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WorksheetsReconstruction Through Huey P. Long
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was the only southern state that was not occupied by the military during Reconstruction?
Louisiana
Tennessee
Florida
South Carolina
What was the name of President Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan?
10% Plan
Military Reconstruction
20% Plan
Presidential Reconstruction
If Lincoln's 10% Plan had gone into effect for the entire Confederacy, which of the following statements would most likely have been true about Reconstruction?
The military would have occupied the south sooner than it did
The military would have occupied the south later than it did
Reconstruction would have lasted a lot longer and been more difficult on the south
The military would not have occupied the southern states
Which group of people, following the death of President Lincoln, wanted to punish and humiliate the south more?
Bourbon Democrats
Radical Republicans
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
The election of what president brought an end to the military occupation of the south, officially ending the period of Reconstruction
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Select the THREE true statements about the Election of 1876.
It was held and decided on November 7, 1876 with Tilden as the winner
Neither candidate won the majority of the electoral votes on election day
The states of South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida experienced voter fraud and violence
Ulysses S. Grant was allowed to remain president for a third term since there were so many problems with the election
The election was held in November but wasn't decided until March of 1877 and Hayes was the winner
What government organization was set up following the Civil War to help the freed slaves adjust to a life of freedom, including job training, housing, and food assistance?
Freedmen's Bureau
Red Cross
Carpetbaggers Association
YMCA
Select the THREE true statements about Homer Plessy.
His heritage was mixed, therefore he had to identify as black under Louisiana law
He was arrested and jailed for sitting in the white car of a passenger train
He was allowed to sit in the white passenger car of the train because he could pass for white
By sitting on the white passenger car, he was challenging Louisiana's Separate Car Act
He resisted arrest was charged with assaulting the officer that arrested him
What statement most accurately sums up the position of the Supreme Court in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?
Separate but equal is unconstitutional
Separate but equal is legal
The Constitution is color-blind
Discrimination based on race is illegal
What case and in what year, would the Plessy decision finally be overturned?
Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969
Dred Scott, 1858
They were supported by poor farmers, both black and white
Populists
Bourbons
They were supported by wealthy, white landowners
Bourbons
Populists
They supported racial equality
Bourbons
Populists
They supported education for farmers and crop diversification
Bourbons
Populists
They started out as the Farmers Alliance
Bourbons
Populists
They supported the Convict Lease System
Bourbons
Populists
They were anti-public education
Bourbons
Populists
Huey Long, of Winnfield, Louisiana would have supported the Bourbons of Louisiana.
True
False
Huey Long took the Louisiana State Bar Exam and passed, becoming a lawyer even without attending Law School.
True
False
What caused the Great Flood of 1927?
Heavy rainfall in Louisiana flooded every river in the state
Heavy rains and melting snow as far north as Minnesota
Heavy rains in the Gulf of Mexico caused the Mississippi River to back up
Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River opened up and came together
Why did Louisiana government leaders decide to blow up the levees south of New Orleans?
So New Orleans would flood but the farmland surrounding would be saved
So New Orleans would be saved, diverting the water to southern parishes
To force the water back out to the Gulf of Mexico
To save the cotton plantations along the Mississippi River in northern Louisiana
At age 25, Huey Long was elected to his first statewide position. What was that position?
President of the US
Governor of Louisiana
State Representative
Railroad Commissioner
While governor of Louisiana, which program did Huey Long propose?
New Deal
Great Society
Share Our Wealth
Peace Corps
What was Huey Long's ultimate political goal? (what position did he aspire to?)
US Senator
Governor of Louisiana
President
Supreme Court Justice
Which group of people would most likely have supported Huey Long?
wealthy landowners
poor farmers
prisoners
women
