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USII.3b - Reconstruction Policies & Events

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group of citizens was NOT allowed to hold office during Reconstruction?

a)

Union officers

b)

Confederate leaders

c)

Former slaves

d)

Radical Republicans

2.

During Reconstruction, who WAS allowed to hold office for the first time, thanks to the new amendments?

a)

African Americans

b)

Sharecroppers

c)

Union generals

d)

Northerners

3.

What new law said that federal troops would enforce the South?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

d)

Compromise of 1877

4.

What new "rules" were created by states to limit the freedoms of African Americans during Reconstruction?

a)

Reform Rules

b)

Slave Codes

c)

Property Laws

d)

Black Codes

5.

What organization, seen here, provided aid and support to former slaves during Reconstruction?

a)

KKK

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Unions

6.

What was one of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

To provide education

b)

To give money

c)

To create jobs

d)

To give food

7.

What group of Northerners got a bad reputation for taking advantage of Southerners during Reconstruction?

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Scalawags

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Red Cross

8.

What headline would most likely appear on a newspaper at the end of Reconstruction?

a)

Slaves Freed!

b)

14th Amendment Passes!

c)

Federal Troops Leave the South!

d)

Black Codes Enforced!

9.

Which of the following would have prevented African Americans from voting after Reconstruction?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

Poll Taxes

c)

Civil Rights Act

d)

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