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WorksheetsSS Week 18
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which political party had the most power in Alabama before the Civil War?
the Whig party
the Democratic party
the American party
the Republican party
How many African American men from Alabama were elected to the U.S. Congress?
3
5
12
27
What were the Democrats united on?
that cotton should be subsidized
that Mexico should join the Union
that Stephen Douglas should run for the U.S. presidency
that Republicans were a danger to the South
Which person started a school for African American children?
Benjamin Sterling Turner
James T. Rapier
Jeremiah Haralson
Hiram Revels
Jeremiah Haralson was an unusual African American politician because __________.
he supported secession
he started his own political party
he started as a Democrat before becoming a Republican
he met Abraham Lincoln
Where did James T. Rapier attend school?
the U.S., Mexico, and Sweden
France, the U.S., and Egypt
England, Germany, and the U.S.
the U.S., Scotland, and Canada
Who became the president after Lincoln?
George Washington
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
What were the Black Codes?
the agricultural practice of burning cotton fields every four years
a code that members of the Underground Railroad used
laws that tried to return African Americans to slavery
a series of popular books about the Civil War
What did the 13th amendment do?
It gave all African American men the right to vote.
It made seceding from the Union illegal.
It protected all Americans’ civil rights.
It abolished slavery.
After the Civil War, who did the Southern farmland go to?
soldiers who fought for the Union
new immigrants from Europe
the people who owned the land before the war
Northerners who migrated south
Why was it difficult for formerly enslaved people and poor white people to buy land?
They had to show a family connection to it.
They didn’t have enough money to buy it.
The war had destroyed most of the banks.
They had to pay back taxes on it.
How did sharecroppers pay their rent?
They gave the land owner part of the crop.
They sold their crops at market.
They made goods and sold them.
They didn’t have to pay rent.
The 13th amendment allows “involuntary servitude” only when __________.
it occurs outside the U.S
the “involuntary servant” makes more money than the supervisor
the “involuntary servant” has weekends off
it is a punishment for a crime
What is an unalienable right?
a right given only to foreigners
a right that no one can take to another country
a right that cannot be denied
a right that can only be found in the North
Which event ended Reconstruction in the South?
the removal of federal troops from the South
the completion of the state capitol in Montgomery
the carpetbaggers leaving the South
the admission of Texas as a state
During which period did thousands of Northerners move to the South?
Reconstruction
summer
Christmas
construction
Which of the following was not a reason listed in the article for Northerners to move to the South?
The South needed to be rebuilt.
Former soldiers were looking for opportunities that they could not find in the North.
They wanted to make money.
They thought the weather was better.
What effect was there when some Southerners worked with the carpetbaggers?
People moved back to the North.
More people moved to the South.
The Northerners wanted to have slavery again.
Other Southerners considered them to be scalawags, or traitors.
In what year did Hiram Revels become the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate?
1970
1870
1770
1670
Hiram Revels established schools for formerly enslaved people in which state?
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
How long did Revels serve as a senator?
one month
one year
four years
six months
