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1.2 Reconstruction

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A series of laws that severely restricted the rights, freedoms and movement of African-Americans in Southern states after the Civil War. This came before Jim Crow laws. It was overtly racist.

a)

Black codes

b)

Gerrymandering

c)

Fugitive Slave Laws

d)

Restrictive rights codes

2.

a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction, either through political or economic opportunities. Often a person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist. A snakeoil salesman.

a)

Northern Opportunist

b)

Carpetbagger

c)

Sharecropper

d)

Northern Antagonizer

3.

1870."The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." One of three Reconstruction Amendments.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15 Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

4.

1868. "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." One of three Reconstruction Amendments.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

5.

The name given to a faction in the U.S. Congress which advocated emancipation of slaves before and during the Civil War, and insisted on harsh penalties for the South following the war, during the period of Reconstruction.

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

War Hawks

c)

Emancipationists

d)

Radical Republicans

6.

a system of debt peonage in which a tenant farmer especially in the southern United States who is provided with credit for seed, tools, living quarters, and food, who works the land, and who receives an agreed share of the value of the crop minus charges.

a)

Carpetbagging

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Cropdusting

d)

Cattlecalling

7.

1865. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." One of three Reconstruction Amendments.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

8.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
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9.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
10.

What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

16th

d)

15th

11.

When Lincoln was killed, he became president.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Stonewall Jackson

12.

Fair treatment through the normal judicial system (laws) is

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Secession

c)

Due Process

d)

Reconstruction

13.
What name was given to a terrorist group that used violence to keep African-Americans from having equal rights in the South?
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Black Codes
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Ku Klux Klan
14.
Poll taxes & ____ prevented African Americans from voting.
a)
literacy tests
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
black codes
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
15.
System of work for freedmen that traded 50% of grown crops for the use of a house & land
a)
sharecropping
b)
40 acres & a mule
c)
tenant farming
d)
pastoralism
16.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
17.
Which statement bests represents a Black Code?
a)
African Americans were not allowed to move to another state
b)

Same crime: White women received misdemeanors, blacks got 39 whippings.

c)
African Americans were not allowed to be sharecroppers
d)
African Americans were not allowed to own land
18.

 What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?

a)

the American Missionary Association

b)

the Freedmen's Bureau

c)

the Ku Klux Klan

d)

the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP

19.

Which statement best describes the beliefs of Radical Republicans?

a)

"The United States has done enough and shouldn't have to pay more to support freed slaves."

b)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

c)

"The Southern states and members of the Confederacy should be punished for their actions."

d)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plan to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

20.

What was the result of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment?

a)

He was sentenced to two years in federal prison.

b)

He was removed from office immediately.

c)

He was acquitted and remained in office.

21.

Who supported the Civil Rights Act of 1866, funding the Freedmen's Bureau, military control over Southern states, and ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments?

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Southern Democrats

c)

President Andrew Johnson

22.

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the KKK was created?

a)

Southern Democrats wanted to regain power

b)

Southern whites wanted to prevent black people from voting

c)

Some whites wanted to make sure everyone had equal rights

d)

Some whites who were angry about losing power resorted to violence

23.

 How did sharecropping affect freedmen after the Civil War?

a)

Many former slaves became locked into a cycle of poverty and debt

b)

It gave black families a way to own their own farms

c)

It made freedmen independent

d)

It allowed many former slaves to become wealthy citizens

24.

What was the grandfather clause?

a)

Excused someone from a literacy test if father or grandfather was able to vote before Reconstruction.

b)

 Enforced separation of races.

c)

Assessments that were once used to qualify someone to vote.

d)

A fee to vote.

25.

After the 15th amendment was passed in 1870, by 1875 how many black senators did the US Have?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

33

d)

1

26.

By 1901, how many black representatives and senators were there in the US?

a)

11

b)

7

c)

1

d)

33

27.

What was the low point of White/Black relations in US History known as?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Nadir

c)

Jim Crow

d)

Civil Rights Movement

28.

Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thaddeus Stephens

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Rutherford B Hayes