WorksheetsReconstruction Unit Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th
14th
15th
16th
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
Gave African Americans citizenship
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Freed the slaves
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
Freed the Slaves
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Forced African Americans back into slavery
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
Scalawags
Ku Klux Klan
Carpetbaggers
Sharecroppers
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:
impeaching him
killing him
bribing him to leave
trying to get him out in the next election
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
The Civil Rights Committee
The Freedmen's Bureau
The Welfare Committee
The Salvation Army
What system in the south required farmers to repay the use land, tools, and seed with part of their crops?
Plantation
Sharecropping
Dry Plowing
Slavery
What required money to be paid in order to register to vote and was used to prevent African Americans from voting in the South?
A literacy test
Carpetbaggers
Poll Tax
Scalawag
During Reconstruction, many southern states passed laws that restricted African Americans from traveling without a permit, owning firearms, or from gathering in the streets after nightfall. These were known as
Reconstruction Amendments
Jim Crow Laws
Civil Rights Act
Black Codes
Which secret society of former Confederate soldiers used terrorism and murder to limit new opportunities for
newly freed African Americans after the
Civil War?
The Order
Ku Klux Klan
White Aryan Resistance
Council of Conservative Citizens
After the Civil War, Lincoln supported a mild Reconstruction of the South. Which group favored a much harsher reconstruction plan in the South?
Ku Klux Klan
Moderate Republicans
Democrats
Radical Republicans
Federal soldiers were present in the Confederate states as a part of the Reconstruction effort until which event?
the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
the passage of the Tenure of Office Act
the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau
the Compromise of 1877
This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called
slash and burn farming
share cropping
rent farming
farm to fork farming
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.
Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?
"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "
"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?
The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor
The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
Who were the workers hired by the Central Pacific Railroad company?
Chinese immigrants
Irish immigrants
former Civil War soldiers
Italian immigrants
What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad
To make China powerful
To make Native Americans move off their land.
To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation
To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America
The railroad companies hired workers from other countries because _______________________.
they didn't have enough money.
many Americans were still fighting in the Civil War.
the immigrants wanted something fun to do.
they could make the tools needed for the job.
Which of the following led to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson?
Congress did not want the Confederate states to be allowed back into the Union
Abraham Lincoln distrusted Andrew Johnson
Johnson disagreed with Congress’s plan for Reconstruction
Congress discovered Andrew Johnson had committed war crimes
Reconstruction can be defined as the time period in which -
Southern states became wealthy from building an economy based on industry
The Southern states were brought back into the Union after the Civil War
The United States began rebuilding its navy after is was decimated during the Civil War
The U.S. economy recovered from an economic recession following the War of 1812
A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
Scalawag
Klu Klux Klan
Abolitionist
Carpetbagger
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish after the Civil War?
Abolished slavery
gave African Americans citizenship in the U.S.
gave women suffrage
gave former slaves suffrage.
Which of the following were characteristics of sharecropping in the South after the war?
Farmed on other people's land
Borrowed landowners tools
Shared the profits from the crops with land owners
All of these were characteristics of sharecropping in the South.
How did the Freedman's Bureau assist former slaves in the South after the War?
Building affordable housing neighborhoods for freed slaves
Giving monthly money (stipends) to former slaves who had families
Lobbying congress for the rights of African Americans
Providing schooling for former slaves
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD:
- Connected East coast of the US to West Coast
- Built by Chinese and Irish immigrants
- ?
Which statement best fits in the above description?
The stock market crashed due to people leaving their jobs to head west
Native Americans were welcomed as a part of American culture
Trade with Latin American countries increased
New markets were made available to farmers and businesses
Which of the following statements is true?
Southerners returned to the lives as usual after the Civil War
Southerners had to rebuild their economy that was ruined by the war
African Americans worked as carpertbaggers after the Civil War
African Americans used bank loans to start new businesses
Why was Hiram Rhodes significant to the Reconstruction Era of the South?
Was the first African American governor of Alabama
Brought awareness to the growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the South
Became the first freedmen to make a million dollars after he was emancipated
Became the first African American to serve in the American Senate
Which of the following was responsible for giving African Americans born in the United States citizenship?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Emancipation Proclamation
Black Codes were responsible for which of the following?
African Americans were made slaves again
limiting the freedoms of African Americans
increasing voter participation of African Americans
increasing African Americans role in government
In order for the state of Texas to be readmitted into the Union, it had to do what?
Place 12 African American's to position in the State Government
Eliminate the Executive Branch of the State Government
Give 160 Acres of land to all former slaves of the state.
Approve the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the United States when:
He won the election of 1864
Lincoln was assassinated by a Confederate sympathizer.
When Jefferson Davis resigned as President of the Confederacy
When Congress took control of the Reconstruction duties.
This black code -
Required African Americans to serve on juries
Mandated African Americans enlist in military services
Put African Americans is jail if they did not have a job
Prevent African Americans from owning a business
Which of the following would be the reaction of a freedmen learning about the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?
“Now I am free to move to the North and get a factory job!”
“Never have I dreamed of being a voting man! This is amazing!”
“Being a citizen of the United States of American is a dream come true!”
“I have never in a day been a free man until today!”
This picture of the Transcontinental Railroad shows that -
A passenger could travel from California to New York in under three hours
It connected Texas to Kansas to ship cattle on railroads instead of cattle drives
People disliked that this man-made object disrupted beautiful views of nature
Modifications were made to the environment to construct the railroad
Which of the following made slavery illegal in the United States?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Emancipation Proclamation
Which of the following were true punishments used on Confederate leaders after the Civil War?
They were sentenced to death by firing squad
They were not allowed to hold political positions
They were to serve a 15-year prison sentence
They were each to pay a fine to Congress of $5,000
Which amendment required that African Americans be treated equally under the law?
10th Amendment
14th Amendment
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
Which of the following events led to the increased settlement of the West?
Transcontinental Railroad completion
Beginning of the Civil War
Union soldiers were given free land out west for their service during the Civil War
Slavery in the West became legal
Which of the groups below divided the South into five military districts under commanders empowered to employ the army to protect black property and citizens, as a part of their plan for reconstruction?
Southern state leaders
Andrew Johnson
Radical Republicans
Abraham Lincoln
Which of the following guaranteed African Americans citizenship and equal protection under the laws in the United States?
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment accomplished which of the following?
Womens Suffrage
Former Slaves Citizenship
African American Suffrage
40 acres of land and a mule
Which of the following groups was the happiest about the passing of the 13th Amendment?
Abolitionists
Women's Rights Groups
Southern Democrats
Temperance reformers
