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WorksheetsChapter 10 Test Reconstruction
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Chapter 10, Section 1
The Civil War occurred from ______ to ______?
1860 to 1870
1863 to 1875
1861 to 1865
1865 to 1870
Chapter 10, Section 1
Reconstruction was the period of time from ______ to ______?
1861 to 1865
1865 to 1868
1863 to 1877
1860 to 1870
Chapter 10, Section 1
Which of the following sets of amendments are considered the Civil War and Reconstruction amendments?
10th, 11th, and the 12th Amendments
12th, 13th, and 14th Amendments
11th, 13th, and 15th Amendments
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Chapter 10, Section 1
Which one of the following constitutional amendments made African Americans citizens of the United States and citizens of the state from which they belonged?
the 15th Amendment
the 13th Amendment
the 16th Amendment
the 14th Amendment
Chapter 10, Section 1
Which one of the following were ideas of the Radical Republicans and their reconstruction efforts?
They wanted 10% of the voters in southern states to take an oath of loyalty to the United States and wanted the states to approve the 13th Amendment.
They wanted all southerners to apply personally for a pardon and Confederate military officers had to personally apply to the president.
They wanted a Civil Rights Act and a Military Reconstruction Act along with getting states to pass the 14th & 15th Amendments.
They wanted at least 25% of the people in each state to take an oath of loyalty to the United States and they didn’t care if former Confederates held public office.
Chapter 10, Section 1
What was the purpose of Reconstruction?
To rebuild the South and reunite the country
To free African American and educate them
To strengthen the Republican Party
To make Southerners pay for causing the war
Chapter 10, Section 1
Which one of the following had the most lenient reconstruction plans?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Radical Republicans
Southern Democrats
Chapter 10, Section 1
Which one of the following people was NOT a Radical Republican during the Reconstruction Era?
Charles Sumner
Thaddeus Stevens
Benjamin Wade
Andrew Johnson
Chapter 10, Section 1
Even though slavery was abolished in 1865, many Southern states began enacting laws that imposed a new kind of slavery. What were those laws called?
Redemption Laws
Civil Rights
Black Codes
Grandfather Clauses
Chapter 10, Section 1
What three presidents of the U.S. have had impeachment trials conducted against them?
Richard M. Nixon, Andrew Johnson and George W. Bush
Richard M. Nixon, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump
Chapter 10, Section 1
Why did some Republicans side with Democrats and NOT convict Andrew Johnson of "high crimes and misdemeanors"?
They had respect for Johnson and believed in him. After all, Johnson was a former Democrat.
They believed it would set a dangerous precedent to impeach a president because he disagreed with Congress.
They believed the majority of the Republicans had prosecuted Johnson for the wrong charges.
They believed that impeachment was unconstitutional.
Chapter 10, Section 1
The Freedmen's Bureau biggest priority right at the end of the war, in 1865, was to __________?
Keep African American's and others who were destitute from starving to death
Get African Americans to run for political office and help them campaign
Build black colleges and universities
Return African Americans to their previous owners
Chapter 10, Section 1
The Freedmen's Bureau most lasting legacy would be the _______?
Election of African Americans to public office
Building of roads, bridges, and infrastructure
Establishment of schools and colleges for training African Americans
Suppression of the Ku Klux Klan in the South
Chapter 10, Section 1
All of the following were ideas of Andrew Johnson's "Restoration" Plan EXCEPT:
Confederate officials had to apply directly to Johnson for a pardon
States had to pass the 15th Amendment
States had to revoke its ordinance of secession
States had to ratify the 13th Amendment
Chapter 10, Section 2
Which one of the following Amendments made slavery in this country illegal?
13th Amendment
17th Amendment
15th Amendment
12th Amendment
Chapter 10, Section 2
What organization was formed at the end of the Civil War to intimidate the lives of African Americans in the South?
Knights of Pythias
Radical Republicans
Ku Klux Klan
Freedmen's Bureau
Chapter 10, Section 2
Northerners, who were opportunists and went South to help rebuild it or become involved with politics there were called _________?
Scalawags
"Black Republicans"
Carpetbaggers
Stalwarts
Chapter 10, Section 2
White Southerners who cooperated with Republicans or became members of the Republican Party during this time were referred to as _________?
Scalawags
"Black Republicans"
Carpetbaggers
Stalwarts
Chapter 10, Section 2
At first, the leadership of the African American community came from _______?
Those who were illiterate before the war
Those who were in prison
Those who were part of the Confederate Army
Those who were educated before the war
Chapter 10, Section 2
The center of African American communities was the _______?
School
Court House
Tavern
Church
Chapter 10, Section 2
The Ku Klux Klan began in ________, TN?
Nashville
Pulaski
Memphis
Knoxville
Chapter 10, Section 2
The man responsible for organizing the KKK as a terrorist group was Confederate general, ________?
J.E.B. Stuart
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Chapter 10, Section 2
How did President Grant and Congress react to the activities of the Klan?
Grant and Congress approved of it as long as the Klan let Republicans stay in political office in the South.
Grant and Congress enacted legislation to combat the activities of the Klan.
Grant and Congress drafted members of the Klan into the U.S. Army.
Grant and Congress helped Klan members register to vote in southern states.
Chapter 10, Section 2
Most African Americans supported the _______ Party after the Civil War and did so until 1936.
Republican
Democratic
Libertarian
Socialist
Chapter 10, Section 2
The sacred symbol of the Ku Klux Klan is the _______?
Red "K"
Burning cross
White pointed hats
Skull and crossbones
Why did most African Americans support the Republican Party after the Civil War?
African Americans considered Abraham Lincoln the best president ever and because Lincoln died for the war effort, African Americans were willing to die for him. As a result, many African Americans voted Republican.
African Americans considered Abraham Lincoln a hypocrite because he did not care about African Americans. He only cared about winning the presidential election in 1860. So, African Americans voted Republican out of spite for him.
African Americans really liked the policies of the Republican Party but they did not really care about Abraham Lincoln. This accounts for why many African Americans voted Republican for a long time.
African Americans considered Abraham Lincoln the "Great Emancipator" and responsible for their freedom from being enslaved. Since Lincoln was a Republican, African Americans remained loyal to the Republican Party for a long time.
Chapter 10, Section 2
The KKK's motto and their most used expression is ________?
the "KKK Forever"
"Accept the Light"
"White Power"
"Black Power"
Chapter 10, Section 2
All of the following were ways the Republican Party helped African Americans during Reconstruction EXCEPT:
Republicans established the Freedmen’s Bureau
Republicans helped establish the Ku Klux Klan
Republicans built schools and colleges for black people
Republicans helped African Americans obtain employment after the war
Chapter 10, Section 2
The second phase of Reconstruction, from 1866 to 1873, is known as _______?
Presidential Reconstruction
Radical or Congressional Reconstruction
Redeemer Reconstruction
Majority Reconstruction
Chapter 10, Section 2
The disadvantage of the second phase of Reconstruction is the fact that it __________?
Made white southerners resent or dislike the federal government
Made white southerners pass “black codes”
Caused terror in African American communities
Caused massive unemployment among African Americans
Chapter 10, Section 3
What Civil War hero became President of the United States in 1868 and again in 1872?
Andrew Johnson
Horatio Seymour
Ulysses Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chapter 10, Section 3
Ulysses S. Grant became the _____th President of the United States?
16th
17th
18th
20th
Chapter 10, Section 3
Individuals interested in restoring the South to the way it was before the Civil War were called _______?
Redeemers
Copperheads
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
Chapter 10, Section 3
Who won the popular vote in the disputed election of 1876?
Ulysses Grant
Samuel Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
Horace Greeley
Chapter 10, Section 3
Grant's belief about the role of the presidency made him a weak president. What did Grant believe was the president's role?
He believed the president’s role was to do what the Republican Party had stated in its platform.
He believed the president’s role was to listen to the wishes of the people and that the people should determine public policy.
He believed the president’s role was to carry out the laws and leave the development of policy to Congress.
He believed the president’s role was to provide Congress with laws he wanted enacted.
Chapter 10, Section 3
What was the compromise of 1877?
Tilden would be the recognized winner of the 1876 election if Hayes could be vice president.
Hayes would be the recognized winner of the 1876 election if Reconstruction would end.
The Radical Republicans would not force Southerners to accept the 14th and 15th Amendments.
The Democrats would not prosecute the Republicans for corruption during the Grant administration.
Chapter 10, Section 3
Grant's second term was filled with ______?
Progress
Corruption
Prosperity
Unity
Chapter 10, Section 3
Grant's lack of political experience and leadership caused ________?
The Republican Party to split between a conservative and liberal faction
Congress to seek impeachment charges against him
Southerners to take up arms against the North and declare war once again
The Democratic Party to split between conservative and extremist
Chapter 10, Section 3
"Redeemer Reconstruction" from 1873 to 1877 refers to the time period when _______?
White Northern carpetbaggers took over the South
White Southern scalawags joined the Republican Party
White Southerners took back control of their state governments
Black Republicans joined the Democratic Party
Chapter 10, Section 3
What happened to most African Americans during Reconstruction, in terms of their status of employment?
Most African Americans left the South and went to Canada.
Most African Americans were given land but took up professional jobs instead.
Most African Americans took jobs within the federal government in Washington, D. C.
Most African Americans became tenant farmers or sharecroppers on their former plantations.
Chapter 10, Section 3
Many African Americans became the victims of _________ because they were trapped into conditions that made them dependent on white Southerners for their livelihood and existence.
the Electoral College
the Republican Party
Debt peonage
Sharecroppers
The Free State of Jones
After the Civil War, Newton and Rachel Knight settled in Jasper County, Mississippi, and were still Southern Unionists. Newt and the African Americans he sympathized with voted for _________?
Democratic Candidates
Republican Candidates
Confederate Candidates
Independent Candidates
The Free State of Jones
During Reconstruction, Newton Knight would have been referred to as a _________?
Carpetbagger
Scalawag
Tenant farmer
Commissioner
The Free State of Jones
The movie, The Free State of Jones is interspersed with scenes of Newton Knight’s great grand-son, Davis Knight, who was arrested in 1948 in Mississippi for miscegenation. In other words, the state of Mississippi claimed that Davis Knight was _______?
Part white
Part Confederate
Part black
Part Native American
The Free State of Jones
The landmark Supreme Court case that finally declared inter-racial marriage laws were unconstitutional was ______?
Tinker vs. Des Moines
Marbury vs. Mississippi
Schmelling vs. Alabama
Loving vs. Virginia
The Free State of Jones
Besides the death of his cousin, Danny, Newt Knight deserted because he was upset that the sons of wealthy planters were exempt from fighting. What Confederate law gave these people exemption?
the Contraband Law of 1862
the Milita Act of 1864
the Twenty Negro Law
the Confederate Military Law
Free State of Jones
At the end of the movie, we found out that Newt Knight could not legally marry Rachel in the state of Mississippi. What did Newt Knight do to ensure that Rachel would be able to stay where they lived on the farm in Jones County?
Newt sold his land and moved to Canada with Rachel.
Newt left all of his land to the state of Mississippi. In this way, the state of Mississippi had to take care of Rachel and Serena at the end of the war.
Newt deeded and left all of his land to Rachel.
Newt and Rachel moved to the state of Virginia, where they could legally marry, and then came back to Mississippi. In this manner, the state of Mississippi had to recognize their marriage as a legitimate marriage.
People of Chapter 10
This man was one of the Radical Republicans and was a powerful leader of the Senate. He helped put together many of the demands of the Radical Republicans and wanted the civil rights of black people protected. Who was he?
Thaddeus Stevens
Horace Greeley
Charles Sumner
Ulysses Grant
Identifying People
The man in this photo became the first African American to serve in Congress in 1870. He became a U.S. Senator in 1870 from the state of Mississippi. Who was he?
Blanche K. Bruce
Hiram Revels
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
Identifying People
The man in this photo was the former Confederate general who transformed the Ku Klux Klan into a terrorist organization. Who was he?
Robert E. Lee
George E. Pickett
Albert Sidney Johnston
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Identifying People
The man pictured here became the 18th President of the United States but was a weak president because he believed Congress should set policy and that he must simply follow
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
Samuel Tilden
Identifying People
The man pictured here succeeded Abraham Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865. He opposed most of the legislation that the Radical Republican's put forth. In fact, he vetoed twenty-nine pieces of legislation that came from Congress. Who was he?
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Identifying People
The man in this photo has something in common with President Andrew Johnson. What is it?
Both Johnson and this man had an impeachment trial conducted against them, even though both were acquitted.
Both Johnson and this man were arrested for assaulting women that worked for them.
Both Johnson and this man were strong national leaders.
Both Johnson and this man were convicted of the charges brought against them in an impeachment trial.
Henry Lowther Primary Source
Why was Henry Lowther in prison?
He was there because he tried to kill Doctor Cummins.
He was there because he wanted to kill Rack Bell for conspiring with the Ku Klux Klan.
He was there because he wanted to join the Ku Klux Klan even though he was African American.
He was there because he attempted to vote in the recent 1870 midterm election.
Henry Lowther Primary Source
All of the following were psychological abuses committed against Henry Lowther by the Ku Klux Klan EXCEPT:
Klan members pretended that they were going to shoot Lowther in the swamp.
Klan members pretended that they were going to hang Lowther in the swamp.
Klan members pretended that they were going to whip Lowther and then drag him behind a horse and wagon.
Klan members asked Lowther if he wanted to be shot or "altered".
Henry Lowther Primary Source
What was Henry Lowther's punishment from the Ku Klux Klan for meddling in their affairs?
Henry was whipped and then striped naked and told to walk back to town.
Henry was shot in the back of the head and left in the swamp.
Henry was castrated and told he had a short time to leave town.
Henry was hanged in the swamp and left for those others to deal with his body.
Henry Lowther Primary Source
Why did Klan members try to tell Henry that he was not near the doctor's house on the evening of this incident?
Klan members wanted to mess with Henry's mind because they did not want him to tell the authorities that the Klan had something to do with his castration.
Klan members wanted to see if Henry would give them the information the Klan wanted.
Klan members wanted to set Henry straight about who was involved in the incident.
Klan members wanted to disassociate the doctor from being part of the raid on Henry.
Henry Lowther Primary Source
What was suspicious about what the doctor told Henry about his whereabouts on the evening of the incident?
The doctor told Henry he recently moved and that Henry was at the wrong address on the evening of this incident.
The doctor claimed he was helping his son recover from an injury.
The doctor told Henry he was making rounds at the local hospital.
The doctor kept changing his story about where he was on the evening of this incident.
Henry Lowther Primary Source
Why is this source important?
The source is important because it conveys that the Ku Klux Klan was really not that bad.
The source is important because it tells us that the Ku Klux Klan was willing to accept African Americans into its organization.
The source is important because it re-affirmed to members of Congress that the Ku Klux Klan was committing atrocities on African Americans during Reconstruction.
The source is important because it shows us that the Ku Klux Klan was really a social fraternity.
Henry Lowther Primary Source
How many days did it take before Henry Lowther could walk well enough to travel?
It took Henry 15 days to recover and walk well enough to travel.
It took Henry 7 days to recover and walk well enough to travel.
It took Henry 35 days to recover and walk well enough to travel.
It took Henry 21 days to recover and walk well enough to travel.
