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WorksheetsChapter 17: Reconstruction (SG)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
to create equality for all Americans
to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.
to limit the power of the federal government
to give all people the right to vote
Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with
his idea for instituting an income tax.
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th
14th
15th
3rd
Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?
"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "
"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
5th
This group opposed Lincoln's plan for reconstruction and felt the south should be punished.
Democrats
Radical Republicans
Libertarians
Socialists
The 13th Amendment
gave former slaves citizenship
gave former slaves the right to vote
gave slaves their freedom
gave women the right to vote
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ...
abolished slavery
gave former slaves their citizenship
gave former slaves the right to vote
gave women the right to own property
Some of the goals of the Freedmen's Bureau included
helping former slaves vote
building and running schools
providing food and clothing for former slaves
all of the above
All of the following are TRUE about Lincoln's plan EXCEPT
only 10% of the people had to take the loyalty oath
meant to pardon all southerners except high ranking military leaders
meant to be slow and difficult
meant to restore the southern state to the Union
Who became president after Lincoln's assassination?
U.S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Robert E. Lee
In what year did Reconstruction end? With the election of which president?
1877, Rutherford B. Hayes
1889, U.S. Grant
1866, Andrew Johnson
1890, Robert E. Lee
Lincoln's Reconstruction needed southern states to have at least ________ % of the voting population take a loyalty oath.
10
30
50
99
President Johnson was impeached for _________________.
lying to the country
violating the Tenure of Office Act
holding elections in an off year
What amendment made all people born in the United States citizens?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
