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Reconstruction STAAR Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
2.
What did Abraham Lincoln believe about the United States?
a)
"to educate a man is to unfit him to be a slave"
b)
"We all thought Richmond, protected as it was by our splendid fortifications and defended by our army of veterans, could not be taken."
c)
"To the best of my judgment I have labored for, and not against the Union."
d)
"A stand must be made for African slavery or it is forever lost."
3.
The 14th Amendment granted...
a)
freedom of speech
b)
citizenship and equal protection
c)
the right to vote
d)
the right to a speedy and fair trial
4.
Which of these amendments gives citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
5.
The 13th Amendment ...
a)
banned slavery
b)
grants voting rights
c)
grants citizenship and equal protection
d)
restores Confederate rights
6.
Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?
a)
limit African Americans rights
b)
expand Confederate rights
c)
give women voting rights
d)
jail Carpetbaggers
7.
Frederick Douglass believed...
a)
that the south would rise again
b)
in jobs for all
c)
that there should be public education
d)
in civil liberties and voting rights for all
8.
Who could hold public office in the south during Reconstruction?
a)
African Americans
b)
Confederate Leaders
c)
Southern Women
d)
American Indians
9.
Which laws allowed Union Soldiers to supervise the south during Reconstruction?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
the Voting Rights Act
c)
the Amnesty Act
d)
the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Military Reconstruction Act
10.
The Ku Klux Klan was a group that believed...
a)
in white supremacy
b)
in equality for all
c)
in black supremacy
d)
in southern supremacy
11.
Carpetbaggers were...
a)
Newly freed slaves
b)
Southern Republicans
c)
Confederate Soldiers
d)
Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships 
12.
What's the best title for this list? 
a)
Black Codes
b)
Reconstruction Laws & Policies
c)
Civil War Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
13.
Abraham Lincoln believed...
a)
African Americans needed Constitutional Amendments to guarantee voting rights
b)
in the southern cause
c)
southern states should have to prove their loyalty after the war
d)
preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the south
14.
Who could hold public office in the south after the Civil War? 
a)
southern women
b)
Confederate Leaders
c)
American Indians
d)
African Americans
15.
Organizations like these worked for which of these goals? 
a)
To encourage southerners to fight against the Union 
b)
to legalize discrimination against African 
Americans
c)
To encourage African American education
d)
to promote Confederate rights
16.
The Presidential Election of 1876 resulted in...
a)
military supervision of the south
b)
the restoration of voting rights for white southerners
c)
the end of Reconstruction in the south
d)
equal rights for African Americans
17.
Scalawags were...
a)
Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships 
b)
Southern Republicans
c)
former Confederate Leaders
d)
African Americans
18.
Jim Crow Laws passed after Reconstruction took away African American Voting Rights using...
a)
Voter Registration Laws
b)
Political Gerrymandering
c)
Voter Identification Laws
d)
Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests
19.
Which reconstruction amendment was written immediately after the Civil War?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
20.
Which event occurred immediately after the Reconstruction period ended?
a)
Freedman's Bureau 
b)
Federal Troops were removed from the South
c)
Civil War ends
d)
15 amendment gives African Americans the right to vote
21.
Which answer choice correctly lists the events in the correct order?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Black Codes
End of Reconstruction
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Black Codes
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Freedman's Bureau
End of Reconstruction
c)
Freedman's Bureau
Black Codes
Civil Rights Act of 1866
End of Reconstruction
d)
End of Reconstruction
Black Codes
Freedman's Bureau
Civil Rights Act of 1866
22.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
15th
b)
19th
c)
14th
d)
13th
23.
Which group of people were most affected by the passing of the 14th Amendment?
a)
Plantation owners
b)
White Politicians
c)
African Americans
d)
Immigrants
24.
Which amendment gives all people equal protection under the law?
a)
14th 
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
13th
25.
Which policies increased as the South reacted to the 14th and 15th Amendments?
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Black Codes
c)
Fugitive Slave Laws
d)
Big Stick Diplomacy
26.
"I'm looking to buy up your plantations and influence your government for my own personal gain of wealth and power."
Which group of people does the picture above make reference to during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Northern Politicians
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Southern Military Leaders
d)
Freed African Americans
27.
Which statement bests represents a Black Code?
a)
African Americans were not allowed to move to another state
b)
African Americans were not allowed to gather in groups in public places
c)
African Americans were not allowed to be sharecroppers
d)
African Americans were not allowed to own land
28.
Frederick Douglass fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed--
a)
rights to bear arms
b)
voting rights
c)
freedom of speech
d)
freedom of religion
29.
"The Union must and shall be preserved" is a quote that may have been made by --
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
30.
Lincoln believed --
a)
the South should form its own country and separate from the Union
b)
Preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South
c)
Charity should be given to the North for their trouble fighting the Civil War
d)
It was important to preserve the Union and punish the South
31.
Which is a belief of both Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee about the direction the South should take after the Civil War?
a)
The South should accept punishment for the war
b)
The South should reconcile with the North
c)
The South should accept discrimination policies
d)
The South should continue to fight the North
32.
What was the result of passing the 15th Amendment during reconstruction?
a)
Rights were taken away from plantation owners
b)
African American rights increased
c)
Women received equal rights
d)
Expanded rights for First Americans
33.
How can the provisions stated in the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments best be summarized?
a)
Protection is only provided for male citizens under the law 
b)
Protection is guaranteed for all citizens under the law
c)
Protection is only provided for certain ethnic groups under the law
d)
Protection is not guaranteed to enslaved citizens under the law
34.
The constitutional amendments that were adopted during Reconstruction --
a)
provided political and legal rights for African Americans
b)
increased the rights of southern soldiers
c)
limited the number of years in a presidential term
d)
allowed federal money to be spent on building construction
35.
1) The Emancipation Proclamation is written
2) Voting Rights for African Americans
3) Civil War ends
4) Freedom for enslaved Americans
Which event happened last?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
36.
"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges . . . of citizens . . . nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . ."
The excerpt above is taken from the --
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
37.

This is the name of the period of time the followed the end of the Civil War.

a)

Building Era

b)

Reconstruction Era

c)

Rebuild Era

d)

Post Civil War Era

38.

This organization gave food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies to freed slaves. It built thousands of schools.

a)

Freedom's Bureau

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Hope Bureau

d)

Helpful Bureau

39.

Landowners allowed farmers to use their fields in exchange for a share of the crop they grew, this was known as _____________

a)

mixed farming

b)

multiple cropping

c)

tilling

d)

sharecropping

40.

The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.

a)

Racial Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Separation of Color Laws

d)

Literacy Tests

41.

This is the term used when people are treated differently because of the color of their skin.

a)

equality

b)

discrimination

c)

elitism

d)

disenfranchisement

42.

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery in the whole country.

a)

19th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

43.

The ____________ Amendment grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This meant that all African Americans that were enslaved were now American citizens.

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

19th

44.

The ______________ Amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote. It was illegal to deny African American men the right to vote.

a)

14th

b)

16th

c)

13th

d)

15th

45.

According to this amendment no state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

a)

12th Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

46.

The Freedmen's Bureau provided housing, medical, and education to what group of people?

a)

poor white Southerners

b)

former slaves

c)

American Indians

d)

Both poor white Southerners and former slaves

47.

The Freedmen's Bureau helped former slaves struggling to ________________.

a)

find more people to work on plantations

b)

find food and shelter

c)

find jobs in factories

d)

rebuild transportation such as railroads

48.

What did some people use to end the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

protests

b)

violence

c)

discrimination

d)

petitions

49.

_________________ benefited the most from sharecropping, and _____________ benefited the least.

a)

Farmers, landowners

b)

Landowners, farmers

c)

Federal government, landowners

d)

Landowners, federal government

50.

Sharecropping was like a new form of slavery, because farmers were always ________________.

a)

in debt to the landowners

b)

debt free from the landowners.

c)

making lots of money from the landowners.

d)

forced to work certain hours.

51.

Sharecropping was popular occupation in the South during Reconstruction, because so many people living in the South were __________________.

a)

hungry

b)

wealthy

c)

bored

d)

unemployed

52.

African American and whites using different bathrooms and water fountains would be a typical ______________ law.

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Equal Rights

d)

Reconstruction

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