechanical reapers, and windmills
b)
Morse code
c)
Internet
d)
Hydroelectricity
85.
What did the Homestead Act of 1861 allow settlers to do?
a)
Go to war with Native Americans
b)
Own the land that they settled on after 5 years
c)
Establish the sharecropping system
d)
Make peace with the Native Americans
86.
What invention changed farming and cattle drives during Westward Expansion?
a)
Steel plow
b)
Windmills
c)
Mechanical reaper
d)
Barbed wire
87.
What was the name of the group of African Americans that settled in Nicodemus, Kansas? 
a)
Missionaries
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Exodusters
88.
What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Mexican Americans and Native Americans
b)
Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants
c)
African Americans and European immigrants
d)
Scottish immigrants and Japanese immigrants 
89.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Jackson Action
90.
To Annex land means to:
a)
take it over
b)
conquer it
c)
give it up to another country
d)
buy it
91.
Who were the 49ers?
a)
Gold miners
b)
Locals of California during the gold rush.
c)
Football tram
d)
The boom-town
92.
The Great Plains can BEST be described as:
a)
Swamps
b)
Forests
c)
Tall Mountains
d)
Flatlands
93.
What is a homestead?
a)
Frontier land claimed by a settler.
b)
A home for soldiers.
c)
An ant farm.
d)
Name given to the first settlers in the Great Plains.
94.
A long period when almost no rain falls and crops cannot grow properly is called:
a)
dry days
b)
drought
c)
wetland
d)
desert
95.
What did settlers do to bring more water to the Great Plains?
a)
They begged.
b)
They prayed.
c)
Farmers built windmills to pump water.
d)
They did a Rain Dance.
96.
Why did many settlers on the Great Plains build their first house from sod instead of wood?
a)
Wood was scarce on the Great Plains.
b)
Sod is a better product.
c)
Sod is tornado-proof.
d)
Mud baths were good for their skin.
97.
Which industry contributed to the growth of Chicago?
a)
Meatpacking
b)
Steel
c)
Automobile
d)
Cotton
98.
The result of the Homestead Act was:
a)
Farmers still refused to settle the Plains.
b)
Few settlers took advantage of the land offer.
c)
Immigrants and farmers flocked to the Plains.
d)
Settlers were driven back by hostile Indians.
99.
What Nez Perce leader tried to escape forced relocation, but finally gave up when winter set in with his group 30 miles from the Canadian border.
a)
Chief Joseph
b)
Geronimo
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
Sitting Bull
100.
This massacre took place when the Lakota, having little to eat, performed the Ghost Dance--believing the dead would rise and lead them to good hunting grounds.
a)
Chief Joseph
b)
Geronimo
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
Sitting Bull
101.
This Apache resisted giving up his homeland and led raids on settlers.  He was arrested and sent to a U.S. prison.
a)
Chief Joseph
b)
Geronimo
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
Sitting Bull
102.
Who created reservations for American Indians to live on?
a)
President
b)
Aaron Burr, Sir
c)
Congress
103.
Who was murdered, which caused the massacre at Wounded Knee?
a)
Geronimo
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Joseph
d)
Custer
104.
What was the last armed conflict between the U.S. government and Native Americans?
a)
Sand Creek Massacre
b)
Little Big Horn
c)
Wounded Knee
105.

Where were Native Americans forced to relocate?

a)

States

b)

Towns

c)

Reservations

d)

Camps

106.
What is the process in which a group makes changes or modifications to become part of the mainstream American culture?
a)
Conversion
b)
Acceptance
c)
Assimilation
d)
Nativism
107.
What result of the Indian Wars forever changed life for the American Indians?
a)
The Reservation system
b)
Settlement Houses
c)
Slavery
d)
Communes
108.

Which event is considered a final chapter of the "Indian Wars"?

a)

Plight of the Nez Perce

b)

Battle of Wounded Knee

c)

Battle of Little Bighorn

d)

Chivington Massacre

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