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Reconstruction US History

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ is the period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War – roughly 1865-1877

a)

Reorganization

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Reconstitution

d)

NOT THE CORRECT ANSWER

2.

The 13th amendment....

a)

allowed for discriminatory voter laws

b)

give the right to vote

c)

gives equal protection

d)

prohibits slavery

3.

The 14th Amendment- States cannot deprive citizens of life, liberty, or property without “due process” and states must provide “___________” to all citizens under the law.

a)

equal protection

b)

fair laws

c)

federal assistance

d)

separate but equal rights

4.

The 15th Amendment- Cannot deny the________ based on race.

a)

Right to Vote

b)

Right to own land

c)

Right to Speech

d)

Right to bear arms

5.

Which of the following was NOT a problem facing the nation after the Civil War ended?

a)

Much of the South was destroyed

b)

Many refugees were homeless and needed food, shelter, and work

c)

Much of the North lay in ruins

d)

Many people in the North and the South still felt hatred for their enemy

6.

A major reason why Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction were NOT put into place was

a)

Lee surrendered

b)

Andrew Johnson became president

c)

John Wilkes Booth was captured

d)

Lincoln was assassinated

7.

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

8.

Became 17th POTUS after Lincoln was assassinated?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Johnson

c)

Grant

d)

Buchanan

9.

26 year old Southern sympathizer that shot & killed Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

David Herold

c)

Lewis Payne

d)

Edwin Spangler

10.

The term for rebuilding the South after the Civil War was ?

a)

the Cold War

b)

Reconstruction

c)

slavery

d)

Secession

11.

Lincoln's plan to readmit Southern states to the Union?

a)

10% Plan

b)

50% Plan

c)

Wade-Davis Bill

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

12.

A pardon to a group of people is called ?

a)

punishment

b)

conviction

c)

amnesty

d)

forgiveness

13.
Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
14.
What aspect helped Radical Reconstruction change the South?
a)
Strong government leadership
b)
Military control
c)
White Southern support
d)
Lincoln's leadership
15.
Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction?
a)
Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Scalawags
d)
Carpetbaggers
16.
Who did the Radical Republicans attempt to impeach?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
Grant
d)
Hayes
17.
How many military zones was the South divided into?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
18.

What does impeachment mean?

a)

removal from office

b)

conviction of a crime

c)

formal accusation of wrongdoing

19.

Reconstruction Act of 1867

a)

put ten states under military rule

b)

got many bills passed in Congress

c)

won in a very close popular vote

20.

Tenure of Office Act

a)

arranged the purchase of Alaska

b)

put ten states under military rule

c)

was meant to reverse “Black Codes”

d)

was vetoed by Johnson

21.

Which of the following is true about sharecropping

a)

Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.

b)

Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping

c)

Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty

d)

Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.

22.
System of farming where plantation owners would lend former slaves a place to live in exchange for farming crops
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Freedmen's Bureua
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Slavery
23.
What organization established education, health care and training in the South for newly freed African Americans?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Radical Republican
c)
Freedmen's Bureau
d)
Carpetbaggers
24.
What services did the Freedman's Bureau provide for African-Americans?
a)
Built schools and churches
b)
Found jobs for them
c)
Helped protect their rights
d)
All of the above
25.
You were considered Black if you were 1% African American according to the Black Codes-True or False
a)
True
b)
False
26.
If a Freedman was unemployed, they may be arrested and required to perform forced labor-True or False
a)
True
b)
False
27.

"Black Codes" and "Jim Crow Laws" were state laws generally designed to segregate and keep control of:

a)

former slaves

b)

Democrats in the South

c)

former Confederate military officers

d)

Exodusters

28.

Jim Crow Laws were an attempt by Southern whites to achieve segregation using the principle:

a)

separate but equal

b)

due process of law

c)

equal protection

d)

integration

29.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans 
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
30.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on 
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
31.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
32.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
33.

Northerner who took economic, political, or social advantage of the south following the Civil War

a)

Radical Republican

b)

Confederate

c)

Carpetbagger

d)

Yankee

34.

Agricultural & economic practice where a land owner allows a tenant farmer to work his land for a share of his crop

a)

sustenance farming

b)

sharecropping

c)

carpetbagger

d)

slavery

35.
Small farmers who supported the Republicans to benefit politically and economically were called ___________.
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Freedmen
d)
Tenant Farmers
36.

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Amendments

c)

Black Codes

d)

Constitution

37.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
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38.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
39.

What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

16th

d)

15th

40.

What was the purpose of the Military Reconstruction Act

a)

To outlaw Black Codes

b)

To oversee and enforce Reconstruction Legislation

c)

To provide assistance to former slaves after the Civil War

d)

To allow ex-Confederate officials to hold political office

41.

A law that pardon Confederate officials and allowed them to vote and hold political office

a)

Enforcement Act

b)

Compromise of 1877

c)

Amnesty Act of 1872

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

42.

Why did the Compromise of 1877 happen ?

a)

The Compromise of 1877 was reached to settle the disputed 1899 U.S. Presidential election.

b)

The Compromise of 1877 happened because the citizens food wasn't cooked correctly.

c)

The Compromise of 1877 was reached to settle the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election.

d)

The Compromise of 1877 was reached to abolish slavery.

43.

What did the compromise of 1877 end?

a)

The Great Depression era

b)

The great crash

c)

The economic boom

d)

The reconstruction Era

44.

Who became president due to the Compromise of 1877?

a)

Rutherford B Hayes

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Abraham Lincoln