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Reconstruction 2025

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which historic document granted freedom to enslaved peoples living in the Confederacy?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Abolitionist

2.

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution dealt primarily with---

a)

The rights of formerly enslaved people

b)

the rights of workers to form labor unions

c)

protecting the rights of women

d)

limiting the rights of former Confederate leaders

3.

Immediately after the Civil War, which action by white Southern legislators most enraged Northern Congressmen?

a)

Refusing to let African Americans participate in the sharecropping system

b)

Forcing African Americans to move to the North

c)

Granting voting rights to African Americans

d)

Enacting the "Black Codes"

4.

Use the chart below to answer the question.

Texas during Reconstruction

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery Texas plantation owners had very little cash A new system of labor was necessary for farming

How did Texas address the labor problems described above?

a)

Texas reversed the child labor laws

b)

Freed slaves began sharecropping in Texas

c)

Local leaders began hiring workers from Mexico

d)

Farmers began to recruit workers from northern cities

5.

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."

Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865


This statement reveals President Abraham Lincoln's support for---


a)

A new peace treaty with France

b)

voting rights for all adults

c)

a fair and generous peace with Southern States

d)

harsh punishment for all Confederate leaders

6.

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."

Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865


This statement reveals President Abraham Lincoln's support for---

a)

A new peace treaty with France

b)

voting rights for all adults

c)

a fair and generous peace with Southern States

d)

harsh punishment for all Confederate leaders

7.

What was the main reason supporters joined the creation of the Ku Klux Klan during late Reconstruction Era?

a)

to support the South during the Civil War

b)

to eliminate sharecropping throughout the South

c)

to prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights

d)

to encourage European immigrants to settle in the South

8.
True or False? The 15th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

a)
True
b)
False
9.
Identify what the Emancipation Proclamation did.
a)
freed slaves in the Confederate states
b)
ended slavery in the entire country
c)
freed slaves in the border states
d)
ended the Civil War
10.
Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th amendment?
a)
African American families divided by slavery were reunited
b)
Newly free men and women moved west to claim land
c)
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
d)
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship
11.
What were the 'black codes'?
a)
laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
b)
laws protecting the newly found rights of freed African Americans
c)
another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
d)
secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan
12.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Abolished slavery
b)
Gave African American men the right to vote
c)
defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
d)
made it illegal for any state to secede
13.
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery is abolished
b)
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
c)
African American men can vote
d)
Women can vote
14.
________ were those who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Scalawags
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Unionists
15.

This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

4th

16.

This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

3rd

17.

This amendment granted suffrage (the right to vote) to men who are black.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

9th

18.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments helped to promote equality in the black community. However, there were some factors that still limited their rights. What were they?

a)

Slavery was abolished

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The North winning the Civil War

d)

Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests

19.

Which of the following best describes how the Emancipation Proclamation addressed the issue of slavery effective January 1, 1863?

a)

It freed enslaved people in all United States territories.

b)

It freed enslaved people in the border states.

c)

It freed enslaved people in all territories in rebellion against the Union.

d)

It freed all enslaved people in the world.

20.

A Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government.

a)

Carpetbagger

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Secede

d)

Freedman

21.

Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Secede

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Home Front

22.
What was the 13th Amendment?
a)
Allowed all men to vote
b)
Banned Slavery
c)
Made everyone equal
d)
Allowed slavery in the North
23.
What was the 14th Amendment?
a)
Made everyone born in the US a citizen
b)
Banned Slavery
c)
Allowed all men to vote
d)
Allowed all people to vote
24.
What was the 15th Amendment?
a)
Ended Slavery
b)
Everyone born in the US is a citizen
c)
All males can vote
d)
All people can vote
25.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
Agency that gave houses to anyone who lost their home in the war
b)
A bank
c)
Agency that helped newly freed slaves start a new life
d)
A lawyer's office
26.
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws to keep crows in Zoos
b)
Laws to try to keep African Americans from voting
c)
Laws to limit the rights of African American
d)
Laws that anyone named Jim could not vote
27.
What were Black Codes?
a)
Laws that made black shirts illegal
b)
Laws to try to keep African Americans from voting
c)
Laws created to limit the rights of African Americans
d)
Laws that made black pants illegal
28.
What is sharecropping?
a)
A form of farming in which the bank gives the farmer money
b)
A form of tenant farming where tenants paid a portion of their crops as rent
c)
A form of tenant farming where tenants shared their homes
d)
A form of farming in which the farm only grows cotton to share
29.
What system allowed for a farmer to rent land and tools from a landowner in exchange for a portion of the crops at harvest?
a)
sharecropping
b)
plantation system
c)
tenant farming
30.
What required a fee to vote?
a)
poll tax
b)
15th Amendment
c)
literacy test
31.
Which Texas holiday celebrates this announcement by the U.S. Army shown in the image?
a)
Juneteenth
b)
Veteran's Day
c)
Thanksgiving Day
d)
Texas Independence Day
32.

Which of the following statements BEST describe the era of Reconstruction?

Select TWO correct answers

a)

Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.

c)

Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.

d)

Union soldiers travelled to the South to enforce new laws.

e)

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.

33.

Which of the following statements BEST describe the era of Reconstruction?

Select TWO correct answers

a)

Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.

c)

Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.

d)

Union soldiers travelled to the South to enforce new laws.

e)

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.

34.

The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —

a)

settle immigrants

b)

educate former slaves

c)

control inflation

d)

introduce new crops

35.

The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —

a)

settle immigrants

b)

educate former slaves

c)

control inflation

d)

introduce new crops

36.

Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

The BEST title for the diagram would be —

a)

Effects of Texas Statehood

b)

Effects of the Texas Revolution

c)

Effects of Texas Reconstruction

d)

Effects of Texas Secession

37.

Use the chart below to answer the question:

The 13 Amendment ended slavery

The 14th Amendment provides citizenship to former slaves.

The 15th Amendment provides voting rights/suffrage to African American men over the age of 21

What are TWO effects below that

a)

The Amendments increased racial tensions in the South.

b)

They encouraged all American women to practice their right to vote

c)

They provided African Americans citizens with a greater voice within the American government. 

d)

They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican party. 

e)

Southern States were please and eager to participate in elections with former slaves

38.

Use the chart below to answer the question:

The 13 Amendment ended slavery

The 14th Amendment provides citizenship to former slaves.

The 15th Amendment provides voting rights/suffrage to African American men over the age of 21

What are TWO effects below that

a)

The Amendments increased racial tensions in the South.

b)

They encouraged all American women to practice their right to vote

c)

They provided African Americans citizens with a greater voice within the American government. 

d)

They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican party. 

e)

Southern States were please and eager to participate in elections with former slaves

39.

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated in Texas because----

a)

It is the day that slaves were freed in Texa

b)

It is the day that the 15th Amendment was introduce to Texas

c)

It is the day slavery was introduced to Texas

d)

It is the day the Civil War began 

40.

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated in Texas because----

a)

It is the day that slaves were freed in Texa

b)

It is the day that the 15th Amendment was introduce to Texas

c)

It is the day slavery was introduced to Texas

d)

It is the day the Civil War began 

41.
  • Southern states pass Black Codes.

  • Texas Constitution of 1866 is adopted.

  • Freedmen's Bureau is created.

Which of the following is the BEST title for the above?

a)

Effects of Texas Statehood

b)

Effects of Texas annexation

c)

Effects of Texas Secession from Union

d)

Effects of Texas Reconstruction

42.
  • Southern states pass Black Codes.

  • Texas Constitution of 1866 is adopted.

  • Freedmen's Bureau is created.

Which of the following is the BEST title for the above?

a)

Effects of Texas Statehood

b)

Effects of Texas annexation

c)

Effects of Texas Secession from Union

d)

Effects of Texas Reconstruction

43.

Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?

a)

Even the poorest could afford to buy land

b)

It increased cotton production.

c)

It began depending on sharecropping.

d)

It was destroyed when slaves were freed.

44.

Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?

a)

Even the poorest could afford to buy land

b)

It increased cotton production.

c)

It began depending on sharecropping.

d)

It was destroyed when slaves were freed.

45.

Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?

a)

Even the poorest could afford to buy land

b)

It increased cotton production.

c)

It began depending on sharecropping.

d)

It was destroyed when slaves were freed.

46.

Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --

a)

Troops did not read the newspaper.

b)

News about the end of the war traveled slowly.

c)

Texas was winning the war.

d)

The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.

47.

Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --

a)

Troops did not read the newspaper.

b)

News about the end of the war traveled slowly.

c)

Texas was winning the war.

d)

The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.

48.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the era of Reconstruction?

a)

Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.

b)

Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.

c)

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.

d)

All of the above

49.
The amendment that freed all slaves. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
50.

What was the purpose of the Radical Reconstruction Acts?

a)

To restore the pre-Civil War status quo in the South

b)

To dismantle the plantation system

c)

To place Southern states under military rule and enforce civil rights laws

d)

To promote reconciliation between Northern and Southern states

51.

Use the chart below to answer the question:

The 13 Amendment ended slavery

The 14th Amendment provides citizenship to former slaves.

The 15th Amendment provides voting rights/suffrage to African American men over the age of 21

What are TWO effects below did the Reconstruction Amendments had on Southern States?  

a)

The Amendments increased racial tensions in the South.

b)

They provided African Americans citizens with a greater voice within the American government

c)

They encouraged all American women to practice their right to vote

d)

They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican party. 

e)

Southern States were please and eager to participate in elections with former slaves

52.

The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?

a)

to give women the right to vote

b)

to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union

c)

to give African Americans the right to vote

d)

to abolish slavery

53.

Amendments that were passed during the time period after the Civil War

a)

Reconstruction Amendments

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Jim Crow Laws

54.

Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?

a)

It began depending on sharecropping.

b)

It was destroyed when slaves were freed.

c)

It increased cotton production.

d)

Even the poorest could afford to buy land

55.

During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution?

a)

African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau.

b)

By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants.

c)

African Americans were granted social and economic equality.

d)

African-American men were given the right to vote.

56.

During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution?

a)

African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau.

b)

By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants.

c)

African Americans were granted social and economic equality.

d)

African-American men were given the right to vote.

57.

Journal Entry:

My family has a small farm here in Texas. No one is any longer a slave. But every night I worry that the masked men with the hoods will come to our house. They try to scare us into moving away. They have set fires and even killed some people. I know they don't want us here.

What group, found in Texas after Reconstruction, is the subject of this journal entry?

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Freedom Colonies

d)

Ku Klux Klan

58.

Journal Entry:

My family has a small farm here in Texas. No one is any longer a slave. But every night I worry that the masked men with the hoods will come to our house. They try to scare us into moving away. They have set fires and even killed some people. I know they don't want us here.

What group, found in Texas after Reconstruction, is the subject of this journal entry?

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Freedom Colonies

d)

Ku Klux Klan

59.

What day is Juneteenth celebrated?

a)

June 1st

b)

June 30th

c)

June 3rd

d)

June 19th

60.

What happened in June 1865?

a)

Congress passed the 13th Amendment.

b)

The last plantation in the US closed down.

c)

Enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.

d)

President Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation.

61.

What is Juneteenth?

a)

The anniversary of enslaved people being freed from Texas, following the Emancipation Proclamation.

b)

Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

c)

When the Emancipation Proclamation was declared.

d)

A musical performer.

62.

What was a significant factor in Texas's decision to join the Confederacy?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Slavery

c)

Trade

d)

Education

63.

The role of _______ was crucial in Texas's decision to join the Confederacy.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Slavery

c)

Railroads

d)

Immigration

64.

Texas seceded in 1861 to protect ______.

a)

Cotton

b)

Independence

c)

Slavery

d)

Trade

65.
How did the issue of states' rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?
a)
Seceding states believed the federal government was not permitte to raise tariffs.
b)
Seceding states believed the federal government should not intervene in state decisions.
c)
Seceding states believed only state governments can protect the individual rights of citizens.
d)
Seceding states believe the U.S. Constitution prevented states from establishing local taxation.
66.
Who was the President of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Anson Jones
67.

What does secede mean?

a)

To join

b)

To become a state

c)

To leave or withdraw

d)

To eat

68.

Why did Texans favor leaving the Union?

a)

They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be the president

b)

They thought that slavery was vital to their economy

c)

They did not want to pay high federal taxes

d)

They thought that the government was being influenced by Great Britain

69.

Which Texas holiday is celebrated on June 19 and celebrates the day slaves in Texas found out they were free

a)

Halloween

b)

Juneteenth

c)

The fourth of July

d)

President's Day

70.

How did communication during the Civil War impact people in Texas?

a)

Telephones meant that soldiers could talk to their family back home.

b)

Photographs of the battle scenes were published in Texas newspapers

c)

Slow communications meant that people kept fighting after the war and slaves did not find out about their freedom until after the war.

71.

How did communication during the Civil War impact people in Texas?

a)

Telephones meant that soldiers could talk to their family back home.

b)

Photographs of the battle scenes were published in Texas newspapers

c)

Slow communications meant that people kept fighting after the war and slaves did not find out about their freedom until after the war.

72.

What is one economic impact of tenant farming on local communities?

a)

It leads to increased land ownership among farmers.

b)

It often results in a cycle of debt for tenant farmers.

c)

It guarantees stable income for all farmers.

d)

It reduces the need for agricultural labor.

73.

How does sharecropping differ from tenant farming in terms of land ownership?

a)

Sharecroppers own the land they work on.

b)

Tenant farmers typically own the land they farm.

c)

Sharecroppers do not own the land and pay rent with a portion of their crops.

d)

Tenant farmers pay rent with a portion of their crops.

74.

What was sharecropping?

a)

A system where workers were paid a fixed salary for their labor on the farms.

b)

A legal form of slavery where landowners provided land, tools, seeds, and money for food and supplies to very poor farmers in return for a share of the crop.

c)

A method of farming where farmers could buy their own land and work independently.

d)

A government program that allowed former slaves to own land without any conditions.

75.

How did sharecropping keep workers in poverty?

a)

Workers were paid high wages that were not enough to cover their living expenses.

b)

Workers often incurred debts to the landowner that grew over time, preventing them from making a profit.

c)

Workers were able to sell their crops at any price they wanted, which often led to financial losses.

d)

Workers were given too much land to manage, leading to inefficient farming and poor crop yields.

76.

What was the practice of sharecropping?

a)

A method of selling crops directly to the market for profit

b)

A way for landowners to provide free housing to former slaves

c)

A process of dividing land equally among freedmen and landowners

d)

A system where former slaves would work for a portion of the crops they harvested for a landowner

77.

What was the main purpose of the Black Codes?

a)

To limit the rights of Black citizens

b)

To integrate public schools

c)

To promote racial equality

d)

To encourage Black citizens to vote

78.

What were Black Codes?

a)

Laws that made black shirts illegal

b)

Laws to try to keep African Americans from living in the South

c)

Laws created to limit the rights of African Americans

d)

Laws that made black pants illegal

79.

 What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?

a)

the American Missionary Association

b)

the Freedmen's Bureau

c)

the Ku Klux Klan

d)

the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP

80.
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
81.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
82.
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