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Reconstruction Unit Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the MAIN purpose of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
a)
to give women the right to vote
b)
to grant citizenship to African Americans
c)
to set term limits for the president
d)
to end the practice of slavery
2.
How did the division of the South into military districts impact Reconstruction?
a)
It allowed states to work collaboratively to rebuild.
b)
It allowed the federal government to enforce Reconstruction policies.
c)
It allowed states to coordinate programs to help Confederate veterans.
d)
It allowed the federal government to understand the needs of the states better.
3.
This chart compares Lincoln's Presidential Reconstruction Plan and the Republican's Congressional Reconstruction Plan. Which statement BEST completes the chart?
a)
States were readmitted when 10% of the men took loyalty oaths.
b)
The state governor and 50% of the legislators had to be former slaves.
c)
Landowners had to give 40 acres of their lands to former slaves.
d)
Public schools in the state had to be desegregated.
4.
How was the process of Reconstruction impacted by the assassination of President Lincoln?
a)
To honor Lincoln, Congress implemented his Reconstruction plan.
b)
Andrew Johnson came up with his own plan to punish the South.
c)
Southern states were able to develop and implement their own plans for Reconstruction.
d)
Radical Republicans made it harder for southern states to rejoin the Union.
5.
Why did Abraham Lincoln make requirements for southern states to rejoin the Union as easy as possible?
a)
He wanted to avoid conflicts when reuniting the country.
b)
He sympathized with the southern idea of slavery.
c)
He wanted southern politicians to re-elect him.
d)
He did not believe that the war was unconstitutional.
6.
Based on this chart, who benefited the MOST from the shift to the Republican's Congressional Reconstruction?
a)
wealthy southerners
b)
former Confederate generals
c)
newly freed African Americans
d)
carpetbaggers
7.
How did South Carolina and many other southern states respond to the passage of Reconstruction policies?
a)
They passed Black Codes and elected former Confederates to Congress.
b)
They passed laws that protected African American rights and elected new officials.
c)
They used state militaries to protect white citizens through martial law.
d)
They seceded from the Union and created the Confederacy.
8.
Who became president because of Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
John Adams
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
9.
What time period took place immediately after the end of the Civil War?
a)
the Gilded Age
b)
the Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Industrial Revolution
10.
Which constitutional amendment outlawed slavery in the United States?
a)
the 13th Amendment
b)
the 15th Amendment
c)
the 19th Amendment
d)
the 5th Amendment
11.
Why did radical Republicans push for the impeachment of President Johnson?
a)
He had been involved in a corrupt railroad scandal.
b)
He opposed many of their ideas about Reconstruction.
c)
He used fraud to win the election.
d)
He had fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
12.
This illustration was published in 1867. What would be another appropriate title for this illustration?
a)
"Democrats will Win!"
b)
"Emancipation Proclamation Enacted!"
c)
"The 15th Amendment at Work!"
d)
"Just Like Before the War!"
13.
This image shows a document that was used in the South after Reconstruction. What was the intended effect of this document?
a)
to raise money to fund schools for sharecroppers
b)
to ensure that only educated citizens could vote
c)
to limit corruption and voter fraud
d)
to prevent African Americans from voting
14.
Which group was called "Scalawags" during the Reconstruction of the South?
a)
whites from the South who supported Reconstruction
b)
former slaves who became sharecroppers
c)
western settlers that solved disputes between the North and the South
d)
northern whites who moved to the South
15.
During Reconstruction, why was the Freedmen's Bureau established?
a)
to rebuild lines of communication and transportation in southern states
b)
to promote ratification of the 13th Amendment banning slavery in the United States
c)
to give assistance to anyone affected by the war, especially the former slaves
d)
to give economic assistance only to those deemed as native South Carolinians
16.
How were African Americans in Tennessee impacted by the new state constitution adopted in 1870?
a)
They gained seats in the General Assembly and local town councils.
b)
They benefited from new laws that protected their voting rights.
c)
They lost many of the social and political gains made during Reconstruction.
d)
They were able to attend public colleges with white students.
17.
In the Compromise of 1877, disputed electoral votes were awarded to Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for what action?
a)
the ratification of the 15th Amendment
b)
the repeal of Jim Crow laws in southern states
c)
the removal of federal troops from the South
d)
the closing of the Freedmen’s Bureau
18.
How did the economy of the South change during Reconstruction?
a)
It moved from agriculture to heavy industry.
b)
It depended on sharecropping instead of slave labor.
c)
It was controlled directly by the federal government.
d)
It shifted to a service economy.
19.
This is a drawing of a school that was opened in the South during Reconstruction. Which organization was MOST LIKELY responsible for setting up this school?
a)
Congressional Democrats
b)
Freedmen’s Bureau
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Red Shirts
20.
In general, how were African Americans in the South impacted by the end of Reconstruction?
a)
The removal of federal troops improved racial tensions in the South.
b)
The election of more African Americans to state offices led to increased political rights.
c)
The election of Rutherford B. Hayes led to more opportunities for African Americans.
d)
The loss of federal protections resulted in the passage of Jim Crow laws.
21.
This cartoon by Thomas Nast was published in 1874. What message about southern life was Nast conveying in this cartoon?
a)
Despite the end of slavery, African Americans were still victims of violence and discrimination.
b)
African Americans received the equal protection under the law granted to them by the 14th Amendment.
c)
Sharecropping put African Americans in a better situation than they had before the Civil War.
d)
Despite Reconstruction policies designed to help them, many African Americans still left the South.
22.
When did Reconstruction come to an end?
a)
at the beginning of Grant's first term in the presidency
b)
immediately after passage of the 15th amendment
c)
after the Democrats won the presidential election of 1876
d)
after the withdrawal of federal troops from the South
23.
What nickname was given to Northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction?
a)
imposters
b)
carpetbaggers
c)
radicals
d)
scalawags
24.
How did Governor Brownlow respond to the actions of the Ku Klux Klan in Tennessee?
a)
he encouraged them to intimidate African Americans at voting sites
b)
he ensured they would not be punished in state courts
c)
he sent the state militia in an attempt to stop the violence
d)
he passed anti-hate group legislation to ban vigilantes
25.

Which impact of Reconstruction is illustrated by this artist?

a)

Freedmen exercised new voting rights guaranteed by the Civil Rights Act.

b)

Freedmen were given free plots of land from their former owners’ plantations

c)

Freedmen invested their savings in Southern manufacturing.

d)

Freedmen purchased railroad tickets to travel west on the transcontinental railroad.

26.

Which development occurred during Reconstruction to deal with these problems?

a)

Most freedmen migrated to Northern cities while European immigrants went South.

b)

Southern landowners sold most of their properties to Northern carpetbaggers.

c)

Southern banks made loans to freedmen who bought land from their former masters.

d)

Freedmen often became sharecroppers or tenant farmers on the properties of their former masters.

27.

Which individual is described by these characteristics?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

d)

Jefferson Davis

28.

Which act of Congress overturned the Black Codes, affirmed the rights of the freedmen, and formed the basis for the Fourteenth Amendment?

a)

Military Reconstruction Act

b)

Freedmen’s Bureau Act

c)

Civil Rights Act

d)

Homestead Act

29.

Why did Radical Republicans disagree with President Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?

a)

Lincoln demanded that Southern states pay a large indemnity to the North for damages during the war

b)

Lincoln wanted the Union army to remain in occupation of the South.

c)

Lincoln gave the freedmen property confiscated from former plantation owners.

d)

Lincoln would readmit Southern states to Congress after only ten percent took an oath of allegiance and ratified the 13th Amendment.

30.

The “system” described in this excerpt developed because of —

a)

the failure of Reconstruction to secure lasting rights for freedmen

b)

the limitations of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the destruction of the South during the Civil War and military occupation

d)

the lack of opportunities for African Americans in Northern cities

31.

How did state governments during Reconstruction help the South’s economy?

a)

They halted the growing of cotton on Southern farms.

b)

They established free public schools and rebuilt roads.

c)

They prohibited sharecropping and tenant farming.

d)

They turned the South into the nation’s manufacturing center.

32.

Which was an important problem faced by Southerners during Reconstruction?

a)

how to educate and prepare millions of freedmen for freedom

b)

how to defend damaged plantations from American Indian attacks

c)

how to pay reparations demanded by the North for causing the war

d)

how to pay the massive debt owed on Confederate war bonds

33.

After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau was primarily used by the Radical Republicans in Congress as a way to —

a)

train the freedmen to take positions as workers in Northern factories

b)

help freed slaves by providing them with food, clothing and education

c)

provide jobs for Northern carpetbaggers who hoped to make their fortunes in the defeated South

d)

punish former Confederate officials for participating in the Civil War

34.

The Fourteenth Amendment overturned which Supreme Court ruling?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

35.

What were Southerners called by others in the South who helped out with the Reconstruction plans?

a)

carpetbaggers

b)

freedmen

c)

scalawags

d)

abolitionists

36.

What amendment abolished slavery in the entire United States?

a)

12th Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

37.

What did Southerners called people from the North who came to the South during Reconstruction?

a)

carpetbaggers

b)

freedman

c)

scalawags

d)

radicals

38.

Which of the following represents one way the southern states attempted to keep freed slaves at the lower levels of society after the Civil War?

a)

Creation of the Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Repeal of the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Passage of regulations known as the Black Codes

d)

Voiding the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

39.

Which of the following was a major point of disagreement between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress?

a)

Land ownership by former slaves

b)

Creation of the Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Johnson's policies for Reconstruction

d)

Adoption of Black Codes in the South

40.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were added tot he U.S. Constitution after the Civil War. All three of these amendments were meant to establish and extend the -

a)

rights of individual states

b)

Black Codes of the South

c)

civil rights of black citizens

d)

Reconstruction Act of 1867

41.

Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?

a)

African Americans in the North could vote

b)

State governments were required to protect individual rights.

c)

Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office.

d)

African Americans in the South could move elsewhere

42.

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by —

a)

providing them with voting rights

b)

guaranteeing their freedom of speech

c)

providing them with access to the court system

d)

guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

43.

What is the historical significance of this act?

a)

It was the first time Congress voted to overrule a presidential veto.

b)

It represented a shift in federal power after the impeachment of President Johnson.

c)

It was the first time Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities.

d)

It represented the failure of northern abolitionists to influence Reconstruction policies.

44.

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —

a)

establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves

b)

mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners

c)

abolish the institution of slavery

d)

protect the voting rights of African American men

45.

Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?

a)

The popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

The positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platform

c)

The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War

d)

The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation

46.

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

a)

Agricultural workers organized labor unions.

b)

Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.

c)

Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.

d)

Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.

47.

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —

a)

punish plantation owners for the use of slavery

b)

support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South

c)

promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau

d)

limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

48.

The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the —

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Thirteenth Amendment

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

49.

How did the Freedmen’s Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?

a)

By dividing large plantations and redistributing the property to former slaves

b)

By creating a militia to help enforce the voting rights of former slaves

c)

By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves

d)

By petitioning the government to offer money to former slaves

50.

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

a)

By creating a segregated public education system

b)

By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen’s Bureau

c)

By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

d)

By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

51.

How were former Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction plan?

a)

They were denied citizenship because it was believed they had started the war.

b)

They were required to enlist in the U.S. Army for two years.

c)

They were denied the ability to obtain political positions.

d)

They were allowed to obtain federal loans to help restore the cotton industry.

52.

What was an IMMEDIATE effect of this amendment?

a)

Many plantation owners attempted to recapture former slaves.

b)

Many plantation owners were forced to give land to former slaves.

c)

Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.

d)

Many former slaves were awarded money by former Confederate leaders.

53.

Which of the following expresses a goal of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

a)

To restore the Democratic Party to power in the South

b)

To rebuild the plantation economy of the South

c)

To protect the rights of African Americans in the South

d)

To encourage former slaves to leave the South

54.

Reconstruction policies stated Southern military leaders could NOT

a)

move north

b)

hold public office

c)

return to their plantations

d)

join the military

55.

What right does the 15th Amendment ensure U.S. citizen regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of press

c)

right to vote (for men)

d)

right to a trial by jury

56.

Which two groups of people did NOT receive the full benefits of citizenship under the 14th and 15th Amendments?

a)

African Americans and American Indians

b)

American Indians and Women

c)

Teenagers and Children

d)

Immigrants and Women

57.

Why was the Freedman's Bureau established?

a)

To aid former slaves in the South

b)

To gather taxes to rebuild the South

c)

To help establish free and slave states in the new Western Territories.

d)

To investigate and arrest persons involved in the Underground Railroad.

58.

In this year, troops were removed from the South and Reconstruction was over.

a)

1865

b)

1880

c)

1870

d)

1877

59.

Why did Southerners adopt Black Codes?

a)

To help ensure enslaved African Americans gain farm land.

b)

To ensure the removal of federal troops from the region.

c)

To allow enslaved African Americans to use specific codes to communicate.

d)

To limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves.

60.

What was the nickname given to the person in this illustration?

a)

Carpetbagger

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Freedman

d)

Confederate

61.

Abraham Lincoln believed-

a)

African Americans should remain enslaved

b)

Southern states should have fewer rights than Northern states

c)

preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South

d)

the United States should become two separate nations

62.

Which amendment bans slavery in the U.S. and all of its territories?

a)

14th

b)

13th

c)

19th

d)

15th

63.

What was the legacy left by Frederick Douglass?

a)

Believed in reconciliation between the North and South during Reconstruction

b)

Protested federal troops in the South during Reconstruction

c)

Designed a plan where states could appoint representatives to Congress

d)

Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all

64.

Which man fought for Constitutional amendments to guarantee voting rights?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Andrew Johnson

65.

At the end of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee urged Southerners to-

a)

continue fighting Union soldiers

b)

move North to find work in factories and stores

c)

reconcile with Northerners and reunite as Americans

d)

state conflicts with federal troops stationed in the South

66.

Which 2 statements are associated with the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

a)

Any person born in the United States is a citizen with basic rights.

b)

Sharecropping became popular in the Northern states

c)

The use of federal troops was authorized for enforcement

d)

Southern military leaders were allowed to run for government office

67.

African Americans lost many of the rights they had gained because of-

a)

reconciliation efforts

b)

"Jim Crow" laws

c)

Reconstruction policies

d)

Lincoln Laws

68.

Which amendment?

The child of two formerly enslaved African Americans is born in Georgia and is automatically a U.S. citizen

a)

13th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

14th

69.

Which amendment?

Southern plantation owners pay a wage to all farm workers, including African Americans

a)

14th

b)

13th

c)

15th

d)

16th

70.

Which amendment?

African Americans vote for their state representative to the federal government

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

71.

Southerners resented Northern "carpetbaggers" because some of the "carpetbaggers"-

a)

could now hold public office

b)

took advantage of the South during Reconstruction

c)

authorized the use of federal troops to enforce Reconstruction policies

d)

participated in creating new Black Codes

72.

At the end of Reconstruction, federal troops

a)

were mainly Southern soldiers

b)

lived and worked only in the North

c)

supervised the South

d)

were removed from the South

73.

Which image shows an example of Black Codes?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

74.

Reconstruction ended as a result of (pick two answers)

a)

the Black Codes

b)

the Freedman's Bureau

c)

the Compromise of 1877/the Great Betrayal

d)

the removal of federal troops in the South

75.

During Reconstruction, who supervised the South?

a)

Southern military leaders

b)

Federal troops

c)

Members of the Freedman's Bureau

d)

Northern "carpetbaggers"

76.

Which sign would Frederick Douglass most likely hold?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

77.

Which two groups were affected by "Jim Crow" Laws?

a)

African Americans

b)

Women

c)

American Indians

d)

Carpetbaggers

78.

What are the basic provisions of the 14th Amendment (pick 2)?

a)

Grants citizenship

b)

Bans slavery

c)

Ensures the right to vote

d)

Guarantees equal protection under the law

79.

Abraham Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction was called the ____ Plan.

a)

25%

b)

15%

c)

100%

d)

10%

80.

This Supreme Court case of 1857 ruled that black person, free or a slave, could never be a citizen of the U.S.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Marbury v Madison

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