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Reconstruction Era Day 4

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 15th Amendment allowed the right to _____ to African American men.

a)

vote

b)

free

c)

assistance

d)

citizens

2.

Match the following

a)

Supported Constitution, believed it created a more stable Union

1.

Federalists

b)

Freedom of religion (church/mosque), freedom of speech (criticize), freedom of press (media)

2.

1st Amendment

c)

Worked to improve prison conditions and create facilities for the mentally ill

3.

Dorothea Dix

d)

Irish came to U.S. because of potato famine, worked in factories and on the Transcontinental Railroad

4.

Immigrants

3.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Plantations could no longer use slave labor

African Americans could move anywhere

Overturned the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision

All enslaved people were now free

Gave African Americans the right to be citizens

African American voters helped bring the Republican Party to power in the South

African Americans could serve on juries or run for political office

Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
4.

Hiram Rhodes Revels is significant to American history because he -

a)

symbolized the end of the Civil War

b)

helped grow the popularity of the Republican party in the South

c)

was the first African American to serve as a member of the Senate

d)

championed the rights of Hispanic Americans in state politics

5.

What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?

a)

The Senate’s readmission of the last Confederate state

b)

The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the U.S. Senate

c)

The Senate’s acquittal of President Andrew Johnson

d)

The election of the first woman to the U.S. Senate

6.

A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics:

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

a)

The Jacksonian era

b)

The antebellum era

c)

The Federalist era

d)

The Reconstruction era

7.

The ​ (a)   placed a tax on all paper items in the colonies. Montesquieu believed in ​ (b)   to prevent government from becoming too powerful. Alexander Hamilton created a ​ (c)   to help generate revenue for the federal government and protect American manufacturing. As a result of the Siege of ​ (d)   , Union forces captured the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half.

Choose from the below words
Stamp Act
separation of powers
protective tariff
Vicksbury
8.

​ (a)   nullified the Tariff of 1828 which angered President Andrew Jackson and resulted in the Nullification Crisis. Francis Cabot Lowell created the ​ (b)   which put all the steps of manufacturing under one roof. The growth of railroads during the 19th century affected U.S. businesses by opening ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
South Carolina
factory system
new markets for goods
9.

How did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution affect the population of the South?

a)

It set up Carpetbaggers who came South to administer justice.

b)

It provided citizenship with all of its protections for freed slaves.

c)

It allowed slaves the right to vote although they had little opportunity to do so.

d)

It freed slaves to search for employment as sharecroppers.

10.

How did passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1869 impact Southern state legislatures in the 1870 elections?

a)

It ended the Radical Republican majority.

b)

It imposed federal rule over Southern states.

c)

It increased African American representation.

d)

It permitted poll taxes to raise Southern revenues.

11.

The ​ (a)   movement
achieved its goal when the Thirteenth Amendment was passed. ​ (b)   was
the first Black man to serve in the U.S. Congress. ​ (c)  
outlined the process for southern states to be readmitted to the Union. ​ (d)   was
impeached because he violated the Tenure of Office Act.

Choose from the below words
abolition
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Reconstruction Acts of 1867
Andrew Johnson