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Reconstruction Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
2.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
3.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
4.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
5.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
6.
Which Reconstruction Plan stated that 10% of a state had to take an oath of allegiance to the United States?
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Congress's Plan
d)
Hayes's Plan
7.
Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction?
a)
Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Scalawags
d)
Carpetbaggers
8.
Why was Lincon's 10 Percent Plan not put in to effect?
a)
The war wasn't finished yet
b)
He became Secretary of State
c)
He was assassinated
d)
He lost the war
9.
What best describes Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan?
a)
Creating an income tax
b)
Creating a larger military
c)
Re-uniting the United States
d)
Conquering 10% of the South
10.

Compared to Lincoln and Johnson, Radical Republicans in Congress wanted Reconstruction to be more __________ for the south.

a)

Easy

b)

Gentle

c)

Fair

d)

Strict

11.

Which of the following was not a challenge African Americans in the south endured?

a)

Easy access to resources such as education, money, and property

b)

Groups like the Ku Klux Klan and White League terrorizing black people

c)

Poll taxes and literacy tests preventing black people from voting

d)

Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation between white people and black people

12.

Former slaves often worked on farms owned by their former owners in exchange for half of whatever was grown and harvested. This system, which ultimately kept former slaves in poverty, was known as:

a)

Crop Rotation

b)

Plantation system

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Manufacturing

13.

This government agency helped former slaves by building schools and hospitals, training teachers, and providing food and clothing.

a)

Social Security

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Black Codes

14.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
15.
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
16.
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
17.

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

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

18.
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
19.
After an electoral dispute resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if
a)
he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau
b)
he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south
c)
he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only
d)
he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress
20.

What was the result of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

d)

Plessy never took the case to the Supreme Court.

21.

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

a)

It legalized Jim Crow Laws throughout the U.S.

b)

It made Jim Crow Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

c)

It created more equality

d)

It repealed the 14th Amendment

22.

How was the controversial election of 1876 determined?

a)

Electoral College

b)

Special Electoral Commission chose the winner

c)

A coin flip

d)

Congressional vote based on popular sovereignty

23.

When Hayes became President in 1877, what was one of his first actions?

a)

He pulled all federal troops out of the South ending reconstruction

b)

He raised taxes on the South

c)

He reinstated the Freedman's Bureau

d)

He abolished the 13th Amendment

24.
When did Reconstruction end?
a)
In 1877 as a result of a compromise over the election
b)
After the death of President Grant
c)
In 1867 when the 15th Amendment was passed
d)
During the Panic of 1873
25.
Andrew Johnson's main conflict with Congress was over?
a)
Lunch
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Firing of Sec. of War E. Stanton
d)
Tenure of Office Act
26.
Congress held impeachment hearing of Andrew Johnson for the violation of?
a)
Sherman anti-trust Act
b)
Gold Standard
c)
Tenure of office Act
d)
Pendleton Act
27.

Was President Andrew Johnson impeached?

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

Was President Andrew Johnson removed from office?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.
The period of time immediately after the Civil War where the Confederate States rejoined the Union. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Industrial Era
c)
Golden Age
d)
Great Depression
30.
Who took the office of President after President Lincoln was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Livingston
d)
Andrew Young
31.
The 14th amendment to the Constitution was the second of the "Reconstruction Amendments." What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vote
b)
to give all Americans citizenship regardless of race 
c)
to abolish slavery
d)

to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America
32.
When farmers rented land in exchange for crops, this was known as ___________________.
a)
carpetbagging
b)
segregation
c)
sharecropping
d)
crop sharing 
33.
The Freedmen's Bureau was made to 
a)
send runaway slaves back to the South
b)
Help former slaves and provided food, clothing, medical care, and legal advice
c)
Give voting rights to African American men
d)
none of these answers are correct 
34.

Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson's respective plans for Reconstruction were known as:

a)

Confederate Reconstruction

b)

Presidential Reconstruction

c)

Congressional Reconstruction

d)

Radical Reconstruction

35.

Lincoln's plan to make a certain amount of people in each southern state pledge their loyalty to the United States before rejoining the Union is known as the:

a)

Loyalty Plan

b)

Pledge of Allegiance Plan

c)

Ten Percent Plan

d)

Five Percent Plan

36.

The group of Republicans in Congress who led Congressional Reconstruction were known as the:

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Reconstruction Republicans

c)

Realistic Republicans

d)

Redeemer Republicans

37.

Compared to Lincoln and Johnson, Radical Republicans in Congress wanted Reconstruction to be more __________ for the south.

a)

Easy

b)

Gentle

c)

Fair

d)

Strict

38.

PICK THE AMENDMENT: The purpose of the 13th Amendment was to:

a)

Give African Americans the right to vote

b)

Make African Americans citizens

c)

Abolish slavery

39.

PICK THE AMENDMENT: This amendment makes African Americans citizens of the United States

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

40.

PICK THE AMENDMENT: African Americans gained the right to vote as a result of the:

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

41.

Which of the following was not a challenge African Americans in the south endured?

a)

Easy access to resources such as education, money, and property

b)

Groups like the Ku Klux Klan and White League terrorizing black people

c)

Poll taxes and literacy tests preventing black people from voting

d)

Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation between white people and black people

42.

Former slaves often worked on farms owned by their former owners in exchange for half of whatever was grown and harvested. This system, which ultimately kept former slaves in poverty, was known as:

a)

Crop Rotation

b)

Plantation system

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Manufacturing

43.

This government agency helped former slaves by building schools and hospitals, training teachers, and providing food and clothing.

a)

Social Security

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Black Codes

44.

FINAL REVIEW QUESTION: The exchange of food, crops, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas is known as the:

a)

Middle Exchange

b)

Atlantic Exchange

c)

Hudson Exchange

d)

Columbian Exchange

45.

FINAL REVIEW: The purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was to:

a)

Warn Europe to not interfere with affairs in the Americas

b)

Prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

Declare independence from Britain

d)

Purchase enough land from France to double the size of the nation

46.

FINAL REVIEW: The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the:

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Reconstruction Amendments

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Articles of Confederation

47.

Every state north of Missouri's 36°30 border had to be what kind of state?

a)

Frontier

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Free State

d)

Slave State

48.

Who is the slave or former slave that lost his case, then won his case, then lost his case and then took his case all the way to the Federal Supreme Court and lost his case trying to gain his freedom?

a)

Plessy Ferguson

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Stephen Douglas

49.

In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

a)

Dred Scott Decision

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Missouri Compromise

50.
How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
a)
She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
b)
She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
c)
She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
d)
She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.
51.
In the 1800's, what law required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dredd Scott Decision
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
52.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
Railroad tracks that ran East and West
b)
Secret routes that runaway slaves used to reach freedom
c)
An underground tunnel that ran to Canada
d)
A rode that returned escaped slaves to the south
53.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
54.

What was the main cause of South Carolina's secession in the 1860s?

a)

the Kansas Nebraska Act

b)

the Missouri Compromise

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

d)

the firing on Ft Sumter

55.
Lincoln wanted until a Union victory at _____________what battle to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
56.

Why did the Union want to take the Capital of Richmond Va?

a)

To take over the cotton fields

b)

To free those slaves living there

c)

to kill Confederate President Jefferson Davis

d)

To stop the Confederate government from functioning

57.
What best describes the failure of the 15th Amendment?
a)
Poll taxes and literacy tests kept African Americans from voting
b)
Schools were segregated
c)
Employers discriminated
d)
The KKK gained power
58.
What was the result of the case?
a)
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.
b)
The Supreme Court never made a ruling.
c)
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.
d)
Plessy never took the case to the Supreme Court.