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Reconstruction

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
2.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
3.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
4.
What was segregation?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
the forced separation of races
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
5.
What was Reconstruction?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
the forced separation of races
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
6.
The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?
a)
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
b)
Free Food Bureau
c)
Jobs and Education Bureau
d)
Freedman's Bureau
7.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
8.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
9.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
10.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
11.

The south was divided into how many military districts during reconstruction?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

12.

Which of the following is true about sharecropping

a)

Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.

b)

Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping

c)

Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty

d)

Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.

13.
As sharecroppers former slaves were given a place to live, seeds, and equipment in order produce crops.  The land owner received a ________ of all crops grown
a)
Share
b)
Parcel
c)
Ownership
14.
What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen s Bureau 
c)
Black Codes
15.

Who was the first African-American U.S. Senator?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Philip Bazaar

c)

William Carney

d)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

16.
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
17.
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
18.
Who could hold public office in the south during Reconstruction?
a)
African Americans
b)
Confederate Leaders
c)
Southern Women
d)
American Indians
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Carpetbaggers were...
a)
Newly freed slaves
b)
Southern Republicans
c)
Confederate Soldiers
d)
Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships 
22.
What's the best title for this list? 
a)
Black Codes
b)
Reconstruction Laws & Policies
c)
Civil War Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
23.
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
24.

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

a)

his idea for instituting an income tax.

b)

how to draft more men into the Union Army.

c)

re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

d)

his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

25.

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

a)

to create equality for all Americans

b)

to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.

c)

to limit the power of the federal government

d)

to give all people the right to vote

26.

This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called

a)

slash and burn farming

b)

share cropping

c)

rent farming

d)

farm to fork farming

27.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

a)

provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

b)

gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

c)

provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

d)

get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

28.

Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as

a)

a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.

b)

a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.

c)

a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.

d)

a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.

29.

What group was created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Know Nothing Party

d)

White Circle Council

30.

Racial tensions continued in Georgia, even after African Americans were granted citizenship by the Fourteenth Amendment. This was evidenced by their removal from the Georgia General Assembly in 1868. What did it take for this removal to finally be reversed, allowing black citizens to serve in the Georgia Assembly again?

a)

The U.S. Congress penalized white Georgia Assembly members through heavy taxation

b)

White Assembly members had to be physically removed and placed in jail for a year.

c)

Black leaders led protests near the U.S. Congress meetings, demanding federal help.

d)

The U.S. Congress had to pass an act, and sent in military support to help maintain order

31.

The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as

a)

The Renaissance

b)

Reconstruction

c)

The Guilded Age

d)

The Industrial Revolution

32.

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

a)

"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

b)

"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

c)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

d)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

33.

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

b)

The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

c)

The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

d)

The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

34.

Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

An abolitionist

b)

a carpetbagger

c)

a former slave owner

d)

a northern business owner

35.
Who were Carpetbaggers? 
a)
Southerners who moved to the North to escape the rebuilding
b)
Northerners who moved to South to make money off of the Reconstruction

c)
Southerners who joined the Republican Party and helped with the Reconstruction
d)
Northerners who were against the Civil War
36.
Who were Scalawags? 
a)
Southerners who moved to the North to escape the rebuilding
b)
Northerners who moved to South to make money off of the Reconstruction

c)
Southerners who joined the Republican Party and helped with the Reconstruction
d)
Northerners who were against the Civil War
37.
What were Black Codes?
a)
Laws made by Lincoln to protect former slaves.
b)
Top secret encoding methods used for messages during the Civil War
c)
Civil Rights laws that made it easier for former slaves to adapt to their new lives.
d)
Laws in the South that made it difficult for black people to get jobs, vote, and go to school.
38.
When did Reconstruction in the United   States occur?
a)
1812-1817
b)
1865-1877
c)
1805-1817
d)
1859-1867
39.
What was the purpose of Reconstruction in the United States? 
a)
To tax the southern states as punishment for the war
b)
To help the southern states become a part of the Union again.

c)
To rebuild the industry of the northern states
d)
To build up the west as a replacement to the south
40.

What did Jim Crow laws do?

a)

made discrimination and segregation legal

b)

let all people become citizens

c)

helped African Americans get education and medicine

41.

Who was Andrew Johnson?

a)

the leader of the Freedman's Bureau

b)

president during the Civil War

c)

president during Reconstruction

42.

What is it called when there is unfair treatment of people or groups?

a)

laws

b)

discrimination

c)

suffrage

43.

Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

John Adams

44.

Who supervised the Southern states during Reconstruction?

a)

President Andrew Johnson

b)

Northern soldiers

c)

former slaves

45.

Reconstruction lasted from ______ to _______.

a)

1861-1865

b)

1867-1877

c)

1941-1945

d)

1765-1783