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WorksheetsReconstruction
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Use the quote to answer the question.
“[N]or shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law[.]”
In which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is this statement found?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
What did the 14th Amendment establish in the United States?
that the practice of slavery was illegal
that the right to vote was held by all men
that states could not limit the rights of citizens
that states had the right to secede from the Union
Who gained the right to vote when the 15th Amendment was ratified?
All Women
White Women
All African Americans
African American Men
What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
to provide equal rights to citizens
to secure voting rights
to outlaw poll taxes
to end slavery
Use the information to answer the question.
“I believe that the state of Georgia’s new speech law limits my rights as a citizen.”
-Wendy Duncan, Georgia Resident
Which amendment protects her rights?
13th
14th
15th
16th
Which of the following was founded by the U.S. government to provide housing, medical care, and education to former enslaved people and poor whites in the South during Reconstruction?
the Freedmen's Bureau
the American Red Cross
the Former Slaves Bureau
the Civil War Recovery Association
What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
to provide electricity and help control floods in California
to help unmarried men find jobs and protect the environment
to provide housing and medical care to former enslaved people
to create jobs by building roads and bridges on the Oregon Trail
Why was the Freedmen's Bureau necessary?
Southern farm owners could not find enough workers.
Freed people were struggling to find food and shelter.
The federal government needed a federal police force.
Northern states needed help rebuilding houses and roads.
What key factor prevented the Freedmen's Bureau from accomplishing its goals?
refusal of American Indians to leave their homelands
violence directed toward African Americans in the South
the redirection of resources to the settlement of the West
lack of constitutional protections for former enslaved people
Other than freed African Americans, which other group did the Freedmen's Bureau aid origionally?
poor Southern white people
injured Union soldiers
recent immigrants
disabled Confederates
Who benefited the MOST from the system of sharecropping after the Civil War?
veterans
Land-owners
farm workers
former enslaved people
How did the system of sharecropping work during Reconstruction?
Landowners agreed to pay farmers a fair wage for helping to harvest crops in their fields.
Landowners allowed farmers to use their fields in exchange for a share of the crop they grew.
The government took land away from plantation owners and gave it to former enslaved people.
The government paid landowners who were willing to hire poor farmers in search of work.
What was one reason that sharecropping increased during Reconstruction?
Workers were needed to fill factory jobs in the South.
Railroads were needed to improve trade in the South.
There was a large amount of free farm land in the South.
There was a large number of unemployed workers in the South.
What is one reason for the development of sharecropping in the South during Reconstruction?
Former enslaved people were unable to buy their own land.
Federal laws did not allow former enslaved people to own land.
The federal government gave farmland to former enslaved people.
Large landowners wanted to help former enslaved people find farm work.
What was one reason sharecropping was considered a new form of slavery?
African American farmers were not allowed to leave the farms for any reason.
African American farmers were forced to fight in a war they didn’t believe was fair.
African American farmers usually owed money to the landowner and had to keep working for them.
African American farmers usually paid off their debts to the landowners but could not move their families.
What was the main goal of Jim Crow laws and practices?
To keep whites and African Americans separate in public places
To prevent whites from doing hurtful things to African Americans
To keep whites and African Americans together in all areas of societ
To prevent laws from being passed that would hurt African Americans
What was true of the Jim Crow laws passed in the South during and after Reconstruction?
The laws increased immigration
The laws allowed racial segregation.
The laws were created to support African Americans.
The laws expanded the voting rights of white citizens.
Which of the following would have been a typical Jim Crow law?
a law forcing children to fight in a war
a law forcing citizens to vote in every election
a law requiring African American and white children to attend different schools
a law requiring libraries to allow African American and white children to check out books
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws passed in many southern states?
To create segregated public schools
To help pay for Westward Expansion
To outlaw the practice of sharecropping
To force landowners to sell plantations
