WorksheetsCSA 6 Review
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War called?
a)
Rebuilding
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Reformation
d)
Reorganization
2.
Which of these was an alternative to President Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?
a)
the Fifteenth Amendment
b)
the Freedmen's Bureau
c)
the Rival Bill
d)
the Wade-Davis Bill
3.
Both Lincoln and Johnson offered amnesty to Southerners
a)
who freed their enslaved persons
b)
who kept their enslaved persons
c)
who swore loyalty to the Confederacy
d)
who swore loyalty to the Union
4.
Who was excluded from Lincoln's amnesty offer?
a)
African Americans
b)
Confederate leaders
c)
the Freedmen's Bureau
d)
the Ten Percenters
5.
Before they could rejoin the Union, Southern states were required to ratify
a)
the Tenth Amendment
b)
the Eleventh Amendment
c)
the Twelfth Amendment
d)
the Thirteenth Amendment
6.
How did Andrew Johnson become President?
a)
He was selected by the House of Representatives
b)
He was elected in 1864
c)
He succeeded Lincoln after Lincoln was assassinated
d)
Southerners demanded it in the Compromise of 1877.
7.
Which of these helped African Americans make the transition from slavery to freedom?
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction Act
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Wade-Davis Plan
8.
President Abraham Lincoln was shot at
a)
Ford's Theater
b)
Samuel Mudd's House
c)
the White House
d)
William Peterson's House
9.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
A Confederate General
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
The Radicals
10.
The debate over Reconstruction
a)
led to bitter conflict in the years following the Civil War
b)
was easily solved by Congress and the President
c)
was characterized by Republicans and Democrats working together.
d)
was fierce but only lasted a few months.
11.
The period of time after the Civil War when the Radical Republicans had a majority in the Congress and could override President Johnson's vetoes.
a)
Southern Reconstruction
b)
Radical Reconstruction
c)
Democratic Reconstruction
d)
Republican Reconstruction
12.
Which of the following protected the rights of African Americans in the South?
a)
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
b)
black codes
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
sharecropping and tenant farming
13.
Anyone born in the United States is automatically a citizen, according to the
a)
black codes.
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1866.
c)
Fourteenth Amendment.
d)
Thirteenth Amendment.
14.
“Black codes” were
a)
forgiveness of crimes
b)
charging a government official with a crime
c)
rebuilding the south
d)
laws designed to restrict African Americans
15.
Because of “Black Codes” and discrimination in the South, African Americans were NOT allowed to
a)
buy land
b)
get a job
c)
get housing
d)
all of the above
16.
To reject or defeat something that has already been decided.
a)
pocket veto
b)
impeach
c)
override
d)
ratify
17.
What did Congress pass to prevent the president from firing government officials without the Senate’s approval?
a)
black codes
b)
Impeachment Act
c)
overrides
d)
Tenure of Office Act
18.
The term a “impeach” means
a)
kicking a government official out of office.
b)
charging a government official with a crime.
c)
throwing peaches at a government official.
d)
yelling at a government official.
19.
Andrew Johnson was “impeached” by the radical republicans for breaking
a)
Black Codes
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Tenure of Office Act
d)
Reconstruction Acts
20.
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
a)
Thirteenth Amendment
b)
Fourteenth Amendment
c)
Fifteenth Amendment
d)
Sixteenth Amendment
21.
What did Andrew Johnson do when Congress did not approve his suspension of Edwin Stanton?
a)
demoted Stanton
b)
fired Stanton
c)
impeached Stanton
d)
resigned the presidency
22.
Which of the following, if any, was NOT a provision of the Congressional plan of Reconstruction enacted in early 1867?
a)
dividing the South into military districts that were run by military commanders
b)
requiring former Confederate states, as a condition of readmission to the Union, to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
c)
declaring that each state must present a plan for distributing farm land to, or providing jobs for, the former slaves
d)
requiring former Confederate states, as a condition of readmission to the Union, to hold a constitutional convention and prepare a constitution providing for black male suffrage
23.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
25.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
26.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes.
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
27.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
28.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
29.
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:
a)
impeaching him
b)
killing him
c)
bribing him to leave
d)
trying to get him out in the next election
30.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
31.
Why was the 14th Amendment necessary?
a)
Congress wanted to stop the Jim Crow Laws in the South
b)
The Civil Rights Act might be overturned and an amendment is harder to change
c)
Mrs. Szablewski said so
d)
To give African Americans voting rights
32.
What did the Reconstruction Acts do?
a)
They required the southern states to approve the 13th Amendment and take a loyalty oath
b)
They divided the South into five military districts with a Union military commander in charge
c)
They helped rebuild southern bridges and railroads
d)
They built new schools, hospitals, prisons and orphanages
33.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
34.
Which of the following marked the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
a)
development of the sharecropping systems
b)
withdrawal of federal troops in the South
c)
election of a Democratic President
d)
Success of the Freedman's Bureau
35.
The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was due to
a)
charges that he had lied under oath about Reconstruction laws.
b)
his involvement in the Confederate military during the Civil War.
c)
a struggle between Congress and President over governmental power.
d)
his actions as a "Radical Republican" during the Reconstruction Era.
36.
What conclusion can be drawn from the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
The passage of the amendments was to
strengthen the Bill of Rights.
b)
The passage of the amendments was to
weaken the Jim Crow laws that were passed in the North
c)
The passage of the amendments was to
weaken the Jim Crow laws that were passed in the South.
d)
The passage of the amendments was to
abolish slavery and establish rights to previous slaves.
37.
What group was created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Know Nothing Party
d)
White Citizen Councils
38.
-Established by Congress on March 3, 1865
-Provided employment and medical assistance to former slaves
-Trained teachers and built over 1,000 schools
-Disbanded in 1869 due to a lack of success and funding
-Provided employment and medical assistance to former slaves
-Trained teachers and built over 1,000 schools
-Disbanded in 1869 due to a lack of success and funding
a)
Jim Crow laws.
b)
the Black Codes.
c)
the Freedman's Bureau.
d)
Presidential
Reconstruction.
39.
The number of African Americans holding important government positions during Reconstruction was ____.
a)
zero
b)
very small
c)
about half of all government officials in the South
d)
nearly all government officials in the South
40.
For a brief time during Reconstruction, African Americans had a majority of seats in the lower house of which state’s legislature?
a)
Alabama
b)
Ohio
c)
South Carolina
d)
Tennessee
41.
Southern whites who supported Republican policy throughout Reconstruction were sometimes called
a)
carpetbaggers.
b)
freedmen.
c)
Republican hostages.
d)
scalawags.
42.
Northerners who moved to the South and supported the Republicans were called
a)
carpetbaggers.
b)
freedmen.
c)
Republican scalawags.
d)
sharecroppers.
43.
Which method did some white Southerners use to try to overcome Republican rule?
a)
civil rights legislation
b)
cooperation
c)
violence
d)
voting reform
44.
The Ku Klux Klan set out to terrorize
a)
Democratic voters
b)
African Americans and Republican voters
c)
the “New South.”
d)
white voters.
45.
The number of African Americans attending school during Reconstruction ____.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
c)
decreased for children and increased for adults
d)
increased for children and decreased for adults
46.
A few states had laws requiring schools to be ________, where both white and African American students attended school together. Often these laws were not enforced.
a)
integrated
b)
segregated
c)
grandfathered
d)
academies
47.
Which of the following did many African Americans workers find to be little better than slavery?
a)
integration
b)
land ownership
c)
moving north
d)
sharecropping
48.
In sharecropping, what does the farmer give the landowner?
a)
a percentage of the crop
b)
profits from crop sales
c)
seeds, tools, and a mule
d)
money for rent
49.
How did the scandals surrounding the Grant administration and the Panic of 1873 affect politics in the United States?
a)
Democrats regained control of Southern governments.
b)
Republicans retained control of Southern governments.
c)
President Grant was impeached.
d)
Jim Crow laws were enforced.
50.
What did Republicans gain from the Compromise of 1877?
a)
A) Radical Republicans retained control of Congress.
b)
B) Federal aid to the South was controlled by Republicans.
c)
C) Republicans received powerful cabinet positions.
d)
D) Rutherford B. Hayes became president.
51.
Which of the following marked the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
a)
development of the sharecropping systems
b)
withdrawal of federal troops in the South
c)
election of a Democratic President
d)
Success of the Freedman's Bureau
52.
After the Civil War and Reconstruction the South had a dramatic increase in
a)
Culture
b)
Industry
c)
Government
d)
Picnics
53.
A poll tax is a . . .
a)
tax on fence polls on a property.
b)
tax that must be paid to vote.
c)
tax on every survey given.
d)
tax on all people who want to run for office.
54.
The literacy test meant you could only vote . . .
a)
if you could read and write.
b)
if you could bale hay.
c)
if you could prove your identity.
d)
if you could own property.
55.
Grandfather clause says that . . .
a)
only Santa Claus can vote.
b)
if you have a grandfather then you don’t have to be a slave.
c)
if your grandfather voted then you can vote.
d)
if your grandfather ran for office than you can too.
56.
Ballot Box stuffing, voting more than once, and voting as something else are all examples of voter fraud. This law is in place to stop this voter fraud.
a)
Photo Id voter registration requirements
b)
Mandatory registration of all non-citizens
c)
Mandatory age limit
d)
Mandatory drug test
57.
Which type of society did Jim Crow laws enforce?
a)
affluent
b)
integrated
c)
poor
d)
segregated
58.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on...
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
59.
This U.S. Supreme Court decision said that segregation was legal as long as African Americans had access to public places equal to those of whites.
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
60.
What phrase did the Supreme Court use when it legalized segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
that whites were "superior and different"
b)
that African Americans could be "separate but equal"
c)
that African Americans were "equal in the eyes of the law"
d)
that the Constitution provided "no civil rights protections under the law"
61.
“Exodusters” and “Buffalo soldiers” are examples of
a)
great fighters in the war for independence.
b)
Native Americans in the south.
c)
white men who paid for slaves to keep working their farms.
d)
African Americans migrating from the south to the north during reconstruction.
62.
One of the major lasting impacts of Reconstruction was
a)
The need for equality that was brought by the 13th 14th and 15th amendment.
b)
The need for a whole new government.
c)
The need for more trade with foreign countries.
d)
The need for better social programs.
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