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WorksheetsPost Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In the late 1800s, southern state governments used literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses to
ensure that only educated individuals vote
integrate public facilities
prevent African Americans from voting
require African Americans to attend school
During the late 1800s, major improvements to a nationwide system of trade were made with the
completion of transcontinental railroads
construction of toll roads
use of steamboats on rivers
construction of a network of canals
Which argument was used by President Abraham Lincoln to explain his policy of leniency toward the South after the Civil War?
Most Southerners have remained loyal to the Union during the war.
Most Southerners are willing to grant equality to formerly enslaved persons
The federal government has no authority to punish states for secession.
Healing the nation’s wounds quickly is essential.
A primary reason for the passage of the 14th amendment in 1868 was to
uphold the legality of the Black Codes
guarantee citizenship rights to the newly freed slaves
continue the presidential plan for Reconstruction
prohibit the secession of states
After the Civil War, white Southern landowners used sharecropping to
sell their plantations to formerly enslaved persons
encourage freedmen to migrate north
maintain a cheap labor supply
set up schools to educate formerly enslaved persons
After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South primarily as a result of the
activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
stationing of federal troops in the South
passage of Jim Crow laws
decline of the Ku Klux Klan
What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution?
creating a “separate but equal” society
allowing the states to veto federal laws
granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons
punishing the South for seceding from the Union
Which action was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?
ratification of the 13th amendment
impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
implementation of the Black Codes
establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau
After the Civil War, freedmen in the South had difficulty improving their economic condition because
literacy for formerly enslaved persons was prohibited
the federal government confiscated their 40- acre grants
the system of sharecropping kept them in a cycle of poverty
migration of factory workers from Northern cities had created competition for jobs
Which statement best describes how the status of African Americans in the South changed soon after the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
African Americans faced increasing discrimination and segregation
Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated for African Americans
Increasing numbers of African Americans were elected to public office
The Supreme Court consistently supported civil rights for African Americans
