WorksheetsReconstruction
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What did the Fourteenth Amendment create in America?
That the practice of slavery was illegal
That the right to vote was held by all men
That states could not limit the rights of citizens
That states had the right to secede from the Union
Who gained the right vote when the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified?
all women
white women
all African Americans
African American men
What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
to provide equal rights to citizens
to secure voting rights
to outlaw poll taxes
to end slavery
Which of the following was founded by the US government to provide housing, medical care, and education to former slaves and poor whites in the South during Reconstruction?
the Freedmen's Bureau
the American Red Cross
the Former Slaves Bureau
the Civil War Recovery Association
What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
to help unmarried men find jobs and protect the environment
to provide electricity and help control floods in Tennessee
to create jobs by building roads and bridges in the South
to provide housing and medical care to former slaves
Why was the Freedmen's Bureau necessary?
Southern farm owners could not find enough workers.
The federal government needed a federal police force.
Southern states needed help rebuilding infrastructure.
Former slaves were struggling to find food and shelter.
Other than freed African Americans, which other group did the Freedmen's Bureau aid?
recent immigrants
poor Southern whites
injured Union soldiers
disabled Confederates
Who benefited the MOST from the system of sharecropping after the Civil War?
farm workers
former slaves
landowners
veterans
How did the system of sharecropping work during Reconstruction?
The government took land away from plantation owners and gave it to former slaves.
Landowners agreed to pay farmers a fair wage for helping to harvest crops in their fields.
Landowners allowed farmers to use their fields in exchange for a share of the crop they grew.
The government paid landowners who were willing to hire poor farmers in search of work.
What was one reason that sharecropping became commonplace during Reconstruction?
Workers were needed to fill factory jobs in the South.
Railroads were needed to improve trade in the South.
There was a large amount of unclaimed farm land in the South.
There was a large number of unemployed workers in the South.
What is one reason for the development of sharecropping in the South during Reconstruction?
Former slaves were unable to buy their own land.
Federal laws prohibited former slaves from owning land.
The federal government distributed farmland to former slaves.
Large landowners wanted to help former slaves find farm work.
What was one reason sharecropping was considered a new form of slavery?
The farmers, who were mostly former slaves, were not allowed to leave the farms for any reason.
The farmers, who were mostly former slaves, were not granted land of their own by the government or landowner.
The farmers, who were mostly former slaves, usually owed money to the landowner and had to keep working for them.
The farmers, who were mostly former slaves, usually paid off their debts to the landowners but could not move their families.
What was the main goal of Jim Crow laws and practices?
To keep whites and African Americans separate in public places
To prevent whites from doing hurtful things to African Americans
To keep whites and African Americans together in all areas of society
To prevent laws from being passed that would hurt African Americans
What was true of the Jim Crow laws passed in the South during and after Reconstruction?
The laws were created to support minority citizens.
Many of the laws allowed laws for racial segregation.
The laws expanded the voting rights of white citizens.
Many of the laws were designed to reduce immigration.
