WorksheetsReconstruction Test Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
The Freedmen's Bureau is considered to be the first _____ in the United States, and while it only existed for a short time, many such programs have been created over the years as a means to care for citizens in need.
Confederate State
Border State
Reconstruction
Welfare Agency
The KKK had its largest following in _____, with over four million members.
1868
1882
1871
1920
After a war is over, it is common for one side to have to make _____, which are used to repair the damage caused.
Refugees
Reparations
Supplies
Confiscations
What was Homer Plessy arrested for in 1891?
refusing to give up his bus seat to a white passenger
attempting to attend an all-white school
entering through a door designated for whites
sitting in a "whites only" railroad car
Which of the following were new freedoms that former slaves were granted after the Civil War, even though there were still restrictions placed on them? Select all that apply.
They could buy and own property for themselves.
They could legally marry, but only someone of the same race.
They could apply for and work any jobs they chose.
They could testify in court on behalf of other people of color.
One of the scandals that tainted Grant's presidency involved a group known as the _____, who had been stealing tax revenue from the government for many years.
Black Friday
Whiskey Ring
Spoils System
Indian Commissioner
During the Dust Bowl, how low did cotton prices drop?
six cents per pound
eighteen cents per pound
twenty-nine cents per pound
twelve cents per pound
Which of these was not one of the political positions Andrew Johnson held before becoming president?
state senator
member of the House of Representatives
secretary of state
governor of Tennessee
Which of these was not one of the three main points of the Wade-Davis Bill?
Slavery would be abolished, and measures would be taken to protect the freedoms of the former slaves.
Anyone who fought against the United States should not receive a pardon, not just the Confederate officers or military leaders.
Landowners and Confederate leaders would be allowed to regain positions of power in both the state and federal government.
Fifty percent of eligible voters from each state needed to swear an oath of allegiance to the president; otherwise, a military governor would be appointed.
What was President Lincoln's stance on pardons for southerners after the war?
No southerners should be pardoned at all, nor should any of them be given voting rights.
All southerners should be pardoned except for military leaders and Confederate officers.
Only military leaders should be pardoned and have their land returned to them.
All southerners should automatically be pardoned, including Confederate leaders and officers.
Which of these is not something the Fourteenth Amendment grants people born or naturalized in the United States?
Citizenship
Equal rights
Protection under the law
Voting rights for all men
Which of these was not one of the ways in which gang labor was similar to slavery?
Many gang laborers were treated cruelly and even beaten for not working fast enough.
Gangs were instructed to work in designated areas and perform specific tasks.
It required long hours under the supervision of a harsh field manager.
Contracts were formed between laborers and the field managers who paid them.
What were President Johnson's views about establishing state governments during the Reconstruction period?
He believed that the federal government had the sole right to establish leadership in each state.
He believed that the president needed to approve of whomever the people chose as a representative.
He believed that a military governor should be appointed by the president for each southern state.
He believed that each state should write its own constitution and form its own government.
What was the Ku Klux Klan and how did it affect the workings of the Freedmen's Bureau?
soldiers from northern states who fought for the Union Army during the Civil War and supported the attempts of the bureau
a white supremacist group that attacked people of color and anyone helping them, including agents of the bureau
people who lived in border states who owned slaves, but who did not side with the Confederacy, even though they opposed the actions of the bureau
a group of agents assigned to each district in the southern states, where former slaves would need their help finding homes and jobs
How did Andrew Johnson's stance on pardoning Confederate leaders differ from that of Abraham Lincoln?
Johnson pardoned almost everyone, including military officials and leaders, whereas Lincoln would not have done so.
Johnson refused to pardon anyone who fought against the Union in any way, while Lincoln wanted regular citizens and soldiers to receive pardons.
Lincoln refused to pardon anyone associated with the Confederacy in any way, but Johnson wanted to pardon regular citizens.
Lincoln pardoned almost everyone, including military officials and leaders, but Johnson would not have done so.
After the Civil War, black children in the South who did not have families were forced into _____.
factory labor
slavery
aprenticeships
vagrancy
Which of these is not something accomplished during Grant's presidency?
establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau
ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
signing of the Ku Klux Act
placing federal troops in the South
The Constitution of the United States is _____, which means it can be updated and revised whenever necessary, as the needs of the nation change and different issues must be addressed.
an amendment
a living document
naturalized
never ratified
When was the Freedmen's Bureau officially dismantled?
1865
1869
1866
1872
General Sherman met with _____ during his time in Savannah.
members of the Confederate Army
officers from the Union
leaders of the black community
wealthy plantation owners
Why did the Thirteenth Amendment originally fail to pass the House of Representatives?
President Lincoln was not supportive of it.
They feared it would keep southern states from rejoining the Union.
The southern and border states refused to ratify it.
It was vetoed by President Johnson.
By what year had the sharecropping system almost completely vanished?
1940
1931
1865
1936
President Lincoln _____ the bill, which meant it did not become a law, and in order for it to pass, the entire legislative process would have to start all over again.
pocket vetoed
signed
seceded
pardoned
What laws did Congress pass in 1870 and 1871 that made it illegal to prevent blacks from voting, holding office, or serving on a jury?
Organization and Principles
Ku Klux Act
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Enforcement Acts
What were two of the main fears Southerners had after the Civil War regarding freedmen?
that freedmen would establish vagrancy laws and the economy would fail without slave labor
that freed slaves would buy their own property and establish vagrancy laws
that the freed slaves would rebel against their former owners and buy their own property
that the economy would fail and the freed slaves would rebel against their former owners
What article of legislation did President Andrew Johnson ignore, which led to his impeachment?
Tenure of Office Act
Homestead Act
Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan
Fourteenth Amendment
Most freedmen lived on _____, where they grew enough crops to feed their family but made very little profit.
Freedmen's Bureau
subsistence farms
government land
plantations
What title was Nathan Bedford Forrest given at the first KKK convention in 1867?
Nathan Bedford Forest
Grand Dragon
Grand Wizard
Supreme Turk
The Fourteenth Amendment has five sections. What Civil War outcome does Section 3 address?
States are prevented from discriminating against citizens from other states.
Slavery and involuntary servitude are considered illegal in the United States.
Congress has the power to create legislation and enforce the amendment.
No one who fought against the Union can hold a position of power.
What was the difference between the Democrat and Republican platforms during the election of 1868?
Democrats felt the federal government should help rejoin the states and fought for equal rights for slaves; Republicans opposed Reconstruction and did not think the federal government should be involved in the states.
Democrats opposed Reconstruction and did not think the federal government should be involved in the states; Republicans felt the federal government should help rejoin the states and fought for equal rights for slaves.
Democrats were mostly Southerners who disagreed with Reconstruction and still supported slavery; Republicans did not think the federal government should have a say in how states governed themselves.
Democrats wanted peace throughout the nation and believed the federal government should help establish rights for former slaves; Republicans believed the federal government should support Reconstruction.
Which of these statements describes the constitution of the Ku Klux Klan? Select all that apply.
Klan members called the group "America's Empire" and were spread across all states and territories.
New candidates had to answer questions proving their loyalty to the Union and former slaves.
They would protect the "weak, innocent, and defenseless" from the "lawless, violent, and brutal."
There would be a hierarchy within the Klan, with different leaders and titles, and different levels of responsibility.
If the president is impeached, the _____ oversees the trial.
Vice President
Chief Justice
Senate
House of Representative
Some Republicans did not want Grant to run for reelection, so they broke off and formed the _____ Party.
Independent Democrat
Civil Service
Liberal Republicans
Equal Rights
Which of these are ways in which people of color were discouraged from voting, even after the Fifteenth Amendment was passed? Select all that apply.
A poll tax was required that many could not afford to pay.
Literacy tests were given, and most former slaves could not read.
They were encouraged to run for office instead.
Violence and threats were directed at former slaves who tried to vote.
The KKK had its largest following in _____, with over four million members.
1920
1871
1868
1882
What was "Sherman's Reservation"?
a decision to return the land given to freedmen back to Confederates
a plan approved by Congress to give confiscated land to freed slaves
General Sherman's march through the state of Georgia in 1864
the region many former slaves moved to and formed a strong community
