WorksheetsHow well do you know the Era of Reconstruction?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which amendment says “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction”?
15
13
14
12
What was the name of laws that segregated whites and blacks?
John Crow Laws
Jim Raven Laws
Black Codes
Jim Crow Laws
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wells Boothe
John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Johnson
Robert E. Lee
What was a part of the Civil War's political legacy? (Select all that apply.)
federal government power increased
income taxes
federal government power decreased
12th Amendment
What were the black codes?
laws that allowed black people to vote
laws that protected freed slaves
laws to keep freed slaves in check
segregation laws
In what ways did the Reconstruction fail?
did not unite the country
brought slavery back
abolished the 1st Amendment
continued mistreatment of black people
Why was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Booth just hated Lincoln
Booth was crazy
Booth wanted revenge for the Confederacy
Booth accidentally killed the wrong person
Who supported equal rights for black people?
Radical Democrats
Radical Republicans
Who took over when Lincoln was assassinated?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
What did the 15th Amendment do?
give black men the right to vote
gave women the right to vote
abolished slavery
legalized segregation
After the Reconstruction, blacks and whites got along peacefully.
True
False
Who did the Compromise of 1877 benefit more?
The North
The South
What did the Amnesty Act of 1872 do?
pardoned former Confederates and allowed them to vote
reduce Northern presence in the South
gave black people financial support
allow Democrats to take control of Southern governments
Which group of people was left out when the 14th Amendment was ratified?
Confederates
blacks
whites
Native Americans
What caused President Johnson to be impeached?
fired a cabinet member without Congress' permission
fired an elected official
committed tax fraud
beat up a member of Congress because they disagreed
What was sharecropping?
when farmers share crops
a farming system which kept blacks/poor white people in a cycle of debt
when farmers give crops away for free
another name for slavery
What was the name of poor white farmers who supported Reconstruction?
carpetbaggers
wormfelds
scalawags
scallywags
Who was elected as president in 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Abraham Lincoln
How did Democrats prevent blacks from voting?
grandfather clause
poll tax
literacy test
they didn't prevent blacks from voting
When did Reconstruction end?
when black people became equal
when Republicans regained control of the South
when Democrats regained control of the South
when the Jim Crow laws were abolished
