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WorksheetsReconstruction Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What was the cause of the Civil War?
disagreements over slavery (enslavement)
disagreement over territory
disagreement over rights
none of the above
What belief did Southerners use to justify slavery and the cruel treatment of African Americans?
Enslavement
Capitalism
White Supremacy
White Noise
Who won the Civil War?
The United States Of America
The Confederate States of America
The period of rebuilding the nation after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
Which word best characterizes Moderate (Presidential) Reconstruction plans?
lenient
intense
kind
angry
What were the main goals of the Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction? (Choose TWO)
forgiving former Confederates
Rights for Freedmen (former slaves)
punishing former Confederates
impeaching Andrew Johnson
Which amendment liberated more than 4 million formerly enslaved Americans?
13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
16th Amendment
What was the system that prevented formerly enslaved people from building wealth?
sharecropping
pair cropping
share settings
hair cropping
Which Reconstruction plan called for federal troops (the army) to be in the south during Reconstruction to make sure new laws were followed?
The Radical Republican Plan
Presidential Reconstruction Plan
True or False: Black codes kept the spirit of freedom alive.
False
True
What was the name of the organization that worked to help freed people access their rights?
The Freedman's Bureau
The VFW
The Fireman's Bureau
The Grand Army of the Republic
Which group protected African Americans in the South and helped to make Reconstruction happen?
Federal Troops
Democrats
Federalists
Whigs
Which of the following is NOT true about the Compromise of 1877?
Federal Troops were removed from the South
Rutherford B. Hayes became president
Americans were tired of fighting with Southerners.
The government had completed their work and ensured rights for all people forever.
