WorksheetsReconstruction 2025
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 47mins
Which historic document granted freedom to enslaved peoples living in the Confederacy?
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Emancipation Proclamation
Abolitionist
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution dealt primarily with---
The rights of formerly enslaved people
the rights of workers to form labor unions
protecting the rights of women
limiting the rights of former Confederate leaders
Immediately after the Civil War, which action by white Southern legislators most enraged Northern Congressmen?
Refusing to let African Americans participate in the sharecropping system
Forcing African Americans to move to the North
Granting voting rights to African Americans
Enacting the "Black Codes"
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?
Texas reversed the child labor laws
Freed slaves began sharecropping in Texas
Local leaders began hiring workers from Mexico
Farmers began to recruit workers from northern cities
"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 new peace treaty with France
voting rights for all adults
a fair and generous peace with Southern States
harsh punishment for all Confederate leaders
"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 new peace treaty with France
voting rights for all adults
a fair and generous peace with Southern States
harsh punishment for all Confederate leaders
What was the main reason supporters joined the creation of the Ku Klux Klan during late Reconstruction Era?
to support the South during the Civil War
to eliminate sharecropping throughout the South
to prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights
to encourage European immigrants to settle in the South
This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.
13th
14th
15th
4th
This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.
13th
14th
15th
3rd
This amendment granted suffrage (the right to vote) to men who are black.
13th
14th
15th
9th
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?
Slavery was abolished
The Emancipation Proclamation
The North winning the Civil War
Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests
Which of the following best describes how the Emancipation Proclamation addressed the issue of slavery effective January 1, 1863?
It freed enslaved people in all United States territories.
It freed enslaved people in the border states.
It freed enslaved people in all territories in rebellion against the Union.
It freed all enslaved people in the world.
A Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government.
Carpetbagger
Reconstruction
Secede
Freedman
Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.
Black Codes
Secede
Sectionalism
Home Front
Which of the following statements BEST describe the era of Reconstruction?
Select TWO correct answers
Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.
Union soldiers travelled to the South to enforce new laws.
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.
Which of the following statements BEST describe the era of Reconstruction?
Select TWO correct answers
Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.
Union soldiers travelled to the South to enforce new laws.
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.
The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —
settle immigrants
educate former slaves
control inflation
introduce new crops
The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —
settle immigrants
educate former slaves
control inflation
introduce new crops
Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
The BEST title for the diagram would be —
Effects of Texas Statehood
Effects of the Texas Revolution
Effects of Texas Reconstruction
Effects of Texas Secession
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
The Amendments increased racial tensions in the South.
They encouraged all American women to practice their right to vote
They provided African Americans citizens with a greater voice within the American government.
They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican party.
Southern States were please and eager to participate in elections with former slaves
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
The Amendments increased racial tensions in the South.
They encouraged all American women to practice their right to vote
They provided African Americans citizens with a greater voice within the American government.
They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican party.
Southern States were please and eager to participate in elections with former slaves
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated in Texas because----
It is the day that slaves were freed in Texa
It is the day that the 15th Amendment was introduce to Texas
It is the day slavery was introduced to Texas
It is the day the Civil War began
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated in Texas because----
It is the day that slaves were freed in Texa
It is the day that the 15th Amendment was introduce to Texas
It is the day slavery was introduced to Texas
It is the day the Civil War began
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?
Effects of Texas Statehood
Effects of Texas annexation
Effects of Texas Secession from Union
Effects of Texas Reconstruction
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?
Effects of Texas Statehood
Effects of Texas annexation
Effects of Texas Secession from Union
Effects of Texas Reconstruction
Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?
Even the poorest could afford to buy land
It increased cotton production.
It began depending on sharecropping.
It was destroyed when slaves were freed.
Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?
Even the poorest could afford to buy land
It increased cotton production.
It began depending on sharecropping.
It was destroyed when slaves were freed.
Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?
Even the poorest could afford to buy land
It increased cotton production.
It began depending on sharecropping.
It was destroyed when slaves were freed.
Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --
Troops did not read the newspaper.
News about the end of the war traveled slowly.
Texas was winning the war.
The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.
Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --
Troops did not read the newspaper.
News about the end of the war traveled slowly.
Texas was winning the war.
The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.
Which of the following statements BEST describes the era of Reconstruction?
Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.
Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.
All of the above
What was the purpose of the Radical Reconstruction Acts?
To restore the pre-Civil War status quo in the South
To dismantle the plantation system
To place Southern states under military rule and enforce civil rights laws
To promote reconciliation between Northern and Southern states
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?
The Amendments increased racial tensions in the South.
They provided African Americans citizens with a greater voice within the American government
They encouraged all American women to practice their right to vote
They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican party.
Southern States were please and eager to participate in elections with former slaves
The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?
to give women the right to vote
to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
to give African Americans the right to vote
to abolish slavery
Amendments that were passed during the time period after the Civil War
Reconstruction Amendments
19th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?
It began depending on sharecropping.
It was destroyed when slaves were freed.
It increased cotton production.
Even the poorest could afford to buy land
During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution?
African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau.
By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants.
African Americans were granted social and economic equality.
African-American men were given the right to vote.
During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution?
African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau.
By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants.
African Americans were granted social and economic equality.
African-American men were given the right to vote.
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?
Underground Railroad
Carpetbaggers
Freedom Colonies
Ku Klux Klan
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?
Underground Railroad
Carpetbaggers
Freedom Colonies
Ku Klux Klan
What day is Juneteenth celebrated?
June 1st
June 30th
June 3rd
June 19th
What happened in June 1865?
Congress passed the 13th Amendment.
The last plantation in the US closed down.
Enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.
President Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is Juneteenth?
The anniversary of enslaved people being freed from Texas, following the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
When the Emancipation Proclamation was declared.
A musical performer.
What was a significant factor in Texas's decision to join the Confederacy?
Industrialization
Slavery
Trade
Education
The role of _______ was crucial in Texas's decision to join the Confederacy.
Agriculture
Slavery
Railroads
Immigration
Texas seceded in 1861 to protect ______.
Cotton
Independence
Slavery
Trade
What does secede mean?
To join
To become a state
To leave or withdraw
To eat
Why did Texans favor leaving the Union?
They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be the president
They thought that slavery was vital to their economy
They did not want to pay high federal taxes
They thought that the government was being influenced by Great Britain
Which Texas holiday is celebrated on June 19 and celebrates the day slaves in Texas found out they were free
Halloween
Juneteenth
The fourth of July
President's Day
How did communication during the Civil War impact people in Texas?
Telephones meant that soldiers could talk to their family back home.
Photographs of the battle scenes were published in Texas newspapers
Slow communications meant that people kept fighting after the war and slaves did not find out about their freedom until after the war.
How did communication during the Civil War impact people in Texas?
Telephones meant that soldiers could talk to their family back home.
Photographs of the battle scenes were published in Texas newspapers
Slow communications meant that people kept fighting after the war and slaves did not find out about their freedom until after the war.
What is one economic impact of tenant farming on local communities?
It leads to increased land ownership among farmers.
It often results in a cycle of debt for tenant farmers.
It guarantees stable income for all farmers.
It reduces the need for agricultural labor.
How does sharecropping differ from tenant farming in terms of land ownership?
Sharecroppers own the land they work on.
Tenant farmers typically own the land they farm.
Sharecroppers do not own the land and pay rent with a portion of their crops.
Tenant farmers pay rent with a portion of their crops.
What was sharecropping?
A system where workers were paid a fixed salary for their labor on the farms.
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.
A method of farming where farmers could buy their own land and work independently.
A government program that allowed former slaves to own land without any conditions.
How did sharecropping keep workers in poverty?
Workers were paid high wages that were not enough to cover their living expenses.
Workers often incurred debts to the landowner that grew over time, preventing them from making a profit.
Workers were able to sell their crops at any price they wanted, which often led to financial losses.
Workers were given too much land to manage, leading to inefficient farming and poor crop yields.
What was the practice of sharecropping?
A method of selling crops directly to the market for profit
A way for landowners to provide free housing to former slaves
A process of dividing land equally among freedmen and landowners
A system where former slaves would work for a portion of the crops they harvested for a landowner
What was the main purpose of the Black Codes?
To limit the rights of Black citizens
To integrate public schools
To promote racial equality
To encourage Black citizens to vote
What were Black Codes?
Laws that made black shirts illegal
Laws to try to keep African Americans from living in the South
Laws created to limit the rights of African Americans
Laws that made black pants illegal
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?
the American Missionary Association
the Freedmen's Bureau
the Ku Klux Klan
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP
