WorksheetsREVIEW Unit 6 Chapter 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lincoln planned to take measures, collectively known as “Reconstruction” following the Civil War. What were the THREE intended purposes of these actions?
a)
remedy the injustices of slavery.
b)
bring southern states back into the Union.
c)
rebuild the South.
d)
punish Confederate leaders for their war crimes.
e)
make the South pay reparations for the damages they caused during the war.
2.
What were members of Congress who favored punishing the South for the War and secession called?
a)
Vengeful Vice Presidents
b)
Darned Democrats
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Sympathetic Senators
3.
TRUE? or FALSE? Andrew Johnson supported equality and civil rights for African-Americans.
a)
TRUE! Andrew Johnson fought hard for the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments, he felt that African-Americans should have the same rights as whites.
b)
FALSE! Andrew Johnson was racist. He felt that African-Americans were not capable of managing their own lives. He once told a group of blacks visiting the White House that they should move to another country.
4.
The Black Codes were...
a)
laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans.
b)
laws passed that provided economic support for freed slaves.
c)
identification numbers assigned to individual slaves.
d)
demands from African Americans to southern governments.
5.
Violent clashes between black and white citizens occurred in which TWO major southern cities during the spring and summer of 1866? Please select BOTH correct answers.
a)
Memphis, Tennessee
b)
New Orleans, Louisiana
c)
Oxford, Mississippi
d)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
e)
Richmond, Virginia
6.
How long did Presidential Reconstruction last?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
3 years
d)
4 years
e)
12 years
7.
Congress created WHAT AGENCY to provide medicine, food, clothing, and shelter to newly freed former slaves after the conclusion of the Civil War?
a)
The Freedmen's Bureau
b)
The Red Cross
c)
The Human Rights Commission
d)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
8.
During the Reconstruction Era, large numbers of new African-American voters joined which POLITICAL PARTY? These men would go on to run for local, state, and national offices throughout the South.
a)
Democratic Party
b)
Federalist Party
c)
Republican Party
d)
Whig Party
9.
Republicans in Congress easily overrode Johnson’s vetoes and took charge of Reconstruction during. What was this period known as?
a)
Radical Reconstruction
b)
Restoration
c)
Radical Rebuilding
d)
Southern Renewal
10.
How many "military districts" were created in the South during the Reconstruction Era? Each was supervised by a Union general. Federal law was enforced by Army regiments, which guaranteed black citizens' civil rights.
a)
During Reconstruction, THREE "military districts" were created by Congress.
b)
During Reconstruction, FIVE "military districts" were created by Congress.
c)
During Reconstruction, SEVEN "military districts" were created by Congress.
d)
During Reconstruction, TEN "military districts" were created by Congress.
11.
TRUE? or FALSE? “With the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, the United States ended the ill effects of racism against African-Americans across the United States of America.”
a)
TRUE: These three amendments made African-Americans equal in all ways to their white counterparts.
b)
FALSE: Racism, denial of opportunity, and violence at the hands of white citizens continued for over 100 years for African-Americans.
12.
What TWO important clauses were part of the 14th Amendment? Please, select BOTH correct answers.
a)
the Equal Protection Clause
b)
the Citizenship Clause
c)
the Voting Rights of 1965 Clause
d)
the Jim Crow Clause
e)
the Emancipation Clause
13.
What were some examples of racist laws enacted to discourage African-American voters in the southern United States?
a)
Literacy Tests
b)
Poll Taxes
c)
"Grandfather" Clauses
d)
All of the Above
14.
What LAW allowed the federal government to adequately enforce the 14th & 15th Amendments?
a)
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
b)
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
c)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
d)
The 19th Amendment
15.
Who decided the outcome of the Election of 1876?
a)
The United States Congress
b)
The Supreme Court
c)
the ballots of individual voters
d)
a "special commission" created by Congress
16.
There was a "corrupt bargain" made between Republicans and Democrats during the chaos following the election. What did Republicans in Congress agree to do in order to secure the victory in the Presidential Election?
a)
Remove federal troops from the southern states, ending Reconstruction-era policies
b)
Fully fund schools and hospitals created by the federal government in the South during Reconstruction.
c)
Repeal the 15th Amendment rescinding the newly acquired civil rights from African-American citizens.
d)
None of these answers are correct.
17.
Who is ultimately chosen to be the winner of the 1876 Presidential Election?
a)
Samuel Tilden
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Andrew Johnson
18.
The Era of Reconstruction officially comes to an end with the ...
a)
Amnesty Act
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1875
d)
Fifteenth Amendment
19.
The purpose of "Jim Crow Laws" in the South was to...
a)
recreate the social structures of slavery, only under a new name.
b)
enforce racial segregation and discrimination through a series of laws.
c)
deny African-American women the right to vote after the passage of the 19th Amendment.
d)
support the performing arts, including blackface minstrelsy, during Reconstruction.
20.
What effect did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 have on Jim Crow laws?
a)
It added racist voting laws to Jim Crow laws.
b)
It only affected voting laws, not Jim Crow laws.
c)
It made it illegal for the Jim Crow laws to exist.
d)
It caused the Jim Crow laws to expand to other states.
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