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WorksheetsReconstruction/Post Construction
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th
14th
15th
3rd
Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
5th
Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?
An abolitionist
a carpetbagger
a former slave owner
a northern business owner
Which of the following best explains why Reconstruction ended in the United States?
Wade Hampton became governor of South Carolina
Federal soldiers were removed from the south
Republicans gained control of the state's government
Fraud in the national and state elections
Which of the following explains how the Republican Party gained power during Reconstruction?
Land ownership by former slaves
The creation of the Freedmen's Bureau
African American men gaining the right to vote
The reconstruction of the North
During the 1880s, poll taxes and literacy tests were added to the voting procedure in South Carolina for which of the following reasons?
To keep corrupt individuals from tampering with the vote.
To make it difficult for poor African Americans to vote.
A. To insure that the educated people who tallied the votes were chosen and paid correctly.
To encourage people to take an active interest in the political campaign before voting.
