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AMIS Reconstruction Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What organization did Congress make for former slaves?

a)

Free Plantation

b)

Slavery Free House

c)

Freedmens Bureau

d)

Menfree Bureau

2.

Who became President after the death of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Robert E Lee

c)

George Washington

d)

Andrew Johnson

3.

During the Reconstruction, which amendments were passed?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

4.

The ten to twelve year long period after the Civil War was called ?

a)

Sherman's March

b)

Reconstruction Period

c)

Black Codes

d)

Freedmens Bureau

5.

What was the 15th amendment?

a)

it gave women the right to vote

b)

it ensured men's right to vote

c)

abolished slavery

d)

all the above

6.

What does reconstruction mean?

a)

To constrict/ squeeze

b)

To build again

c)

to take down

d)

to demolish

e)

to abolish

7.

When was President Lincoln shot?

a)

April 9, 1865

b)

14th of April 1865

c)

2 April 1865

d)

15th April 1865

8.

Who wanted to bring the South back into the Union peacefully and quickly?

a)

Honest Abe

b)

George Washington

c)

Joseph Biden

d)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

Why didn't Congress trust President Johnson?

a)

He was from the South

b)

He supported slavery

c)

He hated the legislature

d)

He shot President Lincoln

10.

Who planned to rejoin the South with the North?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

President Lincoln

c)

John Brown

d)

George Washington

11.

Why was the Reconstruction Period needed?

a)

Because the South was destroyed during the Civil War

b)

Because slaves were freed

c)

because the North was destroyed during the war

d)

Because Lincoln was assassinated

12.

What did the Black Codes do?

a)

Helped Former slaves

b)

African Americans were allowed to vote

c)

Abolished slavery

d)

kept slaves repressed (no property, no school, no votes)

13.

Who shot and killed President Lincoln?

a)

Charles Guiteau

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

John Hinkley Jr

14.

When was Lincoln assassinated

a)

April 15, 1865

b)

April 14, 1865

c)

April 2, 1865

d)

April 9, 1865

15.

How did Lincoln want to rebuild the South?

a)

peacefully and quickly

b)

harshly and slow

c)

with reckless abandon

d)

with Gingerbread, marshmallow, and chocolate syrup

16.

Which amendment gave slaves their freedom?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

2nd

d)

15th

17.

Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War?

a)

6,200

b)

62,000

c)

620,000

d)

6,200,00

18.

What did President Lincoln want in Reconstruction?

a)

Black Codes

b)

to have war

c)

to rejoin the North with the South peacefully and quickly

d)

For South and North to forever be spli

19.

Which was the purpose of the 13th amendment?

a)

Give all men citizenship rights

b)

Abolish Slavery

c)

All people can bear arms

d)

Put all men into bondage (slavery)

20.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

to help educate former slaves

b)

to help former slaves move North

c)

to protect landowners property

d)

none of the above

21.

What did Congress do to help rebuild the South during the reconstruction?

a)

Raised taxes

b)

Impeached President Lincoln

c)

Created the 12th Amendment

d)

Checks and balances

22.

When was President Lincoln assassinated and who did it?

a)

April 14, 1866

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

John Wilkes McDonald

d)

April 14, 1865

e)

April 15, 1865

23.

What was the occupation of Lincoln's assassin?

a)

Conductor

b)

Actor

c)

Blacksmith

d)

Farmer

24.

When did Abraham Lincoln die?

a)

April 14, 1865

b)

April 15, 1865

c)

April 9th, 1865

d)

April 9, 1866

25.

What organization helped slaves get educated, food, and medical help?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Black Codes

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Democratic Party

26.

What was the goal of Reconstruction

a)

Rejoin the North with the South

b)

Rebuild the destroyed South

c)

Abolish Slavery

d)

All the above

27.

Where did the surrender of the Civil War take place?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Richmond, Va

d)

Gettysburg

28.

Who surrendered to who to end the Civil War?

a)

Ulysses Grant surrendered to Robert E Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis surrendered to Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis surrendered to Ulysses Grant

d)

Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant

29.

When did the surrender of the Civil War take place?

a)

April 2, 1865

b)

April 9, 1865

c)

April 14, 1865

d)

April 15, 1865

30.

Which amendments was Congress able to pass during Reconstruction?

a)

13, 14, 15

b)

12, 16, 10

c)

19, 14, 17

d)

16, 14, 20

31.

True or False : Black codes prevented African Americans from ownership of property.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The 15th amendment

a)

gave slaves their freedom

b)

defined citizenship

c)

abolished slavery

d)

protects all male citizens rights' to vote

33.

The 14th amendment

a)

established citizenship

b)

Abolished slavery

c)

right to keep and bear arms

d)

gave all men the right to vote

34.

A poll tax was used to

a)

raise money

b)

rebuild the South

c)

keep former slaves from voting

d)

keep women from voting

35.

Did Lincoln want to punish the South?

a)

Yes

b)

No

36.

Congress didn't trust

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Ulysses Grant

d)

George McClellan

37.

Who helped John Wilkes Booth escape after the assassination?

a)

Mr. Beans

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Dr Mudd

d)

Jefferson Davis

38.

What did Booth yell from the stage after the assassination?

a)

Sic Semper Tyrannis!

b)

Hey Kool - Aid!

c)

Bye Felicia!

d)

yah, done.

39.

Where was Lincoln shot?

a)

Ford's Theater

b)

Cinemark Mansfield

c)

National Theater

d)

Carnegie Hall

40.

Who was Abraham Lincoln's Vice President?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Andrew Garfield

d)

John Adams

41.

What happened on April 2, 1865

a)

Lee Surrendered to Grant

b)

Lincoln was shot and killed

c)

Lincoln died

d)

Richmond fell

42.

What agency was formed on April 14, 1865?

a)

Treasury Department

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigations - FBI

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Secret Service

43.

What percentage of Southerners did Lincoln want to swear loyalty?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

25%

d)

50%

44.

What term did Southerners call other Southerners who moved to the North after the Civil War?

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scallywags

c)

Slaves

d)

Dried nasal mucus

45.

When former slaves and poor farmers work a landlord's property during growing season and paid rent from their harvest.

a)

Cropping

b)

Scapling

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Bureau

46.

People who did not support Lincoln's 10% plan were called

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Freedmen

c)

Democrats

d)

Radical Democrats

47.

Who impeached Andrew Johnson?

a)

Congress

b)

House of Represenatives

c)

Senate

d)

Scallywags

48.

What is impeachment?

a)

to yell insults at elected officials

b)

to petition for firing

c)

formal job offer

d)

to formally accuse of wrong doing (crime)

49.

How close was Andrew Johnson to being found guilty of impeachment charges?

a)

1 vote

b)

10 votes

c)

10%

d)

It wasn't close

50.

Who was elected President after Andrew Johnson

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

John Adams

d)

John Jay