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Reconstruction and Georgia

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lincoln's Reconstruction needed southern states to have at least ________ % of the voting population take a loyalty oath.

a)

10

b)

30

c)

50

d)

99

2.

The __________Amendment outlawed slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

3.

Schools in the south to educate freedmen were set up by the ______________

a)

Union Army

b)

Special Field Order 15

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

4.

The Anaconda Plan....

a)

interrupted Confederate supply lines and hurt the Southern states

b)

replaced the Compromise of 1850

c)

was designed to hurt the Union

d)

was a written plan for government

5.

What is the Georgia Platform?

a)

Georgia had to ratify the 13th Amendment

b)

Georgia had to accept the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave act

c)

Georgia had to protect the rights of freedmen

6.

What amendment grants all citizens equal protection under the laws?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

7.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
8.
Which of these amendments gives citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
9.

What were the 2 goals of the KKK?

a)

limit African Americans ability to get a job and pay taxes

b)

expand Confederate rights and freedoms

c)

give women voting rights and citizenship

d)

terrorize African Americans and limit their right to vote

10.
The Ku Klux Klan was a group that believed...
a)
in white supremacy
b)
in equality for all
c)
in black supremacy
d)
in southern supremacy
11.

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

a)

Slaves were free.

b)

Enslaved African Americans were not citizens

c)

Confederate Soldiers were required to work at Andersonville

d)

Dred Scott was free.  

12.

What was the goal of Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

a)

to free all slaves

b)

to order the Confederates to pay their war debts

c)

to readmit the Southern states back into the Union ASAP

d)

to keep states under military control

13.

What happened in 1832 that led to South Carolina wanting to secede from the Union?

a)

the start of the Civil War 

b)

Radical Republicans fighting again freedom

c)

the Nullification Crisis - raised tariffs on trade

d)

they passed the 13th Amendment

14.
This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling. 
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Freedmen's Bureau 
15.

What were the 2 main goals for Congressional Reconstruction?

a)

punish the south and protect the rights of newly freedmen

b)

to enforce segregation and prevent racial violence

c)

assist in economic and social reform

d)

readmit Southern states to the Union and lower tariffs.

16.
Why did Georgia expel its black legislators?
a)

It claimed that the Georgia constitution gave blacks the right to vote, but not

hold office

b)

It claimed that since they couldn't read they couldn't hold office

c)

It said that they couldn't hold political office because they wouldn't allow them to go to school

17.

_______________ owned animals, tools, seeds, fertilizer, and equipment, but not land.

a)
Sharecroppers
b)
Tenant Farming
c)
Freedmen
18.
_________________________ owned neither equipment, animals nor land.
a)
Sharecroppers
b)
Tenant Farming
c)
Freedmen
19.

What was the KEY requirement of Congressional Reconstruction?

a)

abolish slavery

b)

ratify the 14th Amendment

c)

give women the right to vote

d)

implement Black Codes

20.

Who originally came up with the plan to readmit states that followed this protocol:


"10% of male citizens in each Southern state must take an oath of allegiance."

a)

Johnson

b)

Lincoln

c)

Freedman

d)

Turner

21.

What political group was in favor of harsh punishments after the war for the south?

a)

radical republicans

b)

radical democrats

c)

republicans

d)

democrats

22.

Why was Georgia (and other Southern states) placed until military rule?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

black codes

b)

KKK violance

c)

sharecropping

d)

war debt

23.

What are the differences in tenant farmers and sharecroppers?

a)

Tenant farmers had tools and seeds and were able to make a small profit, while sharecroppers stayed in debt

b)

Sharecroppers had tools and seeds and were able to make a profit.

c)

Both had the same amount of available resources and both made a good amount of money.

d)

Both did not have many resources and stayed in debt.

24.

What were the 2 main points under Andrew Johnson's Plan?

a)

to prevent people from voting for and paying war debts

b)

prevent African American from voting and holding office

c)

ratify the 13 Amendment and end secession

d)

to incite violence and enslave freedmen

25.

What is the difference between the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

The 13th Amendment gave men the right to vote and the Proclamation ended slavery

b)

The 13th Amendment ended slavery and the Proclamation only freed slaves in the Confederate state

c)

The 13th Amendment granted citizenship and the Proclamation passed all amendments

d)

The 13th Amendment offered free public education and the Proclamation gave men the right to vote

26.

What was the result of the Battle of Chickamauga?

a)

It captured Georgia and ended slavery.

b)

It captured Atlanta and took control of the railroads

c)

It captured Savannah and helped slaves escape

d)

It captured Augusta and defended South Carolina

27.

What was the goal of Sherman's March to the Sea?

a)

to help freedman find passage to the North

b)

to cut off Confederate supply lines and destroy the South's economy

c)

To pass the Congressional Reconstruction Plan

28.

Each state had to ratify the 13th Amendment and nullify secession before being re-admitted to the Union.

a)

Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

b)

Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

c)

Congressional Reconstruction Plan

29.

How did the U.S. react to the removal of African American from the General Assembly.

a)

They passed Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

b)

The U.S. federal government refused to re-admit Georgia to the Union

c)

The U.S. federal government stopped provided aid to the Georgia citizens

30.

Wanted Reconstruction to be a fast process that did not severely punish the South.

a)

Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

b)

Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

c)

Congressional Reconstruction Plan

31.

According to the Georgia Constitution, Southern Democrats expelled Blacks from the Georgia legislature because:

a)

They did not have the right to hold office according to the constitution.

b)

They did not have the right to vote.

c)

They sided with the Southern Democrats

d)

They owned too much land.

32.
Which of the following ideas below did the Radical Republicans believe in?
a)
more freedom for former enslaved Blacks.
b)
not punishing the South for the Civil War.
c)
stopping Reconstruction
d)
supporting the Ku Klux Klan
33.

What role did Henry McNeal Turner play in reconstruction?

a)

He was the first African American legislator in Georgia.

b)

He ratified the Constitution of the United States.

c)

He started the Black Codes.

d)

He was a part of the KKK and prevented blacks from voting.

34.

What was the Georgia Act of 1869?

a)

Federal law returning Georgia to military control because of the Black Codes and the KKK.

b)

It was part of Lincoln's 10% Plan.

c)

This act abolished slavery.

d)

Government offered free housing to all freedmen.

35.

The 15 Amendment granted...

a)

freedom

b)

the right to vote

c)

freedom of speech

d)

citizenship

36.

What does ratify mean?

a)

reject

b)

set free

c)

approve or pass

d)

free slaves

37.

What was the importance of Andersonville Prison?

a)

it supported extreme political views

b)

It was an overcrowded Confederate prison that treated Union soldiers terribly

c)

It was a Confederate prison that trained Union soldiers

d)

It was a Union prison in Georgia that help Confederate soldiers

38.

How did the economy change after the Civil War was over? (2 reasons)

a)

The economy became more industrial.

b)

The economy became less dependent on trade.

c)

The economy was dependent on W.R.I.S.T.

d)

The economy depended more on tenant farmers and sharecroppers.