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WorksheetsReconstruction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
TRUE or FALSE - The Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction.
True
False
Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
13th
14th
15th
16th
Which constitutional amendment gave all MEN the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
16th
Which constitutional amendment made all people born in the US citizens and guaranteed them equal rights?
13th
14th
15th
16th
TRUE or FALSE - The Senate has the power to impeach the president.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - The House of Representatives holds the President's impeachment trial.
True
False
What was the purpose of the Black Codes?
To allow Southern African Americans to vote.
To ensure equality in all government actions.
To restrict the freedoms of African Americans in the South.
To limit the voting rights for all women in the US.
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v Ferguson?
Slaves are property of their owners and therefore do not have any rights.
Separate facilities are constitutional as long as they are equal.
All women should be permitted to vote.
Black Codes are unconstitutional and cannot be enacted.
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
To help former slaves by providing food, clothes, and education.
To assist freemen in moving to the North.
To help former plantation owners maintain their land.
To ensure that African American men are allowed to vote in all federal elections.
How many military districts were established by the Radical Republicans in the South during Reconstruction?
1
3
5
7
Southern whites who supported Reconstruction were known as
Carpetbaggers
Freedmen
Scalawags
Radical Republicans
Northerners who moved to the south during Reconstruction to set up new businesses were known as
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
Freedmen
Radical Republicans
Which of the following was NOT used to prevent African Americans from voting?
Poll Tax
Literacy Test
Intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan
Grandfather Clause
Who won the Election of 1876?
Samuel Tilden
Ulysses S Grant
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B Hayes
TRUE or FALSE - The goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to keep former slaves powerless.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - The Radical Republicans set up the military districts in the South to ensure that Southern States followed Reconstruction Law.
True
False
What ultimately ended Reconstruction by removing all Union Troops from the South?
Compromise of 1877
Election of 1876
The Force Bill
The Freedman's Bureau
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
He vetoed too many bills proposed by the Radical Republicans.
He was accused of lying under oath.
He fired a cabinet member, defying the Tenure of Office Act.
He did not allow African American men to vote in federal elections.
What is segregation?
Basing voting rights on race.
Dividing facilities based on race.
Designating separate spaces based on gender.
Integrating all public facilities.
What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws?
To limit voting rights for African Americans
To segregate public facilities in the South
To ensure equal rights for men and women
To allow all African American men to vote
